March 31, 2024 – Holy Week
Mar. 28 – Holy (Maundy) Thursday
First Lesson: Ex. 24:3–11 | Psalm 116:12– 19 | Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 10:16–17 | Gospel: Mark 14:12–26
Mar. 29 – Good Friday
First Lesson: Is. 52:13—53:12 | Psalm 22 or Psalm 31 | Second Lesson: Heb. 4:14–16; 5:7–9 | Gospel: John 18:1—19:42 or John 19:17–30
Mar. 31 – The Resurrection of Our Lord – Easter Sunrise
First Lesson: Ex. 15:1–11 | Psalm 118: 15–29 | Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 5:6b–8 | Gospel: John 20:1–18
EASTER
First Lesson:
6 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine,
of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.
7 And he will swallow up on this mountain
the covering that is cast over all peoples,
the veil that is spread over all nations.
8 He will swallow up death forever;
and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
for the Lord has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
Second Lesson
The Resurrection of Christ
15 Now I would remind you, brothers,[a] of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 15:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 6, 31, 50, 58
Gospel
The Resurrection
16 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” 4 And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. 5 And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. 6 And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.” 8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
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Weekly Bible Readings
March 2024
Mar. 3
Third S. in Lent
First Lesson: Ex. 20:1–17
Psalm 19
Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 1:18–31
Gospel: John 2:13–22 (23–25)
Mar. 10
Fourth S. in Lent
First Lesson: Num. 21:4–9
Psalm 107:1–9
Second Lesson: Eph. 2:1–10
Gospel: John 3:14–21
Mar. 17
Fifth S. in Lent
First Lesson: Jer. 31:31–34
Psalm 119:9–16
Second Lesson: Heb. 5:1–10
Gospel: Mark 10:(32– 34) 35–45
HOLY WEEK
Mar. 24
Palm Sunday
First Lesson: Zech. 9:9–12
Psalm 118:19– 29 or Ps. 31:9–16
Second Lesson: Phil. 2:5–11
Gospel: Mark 14:1—15:47 or Mark 15:1–47 or John 12:20–43
Mar. 28
Holy (Maundy) Thursday
First Lesson: Ex. 24:3–11
Psalm 116:12– 19
Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 10:16–17
Gospel: Mark 14:12–26
Mar. 29
Good Friday
First Lesson: Is. 52:13—53:12
Psalm 22 or Psalm 31
Second Lesson: Heb. 4:14–16; 5:7–9
Gospel: John 18:1—19:42 or John 19:17–30
EASTER
Mar. 31
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Sunrise
First Lesson: Ex. 15:1–11
Psalm 118: 15–29
Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 5:6b–8
Gospel: John 20:1–18
Mar. 31
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Easter Day
First Lesson: Is. 25:6–9
Psalm 16
Second Lesson: 1 Cor. 15:1–11
Gospel: Mark 16:1–8