Prayer, day 2630: Holy Saturday in time of COVID-19

Most Merciful God,
in the silence before dawn
as the world pauses and turns in sleep:
hear our prayer.

Hold open the gate into our hearts, O Christ,
and bid us to enter with You into life eternal.

We are prone to wander far astray,
even from ourselves:
but You, Lord Jesus, are the Truth and the Way.

Let us abide with You this day,
keeping silent watch
in a garden far away.

Let our spirits rise on the wings of angels,
as we wait, and watch, and weep.

Dry the tears of those who suffer or mourn,
and let your healing pour over all in your embrace, O God.

We join the prayer of all creation,
carried aloft by our soul's longing:
"Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

Lord, hear our prayer.

Amen.

Prayer, day 1890: Holy Saturday

Almighty God, we wait in the darkness
before the dawn of your Son,
remembering and blessing him, now and forever.

In stillness the earth pauses,
and awaits the resurrection:
hear our prayers, O Comforter. 

We turn our faces toward hope,
awaiting the coming of the third day:
we know You share our sorrows and pain. 

Help us renounce the evils that chain us, O Lord:
roll away the stone of our hearts, we pray. 

Lord Christ, you prayed forgiveness for your enemies
even upon the cross:
help us so renounce vengeance and strife.


Bless those for whom we pray, O Merciful One,
and pour your comfort like a balm over them.

Amen.
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Image: Andrea Mantegna, Lamentation Over Christ, ca. 1475-1478

Prayer 1159- For Holy Saturday

The fourteenth station- Jesus is placed in the tomb

Almighty God, we wait in the darkness before the dawn of your Son, remembering and blessing him, now and forever.
In stillness the earth pauses, and awaits the resurrection: hear our prayers, O Comforter. 
We turn our faces toward hope, awaiting the coming of the third day: we know You share our sorrows and pain. 
Help us renounce the evils that chain us, O Lord: roll away the stone of our hearts, we pray. 
Lord Christ, you prayed forgiveness for your enemies even upon the cross: help us so renounce vengeance and strife.
Bless those for whom we pray, O Merciful One, and pour your comfort like a balm over them.

Amen.