Good Friday Good Friday He was handed over, crucified, died, and was buried The Ninth Hour (3pm) - The Way of the Cross.... join with the Lord in the prayer of His Passion - in the Church The Twelfth Hour (6pm) - Scriptural Meditation on the Suffering and Death of Jesus Christ... come be transformed by His Word - at THND The First Hour of the Night (7pm) - Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord... enter into the drama of His trial and death... venerate the Cross... pray for the whole world... Liturgy of the Presanctified (don't know what that is? come and see)... - in the Parish Hall "and Pilate said to them, 'Behold, the man!' When the chief priests and the guards saw him they cried out, 'Crucify him, crucify him!'" | Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper Celebration of Christ's Instituting the Priesthood and the Eucharist 7:30pm in the Church Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass from this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. The devil had already induced Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, to hand him over. So, during supper, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet. Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels! Exult, all creation around God's throne! Jesus Christ, our King, is risen! 8:30pm in the Parish Hall This is the night when first you saved our fathers: you freed the people of Israel from their slavery and led them dry-shod through the sea. This is the night when the pillar of fire destroyed the darkness of sin! This is the night when Christians everywhere, washed clean of sin and freed from all defilement, are restored to grace and grow together in holiness. This is the night when Jesus Christ broke the chains of death and rose triumphant from the grave. What good would life have been to us, had Christ not come as our Redeemer? Father, how wonderful your care for us! How boundless your merciful love! |