"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)
"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."
Excerpt from Easter homily
"Let us feel the joy of being
Christian! We believe in the Risen One who conquered evil and
death! Let us have the courage to 'come out of ourselves,' to take this joy and
this light to all the places of our life! The Resurrection of Christ is our
greatest certainty; He is our most precious treasure! How can we not share this
treasure, this certainty with others? It is not only for us, it is to be passed
on, to be shared with others. Our testimony is precisely this."
~ Pope Francis
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!
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