A.D. 2004 April 10
Holy Saturday
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year C
- Hope for a tree — Job 14:1–14 or I will hope in the Lord — Lamentations 3:1–9, 19–24
- Take me out of the net — Psalm 31:1–4, 15–16
- The gospel proclaimed even to the dead — I Peter 4:1–8
- The burial of Jesus — Matthew 27:57–66 or The burial of Jesus — John 19:38–42
Liturgical Colors
Red
Easter Eve
Lessons
Revised Common Lectionary — Year C
- Creation — Genesis 1:1–2:4a
- God’s mercy endures forever — Psalm 136:1–9, 23–26
or
- Flood — Genesis 7:1–5, 11–18; 8:6–18; 9:8–13
- The God of Jacob is our stronghold — Psalm 46
or
- Testing of Abraham — Genesis 22:1–18
- You will show me the path of life — Psalm 16
or
- Deliverance at the Red Sea — Exodus 14:10–31; 15:20–21
- I will sing to the Lord, who has triumphed gloriously — Exodus 15:1b–13, 17–18
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- Salvation freely offered to all — Isaiah 55:1–11
- With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation — Isaiah 12:2–6
or
- The wisdom of God — Baruch 3:9–15, 32–37; 4:1–4 or The wisdom of God — Proverbs 8:1–8, 19–21; 9:4b–6
- God’s statutes are just and rejoice the heart — Psalm 19
or
- A new heart and a new spirit — Ezekiel 36:24–28
- My soul thirsts for the living God — Psalm 42; 43
or
- Valley of the dry bones — Ezekiel 37:1–14
- Revive me for your name’s sake — Psalm 143
or
- Gathering of God’s people — Zephaniah 3:14–20
- Lift up your voice, rejoice and sing — Psalm 98
and
- Dying and rising with Christ — Romans 6:3–11
- Tremble, O earth — Psalm 114
- Women proclaim the resurrection — Luke 24:1–12
Liturgical Colors
White or Gold