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Jesus Is Laid in the TombReading - John 19: 38-42 Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was...

Jesus Is Taken Down From the CrossReading - Luke 23: 50-53 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting...

Jesus Dies on the CrossReading - John 19: 28-37 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, ‘I am thirsty.’ A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the...

Jesus Gives us His MotherReading - John 19: 26-27 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing near by, he said to her, ‘Woman, here is your son,’ and to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ From that time on, this disciple took her into...

Jesus Is Nailed to the CrossReading - Isaiah 53: 23-25 But he was pierced for our transgressions,    he was crushed for our iniquities;the punishment that brought us peace was on him,    and by his wounds we are healed....

Jesus Is Stripped of His GarmentsReading - John 19: 23-25 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom....

Jesus Falls the Third TimeReading - Luke 22: 34 Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.’  Reflection Weakened almost to the point of death, Jesus falls a third time. God has revealed himself as...

Jesus Meets the Women of JerusalemReading - Luke 23: 28-31 Jesus turned and said to them, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep for yourselves and for your children. For the time will come when you will say, “Blessed are the childless women, the wombs that...

Jesus Falls a Second TimeReading - Romans 7: 21-15 So I find this law at work: although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind...

Veronica Wipes the Face of JesusReading - Isaiah 50: 6 I gave my back to those who struck me,and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;I did not hide my facefrom insult and spitting.Reflection Veronica steps through the crowd to wipe the face of Jesus. Veronica...

Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the CrossReading - Mark 15: 21 They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus.Reflection Soldiers force Simon of Cyrene to carry the cross....

Jesus Meets His Sorrowful MotherReading - Luke 2: 34-35 Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, ‘This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will...

Jesus Falls the First TimeReading - Psalm 37: 16-17 Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked.For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.Reflection Weakened by torments and by loss of blood,...

Jesus Takes Up His CrossReading - Mark 8: 34-35 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those...

Jesus is Condemned to DeathReading - John 19: 14-16 Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover; and it was about noon. He said to the Jews, ‘Here is your King!’. They cried out, ‘Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!’ Pilate asked them, ‘Shall I crucify...

If you live in the parish of St Peter and St Paul then you are automatically connected to us and you are able to get married in our church building. If you don’t live in our parish but would still like to get married at St Peter and St Paul then there are a number of...