Sola Publishing – Prayers of the Church
Maundy Thursday – April 17, 2025
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Prayer of the Day
Historical Collect
O Lord God, you left to us a wonderful sacrament, a memorial of your passion. Grant, we beseech you, that we may so partake of this sacrament of your body and blood that the fruits of your redemption may continually be manifest in us; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (Thomas Aquinas)
Thematic Collect
Holy God, your Son gave us a new commandment and through his act of radical servanthood showed us the way of true love. Grant that we may share his servant nature as we live out your reign awaiting the promise of his return; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen.
Prayers of the Church
For Holy Communion
Holy God, in his last days before the crucifixion your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, celebrated the Passover with his beloved disciples and instituted the sacrament of Holy Communion. Prepare us for this Holy Supper that we might, with joy and faith, receive through Christ’s body and blood the forgiveness of our sin and the strength to resist sin in the days to come. Lord in your mercy … hear our prayer.
For Maundy Thursday 
Lord God, gracious Father, we thank you for instituting the Lord’s Supper by which we remember his suffering and death, and also partake of his body broken and his blood shed for us, for the forgiveness of our sins. May we so eat and drink of your sacrament that the power and presence of Christ would be evident in our lives. Lord in your mercy … hear our prayer.
For Love and Charity 
Gracious Lord God, you have given us so much, in order that we may give to others in their need. As you have opened your heart and hands to bless us, loving Lord, so open our hearts and hands to others, that we may provide for those in need with charity and love. Lord in your mercy … hear our prayer.
For Endurance and Deliverance 
Lord God, you are the one, sure foundation, and the rock of our salvation. In the midst of this world, which is passing away, grant us your promised gift of endurance so that, delivered at last from the temptations and tumults of this life, we may stand before you whole and faithful, basking in the brightness of your glory forever.  Lord in your mercy … hear our prayer.