Happy Easter
He is Risen
The Tomb is Empty​
The angels there attesting; the shroud with grave-clothes resting.
Christ, my hope, has risen:
He goes before you into Galilee. That Christ is truly risen from the dead,
we know.
Victorious king, thy mercy show! (Easter Sequence)
Easter Sunday
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Liturgical Colour: White​
Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 138: 18, 5-6
I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia.
You have laid your hand upon me, alleluia.
Too wonderful for me, this knowledge, alleluia, alleluia.
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Opening Prayer
O God, who on this day, through your Only Begotten Son,
have conquered death and unlocked for us the path to eternity,
grant, we pray, that we who keep the solemnity of the Lord’s Resurrection
may, through the renewal brought by your Spirit,
rise up in the light of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
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GOOD FRIDAY
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Theme: His Death on the Cross: the Source of Hope for Happiness
Questioning what happened to our Lord Jesus on Good Friday makes it hard to draw strength from the blessings of His cross, upon which He regained the power to right our wrongs and to be our victor, refuge, consoler, defender, healer, and source of hope for our happiness. Thus, let us animate spirits by recounting and sharing with the world, as St. Paul expressed in today’s second reading, how our Lord Jesus sympathetically paid the price for our sins, became our justification, and enabled us to call God our Father and derive joy in His presence.
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