6th of Lent: Palm Sunday

Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty saviour,
born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old,
that he would save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham,
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
— Luke 1:68-79, from BCP1979

Invitatory

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his loving kindness endures forever.
Let Israel now say
that his loving kindness endures forever.
Open to me the gates of righteousness.
I will enter into them. I will give thanks to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous will enter into it.
I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me,
and have become my salvation.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
This is the Lord’s doing.
It is marvellous in our eyes.
— Psalm 118:1-2, 19-23

Cruciform

Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
that is coming in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!
— Mark 11:9-10†

Weeks

Be not afraid, daughter of Zion.
Behold, your King comes,
sitting on a donkey’s colt.
— John 12:14†

Following the seventh bead:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Dimissory

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come;
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen. 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.