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response reading 130. Passion Week (1)
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said,
"Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
"On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,
because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
You have made known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
In a loud voice they sang: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"

hymnal 144
1 Jesus shed his blood for me, bore, for our salvation
on his cross, the agony of a lost creation.
Jesus, Lord, Jesus, Lord, for my sins they slew thee.
Now by thy dear blood restored, draw the sinner to thee.
2 For what crime should he be killed, for his killers praying?
Mad, that mindless mob has willed their Messiah's slaying.
Jesus, Lord, Jesus, Lord, for my sins they slew thee.
Now by thy dear blood restored, draw the sinner to thee.
3 None there lives who does not know sin, bloodied as crimson;
but the cross makes white as snow all in Christ's dominion.
Jesus, Lord, Jesus, Lord, for my sins they slew thee.
Now by thy dear blood restored, draw the sinner to thee.
4 Jesus, oh so fair art thou! My good friend, my Savior,
thy grace, only, save me now, and from hell forever.
Jesus, Lord, Jesus, Lord, for my sins they slew thee.
Now by thy dear blood restored, draw the sinner to thee.

Mark 15:33-47
33 At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Listen, he's calling Elijah."
36 One man ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down," he said.
37 With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.
38 The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he said, "Surely this man was the Son of God!"
40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
41 In Galilee these women had followed him and cared for his needs. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were also there.
42 It was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body.
44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
46 So Joseph bought some linen cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors,
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. amen.