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
Mark 11.1\u201311<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2<\/sup>and said to them, \u2018Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. 3<\/sup>If anyone says to you, \u201cWhy are you doing this?\u201d just say this, \u201cThe Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.\u201d \u2019 4<\/sup>They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, 5<\/sup>some of the bystanders said to them, \u2018What are you doing, untying the colt?\u2019 6<\/sup>They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. 7<\/sup>Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. 8<\/sup>Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. 9<\/sup>Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, 11<\/sup>Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark 15.1\u2013end<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15 As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. 2<\/sup>Pilate asked him, \u2018Are you the King of the Jews?\u2019 He answered him, \u2018You say so.\u2019 3<\/sup>Then the chief priests accused him of many things. 4<\/sup>Pilate asked him again, \u2018Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.\u2019 5<\/sup>But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6<\/sup>nbsp;Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. 7<\/sup>Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. 8<\/sup>So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom. 9<\/sup>Then he answered them, \u2018Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?\u2019 10<\/sup>For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him over. 11<\/sup>But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. 12<\/sup>Pilate spoke to them again, \u2018Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?\u2019 13<\/sup>They shouted back, \u2018Crucify him!\u2019 14<\/sup>Pilate asked them, \u2018Why, what evil has he done?\u2019 But they shouted all the more, \u2018Crucify him!\u2019 15<\/sup>So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16<\/sup>Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor\u2019s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. 17<\/sup>And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. 18<\/sup>And they began saluting him, \u2018Hail, King of the Jews!\u2019 19<\/sup>They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. 20<\/sup>After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 21<\/sup>They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. 22<\/sup>Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). 23<\/sup>And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24<\/sup>And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 25<\/sup>It was nine o\u2019clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26<\/sup>The inscription of the charge against him read, \u2018The King of the Jews.\u2019 27<\/sup>And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left.29<\/sup>Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, \u2018Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30<\/sup>save yourself, and come down from the cross!\u2019 31<\/sup>In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying, \u2018He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32<\/sup>Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.\u2019 Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 33<\/sup>When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34<\/sup>At three o\u2019clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, \u2018Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?\u2019 which means, \u2018My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201935<\/sup>When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, \u2018Listen, he is calling for Elijah.\u2019 36<\/sup>And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, \u2018Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.\u2019 37<\/sup>Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38<\/sup>And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39<\/sup>Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, \u2018Truly this man was God\u2019s Son!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n 40<\/sup>There were also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41<\/sup>These used to follow him and provided for him when he was in Galilee; and there were many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 42<\/sup>When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 43<\/sup>Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44<\/sup>Then Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead for some time. 45<\/sup>When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. 46<\/sup>Then Joseph bought a linen cloth, and taking down the body, wrapped it in the linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. He then rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47<\/sup>Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body was laid.<\/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 almanac.oremus.org\/2021-03-28<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday 28th March – Palm Sunday Collect Almighty and everlasting God,who in your tender love towards the human racesent 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>\n
\u2018Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
10<\/sup>Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\nLiturgy of the Passion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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