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Holy Week Daily Prayer – Holy Monday
The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. God is close to those who trust in him. – Nahum 1.7
Opening Sentences
O Lord, open our lips
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
let us pray with one heart and mind.
Pause for reflection as you offer the day to God.
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day,
so may the light of your presence, O God,
set our hearts on fire with love for you;
now and for ever. Amen.
Psalm 41
1
Blessed are those who consider the poor and needy;
the Lord will deliver them in the time of trouble.
2
The Lord preserves them and restores their life,
that they may be happy in the land;
he will not hand them over to the will of their enemies.
3
The Lord sustains them on their sickbed;
their sickness, Lord, you will remove.
4
And so I said, ‘Lord, be merciful to me;
heal me, for I have sinned against you.’
5
My enemies speak evil about me,
asking when I shall die and my name perish.
6
If they come to see me, they utter empty words;
their heart gathers mischief;
when they go out, they tell it abroad.
7
All my enemies whisper together against me,
against me they devise evil,
8
Saying that a deadly thing has laid hold on me,
and that I will not rise again from where I lie.
9
Even my bosom friend, whom I trusted,
who ate of my bread,
has lifted up his heel against me.
10
But you, O Lord, be merciful to me
and raise me up, that I may reward them.
11
By this I know that you favour me,
that my enemy does not triumph over me.
12
Because of my integrity you uphold me
and will set me before your face for ever.
13
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Glory
to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
John 12. 1-11
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, ‘Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?’ (He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, ‘Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.’
When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus.
We
adore you, O Christ, and we bless you;
by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
We preach Christ crucified,
the power of God and the wisdom of God.
By your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
God forbid that I should glory,
save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you;
by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
cf 1 Corinthians 1 and Galatians 6
Time for silent prayer
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.
Amen.
Standing
at the foot of the cross,
as our Saviour taught us, so we pray
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,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Conclusion
May
Christ, who bore our sins on the cross,
set us free to serve him with joy.
Amen.
Let
us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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