Other Services For Holy Week
Following are services that may be used in a number of different worship settings of Holy Week. Of particular interest are the various services of Tenebrae and the Way of the Cross. These services order the spiritual pilgrimage of the congregation and communicate the significance of the death of Jesus in a dramatic way.…
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Chapters & Articles in Other Services For Holy Week (9)
The word tenebrae means "darkness" and refers specifically to a service of worship in which the progressive extingu…
The Tenebrae service is one of prolonged meditation on the suffering of Christ. Various readings trace the story of…
The Tenebrae service that features the extinguishing of lights to represent the fading life of Jesus may take many …
Tenebrae has been observed in the church since the fourth century. In this service, the church remembers the death …
The Way of the Cross service below is especially designed for use in the free church tradition. Adapt to local usag…
The service below requires two narrators, a song leader, three characters dressed in black (one of whom carries a c…
The following mime outlines the stations of the cross. It may be used in conjunction with either of the two previou…
In recent years it has become popular for congregations to conduct the Passover meal, or some combination of the Se…
The third day of the triduum is a day for silence. During this day, Christians may gather for prayer, to feel the s…