Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Dormiunt Pascha in Nochtem Sanctae
HOLY SATUDAY
BLESSING OF THE EASTER FIRE AND PASCHAL CANDLE
PROCESSION Priest: The light of Christ All: Thanks be to God.
EXSULTET Easter Proclamation Priest: The LORD be with you. All: And with your spirit Priest: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the LORD. Priest: Let us give thanks to the LORD, our God. All: It is right and just.
READINGS, PSALMS, and PRAYERS
R. LORD send out YOUR Spirit and renew the face of the Earth. R. YOU are my inheritance, LORD my God. R. Let us sing to the LORD; HE has covered HIMSELF in glory. R. I will praise YOU, LORD, for YOU have rescued me. R. The glory of the Heavens is foreshadowed here on Earth; the glory of the heavens is foreshadowed here on Earth. R. LORD, YOU have the words of everlasting life. R. As the deer longs for the water, so my soul longs for my God.
GLORIA Glory to God, glory to God, glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, on Earth peace to people of goodwill. EPISTLE
ALLELUIA ALL: Alleluia, alleluia! HE is risen, alleluia; HE is risen, alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL LITANY OF SAINTS BLESSING OF WATER RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL PROMISES
OFFERTORY HYMN: Roll Away the Stone
They have been saying all our plans are empty; They have been saying “where is their God now?
REFRAIN: Roll away the stone, see the glory of God; roll away the stone.
They have been saying no one will remember; They have been saying power rules the world. [refrain]
They have been saying no one hears the singing; They have been saying all our strength is gone. [refrain]
They have been saying “all of us are dying;” They have been saying “all of us are dead.” [refrain]
PREFACE SANCTUS EUCHARISTIC PRAYER MYSTERIUM FIDEI GREAT AMEN OUR FATHER COMMUNION ANTIPHON: Christ our Passover has been sacrificed; Therefore let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread of purity and truth, alleluia. COLLECT SOLEMN BLESSING RECESSIONAL HYMN Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
Jesus Christ is risen today, alleluia. Our triumphant, holy day, alleluia. WHO did once upon the Cross, alleluia, suffer to redeem our loss, alleluia.
Hymns of praise, then, let us sing, alleluia, unto Christ, our heavenly King, alleluia. WHO endured the Cross and grave, alleluia, sinners to redeem and save, alleluia.
But the pains which HE endured, alleluia, our salvation have procured, alleluia. Now HE reigns above as King, alleluia, where the angels ever sing, alleluia.
Sing we to our God above, alleluia, praise eternal as HIS love, alleluia. Praise HIM all ye heavenly host, alleluia, FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST, alleluia.