"This is the night of
which it is written:
The night
shall be as bright as day, dazzling is the night for me,
and full of
gladness. The sanctifying power of this night dispels all wickedness, washes
faults away, restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to the mourners,
drives
out hatred, fosters concord, and brings down the mighty."
- From Exultet, intoned during Easter
Vigil
(beautiful full text
linked below)
Click here: Paschal Proclamation (Exsultet) • Recording Easter Proclamation -Holy Saturday
Click here: Paschal Proclamation (Exsultet) • Recording Easter Proclamation -Holy Saturday
"Poor death, where is your sting?
Poor
hell, where is your
triumph?
Christ
steps out of the tomb and you
are
reduced to
nothing!
Christ
rises and the angels
are wild with delight.
Christ
rises and life
is set free.
Christ
rises and graves
are emptied of dead.
Oh
yes, for He broke from the tomb like a
flower,
a
beautiful fruit: the first fruit of those already
gone.
All
glory be His, all success and power . .
.
forever and
ever."
St
John Chrysosotom
Excerpt from Easter homily
Excerpt from Easter homily
Christ
is risen to go before us:
our Brother to the Father,
our Priest to the Altar.
our Saviour to the world!
our Brother to the Father,
our Priest to the Altar.
our Saviour to the world!
Christ
is risen!
Christ is risen!
Christ is risen!
Christ is risen!
Christ is risen!
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
By
His great mercy we have been born anew to a living
hope
through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
and to an
inheritance which is . . . kept in Heaven for you. - 1 Pet
1:3
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