Holy Saturday (Year A)

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Matthew 27.57-66 (TIB[1]):
When evening fell, a wealthy man from Arimathea named Joseph, who had become a disciple of Jesus, 58came to request the body of Jesus; Pilate issued an order for its release. 59Taking the body, Joseph wrapped it in fresh linen 60and laid it in his own tomb, which had been hewn out of rock. Then Joseph rolled a huge stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61But Mary of Magdala and the other Mary remained sitting there, facing the tomb. 

62The next day — the one following the Day of Preparation — the chief priests and the Pharisees called at Pilate’s residence 63and said, “We recall that, while he was still alive, the impostor made the claim, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ 64Therefore, please issue an order to keep the tomb under surveillance until the third day. Otherwise, Jesus’ disciples might go and steal his body and tell the people, ‘Jesus has been raised from the dead!’ This final deception would be worse than the first.”

65Pilate said to them, “You have a guard. Go and secure the tomb as best you can.” 66So they went to seal the tomb and post a guard.

Other readings:
Job 14.1-14; Psalm 31.1-4, 15-16; 1 Peter 4.1-8

The Gathering Prayer:
Grant O God, that we who are baptised into the death of your Child Jesus the Christ, may continually die to sin and be buried with him, that through the grave and gate of death we may pass to our joyful resurrection; for his sake, who died and was buried and rose again for us, your Only Begotten our Saviour Jesus the Christ. Amen.
The New Zealand Book of Common Prayer (adapted)



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In the Love of the Three in One,

Br. Jack+, LC

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[1] Scripture quotations marked (TIB) are taken from The Inclusive Bible. Copyright © 2007 by Priests for Equality. Used by permission.

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