St Mary the Virgin, Finedon
Good Friday Service 2020 at 2.00pm
A Service of Readings, Music & Contemplation
There will be around one minute of silence after each reading for contemplation.
Opening Music: Miserere mei, Deus – Allegri
Reading One - Shadow of Betrayal
Psalm 41:9
Matthew 7:21
Matthew 26:6-25
Music: Thou knowest, Lord – Henry Purcell
Reading Two - Shadow of Denial
Zechariah 13:7
John 10:14-15
Matthew 26:31, 33-35
Luke 22:54-62
Music: The Lamb – John Tavener
Reading Three - Shadow of Aloneness
Psalm 31:9-14
John 12:23-28
Mark 14:32-41
Music: Ubi caritas – Maurice Duruflé
Reading Four - Shadow of Accusation
Isaiah 53:7
John 8:44-45
Mark 14:53,55-64, Mark 15:1-15
Music: Organ Chorale Prelude on the Passion Chorale
Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder BuxWV 178 – Dietrich Buxtehude
followed immediately by
Hymn 120 – O Sacred head, surrounded
Reading Five - Shadow of Suffering
Isaiah 53:1-6
I Peter 2:21-24
Mark 15:16-20
Music: Agnus Dei – Javier Busto
Reading Six - Shadow of Crucifixion
Luke 9:23
Matthew 27:31-43
Music: Psalm 22 v1-18 o
Reading Seven - Shadow of Death
Exodus 12:21-23
John 1:29
Luke 23:44-46
Music: Behold the Lamb of God from Messiah – G.F. Handel
Prayers
Reading Eight - After the Shadows
Revelation 5:6-12
Hymn 121 – Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle (Pange lingua)
Music: Sacred and Hallowed Fire – Cecilia McDowall