A.D. 2014 April 19
Holy Saturday
Collects
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.
or
O God of the living, on this day your Son our Savior descended to the place of the dead: Look with kindness on all of us who wait in hope for liberation from the corruption of sin and death, and give us a share in the glory of the children of God; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
Lessons
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year A
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Liturgical Colors
Red
References
Easter Eve
Acclamations
Celebrant: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
People: The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Collects
O God, you made this most holy night to shine with the glory of the Lord’s resurrection: Stir up in your Church that Spirit of adoption which is given to us in Baptism, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
At least three of the following lessons are read of which one is always the lesson from Exodus.
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year A
- The Creation — Genesis 1:1–2:3 (optional)
- Psalm 104:1–24 or 104:1–13 (optional) or Canticle 10 (optional)
or
or
- The Flood — Genesis 7:1–5, 11–18; 8:6–20; 9:8–13 (optional)
- Psalm 36 (optional) or Psalm 46 (optional)
or
- Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac — Genesis 22:1–18 (optional)
- Psalm 16 (optional)
or
- Israel’s deliverance at the Red Sea — Exodus 14:10–15:1
- Canticle 5
or
- God’s presence in a renewed Israel — Isaiah 4:2–6 (optional)
- Psalm 122 (optional)
or
- Salvation offered freely to all — Isaiah 55:1–11 (optional)
- Canticle 8 (optional) or Psalm 42:1–7 (optional)
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- A new heart and a new spirit — Ezekiel 36:24–28 (optional)
- Psalm 42:1–7 (optional) or Canticle 8 (optional)
or
- The valley of dry bones — Ezekiel 37:1–14 (optional)
- Psalm 30 (optional) or Psalm 126 (optional)
or
- The three young men in the furnace — Daniel 3:1–28 (optional)
- Canticle 10 (optional) or Canticle Benedictus es, Domine (optional)
or
- Jonah and the fish — Jonah 1:1–2:10 (optional)
- Psalm 130 (optional)
or
- The gathering of God’s people — Zephaniah 3:12–20 (optional)
- Psalm 98 (optional)
and
Prefaces
But chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was offered for us, and has taken away the sin of the world; who by his death has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again has won for us everlasting life.
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold
References
Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr, 1012
Liturgical Colors
Red