HOLY WEEK
SERVICE OF RECONCILIATION
WHEN HE HAD WASHED THEIR
FEET HE SAID TO THEM
You call me teacher and Lord
and rightly so, for that is what I
am.
If I, your Lord and teacher, have
washed your feet.
You should also wash one
another’s feet.
I HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EXAMPLE
THAT SO YOU
ALSO SHOULD DO
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
SCRIPTURE READINGS
FROM HOLY WEEK
MOUNT OF OLIVES
He came out and went, as was his
custom, to the Mount of Olives; and his
disciples followed him He said to them,
‘Pray that you may not come
into the time of trial’.
STAY HERE AND KEEP WATCH
WITH ME
WATCH AND PRAY
Then he withdrew from them
about a stone’s throw, knelt
down, and prayed, ‘Father, if you
are willing, remove this cup from
me;
yet, not my will but yours be done.’
Then an angel from heaven
appeared to him and gave him
strength. In his anguish he
prayed more earnestly, and his
sweat became like great drops of
blood falling down on the ground.
When he got up from prayer, he
came to the disciples
They were sleeping, he said to them,
‘Why are you sleeping?
Get up and pray
that you may not come into the
time of trial.’
JESUS ACCEPTS HIS DESTINY
Do I put security and comfort above
all things?
Am I prepared “to drink the
cup” the Father has given me?
Do I rely on myself or do I rely
on God?
THE ARREST
Suddenly a crowd came, and the one
called Judas, one of the twelve, was
leading them. He approached Jesus to
kiss him, Jesus said to him,
‘Judas, is it with a kiss that you
are betraying the Son of Man?’
JUDAS THE TRAITOR STANDS
ALONGSIDE JESUS AND HIS
DISCIPLES
Do I stand alongside Jesus, even when my
actions betray him?
Have I ever denied my Christian values?
Have I put personal gain above my Christian
values?
PETER’S DENIALS
Then they seized him and led him away,
Peter was following at a distance.
They had kindled a fire in the courtyard
and sat down together,
PETER SAT AMONG THEM
Then a servant-girl, stared at him and
said, ‘This man also was with him.’
But he denied it, saying.’ Woman, I
do not know him.’
A little later someone else, said, ‘You are
also one of them.’ But Peter said, ‘Man, I
am not!’
Then about an hour later yet another kept
insisting, ‘Surely this man also was with
him;
But Peter said, Man, I do not know what
you are talking about!
At that moment,
while he was still speaking,
the cock crowed.
The Lord turned and looked at
Peter.
Then Peter remembered the word of the
Lord, how he had said to him,
‘Before the cock crows today, you will
deny me three times.’
And he went out and wept bitterly.
PETER DENIES JESUS
THREE TIMES
Do I readily tell others, in my place of work
or during social encounters, that I am a
Christian ?
Would others know that I am “one of His
disciples” by the way I live my life?
Do I, on occasions, act out of fear
rather than out of love?
TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION
OPEN OUR EYES LORD WE
WISH TO SEE JESUS
LET US PRAY TOGETHER
Jesus, Lamb of God, you laid
down your life
Thank you for the gift
of life
May we learn to put
others first
Jesus, Lamb of God,
Thank you for the gift
of peace
May we be
peace makers
in the world
Jesus, living bread, Jesus, saving
cup, shared among us.
Thank you
for forgiveness and
grace you have given
to us.
May we share your
freely given gifts with
others
Kneeling, washing each one’s feet,
Jesus, servant.
Thank you for the gift
of your life
May we learn to love
ourselves and the life
you have given to us
Let us offer each other
a sign of
PEACE
LET US BLESS THE LORD
THANKS BE TO GOD