St John Lutheran Church
Griffin, GEORGIA
LENT AND THE THREE DAYS
Every Sunday in worship the church celebrates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit gathers us to receive again the gifts of God that come to us through Christ, the saving Word. On several key days at the center of the church year, however, worship takes a particular shape. These central days have come to be known as the Three Days, recalling Jesus’ own words to his disciples that he would be handed over to death, and that “after three days he will rise again” (Mark 10:34). The Three Days encompass the time from Maundy Thursday evening through the evening of Easter Day. In particular, the services of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Vigil of Easter unfold in a single movement, as the church each year makes the passage with Christ through death into life.
In addition to these central three days, the church has long used special orders of worship on Ash Wednesday—the first day of Lent—and on the Sunday of the Passion, Palm Sunday.
In addition to these central three days, the church has long used special orders of worship on Ash Wednesday—the first day of Lent—and on the Sunday of the Passion, Palm Sunday.
