April 14, 2017
(from “God’s Friday”)
Way of the Cross, 12
noon; Adoration of the Cross, 7:00 pm
Is. 52:13-53:12; Ps. 22; Heb. 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42
Crucifixion: Jesus is
nailed to the cross
See, as they strip the robe from off his back
And spread his arms and nail them to the cross,
The dark nails pierce him and the sky turns black,
And love is firmly fastened on to loss.
But here a pure change happens. On this tree
Loss becomes gain, death opens into birth.
Here wounding heals and fastening makes free,
Earth breathes in heaven, heaven roots in earth.
And here we see the length, the breadth, the height,
Where love and hatred meet and love stays true,
Where sin meets grace and darkness turns to light,
We see what love can bear and be and do.
And here our Saviour calls us to his side,
His love is free, his arms are open wide.
Malcolm Guite, (Sounding the Seasons, p. 42)
Create in me a clean
heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Amen
- Bake hot cross buns to break
the fast (see recipe below.) Leave the radio and TV off today.
Holy Week: Hot Cross Buns 375° oven about 15 buns
In a small bowl, combine:
1 pkg. dry yeast
¼ c. warm water
In a small saucepan, scald:
1 c. milk (or soymilk)
Add:
1 t. salt
¼ c. sugar
¼ c. butter
Pour milk mixture into a
large bowl. Let cool to lukewarm.
Stir in:
1 c. flour
Add:
yeast mixture
1 egg, beaten
½ t. ground cinnamon
½ c. raisins or currants
Mix well. Add:
2½ - 3 c. flour
Knead 5 minutes on floured
surface. Place in greased bowl. Cover with clean kitchen towel. Let rise in a
warm place until doubled, about 1 ½ hours. Punch down. Turn out onto floured
surface; let rest 10 minutes. Shape into round buns (about 2 ½” diameter), and
place on greased baking sheet. Cover with towel; let rise until doubled, about
30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 15-20 minutes, until golden
brown. Remove to racks. Cool.
Mix: (to make a moderately
thick frosting)
1 c. powdered sugar
2 t. to 1 T. milk
a few drops of vanilla
Pipe frosting through the
snipped corner of a sandwich bag into the shape of a cross on each bun. Makes
about 15.