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The Sacred Triduum Sts. Joachim & Ann Parish, 2020 Online Streaming Masses • stsja.org/stream Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806 -1858) Christ’s Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection (1834-35) Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told her. — John 20:15-18 Holy Thursday • April 9 • 7:00pm Page 1 Good Friday • April 10 • 7:00pm Page 6 Holy Saturday • April 11 • 8:00pm Page 15 Easter Sunday • April 12 • 9:30am Page 21

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The Sacred Triduum Sts. Joachim & Ann Parish, 2020

Online Streaming Masses • stsja.org/stream

Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806 -1858) Christ’s Appearance to Mary Magdalene after the Resurrection (1834-35)

Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.”

Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told her.

— John 20:15-18

Holy Thursday • April 9 • 7:00pm Page 1 Good Friday • April 10 • 7:00pm Page 6 Holy Saturday • April 11 • 8:00pm Page 15 Easter Sunday • April 12 • 9:30am Page 21

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Thursday of the Lord’s Supper • April 9, 2020

Prelude: The Servant Song Gillard

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The Introductory Rites

Gathering Hymn: Glory in the Cross Schutte

Greeting

Penitential Act

Gloria: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman

Refrain: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.

Opening Prayer

The Liturgy of the Word

Reading: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14

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Responsorial Psalm: 116 Johnson

©2019, WLP/GIA, all rights reserved.

Reading: Corinthians 11:23-26 Gospel Acclamation: Tantum Ergo Haas

Refrain: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory!

Gospel: John 13:1-15

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Prayer over the Offerings

Eucharistic Prayer

Acclamations: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again.

Amen!

The Communion Rite

Lord’s Prayer: Chant

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Lamb of God: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

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Prayer after Communion

Greeting, Blessing, and Dismissal

Stripping of the Altar: Psalm 22 Refrain: They divided my garments among them and for my vesture they cast lots. © 2014, Orin Johnson, all rights reserved, used with permission. Continuing Prayer Stay with me, remain here with me, watch and pray, watch and pray. Taize, © GIA Publications Inc., all rights reserved, used with permission.

We encourage each family member at home, tonight, to embrace some act of service after Mass, following Jesus’ instruction, “What I have done is to give you an example. As I have done, so must you do.” This might take the form of foot-washing, or some other meaningful ritual. We also encourage continuing prayer, in remembrance of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Here are some links to meditative music for your evening together: http://oddwalkministries.com/oddblog/lyrics-audio/lenten-instrumental-music/

http://oddwalkministries.com/oddblog/lyrics-audio/ash-wednesday-instrumental-music/

http://oddwalkministries.com/oddblog/lyrics-audio/what-wondrous-love-audio-lyrics/

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Friday of the Passion of the Lord • April 10, 2020

According to the Church’s ancient tradition, Mass is not celebrated today. The celebration of the Lord’s Passion and Death consists of three parts:

Liturgy of the Word, Adoration of the Cross, and Holy Communion.

The Introductory Rites

Reverence to the Altar - please kneel.

Opening Prayer

The Liturgy of the Word

Reading: Isaiah 52 13-53:12

Responsorial Psalm: 31 Cerneka/Johnson

© 2008, GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved, used with permission.

Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Gospel Acclamation: Passion Chorale Haas

Refrain: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, king of endless glory!

Gospel: John 18:1-19:42

✠ Voice of Jesus N. Narrator V. Voice C. Crowd

N. Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. Judas his betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas got a band of soldiers and guards from the chief priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen to him, went out and said to them,

✠ “Whom are you looking for?”

N. They answered him,

C. “Jesus the Nazorean.”

N. He said to them,

✠ “I AM.”

N. Judas his betrayer was also with them. When he said to them, “I AM,” they turned away and fell to the ground. So he again asked them,

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✠ “Whom are you looking for?”

N. They said,

C. “Jesus the Nazorean.”

N. Jesus answered,

✠ “I told you that I AM. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.”

N. This was to fulfill what he had said, “I have not lost any of those you gave me.” Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus. Jesus said to Peter,

✠ “Put your sword into its scabbard. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father gave me?”

N. So the band of soldiers, the tribune, and the Jewish guards seized Jesus, bound him, and brought him to Annas first. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. It was Caiaphas who had counseled the Jews that it was better that one man should die rather than the people.

Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Now the other disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered the courtyard of the high priest with Jesus. But Peter stood at the gate outside. So the other disciple, the acquaintance of the high priest, went out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter in. Then the maid who was the gatekeeper said to Peter,

C. “You are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?”

N. He said,

V. “I am not.”

N. Now the slaves and the guards were standing around a charcoal fire that they had made, because it was cold, and were warming themselves. Peter was also standing there keeping warm. The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his doctrine. Jesus answered him,

✠ “I have spoken publicly to the world. I have always taught in a synagogue or in the temple area where all the Jews gather, and in secret I have said nothing. Why ask me? Ask those who heard me what I said to them. They know what I said.”

N. When he had said this, one of the temple guards standing there struck Jesus and said,

V. “Is this the way you answer the high priest?”

N. Jesus answered him,

✠ “If I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?”

N. Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

Now Simon Peter was standing there keeping warm. And they said to him,

C. “You are not one of his disciples, are you?”

N. He denied it and said,

V. “I am not.”

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N. One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said,

C. “Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?”

N. Again Peter denied it. And immediately the cock crowed.

Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was morning. And they themselves did not enter the praetorium, in order not to be defiled so that they could eat the Passover. So Pilate came out to them and said,

V. “What charge do you bring against this man?”

N. They answered and said to him,

C. “If he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”

N. When he had said this, one of the temple guards standing there struck Jesus and said,

V. “Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law.”

N. The Jews answered him,

C. “We do not have the right to execute anyone.”

N. in order that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled that he said indicating the kind of death he would die. So Pilate went back into the praetorium and summoned Jesus and said to him,

V. “Are you the King of the Jews?”

N. Jesus answered,

✠ “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?”

N. Pilate answered,

V. “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”

N. Jesus answered,

✠ “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here.”

N. So Pilate said to him,

V. “Then you are a king?”

N. Jesus answered,

✠ “You say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

N. Pilate said to him,

V. “What is truth?”

N. When he had said this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them,

V. “I find no guilt in him. But you have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at Passover. Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”

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N. They cried out again,

C. “Not this one but Barabbas!”

N. Now Barabbas was a revolutionary. Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged. And the soldiers wove a crown out of thorns and placed it on his head, and clothed him in a purple cloak, and they came to him and said,

C. “Hail, King of the Jews!”

N. And they struck him repeatedly. Once more Pilate went out and said to them,

V. “Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no guilt in him.”

N. So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple cloak, and he said to them,

V. “Behold, the man!”

N. When the chief priests and the guards saw him they cried out,

C. “Crucify him, crucify him!”

N. Pilate said to them,

V. “Take him yourselves and crucify him. I find no guilt in him.”

N. The Jews answered,

C. “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

N. Now when Pilate heard this statement, he became even more afraid, and went back into the praetorium and said to Jesus,

V. “Where are you from?”

N. Jesus did not answer him. So Pilate said to him,

V. “Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you and I have power to crucify you?”

N. Jesus answered him,

✠ “You would have no power over me if it had not been given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.”

N. Consequently, Pilate tried to release him; but the Jews cried out,

C. “If you release him, you are not a Friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.”

N. When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus out and seated him on the judge’s bench in the place called Stone Pavement, in Hebrew, Gabbatha. It was preparation day for Passover, and it was about noon. And he said to the Jews,

V. “Behold, your king!”

N. They cried out,

C. “Take him away, take him away! Crucify him!”

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N. Pilate said to them,

V. “Shall I crucify your king?”

N. The chief priests answered,

C. “We have no king but Caesar.”

N. Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and, carrying the cross himself, he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews.” Now many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,

C. “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that he said, I am the King of the Jews.’”

N. Pilate answered,

V. “What I have written, I have written.”

N. When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four shares, a share for each soldier. They also took his tunic, but the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down. So they said to one another,

C. “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it will be,”

N. in order that the passage of Scripture might be fulfilled that says:

They divided my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.

This is what the soldiers did.

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother,

✠ “Woman, behold, your son.”

N. Then he said to the disciple,

✠ “Behold, your mother.”

N. And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said,

✠ “I thirst.”

N. There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said,

✠ “It is finished.”

N. And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.

Here all kneel and pause for a short time.

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N. Now since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and that they be taken down.

So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may come to believe. For this happened so that the Scripture passage might be fulfilled:

Not a bone of it will be broken.

And again another passage says:

They will look upon him whom they have pierced.

After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body. Nicodemus, the one who had first come to him at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about one hundred pounds. They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.

Homily

The Solemn Intercessions

Each intercession includes a brief time of silent prayer and concludes with the assembly responding, “Amen.”

I For Holy Church II For the Pope III For all orders and degrees of the faithful IV For catechumens V For the unity of Christians VI For the Jewish people VII For those who do not believe in Christ VIII For those who do not believe in God IX For those in public office X For those in tribulation XI For an End to the Pandemic

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The Adoration of the Holy Cross

The Procession of the Holy Cross:

Adoration Hymn: Gather at the Cross Johnson

© 2009, 2014 World Library Publications, all rights reserved, used with permission.

If you have a cross (or crucifix) in your home, please feel free to reverence it at this time, after which you should place it in a place of honor and continue in a time of prayer and adoration.

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Were You There Traditional

• 13 •

WERE YOU THEREWERE YOU THERE

Text: 10 10 14 10. Text and music: African American Spiritual

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Holy Communion

Lord’s Prayer: Chant

Communion Hymn: Glory in the Cross Schutte

Prayer after Communion

Dismissal

Prayer Over the People

Conclude in Silence

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GLORY IN THE CROSS (GOOD FRIDAY VERSION)Dan Schutte

© 2000, Daniel L. Schutte. Published by OCP. All rights reserved.

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Easter Vigil in the Holy Night • April 11, 2020 As we begin tonight, consider watching this liturgy in a darkened room, and as the paschal candle is lit, lighting a larger and special candle at home, and, if possible, sharing that light with your family as the Easter Proclamation begins.

Lucernarium

Greeting, Lighting of the Easter Candle

The Easter Proclamation Missal Chant, adapt. Johnson

Assembly Acclamation:

At the conclusion of the proclamation, extinguish your candles, leaving the special candle lit. Leave the room in darkness until the Gloria is sung.

The Liturgy of the Word

Introduction

Reading: Genesis 1:1-2:2 Acclamation: And God saw it was good!

Responsorial Psalm: 104 Cosas

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Prayer

Reading: Exodus 14:15-15:1

Responsorial Psalm: Exodus 15 - Canticle of the Free Whitaker

Acclamations during the verses: To God be praise and glory! (3x) To God be praise and glory, I am free!

Prayer

Reading: Isaiah 55:1-11

Responsorial Psalm: Isaiah 12

Prayer

Reading: Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28

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Responsorial Psalm: 42

Text: Revised Grail Psalter; Music: ©2016, 2017, Orin Johnson, all rights reserved.

Prayer

Gloria: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman

Refrain: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.

During the singing of the Gloria, those at home should illuminate their rooms to their normal brightness, symbolic of the the risen Christ.

Opening Prayer

Epistle: Romans 6:3-11

Gospel Acclamation: Psalm 118: Easter Alleluia arr. Alonso

Following each short phrase sung by the cantor, please sing “Alleluia!” using the familiar melodies of “Jesus Christ is Risen Today”

Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10

Homily

Renewal of Baptismal Promises

Universal Prayer

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The Liturgy of the Eucharist

Preparation of the Offerings: One Sacrifice of Christ Modlin/Feduccia

Prayer over the Offerings

Eucharistic Prayer

• 18 •

ONE SACRIFICE OF CHRISTSong for Ascension

Rick Modlin and Robert Feduccia

© 2013, Rick Modlin and Robert Feduccia. Published by Spirit & Song, a division of OCP. All rights reserved.

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Acclamations: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again.

Amen!

The Communion Rite

Lord’s Prayer - Sung Thum

Sign of Peace

Lamb of God: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Communion Hymn: Glory in the Cross Schutte

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GLORY IN THE CROSS (EASTER VERSION)Dan Schutte

© 2000, Daniel L. Schutte. Published by OCP. All rights reserved.

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Prayer after Communion

The Concluding Rite

Greeting

Solemn Blessing

Easter Dismissal – Please respond: “Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia!”

Sending Forth: Jesus Christ is Risen Today EASTER HYMN

• 20 •

JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN TODAYEASTER HYMN

Text: 77 77 with alleluias; verse 1, Latin, 14th cent.; para. in Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.; verses 2–3, The Compleat Psalmodist, ca. 1750, alt.; verse 4, Charles Wesley, 1707–1788, alt.

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Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord April 12, 2020

The Introductory Rites

Gathering Hymn: Jesus Christ is Risen Today EASTER HYMN

Greeting

Penitential Rite / Kyrie

Gloria: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman

Refrain: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.

Opening Prayer

The Liturgy of the Word

Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118: Easter Alleluia arr. Alonso

Following each short phrase sung by the cantor, please sing “Alleluia!” using the familiar melodies of “Jesus Christ is Risen Today”

Reading: Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8

• 21 •

JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN TODAYEASTER HYMN

Text: 77 77 with alleluias; verse 1, Latin, 14th cent.; para. in Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.; verses 2–3, The Compleat Psalmodist, ca. 1750, alt.; verse 4, Charles Wesley, 1707–1788, alt.

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Easter Sequence / Gospel Acclamation: Christ is Arisen! DeBruyn

Gospel: John 20:1-9 or Luke 24:1-12 or Luke 24:13-35

Homily Renewal of Baptismal Promises: Please respond, “I do!” Universal Prayer

The Liturgy of the Eucharist

Preparation of the Offerings: Glory in the Cross Schutte

• 22 •

GLORY IN THE CROSS (EASTER VERSION)Dan Schutte

© 2000, Daniel L. Schutte. Published by OCP. All rights reserved.

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Prayer over the Offerings

Eucharistic Prayer

Acclamations: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again.

Amen!

The Communion Rite

Lord’s Prayer - Sung Thum

Sign of Peace

Lamb of God: Mass of Renewal Kauffman/Gokelman

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Communion Hymn: I Am the Bread of Life Toolan

Refrain:

Prayer after Communion

The Concluding Rite

Greeting, Solemn Blessing

Easter Dismissal – Please respond: “Thanks be to God! Alleluia! Alleluia!”

• 23 •

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Based on John 6BREAD OF LIFE

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I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE

Copyright © 1966 by GIA Publications, Inc. • All Rights Reserved

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Sending Forth: Alleluia, Love is Alive! Hart/Angrisano/Manibusan

• 24 •

ALLELUIA! LOVE IS ALIVESteve Angrisano, Jesse Manibusan, and Sarah Hart

© 2012, Steve Angrisano, Sarah Hart and Jesse Manibusan. Published by Two by Two Ministries and Spirit & Song, a division of OCP. Administered by Spirit & Song, a division of OCP. All rights reserved.

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The cover art (and accompanying scripture passage) for this year’s worship aid may spark in the viewer a moment of reflection, given the current context of social distancing that frames our lives. We are meant, physically, to maintain distance from those outside our immediate family or household for the sake of preserving life and slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Jesus’s ministry on earth was one of close presence, and indeed of healing touch, over and over again. Yet, in his resurrected body, when he appears first to Mary Magdalene, he instructs her to “stop holding on to me.” God incarnate who lived a life of intimacy with his people now rebukes the touch of one of his closest followers. Why?

We can imagine it would be very easy to have faith in a messiah who walks among us, performing tangible miracles, and teaches with profound wisdom and authority. Yet we are called today to have that same faith – if not a stronger one – without seeing and hearing Jesus Christ in the flesh. This would be a transition that Mary Magdalene and all contemporary followers of Jesus would have to make over the next few weeks of realizing the truth of his resurrection, then experiencing his post-

resurrection appearances, and finally watching him ascend into heaven. Think of Thomas, needing the physical proof of touching Jesus’ wounds to come to belief in the risen Lord. From the ascension on, there would be no more physical touch of God in the world without his followers and disciples being that very touch to a world, waiting in desperate need. We too eagerly yearn for the time, hopefully not too distant, when we can return to physically expressing a close and intimate relationship with our friends, neighbors and extended family. As valuable as phone calls and video conferencing are, they cannot replace a hug or a kiss. May we, in coming days, be mindful that we too in this day and age are called to be Christ’s presence and healing touch in this world, with all those we meet each day.

Easter Blessings,

Orin Johnson J&A Director of Music Ministries

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, 1601-02 All interior clip art by Br. Martin Erspamer, OSB, used with permission.

Reprinted with permissions: onelicence.net OneLicense.net No. A-719894