ORDER for MAUNDY THURSDAY
MUSIC for preparation
and meditation
Ubi Caritas Maurice Durufle (1902-1986)
Where charity and love are, there God
is.
The love of Christ has gathered us
into one.
Let us exult, and in Him be joyful.
Let us fear and let us love the
living God.
And from a sincere heart let us love
each other.
Where charity and love are, there God
is.
Therefore, whensoever we are gathered
as one:
Lest we in mind be divided, let us
beware.
Let cease malicious quarrels, let
strife give way.
And in the midst of us be Christ our
God.
Where charity and love are, there God
is.
Together also with the blessed may we
see,
Gloriously, Thy countenance, O Christ
our God:
A joy which is immense, and also
approved:
Through infinite ages of ages. Amen.
Ave Verum
Corpus W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Hail, true Body, born
of the Virgin Mary,
having truly suffered, sacrificed
on the cross for mankind,
from whose pierced side
water and blood flowed:
Be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet]
in the trial of death!
O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus,
O Jesus, son of Mary,
have mercy on me. Amen.
of the Virgin Mary,
having truly suffered, sacrificed
on the cross for mankind,
from whose pierced side
water and blood flowed:
Be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet]
in the trial of death!
O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus,
O Jesus, son of Mary,
have mercy on me. Amen.
Lamb of
God, Pure and Sinless
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
(LBW 111)
SERMON
CONFESSION
Silence for reflection and
self-examination.
Almighty God, merciful Father,
I, a troubled and penitent sinner,
I, a troubled and penitent sinner,
confess to you all my
sins and iniquities
with which I have offended
you
and for which I justly deserve your punishment.
But I am sorry for them, and repent of them,
and pray for your boundless mercy.
For the sake of the suffering and death
and for which I justly deserve your punishment.
But I am sorry for them, and repent of them,
and pray for your boundless mercy.
For the sake of the suffering and death
of your Son, Jesus Christ,
be gracious and merciful to me,
be gracious and merciful to me,
a poor sinful being;
forgive my sins,
give me your Holy Spirit
forgive my sins,
give me your Holy Spirit
for the amendment of my sinful life,
and bring me to life everlasting. Amen
and bring me to life everlasting. Amen
Almighty God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for us
and, for his sake, forgives us all our sins. Through his Holy Spirit he
cleanses us and gives us power to proclaim the mighty deeds of God who called
us out of darkness into the splendor of his light. As a called and ordained
minister of the Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to
you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of
the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen
Amen
And also with you.
Holy God, source of
all love, on the night of his betrayal, Jesus gave his disciples a new
commandment: To love one another as he had loved them. By your Holy Spirit
write this commandment in our hearts; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
forever.
Amen
READINGS
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14
11This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your
feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the
passover of the LORD. 12For I will pass through the land of Egypt
that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both
human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I
am the LORD. 13The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where
you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall
destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. 14This day shall be a
day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD;
throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual ordinance.
For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord
Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, 24and
when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body that is
for you. Do this in remembrance of me." 25In the same way he
took the cup also, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in
my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." 26For
as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death
until he comes.
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
The Holy Gospel according to St. John.
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had
come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who
were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2The devil had already
put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during
supper 3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his
hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, 4got up
from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. 5Then
he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe
them with the towel that was tied around him. 6He came to Simon
Peter, who said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" 7Jesus
answered, "You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will
understand." 8Peter said to him, "You will never wash my
feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no share with
me." 9Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but
also my hands and my head!" 10Jesus said to him, "One who
has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean.
And you are clean, though not all of you." 11For he knew who
was to betray him; for this reason he said, "Not all of you are
clean."
12After he had washed their
feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them,
"Do you know what I have done to you? 13You call me Teacher and
Lord and you are right, for that is what I am. 14So if I, your Lord
and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. 15For
I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. 16Very
truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are
messengers greater than the one who sent them. 17If you know these
things, you are blessed if you do them.
31b "Now the Son of Man
has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32If God has
been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify
him at once. 33Little children, I am with you only a little longer.
You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, 'Where I
am going, you cannot come.' 34I give you a new commandment, that you
love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35By
this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one
another."
Where Charity and Love Prevail
Lutheran Book of Worship 126
(The text
of this hymn may not be copied.)
THE PRAYERS
Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all
people according to their needs.
Father, in this Lenten season we have fasted from the
cravings of the body and the slackness of the soul, and have come again to these
great and terrible days of your Son’s Passion and Death. We give you thanks for
the Word of forgiveness which has been proclaimed to us. Open our ears,
illumine our minds, and inflame our hearts to receive you in this time of
grace.
Silence for meditation.
Lord,
hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
As we, in love for others,
fast from the meal in which your Son gives us his body and blood to make us one
with him and with each other, give us your peace and comfort us with the
knowledge that you are with us. Help us never again to take for granted that
which cost you so dearly to give. Bring us again to that table at which you meet
our deep hunger and thirst, and, until that day, sustain us with the precious
words of your promises.
Silence for meditation.
Lord,
hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
In the sign of the foot-washing of the disciples, you
gave us an example of service. Knowing the loving service of our Lord,
help us live serving each other and all. We call each
other to mind, separated in body but not in spirit. Help us to know the things
you would have us do, and by your mighty power help us to do them.
Silence for meditation.
Lord,
hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
In this time of pandemic, strengthen our public
servants in whatever station to do your will. Give your knowledge and wisdom to
those who seek vaccines and treatments. Be with all who by reason of their
vocation in life now touch those who are untouchable and close the distance
between themselves and others, at risk to themselves. Make us creative in our
outreach to our neighbors, patient with those with whom we share our lives; courageous
in isolation and deprivation, fearless in witness to your power to save.
Silence for meditation.
Lord,
hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
We pray for those in need of body, mind, or spirit;
those whose livelihoods are taken away or threatened; those who are isolated
from others; those who are anxious, fearful, and despairing, and for those we
hold in our minds and our hearts. We name before you, either aloud or in
silence, those for whom we are called to pray.
Those for whom we pray are named silently or aloud.
Lord,
hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
We pray in thanksgiving for all the saints who have
gone before us, who in their own times and in their own languages have contemplated
your Son’s Holy Passion. Help us to be aware of their trials, their sufferings,
and their victory in their circumstances, that they held fast the faith which was
given to them, and help us to imitate their example until we join them at the
great feast of victory that has no end.
Silence for meditation.
Lord,
hear us.
Lord, graciously hear us.
Hear our prayers, Father, and grant them for the sake of him who
suffered and died for us, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen
Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed
be thy name,
thy
kingdom come,
thy
will be done,
on
earth as it is in heaven.
Give
us this day our daily bread;
and
forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and
lead us not into temptation,
but
deliver us from evil.
For
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever
and ever. Amen
Psalm 22 is
sung as a remembrance of the betrayal, arrest, trial, scourging, and stripping
of the Lord Jesus.
1 My God, my God, why have you for- | saken me*
and are so far from my cry,
and from the words
of | my distress?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you | do not
answer;*
by night as well, but I | find
no rest.
3 Yet you are the | Holy One,*
enthroned upon the prais- | es
of Israel.
4 Our forefathers put their | trust in you;*
they trusted, and you de- |
livered them.
5 They cried out to you and | were delivered;*
they trusted in you and were not
| put to shame.
6 But as for me, I am a worm | and no man,*
scorned by all and despised | by
the people.
7 All who see me laugh | me to scorn;*
they curl their lips and wag |
their heads, saying,
8 "He trusted in the Lord; let him de- | liver him;*
let him rescue him, if he de- |
lights in him."
9 Yet you are he who took me out | of the womb,*
and kept me safe upon my |
mother's breast.
10 I have been entrusted to you ever since | I was born;*
you were my God when I was still
in my | mother's womb.
11 Be not far from me, for trou- | ble is near,*
and there is | none to help.
12 Many young bulls en- | circle me;*
strong bulls of Ba- | shan
surround me.
13 They open wide their | jaws at me,*
like a ravening and a | roaring
lion.
14 I am poured out like water; all my bones are | out of
joint;*
my heart within my breast is |
melting wax.
15 My mouth is dried out like a pot-sherd;
my tongue sticks to
the roof | of my mouth;*
and you have laid me in the dust
| of the grave.
16 Packs of dogs close me in,
and gangs of
evildoers cir- | cle around me;*
they pierce my hands and my
feet,
I can count | all
my bones.
17 They stare and gloat | over me;*
they divide my garments among
them;
they cast lots |
for my clothing.
18 Be not far a- | way, O Lord;*
you are my strength; hast- | en
to help me.
19 Save me | from the sword,*
my life from the power | of the
dog.
20 Save me from the | lion's mouth,*
my wretched body from the horns
| of wild bulls.
21 I will declare your name | to my brethren;*
in the midst of the congregation
| I will praise you.
22 Praise the Lord,
| you that fear him;*
stand in awe of him, O offspring
of Israel;
all you of Jacob's
| line, give glory.
23 For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their
poverty;
neither does he
hide his | face from them;*
but when they cry to | him he
hears them.
24 My praise is of him in the | great assembly;*
I will perform my vows
in the presence of
those who | worship him.
25 The poor shall eat and be satisfied,
and those who seek
the | Lord shall praise him:*
"May your heart | live
forever!"
26 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn | to
the Lord,*
and all the families of the
nations shall | bow before him.
27 For kingship belongs | to the Lord;*
he rules o- | ver the nations.
28 To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow | down in
worship;*
all who go down to the dust |
fall before him.
29 My soul shall live for him; my descend- | ants shall
serve him;*
they shall be known as the | Lord's forever.
30 They shall come and make known to a people | yet
unborn*
the saving deeds that | he has
done.
Silence for meditation.
There is no benediction.
The Great Three Days continue with the
Good Friday liturgy tomorrow evening at 7 p.m.
