The Celebration of the Lord's Passion

Friday, April 7, 2023
Good Friday

Good Friday

Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

5:30 p.m. | High Altar

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Today’s sermon, “Slaying the Ram of Human Pride: Death & Turncoats”, is preached by the Rev. Elaine Farmer as part of her Holy Week Sermon Series “Touching the Mystery”.

We invite those of you watching this service online to invite Jesus into your hearts during Holy Communion by making an Act of Spiritual Communion.

My Jesus,
I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.

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CelebrantThe Rector
PreacherMo. Farmer
DeaconMo. Lee-Pae
SubdeaconFr. Gioia
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Liturgy of the Word
LessonIsaiah 52:13−53:12
Psalm22:1-11, Deus, Deus meus (Plainsong/Tone II1)
EpistleHebrews 10:16-25
HymnSing, my tongue, the glorious battle – PANGE LINGUA
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Saint JohnThe Passion According to Saint John, by Jeremy Filsell (b. 1964)
The Solemn Collects
Hymn160 – Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow – CROSS OF JESUS
The Veneration of the Cross
AnthemGood Friday Anthems, by Russell Schulz-Widmar (b. 1944)
Holy Communion
AnthemO Cross whose wood is all our race’s boast, by Peter Hallock (1924-2014)
Agnus DeiAgnus Dei, from ‘Mass for Four Voices’, by William Byrd (c. 1542-1623)
AnthemCrucifixus à 8, by Antonio Lotti (c. 1667-1740)
MeditationCello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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