Andrew Avramenko
@andrewavramenko.bsky.social
A former Police ID Parade Model turned inclusive Anglican Priest & Chaplain, husband of a scientist, father of 2 winners of a rubber-duck river-race, son of a refugee, grandson of freedom fighters, justice advocate for a feline escapologist.
Mono’s Snowdrop is an uplifting wordless liturgy and a musical ministry of pastoral care.
June 30, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Mono’s Snowdrop is an uplifting wordless liturgy and a musical ministry of pastoral care.
Even if the music is not your kind of thing, I recommend watching this short video where the composer and lead guitarist Taka talks movingly about the album born out of death that is a celebration of life.
youtu.be/7UuivPhoE14?...
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MONO "Farewell to Spring" (The story behind the album "Snowdrop")
YouTube video by MONO (Japan)
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June 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Even if the music is not your kind of thing, I recommend watching this short video where the composer and lead guitarist Taka talks movingly about the album born out of death that is a celebration of life.
youtu.be/7UuivPhoE14?...
youtu.be/7UuivPhoE14?...
It’s an album about love and death, but not in a morbid or macabre way. It’s about love that transcends both, about gratitude for the people and relationships we have, and about the love that never ends but brings us together eternally.
June 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It’s an album about love and death, but not in a morbid or macabre way. It’s about love that transcends both, about gratitude for the people and relationships we have, and about the love that never ends but brings us together eternally.
I hope you find/found this meditation helpful in contemplating all that Jesus did with whatever of life today you carried through the meditation.
I pray that you can take it all through the grief of Holy Saturday to a resurrection of hope and celebration in your life this Easter Day and beyond.
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I pray that you can take it all through the grief of Holy Saturday to a resurrection of hope and celebration in your life this Easter Day and beyond.
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I hope you find/found this meditation helpful in contemplating all that Jesus did with whatever of life today you carried through the meditation.
I pray that you can take it all through the grief of Holy Saturday to a resurrection of hope and celebration in your life this Easter Day and beyond.
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I pray that you can take it all through the grief of Holy Saturday to a resurrection of hope and celebration in your life this Easter Day and beyond.
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And finally, to bring our time of meditation and reflection on Jesus's final 24 hours to a close, we have "The 15th Antiphon" by A Glass Darkly - a setting of an Orthodox Liturgical Chant for Good Friday. ✝️
You can read more about the piece of music here: occultation.bandcamp.com/album/the-15...
You can read more about the piece of music here: occultation.bandcamp.com/album/the-15...
A Glass Darkly: The 15th Antiphon
YouTube video by OccultationRecs
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
And finally, to bring our time of meditation and reflection on Jesus's final 24 hours to a close, we have "The 15th Antiphon" by A Glass Darkly - a setting of an Orthodox Liturgical Chant for Good Friday. ✝️
You can read more about the piece of music here: occultation.bandcamp.com/album/the-15...
You can read more about the piece of music here: occultation.bandcamp.com/album/the-15...
The fourth and final reading of scripture takes us through Jesus' isolation and final breaths, and comes from two Gospels, Mark's and John's (Mark 15:33-39; John 19:31-34).
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Bible Gateway passage: Mark 15:33-39, John 19:31-34 - New Living Translation
The Death of Jesus - At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my...
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The fourth and final reading of scripture takes us through Jesus' isolation and final breaths, and comes from two Gospels, Mark's and John's (Mark 15:33-39; John 19:31-34).
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Sacrifice by Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke comes now to help us contemplate Jesus' sacrifice made for us.
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Sacrifice
YouTube video by Lisa Gerrard - Topic
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Sacrifice by Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke comes now to help us contemplate Jesus' sacrifice made for us.
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With our third reading from scripture we have reached the point when Jesus is crucified, taken from the Gospel according to Luke, namely Luke 23:26-43.
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Bible Gateway passage: Luke 23:26-43 - New Living Translation
The Crucifixion - As they led Jesus away, a man named Simon, who was from Cyrene, happened to be coming in from the countryside. The soldiers seized him and put the cross on him and made him carry it ...
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
With our third reading from scripture we have reached the point when Jesus is crucified, taken from the Gospel according to Luke, namely Luke 23:26-43.
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"Prayer" from Zbigniew Preisner's "Requiem for my friend" helps us do do just that and allow our thoughts on all that this moment in Jesus' life means to us to settle or deepen. ✝️
Prayer
YouTube video by Zbigniew Preisner - Topic
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"Prayer" from Zbigniew Preisner's "Requiem for my friend" helps us do do just that and allow our thoughts on all that this moment in Jesus' life means to us to settle or deepen. ✝️
Now there's time for a homily reflecting on Jesus, the Cross and candles that fill this screen.
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At the foot of the Cross: a reflection for Good Friday, 29th March 2024
YouTube video by St Mary's and St Stephen's, Bath
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Now there's time for a homily reflecting on Jesus, the Cross and candles that fill this screen.
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"Passion" by Peter Gabriel gives us a moment to contemplate Jesus' condemnation and His wider suffering.
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Passion
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel - Topic
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"Passion" by Peter Gabriel gives us a moment to contemplate Jesus' condemnation and His wider suffering.
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Once betrayed and arrested, Jesus is judged and condemned. This reading is also taken from The Gospel according to Mark, specifically Mark 14:53-65; 15:1-20.
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Bible Gateway passage: Mark 14:53-65, Mark 15:1-20 - New Living Translation
Jesus before the Council - They took Jesus to the high priest’s home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered. Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance ...
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Once betrayed and arrested, Jesus is judged and condemned. This reading is also taken from The Gospel according to Mark, specifically Mark 14:53-65; 15:1-20.
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Max Richter's piece called Mercy gives a soundscape to mentally come alongside Jesus in the garden and contemplate the moment He was entering into.
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Richter: Mercy (Voiceless Mix)
YouTube video by Max Richter - Topic
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April 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Max Richter's piece called Mercy gives a soundscape to mentally come alongside Jesus in the garden and contemplate the moment He was entering into.
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