Holy Saturday
31 March 2018
The Gathering of
the Community
Introductory Responses
O Lord, open our
lips
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Christ became
obedient unto death.
O come, let us worship.
Glory to God,
Source of all being, eternal Word and Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning is now and will be
forever. Amen.
The Proclamation of
the Word
The Psalm: Psalm
31.1-4, 15-16
1 In you, O Lord, I seek refuge;
do
not let me ever be put to shame;
in
your righteousness deliver me.
2 Incline your ear to me;
rescue
me speedily.
Be a rock of
refuge for me,
a
strong fortress to save me.
3 You are indeed my rock and my fortress;
for
your name’s sake lead me and guide me,
4 take me out of the net that is hidden for me,
for
you are my refuge.
15 My times are in your hand;
deliver
me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.
16 Let your face shine upon your servant;
save
me in your steadfast love.
Helper of the
helpless, comfort of the afflicted, may your servants who stand in the midst of
evil find strength in the knowledge of your presence, and praise you for the
wonders of your love. Amen.
The First Reading:
Job 4.1-14
A reading from
Job.
14.1 “A mortal, born of
woman, few of days and full of trouble, 2 comes up like a flower and
withers, flees like a shadow and does not last.
3 Do you fix your eyes on such a one? Do you bring me into judgement with you? 4 Who can bring a clean thing out
of an unclean? No one can. 5 Since their days are determined,
and the number of their months is known to you, and you have appointed the
bounds that they cannot pass, 6 look away from them, and desist, that
they may enjoy, like labourers, their days.
7 “For there is hope for
a tree, if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will
not cease. 8 Though its root
grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the ground, 9 yet at
the scent of water it will bud and put forth branches like a young plant. 10 But mortals die, and are laid
low; humans expire, and where are they? 11
As waters fail from a lake, and a river wastes away and dries up, 12
so mortals lie down and do not rise again; until the heavens are no more, they
will not awake or be roused out of their sleep.
13 O that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would conceal
me until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time, and remember
me! 14 If mortals die, will
they live again? All the days of my
service I would wait until my release should come.”
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Responsory
We adore you, O
Christ, and we bless you;
by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
God chose what is
weak in the world to shame the strong.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you.
We preach Christ
crucified,
the power of God
and the wisdom of God.
By your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
God forbid that we
should glory,
save in the cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you;
by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.
The Second Reading:
John 19.38-42
A reading from the
Gospel according to John.
19.38 After these things,
Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because
of his fear of the [Jewish authorities], asked Pilate to let him take away the
body of Jesus. Pilate gave him
permission; so he came and removed his body. 39 Nicodemus, who had at first come
to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing
about a hundred pounds. 40
They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths,
according to the burial custom of the Jews. 41 Now there was a garden in the
place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which
no one had ever been laid. 42
And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby,
they laid Jesus there.
Here what the
Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Canticle: A
Song of Jonah (Jonah 2.2-7, 9)
I called to the Lord out of my distress,
and
he answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
and
you heard my voice.
You cast me into the deep,
into
the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me;
all
your waves and your billows passed over me.
Then I said, ‘I am driven away from your sight;
how
shall I look again upon your holy temple?’
The waters closed in over me;
the deep surrounded me;
weeds
were wrapped around my head
at
the roots of the mountains.
I went down to the land
whose bars closed upon me forever;
yet
you brought up my life from the Pit, O Lord my God.
As my life was ebbing away, I remembered the Lord;
and
my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to
you;
what
I have vowed I will pay.
Deliverance
belongs to the Lord!”
The Prayers of the
Community
The Litany
Before the Litany particular intercessions, petitions and
thanksgivings may be offered. Then the
Litany is said.
Let us offer our
prayers saying, ‘God of the deep, hear our prayer.’
God of the deep, hear our prayer.
Have mercy on your
people,
for whom your Son
laid down his life.
God of the deep, hear our prayer.
Bring healing and
wholeness to peoples and nations,
and have pity on
those torn apart by division.
God of the deep, hear our prayer.
Strengthen all who
are persecuted for your name’s sake,
and deliver them
from evil.
God of the deep, hear our prayer.
Look in mercy upon
all who suffer,
and hear those who
cry out in pain and desolation.
God of the deep, hear our prayer.
Bring comfort to
the dying,
and gladden their
hearts with the vision of your glory.
God of the deep, hear our prayer.
Give rest to the
departed
and bring them,
with your saints, to glory everlasting.
God of the deep, hear our prayer.
The Collect of the Day
O God, creator of
heaven and earth, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb
and rested on this holy Sabbath, so may we await with him the coming of the
third day, and rise with him to newness of life who now lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Standing at the
foot of the cross
and gathering our
prayers and praises into one,
let us pray as our
Saviour taught us:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever.
Amen.
The Sending Forth
of the Community
The Dismissal
Let us bless the
Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The Closing Sentence
May Christ, who
bore our sins on the cross,
set us free to
serve him with joy. Amen.
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