Lent ends at sunset on Holy Thursday. The Paschal Triduum runs from the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday evening through evening prayer on Easter Sunday night. In your planning, remember that the Triduum actually ends with Evening Prayer II for Easter Sunday. Is there any way you can incorporate evening prayer into your celebration?
Apart from the specific suggestions for the psalms for Holy Thursday and Good Friday and music for the footwashing on Holy Thursday, given under those titles, for other music for the Triduum consult the Lenten suggestions and the Easter Sunday selections given before and after this section.
HOLY THURSDAY: MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER (A, B, C) Lectionary #39
The first ritual of the Triduum. It begins like a regular Mass, but it includes a dramatic action after the Gospel, and it doesn't exactly end. Instead, it remains open-ended, pointing us toward Good Friday.
Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14. This reading, as re-interpreted in the Book of Revelation, has given us the "Lamb of God" image for Jesus. Passover is a memorial feast for "all generations" because it marks the beginning of God's great acts of liberation.
Psalm of the Day: Ps (115) 116
This song of thanksgiving, originally sung by a grateful individual, has become the song of the church as it takes up the cup of salvation in the Eucharist to give thanks to God.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26. Paul recounts the tradition that he has received concerning the Lord's last supper. The basic pattern has remained the same from the church's earliest days. Paul also points out the eschatological nature of the Eucharist: We proclaim the death of the Lord until his return in glory.John 13:1-15. John's account of the last supper does not include the institution narrative; he has given us his Eucharistic theology in the "bread of life" sermon in chapter 6. Instead, John tells of Jesus' humility in taking on a servant's role (echoes of the "kenosis" hymn) as an example of the way that those who are bound together by the Eucharist should care for each other.
Prelude Music: ???Opening: Table of Plenty( CC-475 )
Gloria: Mass of Creation Gloria (CC-185)
Ps: Our Blessing Cup (CC-78)
Gospel Acc: Lenten Gospel Acc. (see sheet)
Foot Washing: As I Have Done for You (CC-265)
General Intercessions: O God, Hear Us (CC-200)
Pres. of the Holy Oils: Out of Darkness (see sheet)
Offertory: Lord You Have Come (CC-458) (english and spanish)
Liturgy of the Eucharist: Mass of Creation
Com1: Taste and See (CC-28)
Com2: Christians, Let Us Love One Another(CC-447)
Procession of Blessed Sacrament: Sing, My Tongue, The Savior's Glory(CC-266)
Stripping of Sanctuary: Perhaps we can have some quiet pre-recorded music prepared for this time...
*** Other thoughts ***
We may need one or two more songs for adoration..
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