4/1 : ✞ Holy Thursday ✞ (Maundy Thursday)
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Opening Hymn: 637 “Draw Near and Take…”
Introit
Gracious is the Lord, and | righteous;*
our God is | merciful.
I love the Lord, because | he has heard*
my voice and my pleas for | mercy.
Because he inclined his | ear to me,*
therefore I will call on him as long | as I live.
The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid | hold on me;*
I suffered distress and | anguish.
Then I called on the name | of the Lord:*
“O Lord, I pray, deliv- | er my soul!”
Gracious is the Lord, and | righteous;*
our God is | merciful.
Collect of the Day
| P | O Lord, in this wondrous Sacrament You have left us a remembrance of Your passion. Grant that we may so receive the sacred mystery of Your body and blood that the fruits of Your redemption may continually be manifest in us; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. | |
| C | Amen. | |
Old Testament Reading – Exodus 12:1-14
| A | This is the Word of the Lord. |
| C | Thanks be to God. |
Gradual
thus securing an eternal re- | demption.
Therefore he is the mediator of a new | covenant,*
so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal in- | heritance.
He sent redemption to his | people;*
he has commanded his covenant for- | ever.
Epistle – 1 Corinthians 11:23-32
| A | This is the Word of the Lord. |
| C | Thanks be to God. |
Choral Anthem
Holy Gospel – John 13:1-17, 31b-35
| P | The Holy Gospel according to St. John the 13th chapter. |
| C | Glory to You, O Lord. |
(The Reading of the Gospel)
| P | This is the Gospel of the Lord. |
| C | Praise to You, O Christ. |
Sermon Hymn: 621 “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
Distribution Hymns For Holy Communion:
627 “Jesus Christ Our Blessed Savior”
643 “Sent Forth By God’s Blessing”
MAUNDY THURSDAY – STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR
Immediately after the Benediction in the Divine Service, the Communion vessels are reverently removed from the altar, the altar is stripped, and the chancel is cleared in preparation for the solemn services of Good Friday.
The candles are extinguished before the altar is stripped.
The stripping should proceed in a deliberate and orderly manner with several persons carrying the items to the sacristy-the ornaments and candles first, thereafter the linens and paraments.
The stripping of the altar (and washing) is an ancient feature of Maundy Thursday symbolic of the humiliation of Jesus at the soldiers’ hands.
Psalm 22 is read or chanted during the stripping of the altar
The Psalm ended, all leave the church silently.
Maundy Thursday
A Celebration of the Institution of the Supper of our Lord as it was given to us on the night of His betrayal.