Dominica in Palmis

O Lord, keep not Thy help far from me; look to my defense: save me from the lion's mouth, and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns. O God, my God, look upon me: why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins.

Almighty, everlasting God, who didst cause our Saviour to take upon Him our flesh, and to undergo the Cross, for an example of humility to be imitated by mankind: mercifully grant that we may deserve to possess not only the lesson of His patience, but also the fellowship of His resurrection. Through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

Brethren: Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God; but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man. He humbled Himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. For which cause God also hath exalted Him, and hath given Him a name which is above all names: (here genuflect) that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.

Thou hast held me by my right hand; and by Thy will Thou hast conducted me, and with Thy glory Thou hast received me. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart! But my feet were almost moved; my steps had well-nigh slipped: because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the prosperity of sinners.

The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.

By the working of this mystery, O Lord, may our vices be purged away, and our just desires fulfilled. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.