The MSM Easter liturgy …show more content…
- Welcome to country which welcomes visitors to their traditional land.
- Opening prayer which formally allowed the participants to leave the ordinary and to enter the religious space and to connect with God.
Preparation - Drama performance which conveyed the story leading up to and after Jesus’ crucifixion and ultimately Jesus’ resurrection (Matthew 26:36-46, Matthew 27)
- The purpose of the performance was to allow the audience to visualise and connect with the significant events of the Easter Story and it prepares them about the focus of the Liturgy – which was the events on Good Friday until Easter Sunday.
Climax - Gospel reading (John 20: 19-23, 30-31) which highlights when Jesus appeared to his disciples after resurrecting. The reflection of the key events of the Passion and the messages of peace and joy are clearly expressed in the Gospel reading which is the central theme of the