A.D. 2033 March 27
The Fourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare Sunday)
Acclamations
Celebrant: Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.
People: His mercy endures for ever.
Collects
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lessons
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year B
Daily Office Lectionary
Morning Prayer
Evening Prayer
Prefaces
You bid your faithful people cleanse their hearts, and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast; that, fervent in prayer and in works of mercy, and renewed by your Word and Sacraments, they may come to the fullness of grace which you have prepared for those who love you.
Liturgical Colors
Purple (Rose optional)
References
Charles Henry Brent, Bishop and Missionary to the Philippines, 1929
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold