religious services

harryp · Post by **harryp** » April 12th, 2006, 4:02 pm

As far as I know the only thing on GF is the stations.
Irish solution I think, an enforced Church Holiday, and the focking church takes a holiday!

dingbat · Post by **dingbat** » April 12th, 2006, 4:05 pm

harryp wrote:As far as I know the only thing on GF is the stations.
Irish solution I think, an enforced Church Holiday, and the focking church takes a holiday!

You're bang on there I think.

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » April 12th, 2006, 4:10 pm

As far as I know the only thing on GF is the stations

I'm 100% certain there is a service at 3pm as well as the stations

harryp · Post by **harryp** » April 12th, 2006, 4:11 pm

thecoolfreak wrote:
As far as I know the only thing on GF is the stations
I'm 100% certain there is a service at 3pm.

Any volunteers to prove this?

ckav · Post by **ckav** » April 12th, 2006, 4:13 pm

thecoolfreak wrote:
As far as I know the only thing on GF is the stations
I'm 100% certain there is a service at 3pm.

there is - it's the whole shebang with the solemn music, incense and the works.

The gig at 12noon is just a service marking the start of His time on the Cross, poor divil.

Guys, there is DEFFO something on at 7 in the evening. I can remember trying to get out of the yoke at 3pm and using attendance at the much more easy - going 7pm gig as an excuse.

Come on - given the profile of the average Ladyboy supporter, most of us went to Catholic-run schools! SOMEBODY must have paid attention during R.E. class!

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » April 12th, 2006, 4:14 pm

it's the whole shebang with the solemn music, incense and the works

Exactly, thats it

RobbieRockBoy · Post by **RobbieRockBoy** » April 12th, 2006, 4:17 pm

Stations followed by Adoration of the cross... if my memory is correct..

ckav · Post by **ckav** » April 12th, 2006, 4:18 pm

RobbieRockBoy wrote:Stations followed by Adoration of the cross... if my memory is correct..

yay! That's the thing. Adoration of the Cross!

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » April 12th, 2006, 4:18 pm

Adoration of the cross

thats the word i was looking for. Thats the what the service at 3 is called

ckav · Post by **ckav** » April 12th, 2006, 4:26 pm

thecoolfreak wrote:
Adoration of the cross
thats the word i was looking for. Thats the what the service at 3 is called

Are you sure? Is that not the Solemn something or other?

thecoolfreak · Post by **thecoolfreak** » April 12th, 2006, 4:27 pm

Are you sure? Is that not the Solemn something or other?

Well you go up and kiss the cross during it, so i think thats the word

ckav · Post by **ckav** » April 12th, 2006, 4:32 pm

*smug swotty grin*

There are a variety of services of worship for Good Friday, all aimed at allowing worshippers to experience some sense of the pain, humiliation, and ending in the journey to the cross. The traditional Catholic service for Good Friday was held in mid-afternoon to correspond to the final words of Jesus from the cross (around 3 PM, Matt 27:46-50). However, modern schedules have led many churches to move the service to the evening to allow more people to participate. Usually, a Good Friday service is a series of Scripture readings, a short homily, and a time of meditation and prayer. One traditional use of Scripture is to base the homily or devotional on the Seven Last Words of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel traditions.

Father, forgive them . . . (Luke 23:34)
This day you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43)
Woman, behold your son . . .(John 19:26-27)
My God, my God . . . (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34)
I thirst. (John 19:28)
It is finished! (John 19:30)
Father into your hands . . . (Luke 23:46)

Some churches use the Stations of the Cross as part of the Good Friday Service. This service uses paintings or banners to represent various scenes from Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, trial, and death, and the worshippers move to the various stations to sing hymns or pray as the story is told . There is a great variety in how this service is conducted, and various traditions use different numbers of stations to tell the story (see The Fourteen Stations of the Cross).

Another common service for Good Friday is Tenebrae (Latin for "shadows" or "darkness"). Sometimes this term is applied generally to all church services on the last three days of Holy week. More specifically, however, it is used of the Service of Darkness or Service of Shadows, usually held in the evening of Good Friday. Again, there are varieties of this service, but it is usually characterized by a series of Scripture readings and meditation done in stages while lights and/or candles are gradually extinguished to symbolize the growing darkness not only of Jesus’ death but of hopelessness in the world without God. The service ends in darkness, sometimes with a final candle, the Christ candle, carried out of the sanctuary, symbolizing the death of Jesus. Often the service concludes with a loud noise symbolizing the closing of Jesus’ tomb (see The Empty Tomb). The worshippers then leave in silence to wait.

Grumpy Old Man · Post by **Grumpy Old Man** » April 12th, 2006, 4:36 pm

ckav wrote:*smug swotty grin*

There are a variety of services of worship for Good Friday, all aimed at allowing worshippers to experience some sense of the pain, humiliation, and ending in the journey to the cross. The traditional Catholic service for Good Friday was held in mid-afternoon to correspond to the final words of Jesus from the cross (around 3 PM, Matt 27:46-50). However, modern schedules have led many churches to move the service to the evening to allow more people to participate. Usually, a Good Friday service is a series of Scripture readings, a short homily, and a time of meditation and prayer. One traditional use of Scripture is to base the homily or devotional on the Seven Last Words of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel traditions.

Father, forgive them . . . (Luke 23:34)
This day you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43)
Woman, behold your son . . .(John 19:26-27)
My God, my God . . . (Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34)
I thirst. (John 19:28)
It is finished! (John 19:30)
Father into your hands . . . (Luke 23:46)

Some churches use the Stations of the Cross as part of the Good Friday Service. This service uses paintings or banners to represent various scenes from Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, trial, and death, and the worshippers move to the various stations to sing hymns or pray as the story is told . There is a great variety in how this service is conducted, and various traditions use different numbers of stations to tell the story (see The Fourteen Stations of the Cross).

Another common service for Good Friday is Tenebrae (Latin for "shadows" or "darkness"). Sometimes this term is applied generally to all church services on the last three days of Holy week. More specifically, however, it is used of the Service of Darkness or Service of Shadows, usually held in the evening of Good Friday. Again, there are varieties of this service, but it is usually characterized by a series of Scripture readings and meditation done in stages while lights and/or candles are gradually extinguished to symbolize the growing darkness not only of Jesus’ death but of hopelessness in the world without God. The service ends in darkness, sometimes with a final candle, the Christ candle, carried out of the sanctuary, symbolizing the death of Jesus. Often the service concludes with a loud noise symbolizing the closing of Jesus’ tomb (see The Empty Tomb). The worshippers then leave in silence to wait.

This is much more like it. Who says we don't know how to enjoy ourselves.

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » April 12th, 2006, 5:50 pm

ckav wrote: Another common service for Good Friday is Tenebrae (Latin for "shadows" or "darkness"). Sometimes this term is applied generally to all church services on the last three days of Holy week. More specifically, however, it is used of the Service of Darkness or Service of Shadows, usually held in the evening of Good Friday. Again, there are varieties of this service, but it is usually characterized by a series of Scripture readings and meditation done in stages while lights and/or candles are gradually extinguished to symbolize the growing darkness not only of Jesus’ death but of hopelessness in the world without God. The service ends in darkness, sometimes with a final candle, the Christ candle, carried out of the sanctuary, symbolizing the death of Jesus. Often the service concludes with a loud noise symbolizing the closing of Jesus’ tomb (see The Empty Tomb). The worshippers then leave in silence to wait.

HEATHEN! That sounds like something the Tridentine crowd do...... you'll burn in hell if you go to that!

ckav · Post by **ckav** » April 12th, 2006, 5:51 pm

Leinsterman wrote:
ckav wrote: Another common service for Good Friday is Tenebrae (Latin for "shadows" or "darkness"). Sometimes this term is applied generally to all church services on the last three days of Holy week. More specifically, however, it is used of the Service of Darkness or Service of Shadows, usually held in the evening of Good Friday. Again, there are varieties of this service, but it is usually characterized by a series of Scripture readings and meditation done in stages while lights and/or candles are gradually extinguished to symbolize the growing darkness not only of Jesus’ death but of hopelessness in the world without God. The service ends in darkness, sometimes with a final candle, the Christ candle, carried out of the sanctuary, symbolizing the death of Jesus. Often the service concludes with a loud noise symbolizing the closing of Jesus’ tomb (see The Empty Tomb). The worshippers then leave in silence to wait.
No, it's definitely main-stream bog standard Mick stuff.

HEATHEN! That sounds like something the Tridentine crowd do...... you'll burn in hell if you go to that!

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » April 12th, 2006, 5:53 pm

Seeing that the old dear is as about a devout a "Kafflik" as one can get, I'll have to ask her about that one. I have absolutely no recollection of her ever attending something like that!

ckav · Post by **ckav** » April 12th, 2006, 5:54 pm

Leinsterman wrote:Seeing that the old dear is as about a devout a "Kafflik" as one can get, I'll have to ask her about that one. I have absolutely no recollection of her ever attending something like that!

It deffo happened. Used to happen in the Church of the Holy Family, Kill o'the Grange! At least, that's where I used be brought..

Leinsterman · Post by **Leinsterman** » April 12th, 2006, 6:08 pm

Kill o the Grange? Curioser and curioser..... deffo need to call "de mammy"