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.

563 Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness

5	When from the dust of death I rise
To claim my mansion in the skies,
This then shall be my only plea:
Jesus hath lived and died for me.

6	Jesus, be endless praise to Thee,
Whose boundless mercy hath for me,
For me, and all Thy hands have made,
An everlasting ransom paid.
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Introit	Psalm 116:1–4; antiphon: v. 5
5 The LORD is kind and righteous; our God is merciful. 
I love the LORD because He hears me call and plead. 2 Because He turns His ear to me,
I will call on Him as long as I live. 3 The snares of death came around me; the distress of the grave took hold of me; I experienced anguish and grief. 4 So I prayed in the LORD's name: “Please, O LORD, rescue me!"
5 The LORD is kind and righteous; our God is merciful. 

Reading	Exodus 24:3–11
3Moses went and told the people everything the LORD said, including all the regulations, and all the people answered as one man: “We will do everything the LORD has told us to do." 4Moses wrote down everything the LORD said. Rising early the next morning, he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and 12 pillars for the 12 tribes of Israel. 5Then he sent young Israelite men to sacrifice bulls as burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD. 6Moses took half of the blood and poured it into bowls and threw the other half against the altar. 7Then he took the scroll of the covenant and read it while the people listened. They said: “We will obey and do everything the LORD has said.” 8Then Moses took the blood and threw it over the people, saying: “Here is the blood of the covenant the LORD made with you on the basis of all He said here."
	9Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 elders of Israel. 10They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet there was a kind of pavement of sapphire as clear as the sky. 11God didn't hurt the leaders of Israel while they had a vision of Him and ate and drank.

Proper	Hebrews 9:11–22
Redemption Through the Blood of Christ
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. 16Where there is a will, it must be shown that the one who made it died, 17since a will takes effect only when a person is dead. It is not in force as long as the one who made it is still living. 18That is why the first covenant was also dedicated with blood. 19When Moses had told all the people every commandment of the Law, he took the blood of calves and goats and some water, scarlet wool, and hyssop and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20“This is the blood of the covenant,” he said, "that God has ordered you to keep.” 21In the same way he sprinkled blood on the tabernacle and on everything used in the worship. 22According to the Law almost everything is cleansed by blood, and if no blood is poured out, no sins are forgiven.

Proper	Matthew 26:17–30
170n the first day of the Festival of Bread Without Yeast the disciples came to Jesus. "Where do you want us to get things ready for You to eat the Passover?" they asked. 18“Go into the city,” He said, “to a certain man and tell him: "The Teacher says, "My time is near. I'm going to celebrate the Passover with My disciples at your house"? 19The disciples did as Jesus directed them and got the Passover ready. 20In the evening He reclined with the twelve for the supper.

21While they were eating, He said: “I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray Me!” 22 Feeling deeply hurt, they asked Him one by one, “You don't mean me, Lord?” 23“One who is dipping into the bowl with Me will betray Me!” He answered. 24“The Son of Man is going away as it is written about Him, but woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for that man if he had never been born." 25"You don't mean me, Master?" asked Judas, who was going to betray Him. "I do!” He told him.

26While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it. He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take and eat. This is My body." 27Then He took a cup and gave thanks. He gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you. 28For this is My blood of the New Testament, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29“I tell you, I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it with you in a new way in My Father's kingdom.” 30Then they sang a hymn.”

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.

The Litany
L	O Lord,
C	have mercy.
L	O Christ,
C	have mercy.
L	O Lord,
C	have mercy.
L	O Christ,
C	hear us.
L	God the Father in heaven,
C	have mercy.
L	God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
C	have mercy.
L	God the Holy Spirit,
C	have mercy.
L	Be gracious to us.
C	Spare us, good Lord.
L	Be gracious to us.
C	Help us, good Lord.
 
L	From all sin, from all error, from all evil;
From the crafts and assaults of the devil; from sudden and evil death;
From pestilence and famine; from war and bloodshed; from sedition and from rebellion;
From lightning and tempest; from all calamity by fire and water; and from everlasting death:
C	Good Lord, deliver us.
L	By the mystery of Your holy incarnation; by Your holy nativity;
By Your baptism, fasting, and temptation; by Your agony and bloody sweat; by Your cross and passion; by Your precious death and burial;
By Your glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter:
C	Help us, good Lord.
L	In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our prosperity; in the hour of death; and in the day of judgment:
C	Help us, good Lord.
L	We poor sinners implore You
C	to hear us, O Lord.
L	To rule and govern Your holy Christian Church; to preserve all pastors and ministers of Your Church in the true knowledge and understanding of Your wholesome Word and to sustain them in holy living;
To put an end to all schisms and causes of offense; to bring into the way of truth all who have erred and are deceived;
To beat down Satan under our feet; to send faithful laborers into Your harvest; and to accompany Your Word with Your grace and Spirit:
C	We implore You to hear us, good Lord.
L	To raise those who fall and to strengthen those who stand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted and the distressed:
C	We implore You to hear us, good Lord.
L	To give to all peoples concord and peace; to preserve our land from discord and strife; to give our country Your protection in every time of need;
To direct and defend our [president/queen/king] and all in authority; to bless and protect our magistrates and all our people;
To watch over and help all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation; to protect and guide all who travel;
To grant all women with child, and all mothers with infant children, increasing happiness in their blessings; to defend all orphans and widows and provide for them;
To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children; to free those in bondage; and to have mercy on us all:
C	We implore You to hear us, good Lord.
L	To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts; to give and preserve for our use the kindly fruits of the earth; and graciously to hear our prayers:
C	We implore You to hear us, good Lord.
L	Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,
C	we implore You to hear us.
 
L	Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
C	have mercy.
L	Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
C	have mercy.
L	Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,
C	grant us Your peace.
 
L	O Christ,
C	hear us.
L	O Lord,
C	have mercy.
L	O Christ,
C	have mercy.
L	O Lord,
C	have mercy. 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.

Prayers for others and ourselves

Concluding prayers:

Proper
O Lord, in this wondrous Sacrament You have left us a remembrance of Your passion. Grant that we may so receive the sacred mystery of Your body and blood that the fruits of Your redemption may continually be manifest in us; for You live and reign with the Father 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.

Blessing
P	Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it. Go in T peace.
C	Amen.

Then go joyfully to your work.

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