Cross
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!
— from BCP1979
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving
and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the caverns of the earth,
and the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands have moulded the dry land.
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee,
and kneel before the Lord our Maker.
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.
Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!
— Venite, Psalm 95:1-7, from BCP1979
Invitatory
The Lord said: “Peace be with you.
Why are you troubled?
Why do you doubt?
See my hands and my feet:
see that it is truly me.”
— Luke 24:36, 38-39†
Cruciform
Beloved, now we are children of God.
It is not yet revealed what we will be;
but we know that when he is revealed,
we will be like him;
for we will see him just as he is.
— 1 John 3:2
Weeks
See what great love the Father gives us,
that we should be called the children of God!
— 1 John 3:1
Following the seventh bead:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Dimissory
Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness.
Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
You sons of men, stand in awe, and do not sin.
Search your own heart on your bed, and be still.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness.
Put your trust in the Lord.
Many say, “Who will show us any good?”
Lord, let the light of your face shine on us.
You have put gladness in my heart,
more than when their grain and wine increase.
In peace I will lay myself down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
— Psalm 4:1-2, 4-8†
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.