The compassion and the Passion of the Christ
Prayer
Contemporary Lectionary Prayers
Based Upon Cycle C Lectionary Gospels
Gospel Theme:
The compassion and the Passion of the Christ
Gospel Note:
Most distinctive and noteworthy of Luke's treatment of the Passion is the compassion and sensitivity that Jesus expresses for others throughout, e.g., in his words to the lamenting women (23:28-31) and to the crucified criminal (23:43), and in his prayer for God's forgiveness of his tormentors (23:34).
Liturgical Color:
Scarlet or purple
Suggested Hymns:
The Royal Banners Forward Go
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
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Sunday Of The Passion
Lord God of history,
we are challenged by the events of those final
days Jesus spent in Jerusalem.
We experience a kaleidoscope of impressions.
We rejoice with the crowds of people as Jesus
and his entourage pass by.
Preparations for both betrayal and Passover unfold
simultaneously and we are stung by the irony.
We would like to have been present in the upper
room, but the anguish in the garden is not
something we would choose to share.
The rapid succession of events bewilders us.
Desertion,
Denial,
Mockery, Trial and Death.
We want to close our ears and shut out the story.
Lord, this story hits rather close to home.
It is our story too.
Guide and direct our impressions and our actions
so that this story becomes a part of our souls.
Amen.
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The compassion and the Passion of the Christ
Gospel Note:
Most distinctive and noteworthy of Luke's treatment of the Passion is the compassion and sensitivity that Jesus expresses for others throughout, e.g., in his words to the lamenting women (23:28-31) and to the crucified criminal (23:43), and in his prayer for God's forgiveness of his tormentors (23:34).
Liturgical Color:
Scarlet or purple
Suggested Hymns:
The Royal Banners Forward Go
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
56
Sunday Of The Passion
Lord God of history,
we are challenged by the events of those final
days Jesus spent in Jerusalem.
We experience a kaleidoscope of impressions.
We rejoice with the crowds of people as Jesus
and his entourage pass by.
Preparations for both betrayal and Passover unfold
simultaneously and we are stung by the irony.
We would like to have been present in the upper
room, but the anguish in the garden is not
something we would choose to share.
The rapid succession of events bewilders us.
Desertion,
Denial,
Mockery, Trial and Death.
We want to close our ears and shut out the story.
Lord, this story hits rather close to home.
It is our story too.
Guide and direct our impressions and our actions
so that this story becomes a part of our souls.
Amen.
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