Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Philippians 2.5\u201311<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 5<\/sup>Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6<\/sup> who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited,7<\/sup> but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And being found in human form, 8<\/sup> he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death\u2014 even death on a cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9<\/sup> Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10<\/sup> so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11<\/sup> and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matthew 27.11\u201354<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 11 <\/sup>Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, \u2018Are you the King of the Jews?\u2019 Jesus said, \u2018You say so.\u2019 12<\/sup>But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he did not answer. 13<\/sup>Then Pilate said to him, \u2018Do you not hear how many accusations they make against you?\u2019 14<\/sup>But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15 <\/sup>Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they wanted. 16<\/sup>At that time they had a notorious prisoner, called Jesus Barabbas. 17<\/sup>So after they had gathered, Pilate said to them, \u2018Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?\u201918<\/sup>For he realized that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over. 19<\/sup>While he was sitting on the judgement seat, his wife sent word to him, \u2018Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a dream about him.\u2019 20<\/sup>Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed. 21<\/sup>The governor again said to them, \u2018Which of the two do you want me to release for you?\u2019 And they said, \u2018Barabbas.\u2019 22<\/sup>Pilate said to them, \u2018Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?\u2019 All of them said, \u2018Let him be crucified!\u2019 23<\/sup>Then he asked, \u2018Why, what evil has he done?\u2019 But they shouted all the more, \u2018Let him be crucified!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n 24 <\/sup>So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, \u2018I am innocent of this man\u2019s blood; see to it yourselves.\u2019 25<\/sup>Then the people as a whole answered, \u2018His blood be on us and on our children!\u2019 26<\/sup>So he released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 27 <\/sup>Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor\u2019s headquarters, and they gathered the whole cohort around him. 28<\/sup>They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29<\/sup>and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, \u2018Hail, King of the Jews!\u2019 30<\/sup>They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31<\/sup>After mocking him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 32 <\/sup>As they went out, they came upon a man from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled this man to carry his cross. 33<\/sup>And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34<\/sup>they offered him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35<\/sup>And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves by casting lots;36<\/sup>then they sat down there and kept watch over him. 37<\/sup>Over his head they put the charge against him, which read, \u2018This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n 38 <\/sup>Then two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39<\/sup>Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads 40<\/sup>and saying, \u2018You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.\u2019 41<\/sup>In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying, 42<\/sup>\u2018He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him. 43<\/sup>He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to; for he said, \u201cI am God\u2019s Son.\u201d \u2019 44<\/sup>The bandits who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 45 <\/sup>From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 46<\/sup>And about three o\u2019clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, \u2018Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?\u2019 that is, \u2018My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u2019 47<\/sup>When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, \u2018This man is calling for Elijah.\u2019 48<\/sup>At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. 49<\/sup>But the others said, \u2018Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.\u201950<\/sup>Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last.51<\/sup>At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52<\/sup>The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 53<\/sup>After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54<\/sup>Now when the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said, \u2018Truly this man was God\u2019s Son!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n All collects and readings appointed for this day as well as the orders of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer can be found at http:\/\/almanac.oremus.org\/2020-04-05<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 5th April – Palm Sunday Collect Almighty and everlasting God,who in your tender love towards the human race sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christto take upon him our fleshand to suffer death upon the cross:grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,and also be made partakers of his resurrection;through Jesus … <\/p>\nGospel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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