Palm Sunday

Evening Prayer I
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer II



Evening Prayer 1

GREETING

Let all creation give praise to God.
Praise and honor and glory!
Reign over our hearts, O God.
Accept our lives in service of your people.

DOXOLOGY

PSALM 20

All nations on earth shall adore you, O God of
all peoples.

God defend you in battle!
set you safe above the fray!
The God of Jacob send you help,
and from holy Zion, keep you strong.

May God recall your many gifts
and be pleased with your sacrifice,
favoring all your hopes,
making your plans succeed.
Then we will sing of your conquest,
raise the flags in triumph,
to proclaim the name of our God
who grants all you ask.

Now I know for certain:
the anointed of the Lord
is given victory.
God favors him from highest heaven
with a strong, saving hand.

Some boast of chariots and horses,
but we boast of God’s name.
They waver and fall,
but we stand firm.

Lord, give victory to your king,
answer us on the day we call.


PHILIPPIANS 2:6-11

Every knee will bend in heaven and on earth
and every tongue exclaim: Jesus Christ is Lord!

Though in the form of God,
Jesus did not claim
equality with God
but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
human like one of us.

Flesh and blood,
he humbled himself,
obeying to the death,
death on a cross.
For this very reason
God lifted him high
and gave him the name
above all names.

So at the name of Jesus
every knee will bend
in heaven, on earth,
and in the world below,
and every tongue exclaim
to the glory of God the Father,
“Jesus Christ is Lord.”

READING: Baruch 4:21-24

Take courage, my children, cry to God,
who will deliver you from the power and hand
of the enemy.
For I have put my hope in the Everlasting
to save you,
and joy has come to me from the Holy One,
because of the mercy that will soon come to you
from the Everlasting, your savior.
For I sent you out with sorrow and weeping,
but God will give you back to me with joy and
gladness forever.
For as the neighbors of Zion have now seen
your capture,
so they soon will see your salvation by God,
which will come to you with great glory
and with the splendor of the Everlasting.

CANTICLE OF MARY

With songs and hymns let us run to greet our God who comes.

I acclaim the greatness of the Lord,
I delight in God my savior,
who regarded my humble state.
Truly from this day on
all ages will call me blest.

For God, wonderful in power,
has used that strength for me.
Holy the name of the Lord!
Whose mercy embraces the faithful,
one generation to the next.

The mighty arm of God
scatters the proud in their conceit,
pulls tyrants from their thrones,
and raises up the humble.
The Lord fills the starving
and lets the rich go hungry.


God rescues lowly Israel,
recalling the promise of mercy,
the promise made to our ancestors,
to Abraham’s heirs for ever.

INTERCESSIONS

O God, the children of Israel sang praise and
welcomed your Son Jesus. They spread before
him palms and cloaks and rejoiced at his
coming. Let us too welcome him with the
mantle of goodness and a song of thanksgiving.
At his coming may Christ find us ready to
welcome him:
~
Chris, let our deeds of mercy and justice
show our love.

When you come to us in the poor:
When you come to us in the sick and infirm:
When you come to us in those who have no one
to speak for them:
When you come to us in those oppressed by
bigotry and hate:
When you come to us in the lonely and
forgotten:

When you come to us in the hopeless and
despairing:
When you come to us in victims of violence
and war:
When you come to us in the dying:

THE LORD’S PRAYER

PRAYER

Gracious God, you have heard the cries of your
suffering people. You have sent Jesus to us to
be our Redeemer and brother. Open our eyes to
see the immensity of your love for us and the
wonder of what you have done for us. Give us
the courage to be your hands and heart for
those who are in pain. Give us the wisdom to
speak out for justice and righteousness. May
your will be done in us today and always. Amen.

BLESSING

Hosanna to our Redeemer who comes. Amen.
Hosanna to our Redeemer who saves. Amen.
Hosanna to our Redeemer who reigns. Amen.



Palm Sunday, Morning Prayer

GREETING

Glory to the Holy One of Israel!
Glory and honor and praise to the Son of David!
Blessed is the One who comes in the name of
the Lord!
Hosanna, hosanna to our God!

DOXOLOGY

PSALM 24

As Jesus rode along, people kept spreading their
cloaks on the road.

God owns this planet
and all its riches.
The earth and every creature
belong to God.

God set the land on top of the seas
and anchored it in the deep.

Who is fit to climb God’s mountain
and stand in his holy place?

Whoever has integrity:
not chasing shadows,
not living lies.

God will bless them,
their savior will bring justice.
These people long to see the Lord,
they seek the face of Jacob’s God.

Stretch toward heaven, you gates,
open high and wide.
Let the glorious sovereign enter.

Who is this splendid ruler?
The Lord of power and might,
the conqueror of chaos.

Stretch toward heaven, you gates,
open high and wide.
Let the glorious sovereign enter.


Who is this splendid ruler?
The Lord of heaven’s might,
the splendid ruler is God.

DANIEL 2:56-88

The whole multitude of the disciples began to
praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the
deeds of power they had seen.

Bless God beyond the stars.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, heaven and earth.
Give praise and glory for ever

Bless God, angels of God.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, highest heavens.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, waters above.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, spirits of God.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, sun and moon.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, stars of heaven.
Give praise and glory for ever.

Bless God, rainstorm and dew.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, gales and winds.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, fire and heat.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, frost and cold.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, dew and snow.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, ice and cold.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God frost and sleet.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, night and day.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, light and darkness.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, lightening and clouds.
Give praise and glory for ever.

Bless God, earth and sea.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, mountains and hills.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, trees and plants.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, fountains and springs.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, rivers and seas.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, fishes and whales.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, birds of the air.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, beasts of the earth.
Give praise and glory for ever.

Bless God, children of earth.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, Israel.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, priests of God.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, servants of God.
Give praise and glory.

Bless God, just and faithful souls.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, holy and humble hearts.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael.
Give praise and glory for ever.

Bless God, beyond the stars.
Give praise and glory.
Bless God, heaven and earth.
Give praise and glory for ever.

READING: Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
Lo, your king comes to you;
triumphant and victorious,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

CANTICLE OF ZECHARIAH

Lift up your voice in joyful praise. Sing out your
gladness for our God comes to save.

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
who shepherds the people and sets them free.

God raises from David’s house
a child with power to save.
Through the holy prophets
God promised in ages past
to save us from enemy hands,
from the grip of all who hate us.

The Lord favored our ancestors
recalling the sacred covenant,
the pledge to our ancestor Abraham,
to free us from our enemies,
so we might worship without fear
and be holy and just all our days.

And you, child, will be called
Prophet of the Most High,
for you will come to prepare
a pathway for the Lord
by teaching the people salvation
through forgiveness of their sin.

Out of God’s deepest mercy
a dawn will come from on high,
light for those shadowed by death,
a guide for our feet on the way to peace.

INTERCESSIONS

Faithful God, you promised to bring healing
and salvation to your people. You sent Christ
Jesus to show us the fullness of your love for
us. Hear us now for we rely on your promise
to be our God:
~
In your mercy, rescue your people, O God.
For all those held captive by the chains of
oppression, we pray:
For all those who go hungry while others feast
in plenty, we pray:
For all those who suffer the pain of discrimination,
false judgment, and slander, we pray:
For all those who have never known loving
parenting or healing friendship, we pray:
For all those who wander homeless and outcast,
we pray:
For all those who struggle to support families in
the midst of economic injustice, we pray:
For all those who have been injured or killed
through violence, we pray:

THE LORD’S PRAYER

PRAYER

Loving God, we bow before the simplicity and
holiness of Jesus. Let us never consider the praise
or acclaim of others to be a measure of our
faithfulness in serving you. Make our hearts like
that of Jesus who came as a servant among us.
Through the mystery of his cross and resurrection
may we be sharers in his mission. Amen.

BLESSING

Hosanna to our Redeemer . Amen.
Hosanna to our Redeemer who reigns. Amen.

Palm Sunday, Evening Prayer II

GREETING

Let all creation give praise to God .
Praise and honor and glory!
Reign over our hearts, O God.
Accept our lives in service of your people.

DOXOLOGY

PSALM 28
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and will
not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength
and my might.

I call out, Lord my rock.
Do not be deaf,
do not keep silent.
Without you I must die.

Hear my cry for mercy,
my call for help;
I stretch out my hands
toward your holy temple
.
Do not drag me off like the wicked
who speak peace to friends
but have malice in their hearts
.

Pay them in their own coin.
What they do is evil;
give them what they deserve
.

The ways of the Lord
mean nothing to them.
May God destroy their world
and never rebuild it!

Blessed be the Lord
who hears my cry.
God is the strong shield
in whom my heart trusts.

When help comes to me,
joy fills my heart
and I thank God in song.
Strength comes from the Lord,
salvation for his anointed.

Save your chosen people.
Bless and shepherd them
and keep them for ever.

HOSEA 6:1-6

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the
knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.


Let us return to the Lord
who tore us apart
but now will heal us;
who struck us down
yet binds our wounds;
who revives us after two days,
raising us up on the third,
to live in God’s presence.

Let us seek to know the Lord,
whose coming is sure as dawn,
who descends like the rain,
spring rain renewing the earth.

What can I do with you, Ephraim?
What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is but a morning mist,
a dew that vanishes early.

So, I cut them down by my prophets,
slew them with my words;
my judgment blazes like the sun.
For I take delight
not in sacrifices,
but in loyal love;
not in holocaust,
but in the knowledge of God.

READING: Acts 13:26-29

My brothers and sisters, you descendants of
Abraham’s family, and others who fear God,
to us the message of this salvation has been sent.
Because the residents of Jerusalem and their
leaders did not recognize him or understand the
words of the prophets that are read every sab-
bath, they fulfilled those words by condemning
him. Even though they found no cause for a
sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him
killed. When they had carried out everything
that was written about him, they took him down
from the tree and laid him in a tomb.

CANTICLE OF MARY

The message of salvation has been sent to us by
God through Jesus.

I acclaim the greatness of the Lord,
I delight in God my savior,
who regarded my humble state.
Truly from this day on
all ages will call me blest.

For God, wonderful in power,
has used that strength for me.
Holy the name of the Lord!
Whose mercy embraces the faithful,
one generation to the next.

The mighty arm of God
scatters the proud in their conceit,
pulls tyrants from their thrones,
and raises up the humble.
The Lord fills the starving
and lets the rich go hungry.

God rescues lowly Israel,
recalling the promise of mercy,
the promise made to our ancestors,
to Abraham’s heirs for ever.

INTERCESSIONS

Faithful and loving God, Jesus willingly gave
his life that we might live. As he accepted
the risks and consequences of loving us, let
us accept the cost of discipleship.

That all Christians may find in the example
of your human life the courage to devote
themselves fully to the purpose of God:
~
Hear us, O Christ.


That the church may always and faithfully put
on your mind and follow you in humility and
self-emptying love:
That men and women who do not know God
or who fear God may experience through your
gospel the approachable simplicity of God:
That all Sisters of Mercy, their associates and
co-workers may draw inspiration and ardor
from your wholehearted dedication to the reign
of God, even unto death:
That we who gather here in prayer may so live
our lives and so follow in your footsteps that
our deaths too will be the fruit of our mission:

THE LORD’S PRAYER

PRAYER

Shepherd of Israel, you loved all your flock.
Teach us to have a love for all peoples, especially
for those who are most in need of our help. Let
us never fear the consequences of discipleship.
This we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.


BLESSING

Hosanna to our Redeemer who comes. Amen.
Hosanna to our Redeemer who saves. Amen.
Hosanna to our Redeemer who reigns. Amen.