Good Friday

Opening Acclamation

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD OF GOD

First Lesson: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Psalm 22:1-11 Plainsong
Second Lesson: Hebrews 10:16-25
Psalm 69: 1-23

+ The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Saint John +

Hymn 471 "We Sing Praise of Him who Died" Breslau

THE SOLEMN COLLECTS

Hymn 160 "Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow" Cross of Jesus

VENERATION OF THE CROSS

[The People kneel: A wooden crucifix is carried in procession to the altar. Three times the procession stops, as the Celebrant sings:]

Celebrant: This is the Wood of the cross on which hung the Savior of the world.
Celebrant: Come let us worship.
All: Holy is God, holy and strong, holy and living forever.

The Reproaches

We Worship you, Lord we venerate your cross,
we praise your resurrection.
Through the cross you brought joy to the worlds.

May God be gracious and bless us;
and let his face shed its light upon us.

We worship you, Lord, we venerate your cross,
we praise your resurrection.
Through the cross you brought joy to the world.

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 Savior to the cross.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

Holy is God! Holy and strong! Holy immortal One, have mercy on us!

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 Savior to the cross.

Holy is God! Holy and strong! Holy immortal One, have mercy on us!

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 Savior's side with a lance.

Holy is God! Holy and strong! Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us!

For your sake I scourged your captors and their first-born sons,
but you brought scourges down on me.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

I led you from slavery to freedom and drowned your captors in the sea,
but you handed me over to your high priests.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

I opened the sea before you,
but you opened my side with a spear.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

I led you on your way in a pillar of cloud,
but you led me to Pilate's court.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

I bore you up with manna in the desert,
but you struck me down and scourged me.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

I gave you saving water from the rock,
but you gave me gall and vinegar to drink.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

For you I struck down the kings of Canaan,
but you struck my head with a reed.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

I gave you a royal scepter,
but you gave me a crown of thorns.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

I raised you to the height of majesty,
but you raised me high on a cross.

My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me!

Hymn 166 "Sing my Tongue, the Glorious Battle" Pange lingua

THE LITURGY OF THE PRE-SANCTIFIED

Confession of Sin
The Lord's Prayer
The Fraction

+The Communion of the Faithful+

Communion Anthem "Ave verum corpus" E. Elgar

Solo "Were You There?" McKinley Collins, soloist , C.F. Manney