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“He has triumphed.” Exodus 15:1-18

The Song of Moses

15 Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying,

“I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
    the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.

2 

The Lord is my strength and my song,
    and he has become my salvation;
this is my God, and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

3 

The Lord is a man of war;
    the Lord is his name.

4 

“Pharaoh’s chariots and his host he cast into the sea,
    and his chosen officers were sunk in the Red Sea.

5 

The floods covered them;
    they went down into the depths like a stone.

6 

Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power,
    your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.

7 

In the greatness of your majesty you overthrow your adversaries;
    you send out your fury; it consumes them like stubble.

8 

At the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up;
    the floods stood up in a heap;
    the deeps congealed in the heart of the sea.

9 

The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake,
    I will divide the spoil, my desire shall have its fill of them.
    I will draw my sword; my hand shall destroy them.’

10 

You blew with your wind; the sea covered them;
    they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11 

“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
    Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
    awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?

12 

You stretched out your right hand;
    the earth swallowed them.

13 

“You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed;
    you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.

14 

The peoples have heard; they tremble;
    pangs have seized the inhabitants of Philistia.

15 

Now are the chiefs of Edom dismayed;
    trembling seizes the leaders of Moab;
    all the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.

16 

Terror and dread fall upon them;
    because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone,
till your people, O Lord, pass by,
    till the people pass by whom you have purchased.

17 

You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain,
    the place, O Lord, which you have made for your abode,
    the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have established.

18 

The Lord will reign forever and ever.”

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O God, in the paschal feast You restore all creation. Continue to send Your heavenly gifts upon Your people that they may walk in perfect freedom and receive eternal life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

“The Lord is good.” Psalm 100 (antiphon: v. 5)

5 

For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

100 

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

2 

    Serve the Lord with gladness!
    Come into his presence with singing!

3 

Know that the Lord, he is God!
    It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
    we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

4 

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    and his courts with praise!
    Give thanks to him; bless his name!

5 

For the Lord is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever,
    and his faithfulness to all generations.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning is now and will be forever. Amen

5 

For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O God, in the paschal feast You restore all creation. Continue to send Your heavenly gifts upon Your people that they may walk in perfect freedom and receive eternal life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

INTROIT

“We will not hide them from their children” Psalm 78:13-15, 24-25; antiphon: Ps. 78:4

We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might,” and the wonders that he has done.

He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.

In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and gave them the grain of heaven.

Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.  Amen.

We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O God, in the paschal feast You restore all creation. Continue to send Your heavenly gifts upon Your people that they may walk in perfect freedom and receive eternal life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

The Resurrection of our Lord

Sunday, April 9, 2023

“I will sing to the LORD” Exodus 15

INTROIT

Ex. 15:2a, 6, 13, 17-18; antiphon: Ex. 15:1b

I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed I gloriously;*

the horse and his rider he has thrown in- I to the sea.

The LORD is my strength and my song,” and he has become my salvation.

Your right hand, O LORD, glorious | in power,* your right hand, O LORD, shatters the | enemy.

You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you I have redeemed;*

you have guided them by your strength to your ho- Ily abode.

You will bring them in and plant them on your own I mountain,*

the place, O LORD, which you have made for I your abode,

the sanctuary, O Lord, which your hands have es-

Itablished.*

The LORD will reign forever and | ever.

Glory be to the Father and I to the Son*

and to the Holy | Spirit;

as it was in the be- I ginning,* is now, and will be forever. I Amen.

I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed I gloriously;

the horse and his rider he has thrown in- I to the sea.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty God, through Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, You overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life. We humbly pray that we may live before You in righteousness and purity forever; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Holy Saturday

“Go, make it as secure as you can.” Matthew 27:57-66

Jesus Is Buried

57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O God, creator of heaven and earth, grant that as the crucified body of Your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with Him the coming of the third day, and rise with Him to newness of life, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

INTROIT

“[Christ] entered once for all “ Hebrews 9:12a, c, 15a; Psalm 111:9a

[Christ] entered once for all into the holy places, by means of I his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.

Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance.

Ps. 38:1-4, 18, 22; antiphon: Is. 53:5

He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities;* upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed.

O LORD, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!

For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

I confess my iniquity. I am sorry for my sin.

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

He was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes I we are healed.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty God, graciously behold this Your family for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed and delivered into the hands of sinful men to suffer death upon the cross; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

“Gracious is the LORD” Psalm 116:1-4; antiphon: Ps. 116:5

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.

I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for I mercy.

Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long I as I live.

The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid  hold on me; I suffered distress and I anguish.

Then I called on the name of the LORD:*

“O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!”

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;*

our God is merciful.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

O Lord, in this wondrous Sacrament You have left us a remembrance of Your passion. Grant that we may so receive the sacred mystery of Your body and blood that the fruits of Your redemption may continually be manifest in us; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

“In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. “ Psalm 56:1-4a; antiphon: Ps. 56:11

In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker op- I presses me; my enemies trample on me I all day long,* for many attack me proudly.

When l am afraid, I put my trust in you.

In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not I be afraid. In God I trust; I shall not be afraid.*

What can man do to me?

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Merciful and everlasting God, You did not spare Your only Son but delivered Him up for us all to bear our sins on the cross. Grant that our hearts may be so fixed with steadfast faith in Him that we fear not the power of sin, death, and the devil; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

INTROIT 

“Why are you cast down, O my soul” Psalm 42:3, 9-10; antiphon: Ps. 42:5-6a

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?* Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.

My tears have been my food day and night,* while they say to me continually, “Where is your God?”

I say to God, my rock: “Why have you forgotten me?*

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me,*

while they say to me continually, “Where I is your God?”

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?* Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation I and my God.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty and everlasting God, grant us by Your grace so to pass through this holy time of our Lord’s passion that we may obtain the forgiveness of our sins; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

Holy Week Monday

INTROIT

“Be gracious to me, O LORD” Ps. 31:10-11, 13-15; antiphon: Ps. 31:9

Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am I in distress;* my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body I also.

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing,*

my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.

Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach, especially to my neighbors, and an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me.

For I hear the whispering of many — terror on every side! —

as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.

But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” 

My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!

Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body also.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty God, grant that in the midst of our failures and weaknesses we may be restored through the passion and intercession of Your only begotten Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. AMEN