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Saturday, March 31, 2018 - Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of the Lord At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter - ABC
[Use at least three, or up to seven readings from the OT, but always include #3: 1) Gen 1:1-2:2 or 1, 26-31a 2) Gen 22:1-18 or 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 3) Exod 14:15-15:1 4) Isa 54:5-14 5) Isa 55:1-11 6) Bar 3:9-15, 32-4:4 7) Ezek 36:16-17a, 18-28; NT Reading: Rom 6:3-11 Response after the Epistle: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [refrain: triple Alleluia""]"; Gospels for Years A, B, C: A- Matt 28:1-10 B- Mark 16:1-7 C- Luke 24:1-12,58]SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2018. HOLY SATURDAY: THE EASTER VIGIL [Genesis 1:1 - 2:2; Exodus 14:15 - 15:1; Isaiah 55:1-11; Romans 6:3-11 and Marl 16:1-7. There are other Old Testament scriptures. I have listed only the required ones.] Are you not unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection. [Romans] The principal feature of the Easter Vigil in our time is the reception of men and women into the Catholic Church. Most of them will have gone through the RCIA program in their parishes. Some of them will be baptized, others will be coming from other Christian traditions. It can be an impressive thing to see, especially since the vast majority of us Catholics are baptized in infancy. Because this is so, St. Paul’s words can be lost for us “cradle-Catholics.”. The events of Holy Week are the events of our baptism. We are joined to Christ in his death and resurrection. Nowadays, because of the length of the service due to the multiple scriptures and the reception ritual, many of us do not experience the power of the Easter Vigil with its new fire and the intoning of the “Alleluia” greeting the resurrection of Christ. The significance of Jesus’ resurrection is not just in the fact that it happened 2000+ years ago, but that it also means life for each of us. Baptism is like the swat doctors used to give babies at birth. It starts the baby breathing and we continue to breathe, hopefully, for a full life of witness. If we can bring ourselves to say, “Christ is risen, Alleluia” instead of “Happy Easter” we will bear witness to the new life we have each day because of Jesus’ resurrection. CHRIST IS RISEN, ALLELUIA! Spread the word! AMEN To each of you, my beloved congregation, I wish all the joy of the resurrection of the Lord!
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