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Friday 29th April 2024
Good Friday, 12 noon
Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
Collect of the Day:
O Lord, look with mercy on this your family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, given up into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
First Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53.12
Psalm 22
Second Reading: Hebrews 10:16-25
The Gospel of the Passion John 18
An Address may be said here
The Solemn Intercessions
The response to “Lord, in your mercy” is “hear our prayer”
The Veneration of Christ Crucified
A. The Entrance of the Cross
The Reproaches
I O my people, what have I done to you.
How have I offended you? Answer me!
I led you out of Egypt, from slavery to freedom, but you led your Saviour to the cross.
Hagios ho Theos Holy God
Hagios Ischyros Holy Strong
Hagios Athanatos eleison himas. Holy Immortal. Have mercy on us.
II For forty years I led you safely through the desert,
I fed you with manna from heaven,
And brought you to a land of plenty, but you led your Saviour to the Cross.
Hagios ho Theos Holy God
Hagios Ischyros Holy Strong
Hagios Athanatos eleison himas Holy Immortal. Have mercy on us.
III What more could I have done for you.
I planted you as my fairest vine, but you yielded only bitterness: When I was thirsty you gave me vinegar to drink, and you pierced your Saviour with a lance.
Hagios ho Theos Holy God
Hagios Ischyros Holy Strong
Hagios Athanatos eleison himas Holy Immortal. Have mercy on us.
B. The Showing of the Cross
Behold the wood of the Cross, on which was hung the world’s salvation: O come, let us adore him. O come, let us adore him.
C. Devotions before the Cross
Psalm 67
We venerate your Cross, O Lord; and praise your glorious resurrection: for see, by virtue of the Cross, your joy has come to all the world.
God be merciful to us and bless us: and show us the light of your countenance, We venerate your Cross, O Lord; and praise your glorious resurrection: for see, by virtue of the Cross, your joy has come to all the world.
That your way may be known upon earth: your saving power among all nations. We venerate your Cross, O Lord; and praise your glorious resurrection: for see, by virtue of the Cross, your joy has come to all the world.
Let the peoples praise you O God: let all the peoples praise you. We venerate your Cross, O Lord; and praise your glorious resurrection: for see, by virtue of the Cross, your joy has come to all the world.
Let the nations rejoice and be glad: for you judge the peoples righteously, and guide the nations on earth. We venerate your Cross, O Lord; and praise your glorious resurrection: for see, by virtue of the Cross, your joy has come to all the world.
Let the peoples praise you O God: let all the peoples praise you. We venerate your Cross, O Lord; and praise your glorious resurrection: for see, by virtue of the Cross, your joy has come to all the world.
The earth has yielded its harvest: and you our God will bless us. We venerate your Cross, O Lord; and praise your glorious resurrection: for see, by virtue of the Cross, your joy has come to all the world.
Your blessing O God be upon us: and let all the ends of the world revere you. We venerate your Cross, O Lord; and praise your glorious resurrection: for see, by virtue of the Cross, your joy has come to all the world.
Holy Communion
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour Christ has commanded and taught us, we are bold to say:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Invitation
Draw near with faith. Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for you, and his blood which he shed for you. Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
Communion
Prayer after Communion
Almighty and eternal God, you have restored us to life by the triumphant death and resurrection of your Christ: continue his healing work within us, that by partaking of this mystery we may live ever dedicated to your service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Final Prayer
May your abundant blessing, Lord, come down upon your people who have devoutly recalled the death of your Son in the sure and certain hope of their resurrection: grant them pardon, bring them comfort, may their faith grow stronger, and their eternal salvation be assured; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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