Daily Devotions April 14 - April 20, 2024
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Prayer of the Day
Everlasting God, in your endless love for the human race you sent our Lord Jesus Christ to take on our nature and to suffer death on the cross. In your mercy enable us to share in his obedience to your will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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Sovereign God, you have established your rule in the human heart through the servanthood of Jesus Christ. By your Spirit, keep us in the joyful procession of those who with their tongues confess Jesus as Lord and with their lives praise him as Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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0 God of mercy and might, in the mystery of the passion of your Son you offer your infinite life to the world. Gather us around the cross of Christ, and preserve us until the resurrection, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever.
Gospel Acclamation
Christ humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death-even death' on a cross.* Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above' every name. (Phil. 2:8-9)
Entrance into the final days
Isaiah 50:4-9a
The servant submits to suffering
Psalm 31:9-16
Into your hands, 0 LORD, I commend my spirit. (Ps. 31:5)
Philippians 2:5-11
Death on a cross
Luke 22:14-23:56 or Luke 23:1-49
The passion and death of Jesus
Monday, April 15, 2024
Monday in Holy Week
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Tuesday in Holy Week
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Wednesday in Holy Week
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Maunday Thursday
Prayer of the Day
Holy God, source of all love, on the night of his betrayal, Jesus gave us a new commandment, to love one another as he loves us. Write this commandment in our hearts, and give us the will to serve others as he was the servant of all, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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Eternal God, in the sharing of a meal your Son established a new covenant for all people, and in the washing of feet he showed us the dignity of service. Grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit these signs of our life in faith may speak again to our hearts, feed our spirits, and refresh our bodies, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation
I give you a' new commandment,* that you love one another
just as I' have loved you. (John 13:34)
Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11·14
The passover of the Lord
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. (Ps. 116:13)
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Proclaim the Lord's death
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
The service of Christ: footwashing and meal
Friday, April 19, 2024
Good Friday
Prayer of the Day
Almighty God, look with loving mercy on your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, to be given over to the hands of sinners, and to suffer death on the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
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Merciful God, your Son was lifted up on the cross to draw all people to himself. Grant that we who have been born out of his wounded side may at all times find mercy in him, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation
Look to Jesus, who for the sake of the joy that was set before
him endured the cross, disregard-'ing its shame,* and has taken his seat at the right hand of the 'throne of God. (Heb.12:2)
The suffering servant
Psalm 22
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (Ps. 22:1)
Hebrews 10:16-25
The way to God is opened or
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
The merciful high priest
John 18:1-19:42
The passion and death of Jesus
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Resurrection of Our Lord
Vigil of Easter
Prayer of the Day
Eternal giver oflife and light, this holy night shines with the radiance of the risen Christ. Renew your church with the Spirit given us in baptism, that we may worship you in sincerity and truth and may shine as a light in the world, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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0 God, you are the creator of the world, the liberator of your people, and the wisdom of the earth. By the resurrection of your Son free us from our fears, restore us in your image, and ignite us with your light, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia. Let us sing to the LORD, who has' triumphed
gloriously;* our strength and our might, who has become' our
salvation. Alleluia. (Exod. 15:1-2)
* 1 Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Creation
Response: Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26
God's mercy endures forever. (Ps. 136:1)
* Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21
Deliverance at the Red Sea
Response: Exodus 15:1b·13, 17-18
I will sing to the LORD, who has triumphed gloriously. (Exod.15:1)
* Isaiah 55:1-11
Salvation freely offered to all
Response: Isaiah 12:2-6
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. (Isa.12:3)
* Daniel 3:1-29
Deliverance from the fiery furnace
Response: Song of the Three Young Men
Praise and magnify the Lord forever. (Song of Thr. 35)
New Testament Reading and Gospel
Romans 6:3-11
Dying and rising with Christ
John 20:1-18
Seeing the risen Christ