Wednesday in Holy Week
Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources for each individual pericope:
Psalm 70
Roman Catholic reading:
Psalm
69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34
John 13:21-32
Roman Catholic
reading: Matthew 26:14-25
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: BCP - RCL.
- 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.
- PCUSA - Lectionary for Sundays and Festivals Scripture Reference.
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
- "Jesus Christ: Troublemaker," David Sellery, 2014.
- Wednesday in Holy Week: Spy Wednesday, RevGalBlogPals, 2010.
- Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Pre-Easter Wednesday. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
- "Will You Betray Me, Too?" Samuel Zumwalt, St Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilmington, NC, 2007.
- Wellspring of the Gospel, Wednesday in Holy Week, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
- "The Betrayer," sermon by Samuel D. Zumwalt, St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilmington, NC.
- 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:
- 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 A, Year B, Year C, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
- 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 Wednesday, 2010, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org: Wednesday of Holy Week, Year A, Year B, Year C, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- Hymns of the Spirit Three, Holy Wednesday, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
- 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.
