Sung Mass for Passion Sunday
6:00 p.m., Sunday March 17
St. Martin's Chapel
814 W. Maple Street, Fayetteville, AR
Directions
Service Sheet
THE
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT, COMMONLY
CALLED PASSION SUNDAY
GIVE
sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people: O
deliver my soul from the deceitful and wicked man: for thou art the God of my
strength. Ps. ibid. O sendout thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me : and
bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. Give sentence with me.
COLLECTS
WE
beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people: that by thy
great
goodness
they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul. Through.
WE
beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to hear the prayers of thy people: that being delivered
from all adversities and all false doctrines, thy Church may serve thee in
freedom and quietness.
O
GOD, the pastor and governour of them that put their trust in thee, look down
in
mercy
on thy servant, Francis, whom thou hast chosen to be pastor and ruler of thy
Church: grant unto him, we beseech thee, to be in word and conversation a
wholesome example to the people committed to his charge; that he with them may
attain at last to the crown of everlasting life. Through.
EPISTLE
Hebrews 9:11-15
But
Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more
perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but
by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained
eternal redemption for us. For if the
blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean,
sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to
serve the living God? And for this cause
he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the
redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they
which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
GRADUAL.
Ps.143:9-10, 17:48-49
Deliver
me, O Lord, from mine enemies: teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee. Ps.
18. It is the Lord that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me up
above mine adversaries: thou shalt rid me from the wicked man.
TRACT.
Ps. 129:1-4
Many
a time have they fought against me from my youth up. y. May Israel now say: yea
many a time have they vexed me from my youth up. V. But they have not prevailed
against me: the plowers plowed upon my back. V. And made long furrows: but the righteous
Lord hath hewn the snares of the ungodly in pieces.
GOSPEL
John 8:46-59.
At
that time, Jesus said to the crowds of the Jews: Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I
say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not,
because ye are not of God. Then answered
the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and
hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not
a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I
seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily,
I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. Then said
the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the
prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of
death. Art thou greater than our father
Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour
is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your
God: Yet ye have not known him; but I
know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you:
but I know him, and keep his saying. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my
day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then
said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen
Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but
Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them,
and so passed by.
OFFERTORY.
Ps. 119
I
will give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart: O do well unto thy servant,
that I may live, and keep thy word: quicken thou me, according to thy word, o
Lord.
SECRET.
GRANT,
O Lord, we pray thee, that these our oblations may deliver us from every bond
of iniquity, and obtain for us the bounteous gifts of thy mercy. Through.
DEFEND,
O Lord, we pray thee, us thy servants: that we, cleaving fast to things
heavenly, may
faithfully
serve thee both in body and soul
WE
beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully to accept these our oblations: granting unto Francis
thy servant, that like as thou hast chosen him to be pastor and ruler of thy
Church, so he may be governed evermore by. thy defence. Through.
PREFACE
It
is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in
all places, give thanks unto thee: O Lord holy, Father almighty, everlasting
God. Who upon the wood of the Cross didst
accomplish the salvation of the race of man: that whence death arose, thence
Life also might rise again: and that he who by a Tree was once the vanquisher,
might also by a Tree be vanquished: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore
with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and
magnify thy glorious Name; ever-more praising thee and saying.
COMMUNION
I Corinthians 11:24-25
This
is my Body, which is given for you: this cup is the new testament in my Blood,
saith the Lord: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
POSTCOMMUNION
ASSIST
us mercifully, O Lord our God: that we whom thou hast here refreshed with thy
holy
mysteries,
may be defended by thy perpetual succour. Through.
GRANT,
we beseech thee, 0 Lord our God, that we, whom thou hast made partakers of
heavenly gladness, may by thee be defended from all earthly perils.
DEFEND
us, O Lord, we beseech thee, who have here received these heavenly mysteries: and
grant that thy servant Francis, whom thou hast chosen to be pastor and ruler of
thy Church, together with the flock committed to his charge, may thereby be
preserved and strengthened against all adversities. Through.
