Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
At the Procession with Palms - Gospel
Lk 19:28-40
Jesus proceeded on his journey
up to Jerusalem.
As he drew near to
Bethphage and Bethany
at the place called the Mount of Olives,
he sent two of his disciples.
He said,
“Go into the village opposite you,
and as you enter it you
will find a colt tethered
on which no one has ever sat.
Untie it and bring it here.
And if anyone should ask you,
‘Why are you untying it?’
you will answer,
‘The Master has need of it.’”
So those who had been sent went off
and found everything
just as he had told them.
And as they were untying the colt,
its owners said to them,
“Why are you untying this colt?”
They answered,
“The Master has need of it.”
So they brought it to Jesus,
threw their cloaks over the colt,
and helped Jesus to mount.
As he rode along,
the people were spreading
their cloaks on the road;
and now as he was approaching
the slope of the Mount of Olives,
the whole multitude of his disciples
began to praise God aloud with joy
for all the mighty deeds they had seen.
They proclaimed:
“Blessed is the king who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest.”
Some of the Pharisees
in the crowd said to him,
“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
He said in reply,
“I tell you, if they keep silent,
the stones will cry out!”
As he rode along,
the people were spreading
their cloaks on the road;
and now as he was approaching
the slope of the Mount of Olives,
the whole multitude of his disciples
began to praise God aloud with joy
for all the mighty deeds they had seen.
They proclaimed:
“Blessed is the king who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest.”
Some of the Pharisees
in the crowd said to him,
“Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
He said in reply,
“I tell you, if they keep silent,
the stones will cry out!”
The Word of the Lord,
~Thanks be to God
Liturgy of the Word
The Lord GOD has given me
a well-trained tongue,
that I might know how
to speak to the weary
a word that will rouse them.
Morning after morning
he opens my ear that I may hear;
and I have not rebelled,
have not turned back.
I gave my back to
those who beat me,
my cheeks to those
who plucked my beard;
my face I did not shield
from buffets and spitting.
The Lord GOD is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced;
I have set my face like flint,
knowing that I shall
not be put to shame.
~Thanks be to God
R. My God, my God,
why have you abandoned me?
All who see me scoff at me;they mock me with parted lips,
“He relied on the LORD;
let him rescue him,
Indeed, many dogs surround me,
a pack of evildoers
They have pierced
I can count all my bones.
R. My God, my God,
They divide my garments
and for my
But you, O LORD,
O my help,
R. My God, my God,
did not regard equality with God
something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness;
and found human in appearance,
he humbled himself,
becoming obedient
even death on a cross.
Because of this,
and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth
and every tongue confess that
to the glory of God the Father.
The Word of the Lord,
~Thanks be to God
Gospel Acclamation
King of endless glory!
Christ became obedient
to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
because of this,
God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him
the name which is above every name.
R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ,King of endless glory!
(Congregation’s Speaking part in BLUE)
When the hour came,
Jesus took his place at table with the apostles.
He said to them,
“I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover
with you before I suffer, for, I tell you, I shall not eat it again
until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and said,
“Take this and share it among yourselves;
for I tell you that from this time on
I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine
until the kingdom of God comes.”
Then he took the bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and gave it to them, saying,
“This is my body, which will be given for you;
do this in memory of me.”
And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying,
“This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
which will be shed for you.
“And yet behold, the hand of the one who
is to betray me is with me on the table;
for the Son of Man indeed goes as it has
been determined; but woe to that man by
whom he is betrayed.”
And they began to debate among themselves
who among them would do such a deed.
Then an argument broke out among them
about which of them should be regarded as the greatest.
He said to them,
“The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them
and those in authority over them are addressed as ‘Benefactors’;
but among you it shall not be so.
Rather, let the greatest among you be as the youngest,
and the leader as the servant.
For who is greater:the one seated at table or the one who serves?
Is it not the one seated at table?
I am among you as the one who serves.
It is you who have stood by me in my trials;
and I confer a kingdom on you,
just as my Father has conferred one on me,
that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom;
and you will sit on thrones
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
“Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded
to sift all of you like wheat,
but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail;
and once you have turned back,
you must strengthen your brothers.”
He said to him,
“Lord, I am prepared to go to prison and to die with you.”
But He replied,
“I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows this day,
you will deny three times that you know me.”
He said to them,
“When I sent you forth without
a money bag or a sack or sandals,
were you in need of anything?”
“No, nothing, “ they replied.
He said to them,
“But now one who has a
money bag should take it,
and likewise a sack,and
one who does not have a sword
should sell his cloak and buy one.
For I tell you that this
Scripture must be fulfilled in me,
namely, He was counted
among the wicked;
and indeed what is written
about me is coming to fulfillment.”
Then they said, “Lord, look, there are two swords here.”
But He replied, “It is enough!”
Then going out, He went, as was His custom,
to the Mount of Olives,
and the disciples followed Him.
When He arrived at the
place He said to them,
“Pray that you may not undergo the test.”
After withdrawing
about a stone’s throw
from them and kneeling,
He prayed, saying,
“Father, if you are willing,
take this cup away from me;
still, not my will but yours be done.”
And to strengthen him an angel
from heaven appeared to him.
He was in such agony
and He prayed so fervently
that His sweat became like
drops of blood falling on the ground.
When He rose from prayer
and returned to His disciples,
He found them sleeping from grief.
He said to them,
“Why are you sleeping?
Get up and pray that you
may not undergo the test.”
While He was still speaking,
a crowd approached
and in front was one of the Twelve,
a man named Judas.
He went up to Jesus to kiss Him.
Jesus said to him,
“Judas, are you betraying
the Son of Man with a kiss?”
His disciples realized what was
about to happen, and they asked,
“Lord, shall we strike with a sword?”
And one of them struck
the high priest’s servant
and cut off his right ear.
But Jesus said in reply,
“Stop, no more of this!”
Then He touched the
servant’s ear and healed him.
And Jesus said to the
chief priests and temple guards
and elders who had come for Him,
“Have you come out as against a robber,
with swords and clubs?
Day after day I was with you
in the temple area,and you did not
seize me; but this is your hour,
the time for the power of darkness.”
After arresting Him they led Him away
and took Him into the house of the high priest;
Peter was following at a distance.
They lit a fire in the middle
of the courtyard and sat around it,
and Peter sat down with them.
When a maid saw him seated in the light,
she looked intently at him and said,
“This man too was with him.”
But he denied it saying,
“Woman, I do not know him.”
A short while later someone
else saw him and said,
“You too are one of them”;
but Peter answered, “My friend, I am not.”
About an hour later, still another insisted,
“Assuredly, this man too was with him,
for he also is a Galilean.”
But Peter said,
“My friend, I do not know what you are talking about.”
Just as he was saying this,
the cock crowed,
and the Lord turned
and looked at Peter;
and Peter remembered
the word of the Lord,
how He had said to him,
“Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times.”
He went out and began to weep bitterly.
The men who held Jesus in custody
were ridiculing and beating him.
They blindfolded him and questioned him, saying,
“Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?”
And they reviled him in saying
many other things against him.
When day came the council of elders of the people met,
both chief priests and scribes,
and they brought him
before their Sanhedrin.
They said,
“If you are the Christ, tell us, “
but He replied to them,
“If I tell you, you will not believe,
and if I question, you will not respond.
But from this time on the Son of Man will be seated
at the right hand of the power of God.”
They all asked,
“Are you then the Son of God?”
He replied to them,
“You say that I am.”
Then they said,
“What further need have we for testimony?
We have heard it from his own mouth.”
Then the whole assembly of them arose and
brought Him before Pilate.
They brought charges
against Him, saying,
“We found this man misleading our people;
He opposes the payment of taxes to Caesar
and maintains that he is the Christ, a king.”
Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
He said to him in reply, “You say so.”
Pilate then addressed
the chief priests and the crowds,
“I find this man not guilty.”
But they were adamant and said,
“He is inciting the people with
his teaching throughout all Judea,
from Galilee where he began even to here.”
On hearing this Pilate asked
if the man was a Galilean;
and upon learning that
he was under Herod’s jurisdiction,
he sent him to Herod who was
in Jerusalem at that time.
Herod was very glad to see Jesus;
he had been wanting to see Hm
for a long time, for he had heard about Him
and had been hoping to see Him perform some sign.
He questioned Him at length,
but He gave him no answer.
The chief priests and scribes, meanwhile,
stood by accusing Him harshly.
Herod and his soldiers treated
Him contemptuously and mocked Him
,and after clothing Him in resplendent garb,
he sent Him back to Pilate.
Herod and Pilate became friends that very day,
even though they had been enemies formerly.
Pilate then summoned the chief priests,
the rulers, and the people
and said to them,
“You brought this man to me
and accused Him of inciting
the people to revolt.
I have conducted my
investigation in your presence
and have not found
this man guilty
of the charges you have
brought against Him,
nor did Herod,
for he sent Him back to us.
So no capital crime
has been committed by Him.
Therefore I shall have Him
flogged and then release Him.”
But all together they shouted out,
“Away with this man!
Release Barabbas to us.”
— Now Barabbas had been imprisoned for a rebellion
that had taken place in the city and for murder. —
Again Pilate addressed them, still wishing to release
Jesus,but they continued their shouting,
“Crucify him! Crucify him!”
Pilate addressed them a third time,
“What evil has this man done?
I found Him guilty of no capital crime.
Therefore I shall have Him flogged and then release Him.”
With loud shouts, however,
they persisted in calling
for His crucifixion,and
their voices prevailed.
The verdict of Pilate was that their
demand should be granted.
So he released the man
who had been imprisoned
for rebellion and murder,
for whom they asked,
and he handed Jesus over to them
to deal with as they wished
As they led him away they took
hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian,
who was coming in from the country;
and after laying the cross on him,
they made him carry it behind Jesus.
A large crowd of people followed Jesus,
including many women who mourned
and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said,
“Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me;
weep instead for yourselves and for your children
for indeed, the days are coming when people will say,
‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs
that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’
At that time people will say to the mountains,
‘Fall upon us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
for if these things are done when
the wood is green what will
happen when it is dry?”
Now two others, both criminals,
were led away with him to be executed.
When they came to the place called the Skull,
they crucified him and the criminals there,
one on his right, the other on his left.
Then Jesus said,
“Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.”
They divided his garments by casting lots.
The people stood by and watched;
the rulers, meanwhile,
sneered at him and said,
“He saved others, let him save himself
if he is the chosen one, the Christ of God.”
Even the soldiers jeered at him.
As they approached to offer
him wine they called out,
“If you are King of the Jews, save yourself.”
Above him there was
an inscription that read,
“This is the King of the Jews.”
Now one of the criminals hanging
there reviled Jesus, saying,
“Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us.”
The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply,
“Have you no fear of God,
for you are subject to the same condemnation?
And indeed, we have been condemned justly,
for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes,
but this man has done nothing criminal.”
Then he said,
“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”
He replied to him,
“Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
It was now about noon
and darkness came over
the whole land until three in the afternoon because of an eclipse of the sun.
Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.
Jesus cried out in a loud voice,
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit”;
and when he had said this he
breathed his last.
~ Here, all kneel and pause
for a short time.~
The centurion who witnessed what
had happened glorified God and said,
“This man was innocent beyond doubt.”
When all the people who had
gathered for this spectacle saw
what had happened,
they returned home beating their breasts;
but all his acquaintances
stood at a distance,
including the women
who had followed him from Galilee
and saw these events.
Now there was a virtuous
and righteous man named Joseph
who, though he was a member of the council,
had not consented
to their plan of action.
He came from the Jewish town
of Arimathea and was awaiting
the kingdom of God.
He went to Pilate
and asked for the body of Jesus.
After he had taken the body down,
he wrapped it in a linen cloth
and laid him in a rock-hewn tomb
in which no one had yet been buried.
It was the day of preparation,
and the sabbath was about to begin.
The women who had come
from Galilee with him followed behind,
and when they had seen the tomb
and the way in which his body was laid in it,
they returned and prepared
spices and perfumed oils.
Then they rested on the sabbath
according to the commandment.
~ Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God, begotten,
not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through Him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
He came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate
of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake He was crucified
under Pontius Pilate,
He suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge
the living and the dead
and His kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son
is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic
and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism
for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the
resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Universal Prayer: Prayers of Petition ~ Risen Lord, hear our prayer
Offertory song:
Eucharistic Acclamations:
R: Blessed be God forever
R: Blessed be God forever
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R: May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands for the
praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all His holy Church
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
R: And with your spirit
R: We lift them up to the Lord
R: It is right and just.
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Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full,
full of your glory.
Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest.
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your
Resurrection, until you come again.
Or
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
Or
Save us, Savior of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free
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Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
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The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
For the kingdom, the power and glory are yours now and forever. ~Amen
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My Jesus, I believe that you are present
in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
Come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there
And unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
Concluding Rite
Closing Song
Vocations Prayer
Bless our diocese with the grace of many vocations
to the priesthood, diaconate and to religious life.
Through the intercession of the Blessed Mother,
grant to those You have called
the willingness and the generosity of spirit
to give of themselves in devoting their lives and their talents to the service of our Lord and to His Church.
Increase the faith of all within our diocese,
and especially the faith of those You are calling.We ask this through Christ, Your Son our Lord. ~ Amen
