HOLY WEEK SCRIPTURE READING GUIDE

Published: Mon, 04/14/25

Updated: Mon, 04/14/25

HOLY WEEK SCRIPTURE READING GUIDE

Lazarus Saturday

Monastic Matins:
John 11:47-54
(Sung early Saturday morning, 3 AM)

Saturday After Passion Sunday Mass Readings

Epistle:
Jeremiah 18:18-end

Gospel:
John 12:10-36

Palm Sunday

Monastic Matins
Jeremiah 2:12-22; 29-32;
Matthew 21:1-9
(Sung 3 AM)

Mass Readings

Lesson of the Palms:

Exodus 15:27, 16:1-7

Gospel of the Palms:
Matthew 21:1-9

At the Mass

Epistle:
Philippians 2:5-11

Passion Gospel:
Matthew 26:1-75;
27:1-66

Anointing Monday
Monday in Holy Week

Monastic Matins
John 12: 1-9

Monday in Holy Week Mass Readings

Epistle:
Isaiah 50:5-10

Gospel:
John 12:1-9

Fig Tuesday
Tuesday in Holy Week

Monastic Matins:
Jeremiah
11: 15-20; 11: 18-19
(Sung Tuesday morning, 3 AM)

Tuesday in Holy Week Mass Readings

Epistle:
Jeremiah 11:18-20

Gospel:
Mark 14:1-72; 15:1-46

Spy Wednesday
Wednesday in Holy Week

Monastic Matins
Jeremiah
17:13-18, 19-23
(Sung Wednesday morning 3 AM)

Wednesday in Holy Week Matins Readings

Lesson:

Isaiah 53:1-12

Passion Gospel:
Luke 22:1-71; 23:1-53

Maundy Thursday
Thursday in Holy Week
The Thursday of the Lord's Supper

Monastic Matins:
Tenebrae (sung Wed. evening)
Lamentation of the Prophet Jeremiah
1:1-14

I Corinthians
11: 17-34

Maundy Mass Readings

Epistle:
I Corinthians 11:20-32

Gospel:
John 13:1-15

Monastic Matins Tenebrae
(sung on Friday evening)

Lamentation of
the Prophet
Jeremiah
3:22-30,
4:1-6,
5:1-11

Hebrews
9:11-12

Good Friday

Friday in Holy Week
Friday of the Passion

Monastic Matins:
Tenebrae (sung Thursday evening)

Lamentation of the Prophet Jeremiah
2: 8-15, 3:1-9

Hebrews
4:11-16; 5:1-6

Presanctified Good Friday Mass Readings

Hosea 6: 1-6

Epistle:
Exodus 12:1-11

Passion Gospel:
John 18:1-40; 19:1-42

Holy Saturday Lighting of
the Paschal Candle, Baptisms

12 Prophecies:

Genesis 1: 1-31; 2: 1-2
Genesis 5; 6; 7; 8
Genesis 22: 1-19
Exodus 14: 24-31, 5:1
Isaiah 54:17; 55: 1-11
Baruch 3: 9-38
Ezekiel 37: 1-14
Isaiah 4: 1-6
Exodus 12: 1-11
Jonah 3: 1-10
Deuteronomy 31: 22-30
Daniel 3: 1-23

Holy Saturday Mass

Epistle:
Colossians 3: 1-4

Gospel of the Resurrection:
Matthew 28: 1-7

Sunday of the Resurrection

Easter Sunday Epistle:
I Corinthians 5: 7-8

Gospel of the
Resurrection:
Mark 16: 1-7

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