Thursday, April 02, 2026
Maundy Thursday
Morning Prayer
Opening Sentence
Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which was brought upon me, which the Lord inflicted on the day of his fierce anger. lamentations 1:12
Antiphon
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: * O come, let us adore him.
Psalms
41
First Lesson
Daniel 9
Second Lesson
John 13:1–20
Evening Prayer
Opening Sentence
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. isaiah 53:6
Psalms
142; 143
First Lesson
I Corinthians 10:1–22
Second Lesson
John 13:21–38
Collects
Seasonal Collect
Almighty Father, whose most dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it in thankful remembrance of Jesus Christ our Savior, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Special Collect
O God, our heavenly Father, you raised up your faithful servant N. to be a [Bishop and] pastor in your Church and to feed your flock: Give abundantly to all pastors the gifts of your Holy Spirit, that they may minister in your household as true servants of Christ and stewards of your divine mysteries; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Seasonal Blessing
Almighty God, we beseech you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the Cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Remembrance
Henry Budd, First Native Priest in Canada, 1850