Three-Year Lectionary
Study the appointed readings, prayers and resources for Series A, Series B and Series C through the Church Year.
March 25, 2027
See TodayHoly (Maundy) Thursday
Three-Year Lectionary · Series B
- First Reading
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Ex. 24:3–11 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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- Psalm
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Psalm 116:12–19 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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- Epistle
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1 Cor. 10:16–17 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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- Gospel
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Mark 14:12–26 (read in NKJV on Bible Gateway, opens in a new tab)
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Holy (Maundy) Thursday
Three-Year Lectionary · Series B
About this service
Let Us Love One Another, as Christ Has Loved Us and Loves Us to the End
“The Lord’s Passover” (Ex. 12:11) and “the blood of the covenant” at Mount Sinai (Ex. 24:8) are preeminent types of the Lord’s Supper. The blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, now covers us, and we keep His Supper “as a feast to the Lord” (Ex. 12:13–14). In Him, we see “the God of Israel” (Ex. 24:10), and yet He does not lay His hand on us to punish us. As disciples of Jesus, we recline at the table with Him to eat and drink in peace (Mark 14:18). The apostles, who received the New Testament in His blood “on the night when he was betrayed,” delivered the same to His Church, which we also now receive in remembrance of Him (1 Cor. 11:23–26; Mark 14:22–25). So He has “loved his own who were in the world,” and He loves us “to the end” (John 13:1). As He thus feeds us in love, let us love one another, just as He has loved us (John 13:34). For “we who are many are one body” because “we all partake of the one bread,” which is the body of Christ (1 Cor. 10:17).
Source: LCMS Worship, Lectionary Summaries — Three-Year Lectionary Series B (opens in a new tab). Used by permission. These pages may be reproduced for congregational use only. Commercial reproduction, or reproduction for sale of this work or any portion of this work, without the written permission of the copyright holder, is prohibited. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Scripture quoted in the summary is from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Introit, Gradual and Verse
Source: LCMS Three-Year Series (B) Propers Chart (opens in a new tab). Citations only; no liturgical or Scripture text is reproduced.
Prayers of the Church
Prayers of the Church for March 28, 2024 — Responsive Form
Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
Gracious Lord, by Your righteousness deliver our souls, which are precious in Your sight. Embolden our hearts to pray, confident that Christ prays with us. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Heavenly Father, as the institution of Your new testament is celebrated this day among all peoples, make Your saving power known throughout the earth. Grant that those who boast in the sacrificial gift of Christ share Him with the world He came to bless. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Almighty God, You have formed us after the pattern of Christ’s humble service. Help us in our vocations to follow His example of self-sacrifice. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Lord God of Israel, we rally to Your altar in the wilderness of this world. Hear our prayers for [_____________ and] all those who are sick. Refresh them in their suffering, comfort them with Your Word, and nourish them in body and soul. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Gracious Host, You welcomed the elders of Israel to eat and drink with You and did not lay Your hand on them. As You welcome us to Your altar to eat and drink our Lord’s Supper, do not lay Your hand on us, but count us worthy to receive forgiveness, life and salvation. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Gather us, heavenly King, around Your Son’s altar and throne with angels and saints. Bless our fellowship on earth, that at length we come to share this feast in eternal life. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend ourselves, our bodies and souls, and all things; redeem us, O Lord, faithful God; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Source: LCMS Worship, Prayers of the Church — Series B 2023–2024 (opens in a new tab). Prepared by LCMS Worship for congregational use. Used by permission. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Prayers of the Church for March 28, 2024 — Ektene Form
In peace, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For the deliverance of our souls, which are precious in God’s sight; and for confidence that Christ Himself prays with us, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
In gratitude for the new testament in Christ’s blood, whose institution is celebrated this day among all peoples, that the world for which He died may know Him and His sacrifice, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For humility and selflessness according to the pattern of Christ, that in our vocations we would follow His example of self-sacrifice, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For [_____________ and] all who are sick, that God would refresh, comfort and nourish them in the midst of the wilderness of this world, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all who commune, that our Lord would receive us at His Holy Supper as He did the elders of Israel, not laying His hand on us, but counting us worthy to receive forgiveness, life and salvation, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For the Holy Church, gathered with saints and angels around the altar and throne of Christ, that we who taste this fellowship on earth may be brought at length to share it forever in eternal life, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend ourselves, our bodies and souls, and all things; redeem us, O Lord, faithful God; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Source: LCMS Worship, Prayers of the Church — Series B 2023–2024 (opens in a new tab). Prepared by LCMS Worship for congregational use. Used by permission. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Hymn of the Day
LSB 617 O Lord, We Praise Thee
The LCMS Hymn of the Day list appoints this hymn as the Hymn of the Day for Holy (Maundy) Thursday (One-Year and Series A, B and C).
Source: LCMS Worship, Hymn of the Day — Arranged by Church Year, p. 168 (opens in a new tab). Appointment identity only. Lutheran Service Book text and LCMS study content are not reproduced.
Suggested hymns
- Entrance LSB 436 Go to Dark Gethsemane
- Distribution LSB 617 O Lord, We Praise Thee
- Distribution LSB 332 Savior of the Nations, Come
- Distribution LSB 431 Not All the Blood of Beasts Psalm
- Closing LSB 22 Chanted
Source: LCMS Worship, Hymn Suggestions — Three-Year Lectionary Series B 2023–24 (opens in a new tab). Hymn numbers and titles only; hymn texts are not reproduced. Reproduction for individual, church or school use does not require permission. © The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.