THE PASCHAL TRIDUUM:
MAUNDY THURSDAY
April 2, 2026
Holy EUCHARIST
7:00 P.M.
BISHOP: The Rt. Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer
PRESIDER: The Rev. Steven Metcalfe
MUSIC DIRECTOR and ORGANIST: Stephen Kennedy
VANDELINDER FELLOW and ASSISTANT ORGANIST: James Jeffery
VANDELINDER FELLOW and ORGANIST: Dominic Fiacco
The Paschal Triduum encompasses Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter on Saturday night. It is one liturgical service divided over three days, with lengthy intermissions. Therefore, we leave the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday portions in complete silence without a blessing or dismissal.
Maundy Thursday is the first part of the Triduum. We commemorate the Lord’s Last Supper with the disciples and recall his instructions for us to continue to share in the Holy Communion of his Body and Blood. After receiving Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is reposed in the chapel to provide a place for us to watch and pray with the Lord. The Maundy Thursday portion of the Triduum concludes with the striping of the altar, as we recall the Lord’s betrayal and arrest.
Good Friday is observed with solemnity and without instrumental music, as we recall the suffering and death of the Lord. The Holy Eucharist is not offered on Good Friday. The observance includes Scripture lessons, the Solemn Collects, the chanting of the Passion Gospel, and veneration of the cross. Following the Good Friday Liturgy, the Scriptural Stations of the Cross will be prayed in the nave.
The Great Vigil of Easter
The Saturday evening Great Vigil of Easter is the first celebration of Eastertide. The service begins with lighting a new fire and the chanting of the Exultet. By candlelight and through multiple readings from the Hebrew Scriptures, the story of God’s covenant with humanity is recounted. We renew our Baptismal vows before the proclamation of the Resurrection of the Lord and the Gospel. The first Festive Holy Eucharist of Eastertide is then celebrated.
THE WORD OF GOD
OPENING HYMN 321 My God, thy table now is spread
ACCLAMATION
The Collect for Purity
Celebrant: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
TRISAGION
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Let us pray.
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
THE LESSONS
The people sit.
After each Reading, the Reader says:
The Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
THE FIRST READING
Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household. If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it from the sheep or from the goats. You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight. They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses in which they eat it. They shall eat the lamb that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Do not eat any of it raw or boiled in water, but roasted over the fire, with its head, legs, and inner organs. You shall let none of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shall burn. This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the passover of the Lord. For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord; throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual ordinance.
GRADUAL PSALM 116 vs. 10-17 Delexi, quoniam
Observing a longer pause at the asterisk.
Choir:
10. How shall I re-/ pay the Lord *
for all the good things he / has done for me?
All:
11. I will lift up the cup of sal-/ vation *
and call upon / the Lord’s name.
12 I will fulfill my vows / to the Lord *
in the presence of all / his people.
13 Precious in the sight / of the Lord *
is the death of / his servants.
14 O Lord, I am your / servant; *
I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed / me from my bonds.
15 I will offer you the sacrifice of thanks-/ giving *
and call upon / the Lord’s name.
16 I will fulfill my vows / to the Lord*
in the presence of all / you people
17 In the courts of the / Lord’s house,*
in the midst of you, O / Jerusalem.
THE SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
TRACT Ab ortu solis
Gospeler: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Sequence Hymn 314 Humbly I adore thee Adoro devote
The HOLY GOSPEL John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Gospeler: Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered, “You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.” For he knew who was to betray him; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.”
After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord--and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
“Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, `Where I am going, you cannot come.’ I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Gospeler: The Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon The Rev. Steven Metcalfe
The Prayers of the People Form IV
Leader: Let us pray for the Church and for the world. Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
All: Hear our prayer.
Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he loves us.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.
Silence
Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.
Presider: Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your apostles, “Peace I give to you; my own peace I leave with you:” Regard not our sins, but the faith of your Church, and give to us the peace and unity of that heavenly City, where with the Father and the Holy Spirit, you live and reign, now and for ever.
Amen.
Confession of Sin
Deacon Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence is kept.
All: God of all mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you, opposing your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in ourselves, and in the world you have created. We repent of the evil that enslaves us, the evil we have done, and the evil done on our behalf.
Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ, that we may abide in your love and serve only your will. Amen.
Presider: Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through the grace of Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
THE PEACE
Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People: And also with you.
People greet one another in the name of the Lord.
PARISH NOTICES
+an opportunity to make an offering+
THE HOLY COMMUNION
Offertory Hymn 317 This is the hour of banquet and song
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
All who are able, stand.
SURSUM CORDA Plainsong
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. For our sins he was lifted high upon the cross, that he might draw the whole world to himself; and, by his suffering and death, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who put their trust in him.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
SANCTUS Plainsong Mass XVIII
The Presider continues
The people may stand or kneel as they are able.
Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.
He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me."
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, "Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me."
Celebrant: Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION
All
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.
Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
A period of silence is kept.
FRACTION ANTHEM
AGNUS DEI Anon., c.1375
First Agnus Dei: Organ and choristers
Second Agnus Dei: Congregation
Third Agnus Dei: Organ and choristers
Invitation to Holy Communion
Presider: The gifts of God for the people of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him by faith, with thanksgiving.
All are welcome to receive Holy Communion. If a gluten free wafer is better for you,
please tell the minister when you come forward.
The Bread and the Cup are given to communicants with these words:
The Body of Christ, the bread of heaven. Response: Amen.
The Blood of Christ, the cup of salvation. Response: Amen.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER recited in unison
Almighty and ever-living God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.
SOLEMN PRAYER OVER THE PEOPLE FOR HOLY WEEK
Deacon Bow down before the Lord
Silence
Presider Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ
was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross;
who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
PROCESSION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT TO THE ALTAR OF REPOSE
HYMN 329 Now, my tongue, the mystery telling (Verses 1-4) Pange lingua
THE STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR
The people may stand or kneel as they are able.
Psalm 22
Cantors intone first half of each verse. Observing a longer pause at the asterisk, All join singing after the asterisk.
1 My God, my God, why have you for-/ saken me? *
and are so far from my cry and from the words / of my distress?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not / answer; *
by night as well, but / I find no rest.
3 Yet you are the / Holy One, *
enthroned upon the praises / of Is-ra-el.
4 Our forefathers put their / trust in you; *
they trusted, and you / delivered them.
5 They cried out to you and were de-/ livered; *
they trusted in you and were / not put to shame.
6 But as for me, I am a worm and / no man, *
scorned by all and despised by / the people.
7 All who see me laugh me to / scorn; *
curl their lips and wag their / heads, saying,
8 “He trusted in the Lord; let him de-/liver him; *
let him rescue him, if he / delights in him.”
9 Yet you are he who took me out of the / womb, *
and kept me safe upon / my mother’s breast.
10 I have been entrusted to you ever since I was / born; *
you were my God when I was still in / my mother’s womb.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is / near, *
and there / is none to help.
12 Many young bulls en-/ circle me; *
strong bulls of Bashan / surround me.
13 They open their mouths a-/ gainst me, *
Lions / that rend and roar.
14 I am poured out like water; all my bones are / out of joint; *
my heart within my breast / is melting wax.
15 My mouth is dried out like a potsherd; my tongue sticks to the roof of my / mouth; *
and you have laid me in / the dust of death.
16 Packs of dogs close me in, and gangs of evildoers circle a-/ round me; *
they pierce my hands and my feet; I can / count all my bones.
17 They stare and gloat / over me; *
they divide my garments among them; they cast lots for / my clothing.
18 Be not far away, O / Lord; *
you are my strength; hasten / to help me.
19 Save me from the / sword, *
my life from the pow-/er of the dog.
20 Save me from the / lion’s mouth, *
my wretched body from the horns / of wild bulls.
21 I will declare your Name to my / breth-ren; *
in the midst of the congregation I / will praise you.
22 Praise the Lord, you that / fear him; *
stand in awe of him, O offspring of Israel; all you of Jacob’s line, / give glory.
23 For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty; neither does he hide his / face from them; *
but when they cry to him / he hears them.
24 My praise is of him in the great as-/ sembly; *
will perform my vows in the presence of those / who worship him.
25 The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and those who seek the Lord shall / praise him: *
“May your heart live / for ever!”
26 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the / Lord, *
and all the families of the nations shall bow / before him.
27 For kingship belongs to the / Lord; *
he rules over / the nations.
28 To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in / worship; *
all who go down to the dust fall / before him.
29 My soul shall live for him; my descendants shall / serve him; *
they shall be known as the Lord’s / for ever.
30 They shall come and make known to a people/yet unborn *
the saving deeds / that he has done.
The people may exit the Church silently or may remain for the Watch in the Chapel.
