Palm Sunday
Matins can be said as usual before the
Liturgy of the Palms or if the Liturgy of Palms be omitted it shall be said before
the Mass, unless there is not a priest in which case it shall be after the
Procession and before the Ante Communion.
The Liturgy of the
Palms
When circumstances permit, the
congregation may gather at a place apart from the church, so that all may go
into the church in procession.
Before the service shall begin a deacon
or lector shall read the following, first saying “a prophecy from the book of Zechariah, Chapter Nine, beginning at the Ninth verse”
Rejoice greatly, O
daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto
thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon
a colt the foal of an ass. And I will cut off the chariot from
Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and
he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even
to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
The Celebrant begins the liturgy with
the Salutation following
V: Blessed is the
King who comes in the name of the Lord.
R: Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Assist us mercifully
with thy help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the
contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and
immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Here a Deacon or other person appointed
reads the following
Luke 19:29‑40
And
it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount
called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, Saying,
Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall
find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. And
if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because
the Lord hath need of him. And they that were sent went their
way, and found even as he had said unto them. And as they were
loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? And
they said, The Lord hath need of him. And they brought him to
Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. And
as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. And when he
was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole
multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice
for all the mighty works that they had seen; Saying, Blessed be
the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the
highest. And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude
said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered
and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the
stones would immediately cry out.
The Celebrant then says the following
blessing
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And with
thy spirit.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the
Lord our God.
People It is meet
and right so to do.
It is right to
praise thee, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which thou has redeemed us
through thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city of
Jerusalem in triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread
their garments and branches of palm along his way.
Let these branches
be unto us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name
may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads unto
eternal life; who lives and reigns in glory with thee and the Holy Ghost, unto
the ages of ages. Amen.
Then shall be sung or said
V: Blessed is he who cometh in the name of
the Lord.
R: Hosanna
in the highest.
The Procession
Deacon Let us go forth in
peace.
People In the
name of Christ. Amen.
During the procession, all hold branches
in their hands, and appropriate hymns, psalms, or anthems are sung. The
Traditional Sarum Processional Hymn for this procession is “All Glory Laud and
Honor”
In the absence of a bishop or priest,
the preceding Liturgy of Psalms and Procession may be led by a deacon or lay
reader.
At the Eucharist
The Communion service proceeds as usual
until the reading of the Passion Gospel which is announced in the following
manner.
The Passion of our
Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
The customary responses before and after
the Gospel are omitted.
The congregation may be seated for the
first part of the Passion. At the verse which mentions the arrival at Golgotha
Matthew 27:33, all stand.
This reading may also be used at a
separate Prone or Preaching service on this day.
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