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Week 19 · 1–5 February 2027 · Hilary
The servant
Unit 5 · The Servant and the Waters: The fourth and fifth readings of the Vigil, with Isaiah 53 beside them: not in the Vigil, and not optional.
Session A · the reading
About 55 minutes. Open and read aloud before any framing: no introduction, no “today we’re looking at”. Scripture first, then the Father.
- Isaiah 52:13–53:12; Acts 8:26–40
Session B · the argument
About 35 minutes, on another day. Never both in one sitting.
Unanswerable. Who is the servant? Both readings are serious. Say so plainly.
Video. Isaiah
The Tile Board
Add a card: The lamb led to the slaughter, with the passage and today’s date. Pencil a line to another card only if the child sees one.
Books this week
Optional: one piece of media
The Elephant Man (1980). Watched together, with nothing said about why it was chosen; how the list was made.
Isaiah 53 is not a Vigil reading. It is Good Friday’s, and not optional.
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