Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion 930

1st Reading

Is 50:4-7

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

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.

The word of the Lord.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

℟. (2a) My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

All who see me scoff at me;
   they mock me with parted lips, they wag their heads:
“He relied on the LORD; let him deliver him,
   let him rescue him if he loves him.”

℟. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

Indeed, many dogs surround me,
   a pack of evildoers closes in upon me;
they have pierced my hands and feet;
   I can count all my bones.

℟. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

They divide my garments among them,
   and for my vesture they cast lots.
But you, O LORD, be not far from me;
   O my help, hasten to aid me.

℟. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

I will proclaim your name to my brethren;
   in the midst of the assembly I will praise you:
“You who fear the LORD, praise him;
   all you descendants of Jacob, give glory to him;
   revere him, all you descendants of Israel!”

℟. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?

2nd Reading

Phil 2:6-11

A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians

Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of 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 to death,
   even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
   and bestowed on him the name
   that is above every name,
   that at the name of Jesus
   every knee should bend,
   of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
   and every tongue confess that
   Jesus Christ is Lord,
   to the glory of God the Father.

The word of the Lord.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Glory and praise, to You,
O Lord Jesus Christ.

Christ become 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.

Glory and praise, to You,
O Lord Jesus Christ.

Gospel

Lk 22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49

21. The narrative of the Lord’s Passion is read without candles and without incense, with no greeting or signing of the book. It is read by a Deacon, or if there is no Deacon, by a Priest, It may also be read by readers, with the part of Christ, if possible, reserved to a Priest.

Deacons, but not others, ask for the blessing of the Priest before singing the Passion, as at other times before the Gospel.

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.

Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to hell.

On the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended to heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.

Amen.

God of Mercy and Compassion

Edward Vaughan

God of mercy and compassion,
look with pity upon me,
Father, let me call thee Father,
this thy child returns to Thee.

Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy;
let me not implore in vain;
all my sins, I now detest them,
never will I sin again.

By my sins I have deserved
death and endless misery.
Hell with all its pains and
torments and for all eternity.

Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy;
let me not implore in vain;
all my sins, I now detest them,
never will I sin again.

By my sins I have abandoned,
right and claim to heav’n above.
Where the saints rejoice forever
in a boundless sea of love.

Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy;
let me not implore in vain;
all my sins, I now detest them,
never will I sin again.

See our Savior, bleeding, dying,
on the cross of Calvary;
to that cross my sins have
nailed Him, yet He
bleeds and dies for me.

Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy;
let me not implore in vain;
all my sins, I now detest them,
never will I sin again.

Holy

Mass of Christ the Savior
Dan Schutte, SJ

Holy, holy, holy
Lord God of Hosts.
Heaven and Earth are full,
are full of Your glory.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes,
who comes in the
name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest.

Memorial Acclamation C

Mass of Christ the Savior
Dan Schutte, SJ

Save us, save us,
Savior of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection,
you have set us free.

Our Father

Light from Light
M.V. Francisco, SJ

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,
deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and forever.

Lamb of God

Eric Robert M. Santos

Lamb of God, you take away
the sins of the world,
have mercy on us,
have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away
the sins of the world,
grant us peace.

Now We Remain

David Haas