Good Friday
April 6, 2012
Click on Scripture Lessons below for study links and resources for each individual pericope:
Psalm 22
Roman
Catholic reading:
Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
Hebrews 10:16-25
or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Roman Catholic reading:
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
United Methodist reading:
Hebrews 10:16-25
Reading and Studying the Text This Week
- Texts:
- Illustrated lectionary readings at Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Year A, Year B, Year C.
- Lectionary readings from the Episcopal Lectionary: BCP - RCL.
- The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass (1998 USA Edition). At Felix Just S.J.'s The Roman Catholic Lectionary For Mass - a site featuring comprehensive tables of editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
- American Baptist Churches Revised Common Lectionary Readings.
- ELCIC Worship Planning Calendar, lectionary citations with and without hymn suggestions, text and pdf formats.
- PCUSA - Lectionary for Sundays and Festivals Scripture Reference.
- Images and Movies:
- Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Concordance, with the following themes:
- Movies/scenes listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
- Special Day Resources:
- Resources for Good Friday at Bass Mitchell's Special Days and Services site.
- The Veneration of the Holy Shroud on Good Friday at Byzantine.Net (Byzantine Catholics on the Web).
- Good Friday, wikipedia.
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
- Preaching This Week commentary by Terence E. Fretheim, Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., Sandra Hack Polaski, and David Lose, WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary, 2011. 2010 Commentaries. 2009 Commentaries.
- Prayers and Musical Ideas, Triduum, 2011. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. Español.
- "A Kingdom Not of This World: A Good Earth Day Reflection," Daniel G. Deffenbaugh, Seeds of Shalom, 2011.
- "Washing Hands," John van de Laar, Sacredise, 2011.
- Preaching Helps (Good Friday). Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2011.
- Dark before the Dawn, Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2011.
- "The Roller Coaster of Life," Sheena Mayrant, Jill Marshall, Michael J. Brown, Out in Scripture, Human Rights Campaign, 2011. (LGBT)
- The Painted Prayerbook, Good Friday: What Abides, Jan Richardson, 2011. Use of images.
- Grief in Slow Motion, Andrew Prior, 2011
- Songs of the Women, Monica A. Coleman, Patheos, 2011.
- John Shearman's Lectionary, Good Friday, 2010, Post-Modern Sermon and Bible Study Resource, Oakville, ON, Canada.
- Sermon Brainwave, Lectionary podcast featuring Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose and Matt Skinner, discussing the week's passages in light of current events. At Luther Seminary's WorkingPreacher.org. 2011.
- Good Friday, Walter Brueggemann, "The Power of Suffering Love," Living the Word, Sojourners, 2010.
- Good Friday, faithelement, various mulitimedia approaches to this week's scripture texts, 2010.
- "Beating Jesus Up," Debra Dean Murphy, Intersections, 2010.
- Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary, Good Friday 2010, Bruce G. Epperly, "...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith."
- "The Art of Dying Well, with Jesus," Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2010.
- "The Walk," Barbara Crafton, The Almost Daily Emo, The Geranium Farm, 2009.
- Lectionary Commentary, Debra J. Mumford, Cultural Resource, Christine Y. Wiley, The African American Lectionary, 2009. 2008 Lectionary Commentary. 2008 Cultural Resource.
- Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Good Friday, by Paul Nuechterlein & Friends.
- Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Good Friday, 2007. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
- "Loving Provocateurs," Reid Hamilton, "Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive Spirituality," The Witness, 2006.
- "God of the Mountain, A Reflection on the Meaning of the Cross," "Forgiveness: A Reflection on Two Words from the Cross," "The Unrepentant Brigand," "'Father, Forgive Them!'" William R.G. Loader.
- Jesus Now, Good Friday. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures Jesus Then & Now.
- Lectionary Notes, Good Friday, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY.
- Preaching Peace commentary, Good Friday, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin.
- Wellspring of the Gospel, Good Friday, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
- Private Meditations for Good Friday, The Triduum: Good Friday, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- Sermons:
- Selected Sermon, Good Friday A (RCL), by the Rev. Rob Gieselmann, in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2011.
- "It is Finished," Rev. Paul Tinker, St Luke's Burlington, 2009.(.doc file)
- "God of the Mountain, A Reflection on the Meaning of the Cross," William R.G. Loader.
- "The Man for Others," Joshua V. Schneider, from 2006 Lenten Sermon Series celebrating the 100th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's birth, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. Texts for the sermons are supported by background writings from Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from Prison.
- The Seven Last Words Sermon Series, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle: Golgotha, Father Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do, Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise, Here is Your Son - Here is Your Mother, My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? I Thirst, It Is Finished, Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit, The Seven Last Words.
- "The Ones at the Foot of the Cross," The Rev. Dr. I. Carter Heyward, Episcopal Divinity School, 2003.
- "For Us," John Jewell, 2000.
- A Good Friday Sermon on How to Contemplate Christ's Holy Sufferings, Martin Luther, c. 1519.
- A list of links to on-line Bibles and general Bible study resources.
- A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion groups and their homepages.
- A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.
OnLine Worship and Liturgy Resources
- Resources and Images on The Text This Week's Holy Week Resources page.
- Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
- Worship Planning Helps (Good Friday): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship, 2011.
- Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2012. (Terms of Use)
- Mustard Seeds, Good Friday, 2010. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
- Good Friday Worship Service: Sights, Sounds and Smells of Good Friday, Richard Schwedes, North Tasmania Lutheran Parish. 2008.
- LCA Worship Planning Page, Good Friday, 2011, "Everything lay-readers need to prepare worship"
- LCA Worship Resources, Good Friday, includes liturgy, hymn suggestions, notes on the readings, visuals, drama, "Talking with Children," etc. Lutheran Church of Australia.
- Good Friday Service of Contemplation, Reflection, Music and Silence, Rev. Mindi, Rev-o-lution, 2011.
- Good Friday, faithelement, various mulitimedia approaches to this week's scripture texts, 2010.
- Worship Resources, Good Friday, Sacredise.
- A Time of Reflection on Good Friday, 2011. Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, Uniting Church in Australia.
- Good Friday Service, Process and Faith.
- Good Friday Worship Service, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
- The Last Days -- Dramatic readings based on John 18:1--19:42 from SermonStudio.
- Good Friday liturgy from The Church of England in An Anglican Liturgical Library.
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Worship
and Liturgy Resources, Good Friday, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "Pieta," a hymn for Good Friday by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
- Lectionary Liturgies, Good Friday A, Thom M. Shuman, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 2011.
- Tenebrae - A Service of Shadows, Theresa P. Coleman, reverend mommy's random thoughts.
- Good Friday Tenebrae, Lisa Frenz, Mt Carmel Lutheran Church, 2005.
- Liturgies Online, Good Friday, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia.
- The Triduum: Good Friday Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- Resources for Good Friday at Bass Mitchell's Special Days and Services site includes several liturgies, including Tenebrae.
- Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
- Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, Good Friday, CanticaNova Publications.
- Lector's Notes, Good Friday, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this week's lectionary texts to the congregation.
- Prayers of the People, Good Friday. General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
- Invocation and Poem for Good Friday, Theresa Coleman, reverend mommy's random thoughts.
- Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings, Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
- Resources: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
- Prayers for Good Friday, John van de Laar, Sacredise.
- Music & Worship Resources, W. Patrick Alston, Sr., Cultural Resource, Christine Y. Wiley, The African American Lectionary, 2009. 2008 Cultural Resource. 2008 Music & Worship Resources.
- Thematic, Intercessory and Scripture Prayers for the RCL, Year A, Year B, Year C, Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
- Passion Week, Suzanne Guthrie, At the Edge of the Enclosure, prayers and meditations, 2011.
- The Timeless Psalms: Psalm 22 Joan Stott, prayers and meditations based on lectionary Psalms, 2011.
- 21st Century Worship Resources, Good Friday, UMC GBOD, 2011.
- Offertory Prayers, Good Friday, UMC GBOD, 2011.
- Prayers and Musical Ideas, Triduum, 2011. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. Español.
- Graphics, Multimedia and Bulletin Materials:
- Good Friday, Holy Week and Easter Clip Art, Hermanoleon Clip Art.
- Art in the Christian Tradition, Year A, Year B, Year C, Jean and Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License.
- HermanoLeón Clipart, Holy Week. Free clipart, backgrounds, slides, etc.
- Holy Week Clip Art (Free), United Methodist Church General Board of Global Ministries.
- Passion Sunday/Good Friday at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Follows Latin American Roman Catholic gospel reading, though most gospels texts/themes are found in the index. Liberation emphasis.
- Images for this week's readings, Year B, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
- Bulletin Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho. Scroll down for Year A index.
- Lectionary Puzzles, Holy Week Friday. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
- Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Good Friday, 2010, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
- CHURCH PowerPoint, Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint slides for Worship Services, ChurchGalleries.com.
- Mustard Seeds, Good Friday, 2010. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
- "On the Road to Calvary," video, prayzym5, Christian Rock.
- "Forsaken," reflection by James Harvey, MA, eBulletins reflections, prayer reminders, activity corner, American Bible Society Bible Resource Center, 2011. (.pdf)
- Good Friday films at The Work of the People.
- Good Friday, faithelement, various mulitimedia approaches to this week's scripture texts, 2010.
- Listening at the Cross: The Seven Last Words of Christ, Jan Richardson, 2011.
- The Painted Prayerbook, Good Friday: What Abides, Jan Richardson, 2011. Use of images.
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Hymns and Music:
- Hymn and Song Suggestions, Good Friday, 2011, annotated suggestions from Natalie Sims, Singing from the Lectionary.
- Lectionary Hymns, Good Friday, UMC GBOD, 2011.
- “Father, Forgive Them” Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Tune:Â ADELAIDE (“Have Thine Own Way, Lord”) and HAMBURG (“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”) A hymn inspired by Jesus' Seven Last Words from the Cross.
- "Pieta," a hymn for Good Friday by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
- "Lift High the Cross," TEXT: Mark Ryman (2005) based on John 18:1 - 19:42. Refrain by George William Kitchen. TUNE: "Crucifer." New Hymns for the Lectionary.
- Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, Good Friday, CanticaNova Publications.
- Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
- Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary.")
- The Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
- Worship Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets for planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire suggestions for RCL texts.
- Hymns of the Spirit Three, Good Friday, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National Memorial Church.
- Classical Music playlist for Holy Week & Easter, Revgalblogpals.
- Lectionary Hymns, Good Friday, National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
- Music & Worship Resources, W. Patrick Alston, Sr., The African American Lectionary, 2009. 2008.
- Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2012. (Terms of Use)
- Prayers and Musical Ideas, Triduum, 2011. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. Español.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Good Friday, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2011.
- Lectionary Puzzles, Holy Week Friday. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
- Gathering, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral suggestions etc, 2012. (Terms of Use)
- Drama:
- Sons Of Thunder -- Drama for Good Friday by Carol Secord from SermonStudio.
- The Last Days -- Dramatic readings based on John 18:1--19:42 from SermonStudio.
- "Listening to Mary," Good Friday/Easter Vigil dramatic monologue, Theresa Coleman, Reverend Mommy's Random Thoughts.
- "Facing the Shadows," John van de Laar, Sacredise.
- "Pilate's Notes," drama for Good Friday, Jim Hatherly.
- Sons Of Thunder -- Drama for Good Friday by Carol Secord from SermonStudio.
- A list of links to other lectionary-based preaching and worship resources.
