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1 Station XIII : Jesus is taken down from the cross Reading: Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate and asked for Jesus body. He took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in fine cloth. Luke Prayer: Lord, with you there is always hope, for you are the God of new birth and everlasting life. Increase our hope and trust in you. Station XIV : Jesus is laid in a tomb Reading: Joseph put the body of Jesus in a tomb that had been cut out of the solid rock and had never been used. It was Friday and the Sabbath was about to begin. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and watched how Jesus body was placed in the tomb. Luke Prayer: The friends of Jesus who have been faithful still care for him, and lay his body in the tomb. They want to continue to show their love for him. Their faithfulness will be rewarded. Jesus will rise to glory, for God is the author of life, not death. Silence Let us pray: O Lord and heavenly Father, we thank you for sending your only Son, Jesus, to live among us and to die for us. We thank you for your love for all people, and for your plans for healing and wholeness for the world you have made. Help us to be faithful followers of Jesus every day. Amen. 16 Introduction, version of Daily Prayer and collects by the Revd Colin Lunt The illustrations on pages 6-13 are by Julie Lonneman 2003 Archdiocese of Chicago : Liturgy Training Publications CPL Lent daily 2019-col.odt Daily Prayer Guide for Lent 2019 At the beginning of Lent the ashes of Ash Wednesday are a reminder of our mortality. The priest marks our forehead with ash as a visual symbol and says: To dust you are and to dust you shall return. It is a sombre note to begin the season. It is indicative of a feature of our Lenten journey, stripping away illusions of power and control and admitting that we are actually powerless, mortal and temporary. Jesus will follow this way too, of course, as he lives out his life in the fullness of his humanity. As he journeys to the cross he will experience mockery, arrest, imprisonment, torture, disparagement, betrayal and abandonment. During Lent we prepare ourselves for the intense experiences of Holy Week and Easter, and enter a period of self-examination and reflection. Let us challenge ourselves to be real, to be honest and realistic, about our faithfulness, our obedience, and our discipleship. The forty days of Lent provide ample opportunities for us to reflect on these things. The daily readings during this season are a tried and tested way of helping us along the road to Easter

2 spiritually. The daily prayer in which these readings are set contains a dialogue of different statements and responses of praise, of humility, of asking, of trusting During Lent churches and individual Christians sometimes use a particular form of service called Stations of the Cross or Way of the Cross. These are (usually) fourteen stations or stages on the way of Jesus to the cross. They can actually be carried out in the places where Jesus walked, in the Holy Land, the Via Dolorosa, as it is called, but it can equally be done at home, in groups, with a leader, or on our own, with a booklet, or even on the internet (see pages of this leaflet for an example). By using this devotion we can accompany Jesus on his own journey, and reflect on what this must have meant to him. However we may prepare during Lent, may our celebration of Easter be encouraged and inspired by the observance of a good Lent. 2 Prayer: Lord, help us to show care for any who are in need, and not to turn away. Station VII : Jesus falls for the second time Reading: He was hated and rejected; his life was filled with sorrow and terrible suffering. No one wanted to look at him. Isaiah 53.3 Prayer: Lord, the cross you carried is an image of the world s sin that you carried to the cross. Give us strength to overcome the things that try to pull us down. Station VIII : Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem Reading: A large crowd was following Jesus, and in the crowd a lot of women were crying and weeping for him. Jesus turned to the women and said: Women of Jerusalem, don t cry for me! Cry for yourselves and for your children. Luke Prayer: Lord, in the women of Jerusalem we see the powerless standing together in solidarity and sympathy. Help us to look beyond our own situation and to show sympathy for all who suffer. Station IX : Jesus falls for the third time Reading: He was painfully abused, but he did not complain. He was silent like a lamb being led to the butcher, as quiet as a sheep having its wool cut off. Isaiah 53.7 Prayer: Lord, have mercy on those who feel so weighted down that they cannot go on. Station X : Jesus is stripped of his clothing Reading: While the crowd stood there watching Jesus, the soldiers gambled for his clothes. Luke Prayer: Lord, be with all who experience humiliation at the hand of others: through neglect, callousness, bullying, or violence. Station XI : Jesus is nailed to the cross Reading: The soldiers nailed Jesus to a cross. They also nailed the two criminals to crosses, one on each side of Jesus. Jesus said: Father, forgive these people! They don t know what they re doing. Luke Prayer: Lord, when you were nailed to the cross, you showed the power of love and the strength of weakness. Help us to know your presence even when we are powerless. Station XII : Jesus dies on the cross Reading: Around midday the sky turned dark and stayed that way until the middle of the afternoon. The sun stopped shining, and the curtain in the temple split down the middle. Jesus shouted: Father, I put myself into your hands! Then he died. Luke Prayer: Lord, you broke the power of sin in your own body, and established the way to resurrection for all. Help us to be ever thankful for your sacrifice which reconciles us with your Father. 15

3 Stations of the Cross + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let us pray: Almighty Father, you sent your Son from heaven to rescue us from sin, and to show us the way into your holy presence. As we reflect on his suffering and death, draw us closer to him in faith and devotion, and strengthen us in doing good and overcoming evil. Amen. To be said between each station: We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Station I : Jesus is condemned to death Reading: The people kept on shouting as loud as they could for Jesus to be put to death. Finally, Pilate gave in. Luke Prayer: Lord, you were unjustly accused and condemned. We pray for all who are silenced today for inconvenient truths, that truth and right may prevail. Station II : Jesus takes the cross Reading: Pilate handed Jesus over to be nailed to a cross. Jesus was taken away, and he carried his cross to a place known as The Skull. John Prayer: Lord, you took the burden of the whole world s guilt on your innocent shoulders. Strengthen us to overcome evil today. 14 Station III : Jesus falls for the first time Reading: He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God. Isaiah 53.4 Prayer: Lord, you were able to pick yourself up from the ground, because you were committed to your Father s will; give us the strength to do what you ask of us. Station IV : Jesus meets his mother Reading: Many were horrified at what happened to him. But everyone who saw him was even more horrified because he suffered until he no longer looked human. Isaiah Prayer: Lord, your Mother could trust you even when it was hard just to look at you. May we be encouraged by the love that Mary shows. Station V : Simon helps Jesus Reading: As Jesus was being led away, some soldiers grabbed hold of a man from Cyrene named Simon. He was coming in from the fields, but they put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. Luke23.26 Prayer: Lord, there were so many bystanders, but only one to help. May we always seek to help, even when we seem to be the only one. Station VI : Veronica wipes the face of Jesus Reading: He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth. Isaiah 53.7 Preparation Daily Prayer in Lent O Lord, open our lips. and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. Let your ways be known upon earth. your saving power among the nations. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen. Praise 1 Have mercy on me, O God, in your great goodness; * according to the abundance of your compassion blot out my offences. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness * and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my faults * and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you only have I sinned * and done what is evil in your sight, 5 So that you are justified in your sentence * and righteous in your judgement. 6 Cast me not away from your presence * and take not your holy spirit from me. 7 Give me again the joy of your salvation * and sustain me with your gracious spirit; 8 Then shall I teach your ways to the wicked * and sinners shall return to you. 9 Deliver me from my guilt, O God, the God of my salvation, * and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness. Psalm ,

4 Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be for ever. Amen. The Word of God are taken from the daily sections of the following pages. Response Silence, study, song, or words from Scripture, such as Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Matthew 5.7 Prayers This form of prayer may be used. Lord Jesus Christ, you went up to Jerusalem with vision and fortitude, to endure your passion and enter into glory, strengthen our faith and commitment to you. Lord, have mercy upon us. You submitted yourself to being nailed on a cross, give us humility and perseverance to endure what we have to suffer. R/ The cross was raised up for our salvation: may we and all the church always look to you and be strengthened, our redeemer. R/ You experienced abandonment in fulfilling God s plan: may we be assured of your presence with us, even when we feel alone. R/ Your heart was pierced with a lance: heal the wounds of our human weakness. R/ You humbled yourself to accepting death on the cross: grant to us obedience and patience that we may die to sin and rise to new life. R/ Lord, you give your life to your people: may we open our lives to others, share their laughter and tears, and grow in love day by day. R/ Open prayer may be offered and silence is kept. Pilate then had Jesus taken away and scourged; and after this, the soldiers twisted some thorns into a crown and put it on his head and dressed him in a purple robe. They kept coming up to him and saying, 'Hail, king of the Jews!' and slapping him in the face. (John19.1-3) God of mercy, as your Son was lifted up on the cross to draw all people to himself, so may his sacrifice bring lasting peace to us and all the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Holy Saturday / Easter Eve Job or Lamentations 3.1-9,19-24 Psalm ,15-16 [or ] 1 Peter Matthew or John He has besieged me and made hardship a circlet round my head. He has forced me to dwell where all is dark, like those long-dead in their everlasting home. (Lamentations 3.5-6) O God, whose Son died for our sins on the cross, grant that we also may be crucified to the world, and raised up in a glorious resurrection with Jesus Christ our Lord. Easter Vigil / Easter Day Acts or Isaiah Psalm 118.[1-2,] Corinthians or Acts John or Luke Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, I have seen the Lord. (John 20.18a) Almighty God, in the resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ you have shown the power of your love; as we rejoice in being children of the resurrection, so preserve us from sin and keep us in the new life you have given us in Jesus Christ our Lord. 4 13

5 hour, and the power of darkness! (Luke 22.53) Monday of Holy Week Isaiah Psalm Hebrews John Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, pure nard, and with it anointed the feet of Jesus, wiping them with her hair; the house was filled with the scent of the ointment. (John 12.3) Tuesday of Holy Week Isaiah Psalm ,[9-14] 1 Corinthians John He said, 'It is not enough for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the survivors of Israel; I shall make you a light to the nations so that my salvation may reach the remotest parts of earth' (Isaiah 49.6) Wednesday of Holy Week Isaiah a Psalm 70 Hebrews John As soon as Judas had taken the piece of bread he went out. It was night. When he had gone, Jesus said: 'Now has the Son of man been glorified, and in him God has been glorified.' (John ) The Easter Triduum Maundy Thursday Exodus , [5-10,] Psalm 116.1,10-17 [or ] 1 Corinthians John ,31b-35 'You call me Master and Lord, and rightly; so I am. If I, then, the Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you must wash each other's feet. (John ) Heavenly Father, whose beloved Son washed the feet of his disciples and gave himself as food and drink, make us faithful servants of Christ and nourish us with his living presence, until we attain with all your Church perfect unity in the kingdom of your glory. Good Friday Isaiah Psalm 22 [or or ] Hebrews or Hebrews ; John The of the day or the following prayer is said Lord Jesus, through our observance of Lent strengthen our faith, and deepen our understanding of the mystery of your love. May your new life be shown in us and bring you glory, who are alive and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen. The Lord's Prayer is said. The Conclusion May the cross of Christ be our strength and our guide. Amen. 12 5

6 The beginning of Lent 6 9 March 2019 Almighty God, our rock and our salvation, protect us from all evil, and guide us with the light of Christ, as we begin the discipline of Lent. May our Lenten offering bear fruit in holiness and praise; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ash Wednesday Joel 2.1-2,12-17 Psalm Corinthians 5.20b Matthew 6.1-6,16-21 At the favourable time, I have listened to you; on the day of salvation I came to your help. Well, now is the favourable time; this is the day of salvation. (2 Corinthians 6.2) Thursday after Ash Wednesday Deuteronomy Psalm 1 Luke 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross every day and follow me.' (Luke 9.23) Friday after Ash Wednesday Isaiah a Psalm ,17-18 Matthew 'You desire no sacrifice, else I would give it; you take no delight in burnt offerings. The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.' (Psalm ) Saturday after Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58.9b-14 Psalm Luke It is not those that are well who need the doctor, but the sick. I have come to call not the upright but sinners to repentance. (Luke ) The First Week of Lent March 2019 Lord our God, ever ready to hear us, as you strengthened your Son in the desert, soi guide and protect us through all trial and temptation, and bring us to the fullness of salvation; through Christ our Saviour. The Fifth Sunday of Lent Isaiah Psalm 126 Philippians 3.4b-14 John Jesus said, Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. (John12.7) The Fifth Monday of Lent Susannah (=Daniel 13.) 1-9,15-17, 19-31,33-62 [or 41b-62] Psalm 23 John The Lord is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing. (Psalm 23.1) The Fifth Tuesday of Lent Numbers Psalm ,16-23 John Jesus said: 'When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am He and that I do nothing of my own accord.' (John 8.28) The Fifth Wednesday of Lent Daniel ,24-25,28 Canticle: Bless the Lord John Jesus said: 'If the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.' (John 8.36) The Fifth Thursday of Lent Genesis Psalm John Jesus said: 'Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.' So they picked up stones to throw at him. (John a) The Fifth Friday of Lent Jeremiah Psalm John I love you, O Lord my strength. The Lord is my crag, my fortress and my deliverer. (Psalm18.1) The Fifth Saturday of Lent Ezekiel Canticle: Jeremiah John 'I will gather them from every quarter, and bring them to their own land.' (Ezekiel 37.21) Holy Week & Easter Day April 2019 O Christ, the Son of God, who shed your precious blood for the forgiveness of our sins, give life to those whom you came to redeem from death, and grant to us and all who put their trust in you, everlasting joy in your kingdom. Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday Isaiah a Psalm [17-18] Philippians Luke [Jesus said], When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your 6 11

7 The Fourth Sunday of Lent Joshua Psalm 32 2 Corinthians Luke , 11b-32 In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. (2 Corinthians 5.19) The Fourth Monday of Lent Isaiah Psalm , John 'Be joyful, be glad for ever at what I am creating, for look, I am creating Jerusalem to be 'Joy' and my people to be 'Gladness'.' (Isaiah 65.18) The Fourth Tuesday of Lent Ezekiel ,12 Psalm John5.1-3,5-16 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46.1) The Fourth Wednesday of Lent Isaiah Psalm John 'In all truth I tell you, whoever listens to my words, and believes in the one who sent me, has eternal life.' (John5.24a) The Fourth Thursday of Lent Exodus Psalm John 'How can you believe, since you look to each other for glory and are not concerned with the glory that comes from the one God?' (John 5.44) The Fourth Friday of Lent Wisdom 2.1,12-22 Psalm John 7.1-2,10,25-30 If, as it seemed to us, they suffered punishment, their hope was rich with immortality; slight was their correction, great will their blessings be. (Wisdom 2.4-5a) The Fourth Saturday of Lent Jeremiah Psalm 7.1-2,8-10 John Give judgement for me according to my righteousness, O Lord, and according to the innocence that is in me. (Psalm7.8) The Fifth Week of Lent 7 13 April 2019 The First Sunday of Lent Deuteronomy Psalm ,9-16 [or ] Romans 10.38b- 13 Luke One believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. (Romans 10.10) The First Monday of Lent Leviticus ,11-18 Psalm Matthew 'The judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold. (Psalm 19.9b-10a) The First Tuesday of Lent Isaiah Psalm ,21-22 Matthew 'The word that goes from my mouth' does not return to me empty, without carrying out my will and succeeding in what it was sent to do.' (Isaiah 55.11) The First Wednesday of Lent Jonah Psalm ,17-18 Luke 'just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of man be a sign to this generation.' (Luke 11.30) The First Thursday of Lent Esther ,12-14 Psalm 138 Matthew 'If you, then, evil as you are, know how to give your children what is good, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!' (Matthew 7.11) The First Friday of Lent Ezekiel Psalm 130 Matthew 'When the wicked abandons wickedness to become law-abiding and upright, he saves his own life.' (Ezekiel 18.27) The First Saturday of Lent Deuteronomy Psalm Matthew You, O Lord, have charged that we should diligently keep your commandments. O that my ways were made so direct that I might keep your statutes. (Psalm ) The Second Week of Lent March 2019 Almighty God, who by the passion of Christ our Lord has broken the chain of ancient sin, grant that by your sanctifying grace we may come to bear his likeness, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in heavenly glory. Grant to us, Almighty God, that through our Lenten exercises of selfexamination, devotion, generosity and self-denial, we may grow in the knowledge of the mystery of Christ, and worthily follow our calling as his 10 7

8 disciples; through the same Christ our Lord. The Second Sunday of Lent Genesis , Psalm 27 Philippians Luke Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! (Luke 13.34) The Second Monday of Lent Daniel Psalm ,12,14 Luke 'O my Lord, God great and to be feared, you keep the covenant and show faithful love towards those who love you and who observe your commandments.' (Daniel 9.4) The Second Tuesday of Lent Isaiah 1.10,16-20 Psalm 50.8,16-23 Matthew 'You, however, must not allow yourselves to be called Rabbi, since you have only one Master, and you are all brothers.' (Matthew 23.8) The Second Wednesday of Lent Jeremiah Psalm ,14-18 Matthew Into your hands I commend my spirit, for you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. (Psalm 31.5) The Second Thursday of Lent Jeremiah Psalm 1 Luke 'I, the Lord, search the heart, test the motives, to give each person what his conduct and his actions deserve.' (Jeremiah 17.10) The Second Friday of Lent Genesis ,12-13,17-28 Psalm Matthew ,45-46 They shackled his feet with fetters; his neck was ringed with iron. Until all he foretold came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. (Psalm ) The Second Saturday of Lent Micah ,18-20 Psalm ,9-12 Luke ,11-32 The Pharisees and scribes complained saying, 'This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.' (Luke15.2) The Third Week of Lent March 2019 Grant us, Lord God, to be faithful servants in prayer and fasting, that in the spiritual battle against the powers of darkness we may be fortified and strengthened by your grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.. The Third Sunday of Lent Isaiah Psalm Corinthians Luke God is faithful and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10.13) The Third Monday of Lent 2 Kings Psalms ; Luke As the deer longs for the water brooks, so longs my soul for you, O God. (Psalm 42.1) The Third Tuesday of Lent Song of the Three 2,11-20 (=Daniel 3.25,34-43) Psalm Matthew May it be your will that we follow you wholeheartedly, since those who put their trust in you will not be disappointed. (Song of the Three 17) The Third Wednesday of Lent Deuteronomy 4.1,5-9 Psalm Matthew 'Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them.' (Matthew 5.17) The Third Thursday of Lent Jeremiah Psalm ,6-11 Luke 'If it is through the finger of God that I drive devils out, then the kingdom of God has indeed caught you unawares.' (Luke 11.20) The Third Friday of Lent Hosea Psalm ,13,16 Mark I heard a voice I did not know, that said: 'I eased their shoulder from the burden; their hands were set free from bearing the load.' (Psalm 81.6) The Third Saturday of Lent Hosea Psalm ,17-19 Luke 'For everyone who raises himself up will be humbled, but anyone who humbles himself will be raised up.' (Luke 18.14) The Fourth Week of Lent 31 March 6 April 2019 In your forgiving love, O God, turn away what we deserve for our sins, and blot out our offences; may your mercy ever overcome them and bring us pardon and peace; through Christ our Lord. 8 9