Orthodox Lent, Holy Week, and Easter


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Selected liturgical texts and commentary from the services. A concise opening section outlines the development of this season in the Byzantine rite and its present patterns in the Orthodox Church. Introduces the reader to the richness of Orthodox liturgical prayer and provides Christians of all traditions with material for meditation and personal prayer.




Together for a Season: All-age seasonal resources for Lent, Holy Week and Easter


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A practical companion through the Church's year for all those planning and leading all-age worship. It offers an array of creative material designed to bring to life the seasonal liturgy of Lent, Holy Week and Easter, including Pentecost.




Lent, Holy Week, Easter and the Great Fifty Days


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This long-awaited companion volume to Howard E. Galley’s classic The Ceremonies of the Eucharist provides clergy, liturgical assistants, and altar guild members with clear, step-by-step guidance for the liturgies of Lent and Easter. In addition to background material for the traditions and theology of each season, Mitchell includes specific preparations and instructions for each liturgy of the paschal cycle—Ash Wednesday through Pentecost—as well as Tenebrae, the Way of the Cross, the Vigil of Pentecost, the liturgies of the catechumenate, and the chrism mass. He also provides helpful ideas for how the often complex liturgies of these seasons can be done simply and well by small congregations. Based on the liturgies of The Book of Common Prayer and the latest edition of The Book of Occasional Services, this ceremonial guide also draws on the paschal liturgies of other Anglican traditions, including those in Canada’s Book of Alternative Services.




My Catholic Lent and Easter Activity Book


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A book full of fun activities that takes kids on a journey from Ash Wednesday through Pentecost.




Stages on the Way


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The second 'book of bits' for worship produced by the Wild Goose Worship Group, which has been received with great enthusiasm by clergy and laity alike. Tracing Jesus's road to the cross through Lent, Holy Week and Easter, its prime purpose is to resource worship that enables people to sense the hope, apprehension and joy of Easter as felt by Jesus's friends. The range and diversity offer a unique source of elements for lay and clergy worship planners and enablers.




Lent, Holy Week, Easter


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This text includes material for Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil together with other forms of prayers that can be used especially during Lent.




Walking the Way of the Cross


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Found in Common Worship: Times and Seasons, The Way of the Cross is a series of scripture-based devotions for personal or group use in Lent and Holy Week. Similar in intent to the traditional Stations of the Cross, it focuses wholly on the biblical narrative of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. This seasonal companion provides the sequence of fifteen meditations appears in full, including opening and concluding prayers. Each is accompanied by three short reflections from different perspectives by three of today's very best spiritual writers: - Paula Gooder offers reflections on the scriptural narratives; - Stephen Cottrell considers the story from the perspective of personal discipleship; - Philip North explores the story's challenge to mission and witness.




Lent and Holy Week


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Lent and Easter Reflections


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The Catholic Daily Reflections Series was written to help you enter more deeply into the Holy Scriptures and the Catholic Liturgy on a daily basis. Through these reflections and prayers, you are invited to embrace the Word of God in a personal, engaging, challenging and transforming way. These reflections are also a great resource for priests and deacons for their daily homily preparations. This Volume offers daily reflections and prayers for Lent and Easter. Catholic Daily Reflections Series: Volume One: Advent and Christmas Volume Two: Lent and Easter Volume Three: Ordinary Time: Weeks 1-17 Volume Four: Ordinary Time: Weeks 18-34




Lent, Holy Week, Easter


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