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For Sleep

Father, in your mercy dispel the darkness of this night, and let your servant sleep in peace, that at the dawn of a new day I may wake with joy in your Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Liturgical Color: White/Gold

Weekly Collect

Palm Sunday

Almighty and everlasting God, in your tender love for us you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon himself our nature, and to suffer death upon the Cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and come to share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

Proper Preface

Holy Week

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. For our sins he was lifted high upon the Cross, that he might draw the whole world to himself; and by his suffering and death he became the author of eternal salvation for all who put their trust in him.

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Most liturgical texts are from the Book of Common Prayer (2019) of the Anglican Church in North America.

The New Coverdale Psalter, © 2019 by the Anglican Church in North America. Used by permission.

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The Hours

Morning Prayer

30 Day Psalter

Psalms 19, 20, 21

60 Day Psalter

Psalms 81

Lessons

  • Leviticus 8
  • Mark 3:13–3:35
  • Short Form
  • Readings
Midday Prayer

Benedictine Weekly

Short Form

Psalm 119:1-32

Readings
Evening Prayer

30 Day Psalter

Psalms 22, 23

60 Day Psalter

Psalms 83

Lessons

  • Job 2
  • Titus 1
  • Short Form
  • Readings
Compline

Psalter

Short Form

Psalms 4, 31, 91, 134

Readings

Last Sunday

Palm Sunday

  • Isaiah 52:13–53:12
  • Psalm 22:1–22v or Psalm 22:1–11v or Psalm 31:10–18v
  • Philippians 2:5–11
  • Mark (14:32–72) 15:1–39 (40–47)

Upcoming Sunday

Easter

  • Acts 10:34–43 or Isaiah 25:6–9
  • Psalms 118:14–17, 22–24
  • Colossians 3:1–4 or Acts 10:34–43
  • Mark 16:1–8

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Prophetic Witness and Renewer of Society

Ecumenical Commemoration

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister of Atlanta and Montgomery who led the American civil rights movement from the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 until his assassination in Memphis. He preached the love of enemies from the age of twenty-three to the last night of his life, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, and died on April 4, 1968, at thirty-nine. The Episcopal Church commemorates him on that day as Pastor and Martyr.

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Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University and was ordained to the Baptist ministry. As pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, he emerged as leader of the Montgomery bus boycott (1955-1956), which catalyzed the modern civil rights movement. King championed nonviolent direct action, drawing on the example of Mahatma Gandhi and the teaching of Jesus. He delivered his most famous address, 'I Have a Dream,' during the 1963 March on Washington. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest man at that time to receive the award. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis on April 4, 1968, while supporting striking sanitation workers. His legacy transformed American law, culture, and Christian witness.

Traditions & stories

Prophet and spiritual leader of nonviolent resistance; advocate of beloved community and racial reconciliation; witness to the moral demands of the gospel in the face of injustice; symbol of courageous Christian witness in the 20th century.

Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, you kindled the flame of your love in the heart of your servant Martin Luther King, Jr. to manifest your compassion and mercy to the poor and the persecuted: Grant to us, your humble servants, a like faith and power of love, that we who give thanks for his righteous zeal may profit by his example; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.