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Passion Sunday / Palm Sunday

The Procession
Gospel: Mark 11:1-10, or John 12:12-16
1(A)As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and (B)Bethany, near (C)the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
2and said to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.
3"If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you say, 'The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."
4They went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they untied it.
5Some of the bystanders were saying to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"
6They spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.
7(D)They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.
8And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
9Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting:
         "Hosanna!
         (E)BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD;
    10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David;
         Hosanna (F)in the highest!"

Readings for Mass
First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7
4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of (A)disciples,
         That I may know how to (B)sustain the weary one with a word
         He awakens Me (C)morning by morning,
         He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
    5The Lord GOD has (D)opened My ear;
         And I was (E)not disobedient
         Nor did I turn back.
    6I (F)gave My back to those who strike Me,
         And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard;
         I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.
    7For the Lord GOD (G)helps Me,
         Therefore, I am (H)not disgraced;
         Therefore, I have set My face like (I)flint,
         And I know that I will not be ashamed

Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11
6who, although He (A)existed in the (B)form of God, (C)did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,
7but [a](D)emptied Himself, taking the form of a (E)bond-servant, and (F)being made in the likeness of men.
8Being found in appearance as a man, (G)He humbled Himself by becoming (H)obedient to the point of death, even (I)death on a cross.
9(J)For this reason also, God (K)highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him (L)the name which is above every name,
10so that at the name of Jesus (M)EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of (N)those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is (O)Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Gospel: Mark 14:1--15:47 or 15:1-39
1(A)Now (B)the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes (C)were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;
2for they were saying, "Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people."
3(D)While He was in (E)Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very (F)costly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.
4But some were indignantly remarking to one another, "Why has this perfume been wasted?
5"For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred [a]denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they were scolding her.
6But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.
7"For you always have (G)the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
8"She has done what she could; (H)she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.
9"Truly I say to you, (I)wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her."
10(J)Then Judas Iscariot, (K)who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them.
11They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.
The Last Passover
12(L)On the first day of (M)Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being (N)sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?"
13And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;
14and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My (O)guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'
15"And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there."
16The disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.
17(P)When it was evening He came with the twelve.
18As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me--one who is eating with Me."
19They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, "Surely not I?"
20And He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl.
21"For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."
The Lord's Supper
22(Q)While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a (R)blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is My body."
23And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
24And He said to them, "This is My (S)blood of the (T)covenant, which is poured out for many.
25"Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."
26(U)After singing a hymn, they went out to (V)the Mount of Olives.
27(W)And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, because it is written, '(X)I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP SHALL BE SCATTERED.'
28"But after I have been raised, (Y)I will go ahead of you to Galilee."
29But Peter said to Him, "Even though all may fall away, yet I will not."
30And Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, that (Z)this very night, before (AA)a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times."
31But Peter kept saying insistently, "Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" And they all were saying the same thing also.
Jesus in Gethsemane
32(AB)They came to a place named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed."
33And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very (AC)distressed and troubled.
34And He said to them, "(AD)My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch."
35And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, (AE)the hour might pass Him by.
36And He was saying, "(AF)Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; (AG)yet not what I will, but what You will."
37And He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?
38"(AH)Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
39Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.
40And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.
41And He came the third time, and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; (AI)the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42"Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!"
Betrayal and Arrest
43(AJ)Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
44Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard."
45After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, "(AK)Rabbi!" and kissed Him.
46They laid hands on Him and seized Him.
47But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
48And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?
49"Every day I was with you (AL)in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures."
50And they all left Him and fled.
51A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.
52But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.
Jesus before His Accusers
53(AM)They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together.
54Peter had followed Him at a distance, (AN)right into (AO)the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and (AP)warming himself at the fire.
55Now the chief priests and the whole [b](AQ)Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.
56For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.
57Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,
58"We heard Him say, '(AR)I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'"
59Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.
60The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?"
61(AS)But He kept silent and did not answer (AT)Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"
62And Jesus said, "I am; and you shall see (AU)THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and (AV)COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."
63(AW)Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, "What further need do we have of witnesses?
64"You have heard the (AX)blasphemy; how does it seem to you?" And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.
65Some began to (AY)spit at Him, and (AZ)to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "(BA)Prophesy!" And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.
Peter's Denials
66(BB)As Peter was below in (BC)the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came,
67and seeing Peter (BD)warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You also were with Jesus the (BE)Nazarene."
68But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are talking about." And he (BF)went out onto the porch.[c]
69The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, "This is one of them!"
70But again (BG)he denied it And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, "Surely you are one of them, (BH)for you are a Galilean too."
71But he began to curse and swear, "I do not know this man you are talking about!"
72Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, "Before (BI)a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." And he began to weep.
1(A)Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole [a](B)Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
2(C)Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him, "It is as you say."
3The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly.
4Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, "Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!"
5But Jesus (D)made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed.
6(E)Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.
7The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection.

9Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?"
10For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd (F)to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead.
12Answering again, Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?"
13They shouted back, "Crucify Him!"
14But Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?" But they shouted all the more, "Crucify Him!"
15Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus (G)scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Jesus Is Mocked
16(H)The soldiers took Him away into (I)the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman [b](J)cohort.
17They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
18and they began to acclaim Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
19They kept beating His head with a [c]reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
20After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.
21(K)They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and (L)Rufus), to bear His cross.
The Crucifixion
22(M)Then they brought Him to the place (N)Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.
23They tried to give Him (O)wine mixed with myrrh; but He did not take it.
24And they crucified Him, and (P)divided up His garments among themselves, casting lots for them to decide what each man should take.
25It was the [d](Q)third hour when they crucified Him.
26The inscription of the charge against Him read, "(R)THE KING OF THE JEWS."
27They crucified two robbers with Him, one on His right and one on His left.
28[[e]And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And He was numbered with transgressors."]
29Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, (S)wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who are going to (T)destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
30save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"
31In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes, were mocking Him among themselves and saying, "(U)He saved others; He cannot save Himself.
32"Let this Christ, (V)the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, so that we may see and believe!" (W)Those who were crucified with Him were also insulting Him.
33(X)When the [f](Y)sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the [g](Z)ninth hour.
34At the (AA)ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "(AB)ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"
35When some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, "Behold, He is calling for Elijah."
36Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down."
37(AC)And Jesus uttered a loud cry, and breathed His last.
38(AD)And the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39(AE)When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
40(AF)There were also some women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James (AG)the Less and Joses, and (AH)Salome.
41When He was in Galilee, they used to follow Him and (AI)minister to Him; and there were many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
Jesus Is Buried
42(AJ)When evening had already come, because it was (AK)the preparation day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,
43Joseph of Arimathea came, a (AL)prominent member of the Council, who himself was (AM)waiting for the kingdom of God; and he (AN)gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.
44Pilate wondered if He was dead by this time, and summoning the centurion, he questioned him as to whether He was already dead.
45And ascertaining this from (AO)the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
46Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47(AP)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were looking on to see where He was laid.

Monday of Holy Week

First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-7
1"(A)Behold, My (B)Servant, whom I uphold;
         My (C)chosen one in whom My (D)soul delights
         I have put My (E)Spirit upon Him;
         He will bring forth (F)justice to the nations.
    2"He will not cry out or raise His voice,
         Nor make His voice heard in the street.
    3"A bruised reed He will not break
         And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
         He will faithfully bring forth (G)justice.
    4"He will not be (H)disheartened or crushed
         Until He has established justice in the earth;
         And the (I)coastlands will wait expectantly for His law."
5Thus says God the LORD,
         Who (J)created the heavens and (K)stretched them out,
         Who spread out the (L)earth and its offspring,
         Who (M)gives breath to the people on it
         And spirit to those who walk in it,
    6"I am the LORD, I have (N)called You in righteousness,
         I will also (O)hold You by the hand and (P)watch over You,
         And I will appoint You as a (Q)covenant to the people,
         As a (R)light to the nations,
    7To (S)open blind eyes,
         To (T)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
         And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

Gospel: John 12:1-11
1(A)Jesus, therefore, six days before (B)the Passover, came to (C)Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.
2So they made Him a supper there, and (D)Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
3(E)Mary then took a pound of very costly (F)perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
4But (G)Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said,
5"Why was this perfume not sold for [a]three hundred denarii and given to poor people?"
6Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he (H)had the money box, he used to pilfer (I)what was put into it.
7Therefore Jesus said, "Let her alone, so that she may keep [b]it for (J)the day of My burial.
8"(K)For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me."
9The (L)large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, (M)whom He raised from the dead.
10But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;
11because (N)on account of him (O)many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

Tuesday

First Reading: Isaiah 49:1-6
1Listen to Me, O (A)islands,
         And pay attention, you peoples from afar
         (B)The LORD called Me from the womb;
         From the body of My mother He named Me.
    2He has made My (C)mouth like a sharp sword,
         In the (D)shadow of His hand He has concealed Me;
         And He has also made Me a select (E)arrow,
         He has hidden Me in His quiver.
    3He said to Me, "(F)You are My Servant, Israel,
         (G)In Whom I will show My glory."
    4But I said, "I have (H)toiled in vain,
         I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity;
         Yet surely the justice due to Me is with the LORD,
         And My (I)reward with My God."
    5And now says (J)the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
         To bring Jacob back to Him, so that (K)Israel might be gathered to Him
         (For I am (L)honored in the sight of the LORD,
         And My God is My (M)strength),
    6He says, "It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
         To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the (N)preserved ones of Israel;
         I will also make You a (O)light of the nations
         So that My salvation may reach to the (P)end of the earth."

Gospel: John 13:21-33, 36-38
21When Jesus had said this, He (AD)became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, that (AE)one of you will betray Me."
22The disciples began looking at one another, (AF)at a loss to know of which one He was speaking.
23There was reclining on (AG)Jesus' bosom one of His disciples, (AH)whom Jesus loved.
24So Simon Peter gestured to him, and said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom He is speaking."
25He, (AI)leaning back thus on Jesus' bosom, said to Him, "Lord, who is it?"
26Jesus then answered, "That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him." So when He had dipped the morsel, He took and gave it to Judas, (AJ)the son of Simon Iscariot.
27After the morsel, (AK)Satan then (AL)entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, "What you do, do quickly."
28Now no one of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him.
29For some were supposing, because Judas (AM)had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, "Buy the things we have need of (AN)for the feast"; or else, that he should (AO)give something to the poor.
30So after receiving the morsel he went out immediately; and (AP)it was night.
31Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now is (AQ)the Son of Man (AR)glorified, and (AS)God is glorified in Him;
32if God is glorified in Him, (AT)God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately.
33"(AU)Little children, I am with you (AV)a little while longer (AW)You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.'
36Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, where are You going?" Jesus answered, "(BB)Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but (BC)you will follow later."
37Peter said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow You right now? (BD)I will lay down my life for You."
38Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, (BE)a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.

Wednesday

First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-9
4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of (A)disciples,
         That I may know how to (B)sustain the weary one with a word
         He awakens Me (C)morning by morning,
         He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
    5The Lord GOD has (D)opened My ear;
         And I was (E)not disobedient
         Nor did I turn back.
    6I (F)gave My back to those who strike Me,
         And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard;
         I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.
    7For the Lord GOD (G)helps Me,
         Therefore, I am (H)not disgraced;
         Therefore, I have set My face like (I)flint,
         And I know that I will not be ashamed.
    8He who (J)vindicates Me is near;
         Who will contend with Me?
         Let us (K)stand up to each other;
         Who has a case against Me?
         Let him draw near to Me.
    9Behold, (L)the Lord GOD helps Me;
         (M)Who is he who condemns Me?
         Behold, (N)they will all wear out like a garment;
         The moth will eat them.

Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25
14(A)Then one of the twelve, named (B)Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
15and said, "What are you willing to give me to (C)betray Him to you?" And (D)they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him.
16From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.
17(E)Now on the first day of (F)Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?"
18And He said, "Go into the city to (G)a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "(H)My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples."'"
19The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
The Last Passover
20(I)Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.
21As they were eating, He said, "(J)Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me."
22Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, "Surely not I, Lord?"
23And He answered, "(K)He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.
24"The Son of Man is to go, (L)just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! (M)It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."
25And (N)Judas, who was betraying Him, said, "Surely it is not I, (O)Rabbi?" Jesus said to him, "(P)You have said it yourself."