Lent, Holy Week, Easter and the Great Fifty Days: A Ceremonial Guide

by Leonel L. Mitchell

This long-awaited companion volume to Howard E. Galley’s classic The Ceremonies of the Eucharist provides clergy, liturgical assistants, and altar guild members with clear, step-by-step guidance for the liturgies of Lent and Easter. In addition to background material for the traditions and theology of each season, Mitchell includes specific preparations and instructions for each liturgy of the paschal cycle―Ash Wednesday through Pentecost―as well as Tenebrae, the Way of the Cross, the Vigil of Pentecost, the liturgies of the catechumenate, and the chrism mass. He also provides helpful ideas for how the often complex liturgies of these seasons can be done simply and well by small congregations.

Based on the liturgies of The Book of Common Prayer and the latest edition of The Book of Occasional Services , this ceremonial guide also draws on the paschal liturgies of other Anglican traditions, including those in Canada’s Book of Alternative Services.

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Rev. Leonel L. Mitchell

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful resource for clergy or lay leaders in the various ways churches celebrate the apex of Christian faith.