HOLY SATURDAY AT THE EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT OF EASTER.
"When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him.
"Very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb. They were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”
"When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back; it was very large. On entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly amazed. He said to them, “Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here.
"Behold the place where they laid him. But go and tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.’” (Mark 16: 1 - 7).
Saturday March 30th, Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter.
My brothers and sisters, we celebrate tonight the Great Easter Vigil. The Church allover the world will be trembling with excitement and joy when the great Easter Proclamation (Exsultet) rings out. I want to offer for our reflection some key truths from the Easter Proclamation:
#1 "This is our Passover feast, when Christ, the true lamb is slain, whose blood consecrates the homes of all believers."
#2 "What good would life have been to us if Christ had not come as our Redeemer?"
#3 "The power of this holy night dispels all evil, washes guilt away, restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy; it casts out hatred, brings us peace and humbles earthly pride."
#4 "Therefore heavenly Father, in the joy of this night, receive our evening sacrifice of praise, your Church's offering."
#5 "May the Morning Star which never sets find this flame still burning:
Christ, that Morning Star, who came back from the dead, and shed his peaceful light on all mankind, your Son who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen."
This is our Passover Feast.
“God raised up Jesus, freeing him from the pains of death” (Acts 2:24).
JESUS CHRIST HAS RISEN INDEED.
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