We invite you to use the Lessons, readings, and prayers below as part of your devotions during Holy Week, which begins on Sunday. These items were prepared for churches that hold services on every day of Holy Week.
Lessons and Prayers for Holy Week – Holy Saturday
Introit: Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for His is good! For His mercy endures forever. Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endures forever.
EPISTLE: 1 Peter 3:17–22 or Colossians 3:1–4
Prayer for the Day
O God, who enlightened this most holy night with the glory of the Lord’s resurrection, preserve in all Your people the spirit of adoption which You have given, so that, renewed in body and soul, they may perform to You a pure service; through the same, Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.
GOSPEL: Matthew 27:57–66
HYMN: #301 “There Is a Fountain Filled With Blood”
