Holy Cross Day | September 14
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This festival, which originated in the fourth century, celebrates the triumph of the cross. Paul reminds us that Christ crucified is the power and wisdom of God. As Moses put a serpent on a pole to be a source of healing for the Israelites, we lift high the cross as the sign of our health and salvation. Each time we make the sign of the cross we remember our baptism into the death and resurrection of Christ.
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Hymns:
Gathering Hymn: “In the Cross of Christ I Glory” ELW #324
Text: John Bowring, 1792-1872
Hymn of the Day: “Lift High the Cross” ELW #660
Text: George W. Kitchin, 1827-1912; rev. Michael R. Newbolt, 1874-1956
Text © 1974 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Sending Hymn: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” ELW #803
Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Anthem “God So Loved the World” Horman Choir
Offering: “Accept, O Lord, the Gifts We Bring” ELW #691
Text: Beth Bergeron Folkemer, b. 1957
Text © 1990 Augsburg Fortress.
Sending Hymn: “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” ELW #803
Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Readings:
First Reading: Numbers 21:4b-9 - Moses lifts up a bronze serpent in the wilderness
Psalm 98:1-4 - The Lord has done marvelous things. (Ps. 98:1)
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-24 - The cross is the power of God to those who are being saved
Gospel: John 3:13-17 - The Son of Man will be lifted up
Liturgy reprinted from “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of license #SBT004670 and One License A-709549; Prayers are from “Sundays & Seasons”, copyright 2024 Augsburg Fortress. Introductions to the readings are written by The Rev. Mark Oldenburg, Ph.D., Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship, United Lutheran Seminary.
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