Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Good Friday

by | Apr 2, 2021 | Lent-Easter

Good Friday at St Leo’s

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

 

We stand in  silence

 

Lord, by shedding his blood for us, your Son, Jesus Christ
established the paschal mystery.
In your goodness, make us holy
and watch over us always.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

 

 

 

A reading from the prophet Isaiah

A reading from the prophet Isaiah
52:13-53

The servant of the Lord, an expiatory Sacrifice

See, my servant will prosper,
he shall be lifted up, exalted, rise to great heights.
As the crowds were appalled on seeing him
– so disfigured did he look that he seemed no longer human –
so will the crowds be astonished at him, and kings stand speechless before him;
for they shall see something never told and witness something never heard before:
‘Who could believe what we have heard,
and to whom has the power of the Lord been revealed?’
Like a sapling he grew up in front of us, like a root in arid ground.
Without beauty, without majesty we saw him, no looks to attract our eyes;
a thing despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering,
a man to make people screen their faces; he was despised and we took no account of him.
And yet ours were the sufferings he bore,ours the sorrows he carried.
But we, we thought of him as someone punished, struck by God, and brought low.
Yet he was pierced through for our faults, crushed for our sins.
On him lies a punishment that brings us peace, and through his wounds we are healed.
We had all gone astray like sheep, each taking his own way,
and the Lord burdened him with the sins of all of us.
Harshly dealt with, he bore it humbly, he never opened his mouth,
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter-house,
like a sheep that is dumb before its shearers never opening its mouth.
By force and by law he was taken;would anyone plead his cause?
Yes, he was torn away from the land of the living; for our faults struck down in death.
They gave him a grave with the wicked, a tomb with the rich,
though he had done no wrong and there had been no perjury in his mouth.
The Lord has been pleased to crush him with suffering.
If he offers his life in atonement, he shall see his heirs, he shall have a long life
and through him what the Lord wishes will be done.
His soul’s anguish over he shall see the light and be content.
By his sufferings shall my servant justify many, taking their faults on himself.
Hence I will grant whole hordes for his tribute, he shall divide the spoil with the mighty,
for surrendering himself to death and letting himself be taken for a sinner,
while he was bearing the faults of many  and praying all the time for sinners.

Psalm 30   2 Ps-30 g-grace

In you, O Lord, I take refuge, let me never be put to shame.In your justice set me free,
it is you who will redeem me, Lord.  Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

 In the face of all my foes, I am a reproach, an object of scorn to my  neighbours  and of fear to my friends. Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

Those who see me in the street run away from me. I am like a dead man, forgotten in men’s hearts, like a thing thrown away Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

But as for me I trust in you, Lord, I say, “You are my God.”
My life is in your hands deliver me from the hands of those who hate me.
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.

Let your face shine on your servant, and save me in your love.Be strong, let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord. Into your ..

 A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews.

 4:14-16,5:7

The Lord burdened him with the sins of all of us

Since in Jesus, the Son of God, we have the supreme high priest who has gone through to the highest heaven, we must never let go of the faith that we have professed. For it is not as if we had a high priest who was incapable of feeling our weaknesses with us; but we have one who has been tempted in every way that we are, though he is without sin. Let us be confident, then, in approaching the throne of grace, that we shall have mercy from him and find grace when we are in need of help.
  During his life on earth, he offered up prayer and entreaty, aloud and in silent tears, to the one who had the power to save him out of death, and he submitted so humbly that his prayer was heard. Although he was Son, he learnt to obey through suffering; but having been made perfect, he became for all who obey him the source of eternal salvation

The Passion

General Intercessions

We pray for the needs of all God’s people, and specifically for:

 the Church;
the Pope;
the Faithful;
those preparing for baptism;
Christian Unity;
the Jewish people;
those who do not believe in Christ;
those who do not believe in God;
all who hold public office.

 

The Veneration of the Cross.

 

 The priest sings: This is the Wood of the Cross
on which hung the Saviour of the World:

We reply:         Come let us worship.

 

 

The Seven Last Words        hymn 7 last words

  1. Forgive them, Father dear.They know not what they do.
    Forgive all those who for my sake forgive as I forgive.
  2. This day redemption dawns, the world begins anew.
    This day you will enjoy with me the peace of Paradise.

3     O Woman, sinless Eve, behold your new-born Son.
O First to claim her as your own, behold your mother dear.

4  I cry to you, my God, why have you left my side?
Yet you will be with me at last when vict’ry will be mine.

5     I thirst with those who thirst for living streams of grace.
I long to lead my thirsting sheep to springs of endless life.

6 My task is now fulfilled; my Father’s work is done.
The Son may now retire to rest within his Father’s house.

7     Dear Father, I commend my spirit to your care.
With this last prayer at eventide I sleep in perfect peace.

 

Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.

 Communion

 

The Canticle from St Paul’s Letter to the Philippians.

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Though  Jesus Christ was in the form of God,
he did not count such equality to be grasped.

Instead, he freely emptied out himself
And took the form of a servant, was born like us.

In human form he chose humility,
and gave himself up to dying upon a cross.

Because of this our God exalted him, and raised him
gave him a name above every name.

At Jesus’ name now every knee should bow
be they in heav’n or on earth or creation’s depths.

 

Loving Saviour, bread of life: come and bring your peace.
Gentle Master, healing Lord: come and bring your peace.
Jesus, Lord, be merciful to us. Jesus Lamb of God, fill us with your love

To our homes and families, come and bring your peace.
To our friends and dear ones, come and bring your peace.
Jesus, Lord, be merciful to us. Jesus Lamb of God, fill us with your love.

Lord, you know our deepest needs, come and bring your peace.
Lord, you hear our darkest fears, come and bring your peace.
Jesus, Lord, be merciful to us. Jesus Lamb of God, fill us with your love.

Show to us your tenderness, come and bring your peace.
Heal us with your gentle love, come and bring your peace.
Jesus, Lord, be merciful to us. Jesus Lamb of God, fill us with your love.

 

Copyrights:   Ps 30 © The Grail, England; music © Kevin Mayhew. . Though Jesus Christ (c) Stephen E Smyth.  Seven Last Words c James Quinn S.J. Jesus remember me © Taize.  All hymns covered by the Christian Copyright Licensing and Calamus have been reproduced under CCL Licence No 74396 and Calamus Licence No 0262. Peace Song: (c) Peter McGrail  Graphics © Netta Ewing