Wednesday in Holy Week
If we were to have a worship service on Holy Wednesday, the following would be the appointed propers.
INTROIT (Ps. 65:1-4a; 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 oppresses me;
my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;
I shall not be afraid.
In God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
COLLECT (prayer) 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.
READINGS
Isaiah 62:11-63:7
Psalm 70 (antiphon: v. 5)
Romans 5:6-11
Luke 22:1-23:56
or John 13:16-36
GRADUAL (Heb. 9:12a, c, 15a; Ps. 111:9a)
[Christ] entered once for all into the holy places, by means of 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.
He sent redemption to his people;
he has commanded his covenant forever.
VERSE (John 12:23b)
The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Rickert