09-15-26_Holy Cross Day

Holy Cross Day

T HE H O LY E UC HA RIS T September 15, 2026 Welcome to the Monastery Chapel.

We warmly invite you to participate fully in our worship.

Prelude

Improvisation

Robert Humphreville

Entrance Hymn

Lift high the cross

Hymnal 473

Opening Acclamation Presider

Exalted be our God by the heavens, earth, and seas,

People

blessed be the LORD, from everlasting to everlasting.

Collect for Purity Presider

Almighty God,

People

to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hymn of Praise

Glory to God in the highest

Hymnal S 279

Collect of the Day

THE SOCIETY OF SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST 980 Memorial Drive  Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138  617.876.3037  www.SSJE.org

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD First Reading

Isaiah 45:21-25

Gradual: Psalm 98(:1-4)

BCP, p. 727

Second Reading

Galatians 6:14-18

The Holy Gospel

John 12:31-36a

Sermon Nicene Creed

Music Card

The Prayers of the People Confession and Absolution of Sin Presider

Almighty God,

People

we confess that we have sinned against you.

We have forgotten God and neighbor, we have forsaken Creator and creature, we have fallen to greed, vainglory, and the misusing of your grace.

For this we are truly sorry, and so we turn again to you.

For the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us.

Convert our heart, and humble our will, that we may treat with goodness all you have called good, honoring your presence in your works, until we behold you, face to face. Amen.

The Peace

THE HOLY COMMUNION The Collection of Gifts and Offerings Your financial gifts support the Brothers’ life and our ministry to many, here at our Monastery in Cambridge and at our rural Monastery, Emery House, in West Newbury, and others whom we reach electronically and in our travels on mission.

Offertory Hymn

Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle

Hymnal 166

The Great Thanksgiving Sanctus

Hymnal S 131

The Lord’s Prayer

Hymnal S 148

Fraction Anthem

Jesus, Lamb of God

Hymnal S 166

Invitation to Communion Presider

The Gifts of God for the People of God.

People

Thanks be to God.

A Note about Holy Communion Please refrain from intinction (dipping the Bread into the Chalice). If you wish to abstain from receiving from the Chalice, remember that the Church catholic has always taught that the fullness of the Sacrament is received even when only one form is received.

Please indicate to the Brother administering Bread at Holy Communion if you require a Gluten-Free host.

Post-Communion Hymn We sing the praise of him who died

Hymnal 471

Prayer after Communion Presider

Loving God,

People

we give you thanks for restoring us in your image and nourishing us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood.

Now send us forth a people, forgiven, healed, renewed; that we may proclaim your love to the world and continue in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen.

Dismissal Postlude

Improvisation

Robert Humphreville

 Br. Keith Nelson, Presider Br. Lain Wilson, Preacher Rev. Daphne Noyes, Deacon Br. Jamie Nelson, Acolyte Mr. Robert Humphreville, Monastery Organist 

The Monastery as Sanctuary We want our Monastery to be a sanctuary for our guests and for the Brothers. Please silence your electronic devices. We also ask you not to photograph, video, or record services in the Chapel, or to photograph other guests or Brothers without their express permission.