At 11:44 we left home for to attend the “Celebration of the Lord’s Passion until 1500! God!
Anyway, after each station… we recited: “The Way of the Cross” from 1100 to 1130.
Where your there when:
- the judge condemned my Lord
- he carried forth the beam?
- he fell beneath its weight?
- he saw his Mother weep?
- they called for Simon’s help?
- Veronica wiped his face?
- he fell again in pain?
- the women mourned from him?
- he fell yet once again?
- they stripped him of his clothes?
- they nailed him to the cross?
- he yielded up his soul?
- they took his body down?
- they laid him in the tomb?
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Then we listened to “The Seven Last Words” by seven lecturers from 1130 to 1215:
- “Father forgive them, they know not what they do.” ~Luke 23:33-34.
- “Today you will be with me in Paradise.” ~Luke 23:42-43.
- “Woman, behold, your son… Behold, your mother.” ~John 19:26-27.
- “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ~Mark 15:33-34.
- “I thirst.” ~John 19:28-29.
- “It is finished.” ~John 19:30.
- “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” ~Luke 23:44-46
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Then from 1230 to 1500, we listened to the “Liturgy of the Word”, participated the “Adoration of the Holy Cross” (of which I touched my forehead to the middle of the plain wooden cross located up front instead of kissing/wearing down the lacquer – Eww!), and received Holy Communion afterwards.
Father Mike, Shawn (who presided over the Station of the Cross), Paul (who helped with the Adoration of the Cross for the disabled) and the Iloco (who Prayer of the Faithful) celebrated. Father Mike was REALLY good/thorough and sang REALLY nice, too.
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