Observance
Maundy Thursday
Anno Domini 2023, The 6th of April
Sunday, Holy Day and Commemoration Lectionary — Year A
Liturgical Colors: White or Gold
Acclamations
Blessed be our God.
Now and for ever. Amen.
Collects
Almighty Father, whose most dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it in thankful remembrance of Jesus Christ our Savior, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Lessons
Exodus 12:1–14
Psalm 78:15–26
I Corinthians 11:23–34 or 11:23–26
John 13:1–15 or Luke 22:14–30
Prefaces
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end; and on the night before he suffered, he instituted these holy mysteries; that we, receiving the benefits of his passion and resurrection, might be made partakers of his divine nature.
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