Saturday, April 04, 2026
Holy Saturday
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
Alleluia. The Lord is risen indeed: * O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.
Psalms
88
First Lesson
Lamentations 3:37–58
Second Lesson
Hebrews 4
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
91
First Lesson
I Peter 4:1–8
Second Lesson
Luke 23:50–56
Collects
Seasonal Collect
O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Special Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, you kindled the flame of your love in the heart of your servant N. to manifest your compassion and mercy to the poor and the persecuted: Grant to us, your humble servants, a like faith and power of love, that we who give thanks for his righteous zeal may profit by his example; 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
Easter Eve / Martin Luther King, Jr., Renewer of Society, 1968