A.D. 1940 March 20
Wednesday of Holy Week
Acclamations
Celebrant: Blessed be our God.
People: Now and for ever. Amen.
Collects
Assist us mercifully with your grace, Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the meditation of those mighty acts by which you have promised us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Lessons
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year B
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. For our sins he was lifted high upon the Cross, that he might draw the whole world to himself; and by his suffering and death he became the author of eternal salvation for all who put their trust in him.
Liturgical Colors
Red
References
Cuthbert, Bishop-Abbot of Lindisfarne and Missionary, 687
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold