HOLYWEEKATHOME:LiturgiesintheTimeofCOVID

HOLYWEEKATHOME:LiturgiesintheTimeofCOVID

VISITA IGLESIA FamilyLiturgy(ThismaybedoneanydayduringtheHolyWeek2020)

I. INTRODUCTION

Leader: AmongFilipinoCatholics,oneofthemostpopularHolyWeekritualisvisitingchurchesorVisitaIglesia.Individuals,families,groupsfillupchurchesonHolyThursday,somevisit7churches,some12,aftertheHolyThursdayMassandbeforetheBlessedSacramentisreposed.Ineverychurchwevisit,somepraythestationsofthecross,somejustspendtimeinsilentadoration.

Now,duringthetimeofCOVID,whennoonecangotochurch,whenwecan’tgathertoprayasagroup,whenwecannotcelebratetheEucharist–howdowecontinuethisritual?

BukalngTipansuggeststhisshortliturgyforfamilies.

II. WHEREISTHECHURCH?FamilyMember1:

Goodeveningeveryone.Beforewestartthisprayerritual,maybeitisgoodtoaskourselves:Nowthatwecannotgotochurch:

• Hasthe‘church’stoppedbeing‘church’?• Whatis‘church’foryou?• Whereis‘church’foryou?• Whois‘church’foryou?

Silence….afteraminuteortwoofsilence,inviteanyonewhowishtosharetodoso.

Incasenooneshares,aftersomequietmoments,continue…

Set-up:

Allgatheraroundthefamilyaltar.Ifthereisnofamilyaltar,wecangatheraroundthetableandplacealightedcandleandcrossinourmidst.AndifwehaveaBible,wealsoplaceitwiththecandleandcross.Wecanhavesomemomentsofsilence(withmeditationmusicifpossible)beforestarting.

HOLYWEEKATHOME:LiturgiesintheTimeofCOVID

Weknewalongtimeago,butevenmoresonow,thatChurchisnotthebuilding,butthebelievingcommunitylivingtheirfaith.Andthefaithofthisbelievingcommunityhasnotbeenlockeddown.Maybeithasbecomeevenstrongernow…

EvenifwecannotvisitchurchesthisHolyWeekdoesnotmeanwecannotpracticeVisitaIglesia.

III. PRAYERFamilyMember2:

AndsowestartthiscelebrationinthenameoftheFatherandoftheSonandoftheHolySpirit,AMEN.

Letussingthischantforouropeningprayer.(Youmaychooseanotherchant/songthateveryoneknows).

HOLYWEEKATHOME:LiturgiesintheTimeofCOVID

Wagkangmatakot,wagmabahala.

KungDiyosangkapilingwalananghahanapinpa.Wagkangmatakot,wagmabahala.

Diyoslamangaysapat!

JesuswasalwaysdoingVisita Iglesia.Hewasalwaysvisitingbelievers in theirhouses,inthemarketplace,inthestreets,bythelake,intheTemple.Letusreadonesuchvisit:

ReadLuke19:1-10.Silence….

Aftersilence,repeatthisphrase3xwithsilenceinbetween.

“Today,salvationhascometothishouse.”

FamilyMember3or1:Salvationtoohascometoourhouse.becauseGodlovesusunconditionally. God isourstronghold.God isourhope,especially in theseverydifficulttimes.WethankGodbecauseGodnevertiresofreachingouttoustosaveusandtoprotectus.HowgratefulweareofGod'sassuranceofabidinglove.Letushavesome.momentsofsilencetobeawareofthisdeeploveofGodforus.Silence….

IV. QUESTIONSFORREFLECTION:FamilyMember4or2:

Maybewecanreflectonthesequestions:

a) IfJesusweretovisityouthesedays,whatwouldyouliketohearfromhim?Silence….afteraminuteortwoofsilence,inviteanyonewhowishtosharetodoso.Ifnooneshares,continue.

HOLYWEEKATHOME:LiturgiesintheTimeofCOVID

b) Which‘church’inspiresyouthesedays?Ifchurchisagroupofbelievers

livingtheirfaith,thinkofagroupofbelieverswhoinspireyou?Whydotheyinspireyouthesedays?Silence….afteraminuteortwoofsilence,inviteanyonewhowishtosharetodoso.Theymaywanttopointtooneofthepicturesbelow.

c) Howcanyou‘visit’themthesegroupofpeoplewhoinspiresyou?Perhapsbysendingmessagesofhopeandaffirmation,prayingforthem,sendingfinancialhelp,etc.?Silence….afteraminuteortwoofsilence,inviteanyonewhowishtosharetodoso.

Note:IfyouhaveWiFiathome,maybewecangoonlineandvisitchurchesonline.Ineverychurchweenter,wecanalsopraytheRosaryortheStationsoftheCross,ofjustspendsometimeinsilenceandprayfordifferentgroupsyoumentionedearlier.Youmayalsorememberthegroupsbelow.

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HOLYWEEKATHOME:LiturgiesintheTimeofCOVID

V. CLOSING PRAYERAll:DearGod,youvisitusallthetime.Youseeoursituations,youhearwhatourheartsarecryingoutfor.WetrustinyouLordthatyouwilldeliverusfromthiscrisis.Weaskthatyourloveforuswillgiveusthecourageandgoodwillneededsowecanvisitoneanotherespeciallythemostneedyamongus.WeglorifyyournameYouareourhomeforever,AMEN.

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