Holy Week at Christ Church 2020
Holy Week Services
Christ Church Woodbury
Hans Multscher (1400-1467) Christ Carrying the Cross
Monday in Holy Week
Morning Prayer – 7:30 AM
Evening Prayer – 5:00 PM
Holy Eucharist – 5:30 PM
The Collect of the Day:
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 36:5-10
Hebrews 11:39-12:3
John 12:1-11
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Tuesday in Holy Week
Morning Prayer – 7:00 AM
Holy Eucharist – 7:30 AM
Evening Prayer – 5:00 PM
The Collect of the Day:
O God, who by the passion of thy blessed Son didst make an instrument of shameful death to be unto us the means of life: Grant us so to glory in the cross of Christ, that we may gladly suffer shame and loss for the sake of thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 49:1-6
Psalm 71:1-12
I Corinthians 1:18-31
John 12:37-38, 42-50
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Wednesday in Holy Week
Morning Prayer – 7:30 AM
Holy Eucharist – 10:00 AM
Evening Prayer – 5:00 PM
The Collect of the Day:
O Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his back to the smiters and hid not his face from shame: Grant us grace to take joyfully the sufferings of the present time, in full assurance of the glory that shall be revealed; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 69:7-15, 22-23
Hebrews 9:11-15, 24-28
John 13:21-25
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Maundy Thursday
Morning Prayer – 7:30 AM
Evening Prayer – 5:00 PM
Holy Eucharist – 6:00 PM
The Collect of the Day:
Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, did institute the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may thankfully receive the same in remembrance of him who in these holy mysteries giveth us a pledge of life eternal, the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Maundy Thursday service sheet may be accessed HERE
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Good Friday
Morning Prayer – 7:30 AM
The Proper Liturgy of the Day – 12:15 PM
Evening Prayer 5:00 PM
The Collect of the Day:
Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.
The Good Friday service sheet may be accessed HERE
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Holy Saturday
The Proper Liturgy of the Day – 9:00 AM
Evening Prayer – 5:00 PM
The Collect of the Day:
O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of thy dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Holy Saturday service sheet may be accessed HERE
