The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for You and watch.

My mouth is filled with Your praise,
and with Your glory all the day.

O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare Your praise.

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

A hymn, canticle, or psalm may be sung or spoken.

451 Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted

Tune and text: Public domain

Reading	Isaiah 50:5–10
5 The Lord GOD opened My ears, and I didn't resist or turn away. 6 I gave My back to those who strike it and My cheeks to those who pluck the hair out of My beard. I haven't turned My face away from those who insult Me and spit on Me. 7 The Lord GOD helps Me;
this is why I'm not overcome with shame. So I've set My face like a flint; I know I'll not be shamed, because He is near Who justifies Me. Does anyone want to argue with Me? Let us confront each other. Will anyone oppose Me in this case? Let him come near Me. 9 See, the Lord God helps Me; Who then will condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment, and a moth will eat them. 10 Who among you fears the LORD and obeys when His Servant speaks? He who walks in the dark without a fight should trust in the LORD's name and depend on his God.

Hebrews 9:11-15
11But Christ came as High Priest of the good things that have come; He went through that greater and more perfect tabernacle not made by human hands (that is, not a part of this created world). 12 And He didn't use the blood of goats and calves but through His own blood He entered only once into the Holy of Holies and paid a price that frees us forever. 13Now, sprinkling the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a calf on unclean people makes them outwardly holy and clean. 14How much more will the blood of Christ, Who by the everlasting Spirit offered Himself without a spot to God, wash our consciences clean from dead works to worship the living God? 15And He is the Mediator of a new testament (covenant]. By dying He paid the ransom to free people from the sins under the first covenant, and those who are called are to receive the everlasting inheritance promised them.
John 12:1-23
12 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There a dinner was prepared for Him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those eating with Him. Then Mary took a pound of perfume, pure nard and very expensive, and poured it on Jesus' feet and dried His feet with her hair. The fragrance of the perfume filled the house. 4Judas (Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was going to betray Him) asked. 5“Why wasn't this perfume sold for three hundred denariis and the money given to the poor?” He didn't say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief and used to steal what was put in the money box he carried. "Let her do it for the day of My burial,” Jesus said. 8“The poor you always have with you, but you don't always have Me." A large crowd of the Jews found out He was there, and they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 10But the ruling priests decided to kill Lazarus, too, libecause he was the reason many Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in Him.
12The next day the large crowd that had come to the festival and heard, “Jesus is coming to Jerusalem,” 13took branches from the palm trees and went out to meet Him, shouting:
"Our Savior! Blessed is He Who is coming in the Lord's name, the King of Israel!” 14 Jesus found a donkey and sat on it, as it is written: 15“Don't be afraid, daughter of Zion! Look! Your King is coming, riding on a donkey's colt!” 16At the time His disciples didn't know what it meant, but after Jesus was glorified, they remembered that these things had been written about Him and were done to Him. 17The people who had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead were telling what they had seen. 18Because the crowd heard He had done this miracle, it came to meet Him. 19Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You see, you're not getting anywhere. Look! The world is running after him.” 20 Among those who came up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21 They went to Philip (who was from Bethsada in Galilee) and told him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus. 22Philip went and told Andrew. Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 Jesus answered them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24Surely, I tell you, if a kernel of wheat doesn't fall into the ground and die, it will be just one kernel. But if it dies, it produces much grain.
A portion of the Small or Large Catechism may be read.

Apostles’ Creed
C	I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
     maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,
     who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
     born of the virgin Mary,
     suffered under Pontius Pilate,
     was crucified, died and was buried.
     He descended into hell.
     The third day He rose again from the dead.
     He ascended into heaven
     and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
     From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
     the holy Christian Church,
          the communion of saints,
     the forgiveness of sins,
     the resurrection of the body,
     and the life T everlasting. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer
C	Our Father who art in heaven,
     hallowed be Thy name,
     Thy kingdom come,
     Thy will be done on earth
          as it is in heaven;
     give us this day our daily bread;
     and forgive us our trespasses
          as we forgive those
          who trespass against us;
     and lead us not into temptation,
     but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
     and the power and the glory
     forever and ever. Amen.

Rubric

Prayers for others and ourselves
Litany (Lent)
L	In peace let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For [names of synodical and district presidents], for all pastors in Christ, for all servants of the Church, and for all the people, let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For [name of president or monarch], for all public servants, for the government and those who protect us, that they may be upheld and strengthened in every good deed, let us pray to thehg Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For those who work to bring peace, justice, health, and protection in this and every place, let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For those who bring offerings, those who do good works in this congregation, those who toil, those who sing, and all the people here present who await from the Lord great and abundant mercy, let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and need, let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
L	For . . . [additional bids for prayer may be inserted here] . . . let us pray to the Lord:
C	Lord, have mercy.
 
The prayers then continue:
 
L	For the faithful who have gone before us and are with Christ, let us give thanks to the Lord:
C	Thanks be to God.
 
L	Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
 
Silence for individual prayer may follow.
 
L	Rejoicing in the fellowship of the saints, let us commend ourselves, one another, and our whole life to Christ, our Lord:
C	To You, O Lord.

Concluding prayers:

Monday in Holy Week
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.

Almighty God, merciful Father, who created and completed all things, on this day when the work of our calling begins anew, we implore You to create its beginning, direct its continuance, and bless its end, that our doings may be preserved from sin, our life sanctified, and our work this day be well pleasing to You; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Then go joyfully to your work.

Acknowledgments
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