Saturday in Holy Week
Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources for each individual pericope:
Job 14:1-14 or
Lamentations 3:1-9, 19-24
Episcopal reading:
Job 14:1-14
Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16
Episcopal reading:
Psalm 130
or Psalm 31:1-5
Matthew 27:57-66 or John 19:38-42
Reading and Studying the Text This Week
- Texts:
- Illustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Year A, Year B, Year C.
- Lectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary.
- The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass (1998 USA Edition). At Felix Just S.J.'s The Roman Catholic Lectionary For Mass - a site featuring comprehensive tables of editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
- "Breathe," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, 2018.
- "Learning to Wait in the Dark, A Holy Saturday Reflection," Barbara Brown Taylor, Huffington Post Religion, 2014.
- "Church in Contradiction, Living in Holy Saturday," Luke Bretherton, ABC Religion and Ethics, 2014.
- "Holy Saturday: The Space Between," Christine Valters Paintner, Patheos, 2011.
- "Therefore I Will Hope," Jan Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook, 2012. Use of images.
- "Living through Holy Saturday," Bruce Epperly, 2011, Patheos.
- John Shearman's Lectionary Resource, Holy Saturday, 2009, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
- Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Pre-Easter Saturday. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
- A list of links to on-line Bibles and general Bible study resources.
- A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion groups and their homepages.
- A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.
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:
- Worship Planning Helps (Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2011.
- LCA Worship Resources, Holy Saturday, includes liturgy, hymn suggestions, notes on the readings, visuals, drama, "Talking with Children," etc. Lutheran Church of Australia.
- Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
- Lector's Notes, Easter Vigil/Holy Saturday, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
- Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
- Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Year A, Year B, Year C, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
- 21st Century Worship Resources, Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil, UMC GBOD, 2011.
- Offertory Prayers, Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil, UMC GBOD, 2011.
- Graphics and Bulletin Materials:
- Art in the Christian Tradition, Year A, Year B, Year 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 Saturday, 2010, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
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Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org: Holy Saturday, Year A, Year B, Year C, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Lectionary Hymns, Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil, UMC GBOD, 2011.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- Hymns of the Spirit Three, Holy Saturday, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
- With Children:
- Lectionary Puzzles, Holy Week Saturday. 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.
