Daily Prayer During Holy Week
These services for Morning, Midday, and Evening Prayer during Holy Week are adapted from Daily Prayer: Supplemental Liturgical Resource 5 of the Presbyterian Church (Westminster Press, 1987). They are designed for corporate use but can be easily adapted for personal prayer. The readings for each day are generally distributed as follows: Morning Prayer, Old Testament; Midday Prayer, Epistle; and Evening Prayer, Gospel Lesson. Should only one or two services a day be observed, the readings may be redistributed accordingly. Musical settings for the canticles can be found in the Presbyterian Hymnal. Office of Theology and Worship, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 2 —Passion/Palm Sunday— MORNING PRAYER OPENING SENTENCES O Lord, open my lips, Psalm 51:15 and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. Tell the daughter of Zion: Behold, your king is coming to you! Matthew 21:5, 9 He is humble and rides on a donkey. Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lo...