Love and Betrayal

Key Passage
Questions
Adults: When have you felt that you betrayed the confidence of another, as Peter did when he denied Jesus?
Children: When have you let someone down who trusted you? How did you feel?
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Readings

First Reading • Salvation Only Through the Lord's Servant
Isaiah 50:4-7 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
Psalm
Psalms 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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Second Reading • Imitating Christ's Humility
Philippians 2:6-11 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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Gospel • The Passion of Jesus
Luke 22:14-23:56 (NRSVCE | GNT | MSG | NLT | NRSVACE)
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