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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Wednesday Of Holy Week


Wednesday in Holy Week
March 27, 2013

The Bible doesn't say what the Lord did on Wednesday of Passion Week. Scholars speculate that after two exhausting days in Jerusalem, Jesus and his disciples spent this day resting in Bethany in anticipation of the Passover.
Bethany was about two miles east of Jerusalem. Here Lazarus and his two sisters, Mary and Martha lived. They were close friends of Jesus, and probably hosted him and the disciples during these final days in Jerusalem.
Just a short time previously, Jesus had revealed to the disciples, and the world, that he had power over death by raising Lazarus from the grave. After seeing this incredible miracle, many people in Bethany believed that Jesus was the Son of God and put their faith in him. Also in Bethany just a few nights earlier, Lazarus' sister Mary had lovingly anointed the feet of Jesus with expensive perfume.
While we can only speculate, it's fascinating to consider how our Lord Jesus spent this final quiet day with his dearest friends and followers.
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READINGS
Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources for each individual pericope:
Psalm 70Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34
John 13:21-32Roman Catholic reading: Matthew 26:14-25

Reading and Studying the Text This Week

OnLine Worship and Liturgy Resources

  • Resources and Images on The Text This Week's Holy Week Resources page.
  • Lent and Easter links at Rev. Richard J. Fairchild's A Holy Easter.
  • Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
    • LCA Worship Resources, Holy Week Wednesday, includes liturgy, hymn suggestions, notes on the readings, visuals, drama, "Talking with Children," etc. Lutheran Church of Australia.
    • Liturgies Online, Holy Week Wednesday, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
    • Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
    • Prayers of the People, Wednesday in Holy Week. General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
    • Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Year AYear BYear C, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
  • Graphics and Bulletin Materials:
    • Art in the Christian Tradition, Year AYear BYear C, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
    • Images for this week's readings, Year B, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
    • Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Holy Week Wednesday, 2010, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
  • Hymns and Music:
  • With Children:
    • Lectionary Puzzles, Holy Week Wednesday. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
  • A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.



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