3 April 2026 – Good Friday Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25, 13-17; Jn 18:1–19:42 The Very Rev’d Bertrand Oliver, Dean and Rector ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ The World in which Jesus lived was full of crosses. This was how Roman imperial power executed those who had no rights—non-citizens who […]
Good Friday The Rev’d Jen Bourque
Good Friday, 2022 The Rev’d Dr. Deborah Meister Early in Lent, I went on retreat to my favorite monastery, a spiritual home I have visited for more than twenty years. In their stark white chapel, there are two immense crucifixes. Above the altar, there hangs an icon cross, about seven feet tall. In the center, […]
Good Friday: April 10, 2020 Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Ps 22:1-11 Heb 4:14-16, 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42 The Rev. Dr. Deborah Meister Yesterday evening, I was deeply moved by the conclusion of our service. Jane read the words, “And all the disciples abandoned him and fled,” and we entered into a time of silence. Then, slowly, one by […]