Greeting and Introduction
Blessing
Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the father, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
People: And also with you.
Scripture (Psalm 118:19-29)
Leader: Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
People: This is the LORD’s gate; the righteous shall enter through it.
Leader: I will give thanks because you have answered me. You have become my salvation.
People: The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
Leader: This has come from the LORD.
People: It is marvelous in our eyes.
Leader: This is the day on which the Lord has acted.
People: Let us shout with joy and rejoice in it.
Leader: Please, save us, O LORD! Please!
People: O LORD, please bring success!
Leader: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
People: We bless you from the house of the LORD.
Leader: The LORD is God
People: He has given us light. With cords bind the festival sacrifice to the horns of the altar.
Leader: You are my God, and I will give thanks to you.
People: You are my God, I will extol you.
Leader: O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.
People: For his steadfast love endures forever.
Jesus Messiah
Prayer
Response: Speak, for your servants are listening.
Pilate Condemns Jesus to Die – Matt 27:11-14, 24, 26b
Response: O Lord, hear our prayers.
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
Jesus Accepts His Cross – Matthew 27:27-31, John 19:17
Response: O Lord, be merciful to us.
At The Cross (Love Ran Red)
Simon Helps Carry the Cross – Mark 15:21
Response: O Lord, hear our prayers.
The Power of the Cross
Jesus Speaks to the Women – Luke 23:27-31
Response: O Lord, be merciful to us.
O Sacred Head Now Wounded
Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments – John 19:23-25a
Response: O Lord, hear our prayers.
How Deep the Father’s Love For Us
Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross – Mark 15:23-32
Response: O Lord, forgive us for those things we have done and those things we have left undone. In your grace, be merciful to us.
Were You There?
Jesus Cares for His Mother – John 19:25b-27
Response: O Lord, hear our prayers.
The Love of God
Jesus Dies on the Cross – Mark 15:33-39
Response: O Lord, hear our prayers. We hope in you and trust in your mercy.
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
A loud noise symbolizes the closing of Jesus’ tomb. Worshippers are invited to remain silently in prayer, and then leave in silence.