Latin Mass- Palm Sunday

Dominica in Palmis
Statio ad S. Joannem in Laterano
I Classis
Violaceus


[Ubi ante Missam facta fuerit benedictio et processio ramorum, celebrans cum ministris, accedit ad Altare, et, omissis psalmo Júdica me Deus ac confessione, statim ascendens, osculatur illud, et incensat.]

Introitus: Ps. 21. 20 et 22; Ps. ibid. 2
Dómine, ne longe fácias auxílium tuum a me: ad defensiónem meam áspice: líbera me de ore leónis, et a córnibus unicornuórum humilitátem meam. Ps. Deus, Deus meus, réspice in me: quare me dereliquísti? longe a salúte mea verba delictórum meórum. Dómine, ne longe fácias auxílium tuum a me: ad defensiónem meam áspice: líbera me de ore leónis, et a córnibus unicornuórum humilitátem meam.

Oratio
Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui humáno géneri, ad imitándum humilitátis exémplum, Salvatórem nostrum carnem súmere et crucem subíre fecísti: concéde propítius; ut et patiéntiæ ipsíus habére documénta et resurrectiónis consórtia mereámur. Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus: per ómnia sæcula sæculórum. Amen.

Epistola: Phillip. 2. 5-11
Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Philippénses.
Fratres : Hoc enim sentíte in vobis, quod et in Christo Jesu: qui, cum in forma Dei esset non rapínam arbitrátus est esse se æquálem Deo: sed semetípsum exinanívit, formam servi accípiens, in similitúdinem hóminum factus, et hábitu invéntus ut homo. Humiliávit semetípsum, factus obédiens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis. Propter quod et Deus exaltávit illum, et donávit illi nomen, quod est super omne nomen: [hic genuflectitur] ut in nómine Jesu omne genu flectátur cæléstium, terréstrium, et infernórum: et omnis lingua confiteátur, quia Dóminus Jesus Christus in glória est Dei Patris.

Graduale: Ps. 72. 24 et 1-3
Tenuísti manum déxteram meam : et in voluntáte tua deduxísti me : et cum glória assumpsísti me. Quam bonus Israël Deus rectis corde! mei autem pæne moti sunt pedes, pæne effúsi sunt gressus mei : quia zelávi in peccatóribus, pacem peccatórum videns.

Tractus: Ps. 21. 2-9, 18, 19, 22, 24 et 32
Deus, Deus meus, réspice in me: quare me dereliquísti? Longe a salúte mea verba delictórum meórum. Deus meus, clamábo per diem, nec exáudies: in nocte, et non ad insipiéntiam mihi. Tu autem in sancto hábitas laus Israel. In te speravérunt patres nostri: speravérunt et liberásti eos. Ad te clamavérunt, et salvi facti sunt: in te speravérunt et non sunt confúsi. Ego autem sum vermis, et non homo: oppróbrium hóminum, et abjéctio plebis. Omnes, qui vidébant me, aspernabántur me: locúti sunt lábiis et movérunt caput. Sperávit in Dómino, erípiat eum: salvum fáciat eum, quóniam vult eum. Ipsi vero consideravérunt, et conspexérunt me: divisérunt sibi vestiménta mea, et super vestem meam misérunt sortem. Líbera me de ore leónis: et a córnibus unicórnium humilitátem meam. Qui timétis Dóminum, laudáte eum: univérsum semen Jacob, magnificáte eum. Annuntiábitur Dómino generátio ventúra: et anuntiábunt cæli justítiam ejus. Pópulo, qui nascétur, quem fecit Dóminus.

Evangelium: Matt. 26. 36-75; 27. 1-60
Pássio Dómini nostri Jesu Christi secúndum Matthæum.
In illo témpore: Venit Jesus cum discípulis suis in villam, quæ dícitur Gethsémani, et dixit discípulis suis: [+] Sedéte hic donec vadam illuc, et orem. [C.] Et assúmpto Petro, et duóbus fíliis Zebedæi, cæpit contristári et mæstus esse. Tunc ait illis: [+] Tristis est ánima mea usque ad mortem: sustinéte hic, et vigiláte mecum. [C.] Et progréssus pusíllum, prócidit in fáciem suam, orans, et dicens: [+] Pater mi, si possíbile est, tránseat a me calix iste: verúmtamen non sicut ego volo, sed sicut tu. [C.] Et venit ad discípulos suos, et invénit eos dormiéntes, et dicit Petro: [+] Sic non potuístis una hora vigiláre mecum? Vigiláte, et oráte ut non intrétis in tentatiónem. Spíritus quidem promptus est, caro autem infírma. [C.] Iterum secúndo ábiit, et orávit, dicens: [+] Pater mi, si non potest hic calix transíre nisi bibam illum, fiat volúntas tua. [C.] Et venit íterum, et invénit eos dormiéntes: erant enim óculi eórum graváti. Et relíctis illis, íterum ábiit, et orávit tértio, eúndem sermónem dicens. Tunc venit ad discípulos suos, et dicit illis: [+] Dormíte jam, et requiéscite: ecce appropinquávit hora, et Fílius hóminis tradétur in manus peccatórum. Súrgite, eámus: ecce appropinquávit qui me tradet.
[C.] Adhuc eo loquénte, ecce Judas unus de duódecim venit, et cum eo turba multa cum gládiis et fústibus, missi a princípibus sacerdótum, et senióribus pópuli. Qui autem trádidit eum, dedit illis signum, dicens:[S.] Quemcúmque osculátus fúero, ipse est, tenéte eum. [C.] Et conféstim accédens ad Jesum, dixit: [S.] Ave Rabbi. [C.] Et osculátus est eum. Dixítque illi Jesus: [+] Amíce, ad quid venísti? [C.] Tunc accessérunt, et manus injecérunt in Jesum, et tenuérunt eum. Et ecce unus ex his qui erant cum Jesu, exténdens manum, exémit gládium suum, et percútiens servum príncipis sacerdótum amputávit aurículam ejus. Tunc ait illi Jesus: [+] Convérte gládium tuum in locum suum: omnes enim, qui accepérint gládium, gládio períbunt. An putas, quia non possum rogáre Patrem meum, et exhibébit mihi modo plus quam duódecim legiónes Angelórum? Quómodo ergo implebúntur Scriptúræ, quia sic opórtet fíeri?
[C.] In illa hora dixit Jesus turbis: [+] Tamquam ad latrónem exístis cum gládiis et fústibus comprehéndere me: quotídie apud vos sedébam docens in templo, et non me tenuístis. [C.] Hoc autem totum factum est, ut adimpleréntur Scriptúræ prophetárum. Tunc discípuli omnes, relícto eo, fugérunt.
At illi tenéntes Jesum, duxérunt ad Cáipham príncipem sacerdótum, ubi scribæ et senióres convénerant. Petrus autem sequebátur eum a longe, usque in átrium príncipis sacerdótum. Et ingréssus intro, sedébat cum minístris, ut vidéret finem. Príncipes autem sacerdótum, et omne concílium, quærébant falsum testimónium contra Jesum, ut eum morti tráderent: et non invenérunt, cum multi falsi testes accessíssent. Novíssime autem venérunt duo falsi testes, et dixérunt: [S.] Hic dixit: Possum destrúere templum Dei, et post tríduum reædificáre illud. [C.] Et surgens princeps sacerdótum, ait illi: [S.] Nihil respóndes ad ea, quæ isti advérsum te testificántur? [C.] Jesus autem tacébat. Et princeps sacerdótum ait illi: [S.] Adjúro te per Deum vivum, ut dicas nobis si tu es Christus Fílius Dei. [C.] Dicit illi Jesus: [+] Tu dixísti. Verúmtamen dico vobis, ámodo vidébitis Fílium hóminis sedéntem a dextris virtútis Dei, et veniéntem in núbibus cæli. [C.] Tunc princeps sacerdótum scidit vestiménta sua, dicens: [S.] Blasphemávit: quid adhuc egémus téstibus? Ecce nunc audístis blasphémiam: quid vobis vidétur? [C.] At illi respondéntes dixérunt: [S.] Reus est mortis.
[C.] Tunc expuérunt in fáciem ejus, et cólaphis eum cecidérunt, álii autem palmas in fáciem ejus dedérunt, dicéntes: [S.] Prophetíza nobis, Christe, quis est qui te percússit? [C.] Petrus vero sedébat foris in átrio: et accéssit ad eum una ancílla, dicens: [S.] Et tu cum Jesu Galilæo eras. [C.] At ille negávit coram ómnibus, dicens: [S.] Néscio quid dicis. [C.] Exeúnte autem illo jánuam, vidit eum ália ancílla, et ait his, qui erant ibi: [S.] Et hic erat cum Jesu Nazaréno. [C.] Et íterum negávit cum juraménto: Quia non novi hóminem. Et post pusíllum accessérunt qui stabant, et dixérunt Petro: [S.] Vere et tu ex illis es: nam et loquéla tua maniféstum te facit. [C.] Tunc cæpit detestári et juráre quia non novísset hóminem. Et contínuo gallus cantávit. Et recordátus est Petrus verbi Jesu, quod díxerat: Priúsquam gallus cantet, ter me negábis. Et egréssus foras, flevit amáre.
Mane autem facto, consílium iniérunt omnes príncipes sacerdótum et senióres pópuli advérsus Jesum, ut eum morti tráderent. Et vinctum adduxérunt eum, et tradidérunt Póntio Piláto præsidi. Tunc videns Judas, qui eum trádidit, quod damnátus esset, pæniténtia ductus, rétulit trigínta argénteos princípibus sacerdótum, et senióribus, dicens: [S.] Peccávi, tradens sánguinem justum. [C.] At illi dixérunt: [S.] Quid ad nos? Tu víderis. [C.] Et projéctis argénteis in templo, recéssit: et ábiens, láqueo, se suspéndit. Príncipes autem sacerdótum, accéptis argénteis, dixérunt: [S.] Non licet eos míttere in córbonam: quia prétium sánguinis est. [C.] Consílio autem ínito, emérunt ex illis agrum fíguli, in sepultúram, peregrinórum. Propter hoc vocátus est ager ille, Hacéldama, hoc est, ager sánguinis, usque in hodiérnum diem. Tunc implétum est quod dictum est per Jeremíam prophétam, dicéntem: Et accepérunt trigínta argénteos prétium appretiáti, quem appretiavérunt a fíliis Israel: et dedérunt eos in agrum fíguli, sicut constítuit mihi Dóminus.
Jesus autem stetit ante præsidem, et interrogávit eum præses, dicens: [S.] Tu es Rex Judæórum? [C.] Dicit illi Jesus: [+] Tu dicis. [C.] Et cum accusarétur a princípibus sacerdótum et senióribus, nihil respóndit. Tunc dicit illi Pilátus: [S.] Non audis quanta advérsum te dicunt testimónia? [C.] Et non respóndit ei ad ullum verbum, ita ut mirarétur præses veheménter. Per diem autem solémnem consuéverat præses pópulo dimíttere unum vinctum, quem voluíssent: habébat autem tunc vinctum insígnem, qui dicebátur Barábbas. Congregátis ergo illis, dixit Pilátus: [S.] Quem vultis dimíttam vobis: Barábbam, an Jesum, qui dícitur Christus? [C.] Sciébat enim quod per invídiam tradidíssent eum. Sedénte autem illo pro tribunáli, misit ad eum uxor eius, dicens: [S.] Nihil tibi, et justo illi: multa enim passa sunt hódie per visum propter eum. [C.] Príncipes autem sacerdótum et senióres persuasérunt pópulis ut péterent Barábbam, Jesum vero pérderent. Respóndens autem præses, ait illis: [S.] Quem vultis vobis de duóbus dimítti? [C.] At illi dixérunt: [S.] Barábbam. [C.] Dicit illis Pilátus: [S.] Quid ígitur fáciam de Jesu, qui dícitur Christus? [C.] Dicunt omnes: [S.] Crucifigátur. [C.] Ait illis Præses: [S.] Quid enim mali fecit? [C.] At illi Magis clamábant dicéntes: [S.] Crucifigátur. [C.] Videns autem Pilátus quia nihil profíceret, sed magis tumúltus fíeret: accépta aqua, lavit manus coram pópulo, dicens: [S.] Innocens ego sum a sánguine justi hujus: vos vidéritis. [C.] Et respóndens univérsus pópulus, dixit: [S.]Sanguis ejus super nos, et super fílios nostros. [C.] Tunc dimísit illis Barábbam: Jesum autem flagellátum trádidit eis ut crucifigerétur.
Tunc mílites præsidis suscipiéntes Jesum in prætórium, congregavérunt ad eum univérsam cohórtem, et exuéntes eum, chlámydem coccíneam circumdedérunt ei, et plecténtes corónam de spinis, posuérunt super caput eius, et arúndinem in déxtera eius. Et genu flexo ante eum, illudébant ei, dicéntes: [S.] Ave Rex Judæórum. [C.] Et expuéntes in eum, accepérunt arúndinem, et percutiébant caput ejus. Et postquam illusérunt ei, exuérunt eum chlámyde, et induérunt eum vestiméntis ejus, et duxérunt eum ut crucifígerent.
Exeúntes autem invenérunt hóminem Cyrenæum, nómine Simónem: hunc angariavérunt ut tólleret crucem ejus. Et venérunt in locum qui dícitur Gólgotha, quod est Calváriæ locus. Et dedérunt ei vinum bíbere cum felle mixtum. Et cum gustásset, nóluit bíbere. Postquam autem crucifixérunt eum, divisérunt vestiménta eius, sortem mitténtes: ut implerétur quod dictum est per prophétam dicéntem: Divisérunt sibi vestiménta mea, et super vestem meam misérunt sortem. Et sedéntes, servábant eum. Et imposuérunt super caput eius causam ipsíus scriptam: Hic est Jesus Rex Judæórum.
Tunc crucifíxi sunt cum eo duo latrónes: unus a dextris, et unus a sinístris. Prætereúntes autem blasphemábant eum movéntes cápita sua, et dicéntes: [S.] Vah qui déstruis templum Dei, et in tríduo illud reædíficas: salva temetípsum: si Fílius Dei es, descénde de cruce. [C.] Simíliter et príncipes sacerdótum illudéntes cum scribis et senióribus dicébant: [S.] Alios salvos fecit, seípsum non potest salvunt facere: si Rex Israel est, descéndat nunc de cruce, et crédimus ei: confídit in Deo: líberet nunc, si vult eum: dixit enim: Quia Fílius Dei sum. [C.] Idípsum autem et latrónes, qui crucifíxi erant eum co, improperábant ei.
A sexta autem hora ténebræ factæ sunt super univérsam terram usque ad horam nonam. Et circa horam nonam clamávit Jesus voce magna, dicens: [+] Eli, Eli, lamma sabactháni? [C.] Hoc est: [+] Deus meus, Deus meus, ut quid dereliquísti me? [C.] Quidam autem illic stantes, et audiéntes, dicébant: [S.] Elíam vocat iste. [C.] Et contínuo, currens unus ex eis, accéptam spóngiam implévit acéto, et impósuit arúndini, et dabat ei bíbere. Cæteri vero dicébant: [S.] Sine, videámus an véniat Elías líberans eum[C.] Jesus autem íterum clamans voce, magna, emísit spíritum.
[Hic genuflectitur, et pausatur aliquantulum.]
Et ecce velum templi scissum est in duas partes a summo, usque deórsum: et terra mota est, et petræ scissæ sunt, et monuménta apérta sunt: et multa córpora sanctórum, qui dormíerant, surrexérunt. Et exeúntes de monuméntis post resurrectiónem ejus, venérunt in sanctam civitátem, et apparuérunt multis. Centúrio autem, et qui cum eo erant, custodiéntes Jesum, viso terræmótu, et his, quæ fiébant, timuérunt valde, dicéntes: [S.] Vere Fílius Dei erat iste.
[C.] Erant autem ibi mulíeres multæ a longe, quæ secútæ erant Jesum a Galilæa, ministrántes ei: inter quas erat María Magdaléne, et María Jacóbi, et Joseph mater, et mater filiórum Zebedæi. Cum autem sero factum esset, venit quidam homo dives ab Arimathæa, nómine Joseph, qui et ipse discípulus erat Jesu: hic accéssit ad Pilátum, et pédit corpus Jesu. Tunc Pilátus jussit reddi corpus. Et accépto córpore, Joseph invólvit illud in síndone munda. Et pósuit illud in monuménto suo novo, quod excíderat in petra. Et advólvit saxum magnum ad óstium monuménti, et ábiit.

Offertorium: Ps. 68. 21-22
Impropérium exspectávit cor meum, et misériam: et sustínui qui simul mecum contristarétur, et non fuit: consolántem me quæsívi, et non invéni: et dedérunt in escam meam fel, et in siti mea potavérunt me acéto.

Secreta
Concéde, quæsumus, Dómine: ut óculos tuæ majestátis munus oblátum, et grátiam nobis devotiónis obtíneat, et efféctum beátæ perennitátis acquírat. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sæcula sæculórum. Amen.

Communio: Matth. 26. 42
Pater, si non potest hic calix transíre nisi bibam illum, fiat volúntas tua.

Postcommunio
Per hujus, Dómine, operatiónem mystérii, et vítia nostra purgéntur, et justa desidéria compleántur. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sæcula sæculórum. Amen.



Palm Sunday
Station at St. John Lateran
First Class
Violet

[Where Mass is preceded by the blessing and procession of palms, the Psalm Judge me, O God and the confessional prayers are omitted. The celebrant, with the ministers, goes up to the altar, kisses it and incenses it at once]

Introit: Ps. 21. 20, 22; Ps. ibid 2
Lord, do not stand at a distance, if Thou wouldst aid me; look to my defence: rescue me from the very mouth of the lion, the very horns of the wild oxen that have brought me thus low. Ps. My God, my God, look upon me: why hast Thou forsaken me? Why cannot my sinful words reach Thee, Who art my salvation? Lord, do not stand at a distance, if Thou wouldst aid me; look to my defence: rescue me from the very mouth of the lion, the very horns of the wild oxen that have brought me thus low.

Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, by whose ordinance our Saviour took flesh and suffered crucifixion to give mankind a pattern of humility, grant us this boon, that, with the lesson of His endurance before us, we may be found worthy to have fellowship in His resurrection: through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who is God, living and reigning with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen

Epistle: Phillip. 2. 5-11
A reading from the Epistle of the blessed Apostle Paul to the Philippians.
Brethren: yours is to be the same mind which Christ Jesus showed. His nature is, from the first, divine, and yet He did not see, in the rank of Godhead, a prize to be coveted; He dispossessed Himself, and took the nature of a slave, fashioned in the likeness of men, and presenting Himself to us in human form; and then He lowered His own dignity, accepted an obedience which brought Him to death, death on a cross. That is why God has raised Him to such a height, given Him that name which is greater than any other name; [here all kneel] So that everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth must bend the knee before the name of Jesus, and every tongue must confess Jesus Christ as the Lord, dwelling in the glory of God the Father.

Gradual: Ps. 72. 24, 1-3
Thou dost hold me by my right hand: Thine to lead me in a way of Thy own choosing, Thine to take me up to Thyself in glory. What bounty God shows to Israel, to all upright hearts! Yet I came near to losing my foothold, and felt the ground sink under my steps, so indignant was I over the good fortune of the sinners that flout His law.

Tract: Ps. 21. 2-9, 18, 19, 22, 24, 32
My God, my God, look upon me; why hast Thou forsaken me? Why cannot my sinful words reach Thee, Who art my salvation? Thou dost not answer, my God, when I cry out to Thee day and night and I am patient still. Thou art there nontheless, dwelling in the holy place Israel's ancient boast. It was in Thee that our fathers trusted, and Thou didst reward their trust by delivering them. They cried to Thee, and rescue came; no need to be ashamed of such trust as theirs. But I, poor worm, have no manhood left; I am a by-word to all, the laughing-stock of the rabble. All those who catch sight of me fall to mocking; mouthing out insults, while they toss their heads in scorn. He committed Himself to the Lord, why does not the Lord come to His rescue and set His favourite free? They stand there watching Me, gazing at Me. They divide My spoils among them, cast lots for My garments. Rescue me from the very mouth of the lion, the very horns of the wild oxen that have brought me thus low. Praise the Lord, all you that are His worshippers; honour to Him, from the sons of Jacob. The Lord will claim for His own a generation that is still to come; heaven itself will make known His faithfulness. To a people yet to be born, a people of the Lord's own founding.

Gospel: Matt. 26. 36-75; 27. 1-60
The Gospel of the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew.
At that time, Jesus came with His disciples to a country place called Gethsemani, and He said to His disciples, [+] "Sit down here, while I go over yonder and pray." [C.] And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be saddened and exceedingly troubled. Then He said to them, [+] "My soul is sad, even unto death. Wait here and watch with Me." [C.] And going forward a little, He fell on His face, and prayed, saying, [+] "Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from Me; yet not as I will, but as Thou willest." [C.] Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And He said to Peter, [+] "Could you not then watch one hour with Me? Watch and pray, that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." [C.] Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying, [+] "My Father, if this cup cannot pass away unless I drink it, Thy will be done." [C.] And He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And leaving them He went back again, and prayed a third time, saying the same words over. Then He came to His disciples, and said to them, [+] "Sleep on now, and take your rest. Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, let us go. Behold, he who betrays Me is at hand."
[C.] And while He was yet speaking, behold Judas, one of the Twelve, came and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, [S.] "Whomever I kiss, that is He; lay hold of Him." [C.] And he went straight up to Jesus and said, [S.] "Hail, Rabbi!" [C.] and kissed Him. And Jesus said to him, [+] "Friend, for what purpose hast thou come?" [C.] Then they came forward and set hands on Jesus and took Him. And behold, one of those who was with Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him, [+] "Put back thy sword into its place; for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or dost thou suppose that I cannot entreat My Father, and He will even now furnish Me with more than twelve legions of angels? How then are the Scriptures to be fulfilled, that thus it must happen?"
[C.] In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, [+] "As against a robber you have come out, with swords and clubs to seize Me. I sat daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not lay hands on Me." [C.] Now all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left Him and fled.

Now those who had taken Jesus led Him away to Caiphas the high priest, where the Scribes and the elders had gathered together. But Peter was following Him at a distance, even to the courtyard of the high priest, and he went in and sat with the attendants to see the end. Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to death, but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But last of all there came forward two false witnesses, and they said, [S.] "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it after three days.'" [C.] Then the high priest, standing up, said to Him, [S.] "Dost Thou make no answer to the things that these men prefer against Thee?" [C.] But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, [S.] "I adjure Thee by the living God that Thou tell us whether Thou art the Christ, the Son of God." [C.] Jesus said to him, [+] "Thou hast said it. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power of God and coming upon the clouds of heaven." [C.] Then the high priest tore his garments, saying, [S.] "He has blasphemed; what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" [C.] And they answered and said, [S.] "He is liable to death."
[C.] Then they spat in His face and buffeted Him; while others struck His face with the palms of their hands, saying, [S.] "Prophesy to us, O Christ! who is it that struck Thee?" [C.] Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard; and a maidservant came up to him and said, [S.] "Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean." [C.] But he denied before them all, saying, [S.] "I do not know what thou art saying." [C.] And when he had gone out to the gateway, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there, [S.] "This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth." [C.] And again he denied with an oath, "I do not know the Man!" And after a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, [S.] "Surely thou also art one of them, for even thy speech betrays thee." [C.] Then he began to curse and to swear that he did not know the Man. And at that moment the cock crowed. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said, "Before the cock crows, thou wilt deny Me thrice." And he went out and wept bitterly.
Now when morning came all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel together against Jesus in order to put Him to death. And they bound Him and led Him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the procurator. Then Judas, who betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, [S.] "I have sinned in betraying innocent blood." [C.] But they said, [S.] "What is that to us? See to it thyself." [C.] And he flung the pieces of silver into the temple, and withdrew; and went away and hanged himself with a halter. And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, [S.] "It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, seeing that it is the price of blood." [C.] And after they had consulted together, they bought with them the potter's field, as a burial place for strangers. For this reason that field has been called even to this day, Haceldama, that is, the Field of Blood. Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying, "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him Who was prized, upon whom the children of Israel set a price; and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me."
Now Jesus stood before the procurator; and the procurator asked Him, saying, [S.] "Art Thou the King of the Jews?" [C.] Jesus said to him [+] "Thou sayest it." [C.] And when He was accused by the chief priests and the elders, He made no answer. Then Pilate said to Him, [S.] "Dost Thou not hear how many things they prefer against Thee?" [C.] But He did not answer him a single word, so that the procurator wondered exceedingly. Now at festival time the procurator used to release to the crowd a prisoner, whomever they would. Now he had at that time a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said, [S.] "Whom do you wish that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus Who is called Christ?" [C.] For he knew that they had delivered Him up out of envy. Now, as he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, [S.] "Have nothing to do with that Just Man, for I have suffered many things in a dream today because of Him." [C.] But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to destroy Jesus. But the procurator addressed them, and said to them, [S.] "Which of the two do you wish that I release to you?" [C.] And they said, [S.] "Barabbas." [C.] Pilate said to them, [S.] "What then am I to do with Jesus Who is called Christ?" [C.] They all said, [S.] "Let him be crucified!" [C.] The procurator said to them, [S.] "Why, what evil has He done?" [C.] But they kept crying out the more, saying, [S.] "Let Him be crucified!" [C.] Now Pilate, seeing that he was doing no good, but rather that a riot was breaking out, took water and washed his hands in sight of the crowd, saying, [S.] "I am innocent of the blood of this Just Man; see to it yourselves." [C.] And all the people answered and said, [S.] "His blood be on us and on our children." [C.] Then he released to them Barabbas; but Jesus he scourged and delivered to them to be crucified.
Then the soldiers of the procurator took Jesus into the praetorium, and gathered together about Him the whole cohort. And they stripped Him and put on Him a scarlet cloak; and plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed into His right hand; and bending the knee before Him they mocked Him, saying, [S.] "Hail, King of the Jews!" [C.] And they spat on Him, and took the reed and kept striking Him on the head. And when they had mocked Him, they took the cloak off Him and put on Him His own garments, and led Him away to crucify Him.
Now as they went out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon; him they forced to take up His cross. And they came to the place called Golgotha, that is, the Place of the Skull. And they gave Him wine to drink mixed with gall; but when He had tasted it, He would not drink. And after they had crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots, to fulfill that which was spoken through the prophets, saying, "They divided My garments among them, and upon My vesture they cast lots." And sitting down they kept watch over Him. And they put above His head the charge against Him, written This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right hand and one on His left. Now the passers-by were jeering at Him, shaking their heads, and saying, [S.] "Thou Who destroyest the temple, and in three days buildest it up again, save Thyself! If Thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross!" [C.] In like manner, the chief priests with the Scribes and the elders, mocking, said, [S.] "He saved others, Himself He cannot save! If He is the King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He wants Him; for He said, "I am the Son of God."' [C.] And the robbers also, who were crucified with Him, reproached Him in the same way.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. But about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, [+] "Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani." [C.] That is, [+] "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?"' [C.] And some of the bystanders on hearing this said, [S.] "This man is calling Elias." [C.] And immediately one of them ran and, taking a sponge, soaked it in common wine, put it on a reed and offered it to Him to drink. But the rest said, [S.] "Wait, let us see whether Elias is coming to save Him." [C.] But Jesus again cried out with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit.
[Here all kneel, and pause a little while.]

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent, and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep arose; and coming forth out of the tombs after His resurrection, they came into the holy city, and appeared to many. Now when the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they were very much afraid, and they said, [S.] "Truly He was the Son of God."
[C.] And many women were there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. Now when it was evening, there came a certain rich man of Arimathea, Joseph by name, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be given up. And Joseph taking the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb, and departed.

Offertory: Ps. 68. 21-22
Naught else but shame and misery does My heart forbode. I look around for pity, where pity is none; for comfort, where there is no comfort to be found: they gave Me gall to eat, and when I was thirsty they gave Me vinegar to drink.

Secret
Grant, we pray Thee, Lord, that the gift we set before Thy majesty may obtain for us the grace of devotion, and ensure us an eternity of bliss. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

Communion: Matt. 26. 42
Father, if this chalice may not pass me by, but I must drink it, then Thy will be done.

Postcommunion
By the working of this sacrament, Lord, may our sins be purged away, and our just desires fulfilled. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.