Joanna, Mary, and Salome, Myrrh-Bearing Women

The Collect:

Rite I:
Almighty God, who didst reveal the resurrection of thy Son to Joanna, Mary, and Salome as they faithfully came bearing myrrh to his tomb: Grant that we too may perceive the presence of the risen Lord in the midst of pain and fear, and go forth proclaiming his resurrection; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Rite II:
Almighty God, who revealed the resurrection of your Son to Joanna, Mary, and Salome as they faithfully came bearing myrrh to his tomb: Grant that we too may perceive the presence of the risen Lord in the midst of pain and fear, and go forth proclaiming his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

First Lesson: Acts 2:29–36

²⁹ ‘Fellow Israelites, I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. ³⁰ Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne. ³¹ Foreseeing this, David spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, saying,

     “He was not abandoned to Hades,
         nor did his flesh experience corruption.”

³² This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses. ³³ Being therefore exalted at[d] the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you both see and hear. ³⁴ For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

     “The Lord said to my Lord,
     ‘Sit at my right hand,
³⁵       until I make your enemies your footstool.’”

³⁶ Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.’

Psalm: Psalm 50

¹ The Lord, the God of gods, has spoken; *
       he has called the earth from the rising of the sun to
                                   its setting.
² Out of Zion, perfect in its beauty, *
       God reveals himself in glory.
³ Our God will come and will not keep silence; *
       before him there is a consuming flame,
       and round about him a raging storm.
⁴ He calls the heavens and the earth from above *
       to witness the judgment of his people.
⁵ “Gather before me my loyal followers, *
       those who have made a covenant with me
       and sealed it with sacrifice.”
⁶ Let the heavens declare the rightness of his cause; *
       for God himself is judge.
⁷ Hear, O my people, and I will speak:
   “O Israel, I will bear witness against you; *
       for I am God, your God.
⁸ I do not accuse you because of your sacrifices; *
       your offerings are always before me.
⁹ I will take no bull-calf from your stalls, *
       nor he-goats out of your pens;
¹⁰ For all the beasts of the forest are mine, *
       the herds in their thousands upon the hills.
¹¹ I know every bird in the sky, *
       and the creatures of the fields are in my sight.
¹² If I were hungry, I would not tell you, *
       for the whole world is mine and all that is in it.
¹³ Do you think I eat the flesh of bulls, *
       or drink the blood of goats?
¹⁴ Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
       and make good your vows to the Most High.
¹⁵ Call upon me in the day of trouble; *
       I will deliver you, and you shall honor me.”
¹⁶ But to the wicked God says: *
       “Why do you recite my statutes,
       and take my covenant upon your lips;
¹⁷ Since you refuse discipline, *
       and toss my words behind your back?
¹⁸ When you see a thief, you make him your friend, *
       and you cast in your lot with adulterers.
¹⁹ You have loosed your lips for evil, *
       and harnessed your tongue to a lie.
²⁰ You are always speaking evil of your brother *
       and slandering your own mother’s son.
²¹ These things you have done, and I kept still, *
       and you thought that I am like you.”
²² “I have made my accusation; *
       I have put my case in order before your eyes.
²³ Consider this well, you who forget God, *
       lest I rend you and there be none to deliver you.
²⁴ Whoever offers me the sacrifice of thanksgiving
                                   honors me; *
       but to those who keep in my way will I show
                                   the salvation of God.”

Gospel: Mark 16:1–8

¹ When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. ² And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. ³ They had been saying to one another, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’ ⁴ When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back. ⁵ As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. ⁶ But he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid him. ⁷ But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him, just as he told you.’ ⁸ So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

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