APRIL 1 2026

Leader: O Lord, open my lips. All: And my mouth shall declare your praise.
Come, let us worship Christ the Lord, who for our sake endured temptation and suffering.

Psalm 130

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,
Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.

If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,
Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness:
for this we revere you.

My soul is waiting for the Lord,
I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.

Because with the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.

Reading: Isaiah 50:4b-7

The Lord God opens my ear that I may hear;
And I have not rebelled,
have not turned back.
I gave my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who plucked my beard;
My face I did not shield 
from buffets and spitting.
The Lord God is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced;
I have set my face like flint,
knowing that I shall not be put to shame.

Pray either the Canticle of Zechariah or the Canticle of Mary. You can find them here.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah:     Through the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as the perfect sacrifice. His blood purifies us from sin and makes us fit servants of the living God.
Antiphon for the Canticle of Mary:     The Master says: My hour is close at hand; I and my disciples shall celebrate the Passover in your house.

Intercessions

Bring us to true repentance.
By your death, raise us to new life.
Master our rebellious hearts.
By your death, raise us to new life.
Keep us from falling into sin.
By your death, raise us to new life.

Dear Father,
Pour out your grace into our hearts that we may become new. We ask this through Jesus your Son in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.