THE BROTHERHOOD INDEX ORDERS OF SERVICE
Order of Watch & Pray
The prescribed watch-and-pray service sequence.
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The above can be used by a brother or a sister and his/her family. ORDER OF WATCH AND PRAY r l ·Brotherhood of the Cross and Star observes vigil night on , Wednesday as a very important occasion. c 1This is ir1 remembrance of the sufferings of our Lord Jesus , Christ in Getsamane the night before His Death. When he prayed until His sweat turned to blood pleading with the Almighty Father to take away the death fro.m Him. It is conducted after the normal prayer on Wednesday starting from 12.00 .mid-night - 3. 00 a. ·m. or till dawn. 1. The conductor jingles the bell, he kneels down. He prays silently. He jingles the second time. 2. Someone stands up to conduct f1ymn. 3. All standing and sing, but kneeling during the last stanza. 4. Prayer by the conductor. 5. Al I continue to kneel and recite Psalm 1 6. Prayer by a member. 7. Someone reads Matt. 26: 1 to the end (kneeling) 8. Hymn or song (s) by Choir (s)
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9. Prayer by a member. 10. Text and sermon and spiritual choruses by conduc- tor. (The Conductor can also seek spiritual choruses from the members during the sermon period). 11. Prayer by a member. 12. More spiritual Choruses. 13. Blessing of the Love Feast (while the feast is being served) 14. Choirs render their songs; vision, prophecy, dream . and testimonies. 15. Closing hymn. Psalt:n 23. The Lord's prayer. Doxology. 16. Benediction by the conductor. 17. Al I sing; ''hear our · prayers 0 Lord .................. '' 18. Closing by conductor. ORDER OF CHILD BLESSING Child blessing often takes place in the morning prayer. For, according to the directive of the Holy Father, that, a child must be blessed on the eighth day from his/her birth. For this reason, we cannot fix a day of our own for a child ·blessing_ It is blessed according to the completion of the eighth day from his/her birtti.