April 14-20 2025
Season: Holy Week
Festivals this week: Maundy Thursday (17th April); Good Friday (18th April)
Opening Prayers
God of our days and years
We set this time apart for you.
Form us in the likeness of Christ
So that our lives may glorify you.
Amen
O Lord open our lips
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise
Let your ways be known upon earth,
your saving power among the nations.
Blessed are you, Lord God of our salvation,
to you be praise and glory for ever:
As a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief
your only Son was lifted up
that he might draw the whole world to himself.
May we walk this day in the way of the cross
and always be ready to share its weight,
declaring your love for all the world.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God for ever.
Prayer of Preparation
The night has passed, and the day lies open before us;
Let us pray with one heart and mind.
Silence is kept
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day
So may the light of your presence O God,
Set our hearts on fire with love for you;
Now and for ever
Amen.
The Word of God
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Psalm 41 Lamentations 1:1-12a Luke 22:1-12 | Psalm 27 Lam 3:1-18 Luke 22:39-53 | Psalm 102 Jeremiah 11:18-20 Luke 22:54-end | Psalm 42 Leviticus 16:2-24 Luke 23:1-25 | Psalm 69 Gen 22:1-18 John 18-19 or Heb 10:1-10 | Psalm 142 Hosea 6:1-6 John 2:18-22 |
The appointed Psalm of the day is read
Glory to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning is now
And shall be for ever.
Amen
The appointed Old Testament reading for the day
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
The appointed New Testament reading for the day
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
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 I 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,
Prayers of Intercession
Pray for:
- The day and its tasks
- The world and its needs
- The Church and her life.
You may wish to include the concerns in the table below in your prayers during the week:
- The persecuted Church
- The oppressed peoples of the world
- All who are lonely
- All who are near to death
- All who are facing loss
Lord in your mercy
Hear our prayer
Especially at this time, you may wish to use these prayers occasionally.
Click here for a prayer for the people of Ukraine
Click here for a prayer for people of the Holy Land
The Collect of the Week
Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
The Lord’s Prayer
Standing at the foot of the cross
As our Saviour taught us, so we pray:
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.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
Final Prayer
May Christ who bore our sins upon the cross, set us free to serve him with joy.
Amen
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
