Sunday, March 25, 2018: SUNDAY OF THE PASSION/ PALM SUNDAY

Sunday, March 25, 2018 - SUNDAY OF THE PASSION/ PALM SUNDAY

Feast of The Annunciation, Is. 7:10-14, Ps. 45; Heb 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38

Worship: 8 & 10:45 am

Mt. 21:1-11; Is. 50:4-9a; Ps. 31:9-16;Phil. 2:5-11;

Mt. 26:14—27:66

Christ humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross.

Therefore God has also highly exalted him

and gave him the name that is above every name.

Gospel Acclamation for Sunday of the Passion   (Phil. 2:8-9)

There in God's garden stands the Tree of Wisdom,

Whose leaves hold forth the healing of the nations;

Tree of all knowledge, Tree of all compassion,

Tree of all beauty.

Its name is Jesus, name that says, "Our Savior!"

There on its branches see the scars of suff'ring;

See there the tendrils of our human selfhood

Feed on its lifeblood.

Thorns not its own are tangled in its foliage;

Our greed has starved it, our despite has choked it.

Yet, look! it lives! its grief has not destroyed it,

Nor fire consumed it.

See how its branches reach to us in welcome;

Hear what the Voice says, "Come to me, ye weary!

Give me your sickness, give me all your sorrow,

I will give blessing."

This is my ending, this my resurrection;

Into your hands, Lord, I commit my spirit.

This have I searched for; now I can possess it.

This ground is holy.

All heav'n is singing, "Thanks to Christ whose passion

Offers in mercy healing strength and pardon.

Peoples and nations, take it, take it freely!"

Amen! My Master!

            Kiralyi Imre von Pecselyi (1590-1641), tr. Eric Routley