An Easter order for morning worship

The following order for prayers at the beginning of the week was prepared by the wonderful Yvette Milosevic

Ecumenical Centre Geneva, Monday morning prayers, 6 April 2010

Christ is risen
Christ is risen indeed!

Christus ist auferstanden
Christus ist wahrhaftig auferstanden!

Christ est résuscité
Christ est vraiment rescuscité

Cristo ha resucitado
Verdaderamente, ha resucitado!

Hristos a înviat!
Adevărat a înviat!

Χριστός Ανέστη! Αληθώς Ανέστη!
(Christos Anesti! Aleithos Anesti!)

Христос Воскресе! Воистину Воскресе!
(Khristos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!)

Kristus er oppstanden!
Han er sannelig oppstanden!

Words of welcome

Opening Prayer
Having beheld the resurrection of Christ,
Let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one.
We venerate your cross, O Christ, and we praise and glorify your holy resurrection.
You are our God. We know no other than you, and we call upon your name.
Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy resurrection of Christ.
For behold, through the cross joy has come to all the world.
Blessing the Lord always, let us praise his resurrection.
For enduring the cross for us, he destroyed death by death.
Amen

Hymn “Now the green blade riseth”
Liebe ist wie Weizen und sein Halm ist grün
Verse 1 in English, verse 2 in German and verse 3 and 4 English.

Psalm 118:19-24
19Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the LORD.
20This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it.
21I thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
22The stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23This is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvellous in our eyes.
24This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.*

Sung acclamation of the gospel: Alleluia!

Luke 24:13-35
13 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles* from Jerusalem, 14and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, 16but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17And he said to them, ‘What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?’ They stood still, looking sad. 18Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, ‘Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?’ 19He asked them, ‘What things?’ They replied, ‘The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. 21But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. 22Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, 23and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. 24Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.’ 25Then he said to them, ‘Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! 26Was it not necessary that the Messiah* should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?’ 27Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.
28 As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. 29But they urged him strongly, saying, ‘Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.’ So he went in to stay with them. 30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. 32They said to each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us* while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?’ 33That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. 34They were saying, ‘The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!’ 35Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

Halle, Halle, Halleluia

Sermon Rev. Theodore Gill

Sing: Ubi Caritas

Intercessions

The Lord’s prayer (each in their own language)

Closing Prayer

Christ is risen from the dead:
trampling down death by death; and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.
Though you went down into the grave, O Immortal One, yet you put down the power of Hades and rose a conqueror, O Christ our God: you spoke clearly to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice; upon the apostles you bestowed peace, and to the fallen you brought resurrection.
Amen

Blessing

Final hymn: A toi la Gloire