Have you ever started something enthusiastically, with great inspiration and strength, only to find that over time, you began to lose heart and struggled to keep going? Perhaps you’ve even started this year like that. You may have set intentions for the year and set up your systems and structures to bring them to fruition, only to hit obstacles and get derailed.

For many of us, the pandemic has been one long, exhausting obstacle that has blocked us from fulfilling our hopes and dreams, kept us from connecting with others, and changed our lives for the worse. Even if we’ve managed to find joy and keep our lives on track, we may still be feeling depressed and depleted. Around the world the call is growing ever louder: we want things to go back to normal.

But what we knew as normal no longer exists and we can’t yet see what the new normal will be like when it finally arrives. If we’ve learned anything from the last two years, it’s that COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon. We will be navigating this pandemic and its impact for years to come.

And that means that we desperately need a new and deeper capacity for resilience.

IRREPRESSIBLE

It is with exactly this reality in mind that I am excited to share the new liturgical guide from Sacredise entitled Irrepressible—Find the resilience you need. This guide for Lent and Holy Week explores ten qualities that can empower us to find the resilience we need. In addition, From Monday to Wednesday in Holy Week, Irrepressible explores three of Isaiah’s Servant Songs to find what resilience meant for the prophet and how it was manifest in the life of Jesus.

You can purchase Irrepressible—Find the resilience you need in any one of these three formats:

Irrepressible (Liturgical Guide)

This is a liturgical guide designed for ministers, pastors, priests, and liturgists. It includes:

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• Sermon starters for every service from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday.
• Prayers, liturgies, response rituals and integration practices.
• Suggestions for use in personal devotions and small groups.
• A guide for a theme-based Tenebrae service.
• A guide for a theme-based Holy Saturday Vigil.
• A Table Liturgy.

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Irrepressible (Personal Spiritual Practice Guide)

This is a spiritual practice guide designed for personal devotions. It includes:

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• Reflection chapters for every week from Ash Wednesday to Palm Sunday.
• Reflection chapters for Monday to Wednesday of Holy Week and Good Friday.
• Personal Tenebrae and Holy Saturday Vigil practices.
• Prayers, response exercises, and integration practices for every day of Lent and Holy Week.
• Daily guided reflections to listen more deeply to the Scriptures and apply them to your life.

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Irrepressible (Bundle)

This option allows you to download both the Liturgical Guide and the Personal Spiritual Practice Guide. It includes:

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• All of the above.
• A license for the daily practices to be distributed to congregation members via email, messaging, print, or on your church’s website or social media channels.