PALM SUNDAY — Year A
First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7
A reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
Our God has given me a well-trained tongue
that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.
Morning after morning, God awakens me,
to hear as disciples do.
God opens my ears;
I was not disobedient,
I did not turn back;
I gave my back to those who beat me,
my cheeks to those who humiliated me;
I did not hide my face
from insult and spitting.
The Most High helps me,
therefore I am not dishonored;
therefore I have set my face firm.
I know I will not be put to shame.
The Word of God recorded in the book of the prophet Isaiah.
PALM SUNDAY — Year A
Responsorial Prayer: By the Terma Collective
R: God, help us to be fully present.
May our eyes remain open even in the face of tragedy. May we not become disheartened. May we find in the dissolution of our apathy and denial, the cup of the broken heart.
R: God, help us to be fully present.
May we discover the gift of the fire burning in the inner chamber of our being – burning great and bright enough to transform any poison. May we offer the power of our sorrow to the service of something greater than ourselves.
R: God, help us to be fully present.
May our guilt not rise up to form yet another defensive wall. May the suffering purify and not paralyze us. May clarity be our ally and wisdom our support.
R: God, help us to be fully present.
May the soul’s journey be revealed and the true hunger fed. May we be forgiven for what we have forgotten and blessed with the remembrance of who we really are.
R: God, help us to be fully present.
