The Society of Saint John the Evangelist
Holy Week: The Week that Changed the World
From The Rule of Life of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist
Chapter Sixteen: Worship
If we become the true worshipers whom the Father seeks, no part of our life is untouched by our worship. It makes our experience of time itself sacred. The offices express the inmost meaning of the times of each day from dawn to nightfall. The weeks are sanctified, beginning with the commemoration of the resurrection on the first day. The liturgical cycle of the year redeems the passage of time by making the months and seasons the means of appropriating again the creating and healing acts of God, reaching its climax in our renewed experience of the life-giving cross and resurrection in Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost.
The Brothers invite you to join them as they enter into the mystery and majesty of the Lord’s Passion. Pray with us, journey with us, witness with us, the week that changed the world. Join us in person at the Monastery (schedule below, principal services in bold), if you can. Or join us online, using the links below over the course of the week. We’ll be posting sermons and singing each day, as well as Scriptures, prayers, and hymn texts.
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday - March 28
- Chapel Schedule
6:30 am – Morning Prayer
9:00 am – Blessing of Palms and Holy Eucharist
12:30 pm – Midday Prayers
4:00 pm – Evensong
Monday in Holy Week - March 29
- Chapel Schedule
Chapel is closed.
- Meditation: Praying Your Way Through Holy Week
- Br. Eldridge Pendleton
Tuesday in Holy Week - March 30
- Chapel Schedule
6:00 am – Morning Prayer
12:30 pm – Midday Prayers
5:15 pm – Holy Eucharist
Wednesday in Holy Week - March 31
- Chapel Schedule
6:00 am – Morning Prayer
12:10 pm – Holy Eucharist
7:30 pm – Vigil of the Paschal Holy Days
Maundy Thursday - April 1
- Chapel Schedule
6:00 am – Morning Prayer
12:30 pm – Midday Prayers
7:30 pm – Holy Eucharist with Foot Washing
9:00 pm – 7:00 am – Watch before the
Reserved Sacrament
Good Friday - April 2
- Chapel Schedule
7:30 am – Morning Prayer
12:00 pm – Way of the Cross
3:00-4:30 pm – Reconciliation of Penitents
7:30 pm – Liturgy of the Passion and Holy Communion
Holy Saturday - April 3
- Chapel Schedule
7:30 am – Morning Prayer
12:30 pm – Liturgy of the Word
6:00 pm – Evening Prayer
Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day - April 4
- Chapel Schedule
4:30 am – The Great Vigil of Easter
10:00 am – Holy Eucharist
1:00 pm – Midday Prayers
5:00 pm – Evensong
About the Images of the Crucifix
The photographs on these pages are of the crucifix which stands behind the High Altar of the Monastery Chapel for most of the year. Dating from the early 17th century and Spanish in origin, the corpus is carved ivory. It was on loan from a private collector to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston from 1917 until 1936, when the owner made it a gift to the Society for its newly completed Chapel.
These images are from an extensive photo essay by artist, poet and friend Marilène Phipps-Kettlewell, of Cambridge, Massachusetts. We are most grateful for her generosity, and we hope you find these arresting images both focus and challenge your prayer.
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