Our Maundy Thursday service went well last night, foot-washing and all. It's a solemn service ending with the altar being stripped bare for the Good Friday Service. The main theme was
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Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
Where there is charity and love, God is there.
Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.
Love brings us together in one Christ.
Exsultemus et in ipso jucundemur.
We therefore rejoice in it.
Timeamus et ameamus Deum vivum.
Let us fear and love the living God.
Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero.
And from the heart let us devote ourselves with sincerity.
Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Amen.
Where there is charity and love, God is there. Amen.
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The very last part of the service is the mournful chanting of Psalm 22 while the lights are dimmed. Then the choir processes out in silence, as does the congregation. Heavy. And today's service at noon is heavy, too. What must the original Good Friday have been!
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Were you there?
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