Lectionary Readings Palm Sunday

March 24, 2013, Palm Sunday 

(Revised Common Lectionary Readings)
Click on each of the readings to see the full text.

• Liturgy of the Palms Luke 19:28-40
• Psalm Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
• Liturgy of the Passion Isaiah 50:4-9a
• Psalm Psalm 31:9-16
• Second Reading Philippians 2:5-11
• Gospel Luke 22:14-23:56
• Gospel (Alternate) Luke 23:1-49 (Alternate)

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LITURGY OF THE PALMS LUKE 19:28-40

²⁸After he had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

29When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, ³⁰saying, "Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. ³¹If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' just say this, 'The Lord needs it'" ³²So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. ³³As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" ³⁴They said, "The Lord needs it." ³⁵Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. ³⁶As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. ³⁷As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, ³⁸saying,

"Blessed is the king

who comes in the name of the Lord!

Peace in heaven,

and glory in the highest heaven!"

³⁹Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, order your disciples to stop." ⁴⁰He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out."