Monday of Holy Week

Grant, we beseech you, Almighty God, that we, who in our times of trial often grow weak and falter, may take heart again and find new strength, seeing that Christ in His passion has offered for us the obedience we are too frail to offer you; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God now and forever. Amen
(From the Gregorian Sacramentary)

1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
   he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog,
   and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.
3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.
   Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the Lord.
4 Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust,
   who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
   your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
   none can compare with you!
   I will proclaim and tell of them, yet they are more than can be told.
6 In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,
   but you have given me an open ear.
   Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.
Psalm 40 – English Standard Version

Readings for today from the Daily Lectionary
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Lamentations 1:1-12 - 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 - Mark 11:12-25