Maundy Thursday prayer vigil
prayer vigil guide
We are so glad you have chosen to spend thirty minutes waiting and praying with Christ Jesus on this Holy Thursday. Please use the guide below as a tool for you to connect to Christ and be open to God’s work of love within you. This prayer guide has been adapted from a guide developed by All Saints Episcopal Church in Concord, North Carolina. You will find within this guide a collection of prayers from different sources. Many of the prayers come from The Book of Common Prayer, the foundational prayer book for The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. You may choose to pray the prayers verbatim or allow them to inspire your own prayer.
Suggestions for Preparing to Pray
- Find a comfortable, quiet, private place to pray.
- Claim the space you will use as holy ground.
- Free yourself from any distractions, by silencing notifications on your electronic devices.
- Light a candle.
- Take a few minutes of silence to open your heart to God and focus your thoughts on Christ.
- Be at ease while you pray. Be comfortable. You may to choose to kneel for a time, sit, stand or even walk some while you pray.