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Angelus Dómini descéndit de cœlo et dixit muliéribus: Quem quæritis, surréxit, sicut dixit. Allelúia.
Venite, benedícti Patris mei, percípite regnum, allelúia: quod vobis parátum est ab orígine mundi, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia.
Deus, qui nos Resurrectiónis Domínicæ ánnua solemnitáte lætíficas: concéde propítius; ut per temporália festa quæ ágimus, perveníre ad gáudia ætérna mereámur.
Portas cœli apéruit Dóminus: et pluit illis manna, ut éderent: panem cœli dedit eis: panem Angelórum manducávit homo, allelúia.
Deus, qui diversitátem géntium in confessióne tui nóminis adunásti: da, ut renátis fonte baptísmatis una sit fides méntium, et píetas actiónum.
Eduxit eos Dóminus in spe, allelúia: et inimícos eórum opéruit mare, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia.
Respice, quæsumus, Dómine, pópulum tuum: et quem ætérnis dignátus es renováre mystériis, a temporálibus culpis dignánter absólve.
Post dies octo jánuis clausis, stetit Jesus in médio discipulórum suórum, et dixit: Pax vobis. Allelúia.
Mitte manum tuam, et cognósce loca clavórum, allelúia: et noli esse incrédulus, sed fidélis, allelúia, allelúia.
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Victimæ pascháli laudes ímmolent Christiáni.
Agnus redémit oves: Christus ínnocens Patri reconciliávit peccatóres.
Mors et vita duello conflixére mirándo: dux vitæ mórtuus, regnat vivus.
Dic nobis María, quid vidísti in via?
Sepúlchrum Christi vivéntis: et glóriam vidi resurgéntis.
Angélicos testes, sudárium, et vestes.
Surréxit Christus spes mea: præcédet vos in Galilæam.
Scimus Christum surrexísse a mórtuis vere: Tu nobis, victor Rex, miserére. Amen. Allelúia.
Eastertide is a time of uninterrupted joy and Feasts, during which we celebrate the Mysteries of the Resurrection, the Ascension, and the Descent of the Holy Ghost on the Apostles and on His Church. The triumph and joy of Eastertide is reflected in the decoration of the sanctuary and priest`s use of white vestments, symbolizing joy and purity. The "Aspérges me" is supplanted by the "Vidi aquam," which refers to the waters of Baptism. Every year at Easter the Church rejoices for a double reason: Christ is risen, and many of her children redeemed. In many modern languages the name given to this Feast comes from a Hebraic word Pasch or Passover, which means Passage through the Red Sea. The Mass is full of allusions to the Resurrection of our Lord and to Baptism, which is a spiritual resurrection. The Sequence is a survival of a rich literature. It is one of the most beautiful of all and contains in a few simple lines all the elements of the Mystery: it gives the details of Jesus`immolation; Jesus triumphs on the cross and He comes forth triumphant from the sepulchre. Alleluia!
(The daily Missal and Liturgical manual, 1962)
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Lumen Christi glorióse resurgéntis Díssipet ténebras cordis et mentis.
The Solemn Easter Vigil service is intended to show liturgically how life and grace flow to us from the death of our Lord; the Light of the World is exhibited under the symbol of the Paschal Candle, dispelling the night of sin by the light of grace; the Exultet - the Easter Proclamation - is the song that heralds Easter, singing of the brightness of the holy night of Resurrection; the Lessons taken from the ancient prophecies tell of God`s wonderful dealing with His people under the Old Covenant, faint types of the glorious happenings that were to come to pass under the New; the waters for Baptism are blessed - those waters in which those who have been buried along with Christ, die to sin and with Him rise to walk in newness of life; this grace He has won for us, and in Baptism bestowed on us; by renewal of our baptismal promises we publicly announce our purpose to show forth this newness in our daily lives; and finally the Church Triumphant is called on to intercede for us, and the Mass of the Resurrection begins. The Liturgy makes use of the fire or light as a symbol of Christ, whose teaching enlightens the minds of the faithful and whose grace enkindles their hearts. The lighted Paschal Candle symbolises the Risen Christ Himself who is "the light of the world" (Jn 9, 5) So the priest cuts in the wax a cross, to show that it represents Christ: then he droves the first letter and the last letter of the Greek Alphabet and the date, because Christ is the Beginning and the End of all things and all generations are under His dominion, including this present year. Finally, five grains of incense are fixed into the Candle, to remind us of the five wounds which still remain in Our Lord`s Risen Body: and the Candle is lighted from the newly blessed fire, with the words: " May the light of Christ, risen from the death, dispel all darkness from our mind and heart." First the priest lights his own candle from the Paschal Candle, then the candles of the other ministers, and finally the candles of the people, to show that the light of faith comes to all of us from the Risen Christ. Four lessons from the Old Testament prepare us for what is to come. The first is the story of Creation, and the prayer at the end reminds us how God, who created us at the beginning, has much more wonderfully redeemed us. The second is the story of the Exodus from Egypt, followed by the singing of Moses` Canticle of triumph after crossing the Red Sea. The prayer tells us how these wonderful events are even more wonderfully repeated now by our deliverance from the slavery of sin through the Water of Baptism. The third is one of the great prophecies of Isaias. It tells how God is going to create a new, spiritual people - His Catholic Church, and is followed by Isaias`s song about God`s favourite vineyard, His Chosen People. The prayer reminds us that we are the vineyard, cared for by God`s own hands. In the last lesson, Moses, the leader of God`s people in the Old Testament, reminds them that they must now keep the Law He has given them: and this is repeated in the Song of Moses which follows. We, too, must keep the New Law of Christ, a law no longer of fear but of joy. Blessing of baptismal water show the close connection between Baptism and Our Lord`s Resurrection: by Baptism we not only die to our sins with Christ on the Cross, we also rise to the new life of Grace with Christ risen from the dead. The priest dips the lighted Paschal Candle, which represents the Risen Christ, into the Water, to show that it is from the risen Christ that this sacrament draws its power.
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Lumen Christi glorióse resurgéntis Díssipet ténebras cordis et mentis.
The Solemn Easter Vigil service is intended to show liturgically how life and grace flow to us from the death of our Lord; the Light of the World is exhibited under the symbol of the Paschal Candle, dispelling the night of sin by the light of grace; the Exultet - the Easter Proclamation - is the song that heralds Easter, singing of the brightness of the holy night of Resurrection; the Lessons taken from the ancient prophecies tell of God`s wonderful dealing with His people under the Old Covenant, faint types of the glorious happenings that were to come to pass under the New; the waters for Baptism are blessed - those waters in which those who have been buried along with Christ, die to sin and with Him rise to walk in newness of life; this grace He has won for us, and in Baptism bestowed on us; by renewal of our baptismal promises we publicly announce our purpose to show forth this newness in our daily lives; and finally the Church Triumphant is called on to intercede for us, and the Mass of the Resurrection begins. The Liturgy makes use of the fire or light as a symbol of Christ, whose teaching enlightens the minds of the faithful and whose grace enkindles their hearts. The lighted Paschal Candle symbolises the Risen Christ Himself who is "the light of the world" (Jn 9, 5) So the priest cuts in the wax a cross, to show that it represents Christ: then he droves the first letter and the last letter of the Greek Alphabet and the date, because Christ is the Beginning and the End of all things and all generations are under His dominion, including this present year. Finally, five grains of incense are fixed into the Candle, to remind us of the five wounds which still remain in Our Lord`s Risen Body: and the Candle is lighted from the newly blessed fire, with the words: " May the light of Christ, risen from the death, dispel all darkness from our mind and heart." First the priest lights his own candle from the Paschal Candle, then the candles of the other ministers, and finally the candles of the people, to show that the light of faith comes to all of us from the Risen Christ. Four lessons from the Old Testament prepare us for what is to come. The first is the story of Creation, and the prayer at the end reminds us how God, who created us at the beginning, has much more wonderfully redeemed us. The second is the story of the Exodus from Egypt, followed by the singing of Moses` Canticle of triumph after crossing the Red Sea. The prayer tells us how these wonderful events are even more wonderfully repeated now by our deliverance from the slavery of sin through the Water of Baptism. The third is one of the great prophecies of Isaias. It tells how God is going to create a new, spiritual people - His Catholic Church, and is followed by Isaias`s song about God`s favourite vineyard, His Chosen People. The prayer reminds us that we are the vineyard, cared for by God`s own hands. In the last lesson, Moses, the leader of God`s people in the Old Testament, reminds them that they must now keep the Law He has given them: and this is repeated in the Song of Moses which follows. We, too, must keep the New Law of Christ, a law no longer of fear but of joy. Blessing of baptismal water show the close connection between Baptism and Our Lord`s Resurrection: by Baptism we not only die to our sins with Christ on the Cross, we also rise to the new life of Grace with Christ risen from the dead. The priest dips the lighted Paschal Candle, which represents the Risen Christ, into the Water, to show that it is from the risen Christ that this sacrament draws its power.
(The daily Missal and Liturgical manual, 1962)
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