Easter Sunday
Penitential Act: Confiteor
-AND/OR-
Lord have Mercy,
Christ have Mercy,
Lord have Mercy
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good
Liturgy of the Word
1st Reading Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Peter proceeded
to speak and said:
“You know what has
happened all over Judea,
beginning in Galilee
after the baptism
that John preached,
how God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit
and power.
He went about
doing good
and healing all those
oppressed by the devil,
for God was with him.
We are witnesses
of all that he did
both in the country
of the Jews and in Jerusalem.
They put him to death
by hanging him on a tree.
This man God raised
on the third day
and granted
that he be visible,
not to all the
people, but to us,
the witnesses chosen
by God in advance,
who ate and drank with him
after he rose from the dead.
He commissioned us
to preach to the people
and testify that he is
the one appointed by God
as judge of the
living and the dead.
To him all the
prophets bear witness,
that everyone
who believes in him
will receive forgiveness
of sins through his name.”
The Word of the Lord,
~Thanks be to God
Responsorial Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
R. This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad.
Give thanks to the LORD,
for he is good,
for his mercy
endures forever.
Let the house of Israel say,
“His mercy endures forever.”
R. This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad.
“The right hand of the LORD
has struck with power;
the right hand of
the LORD is exalted.
I shall not die, but live,
and declare the works of the LORD.”
R. This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad.
The stone which
the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
By the LORD
has this been done;
it is wonderful in our eyes.
R. This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad.
2nd Reading Col 3:1-4
Brothers and sisters:
If then you were
raised with Christ,
seek what is above,
where Christ is seated
at the right hand of God.
Think of what is above,
not of what is on earth.
For you have died,
and your life is hidden
with Christ in God.
When Christ your
life appears,
then you too will appear
with him in glory.
The Word of the Lord,
~Thanks be to God
Easter
Sequence
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Now he is living the Christ.
Out of the tomb he is risen.
He has conquered death,
opened heaven to all believers.
R. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Gospel Jn 20:1-9
On the first day of the week,
Mary of Magdala
came to the tomb
early in the morning,
while it was still dark,
and saw the stone
removed from the tomb.
So she ran and
went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple
whom Jesus loved,
and told them,
“They have taken
the Lord from the tomb,
and we don’t know
where they put him.”
So Peter and the
other disciple went out
and came to the tomb.
They both ran, but the other disciple
ran faster
than Peter and arrived
at the tomb first;
he bent down and saw
the burial cloths there,
but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him,
he went into the tomb and
saw the burial cloths there,
and the cloth that
had covered his head,
not with the burial cloths
but rolled up in
a separate place.
Then the other
disciple also went in,
the one who had
arrived at the tomb first,
and he saw and believed.
For they did not
yet understand the Scripture
that he had to rise
from the dead.
The Gospel of the Lord,
~ Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ
Profession of Faith:
Renewal of Baptismal Promises
Sprinkling Rite:
River of Glory
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Eucharistic Acclamations:
R: Blessed be God forever
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R: May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands for the
praise and glory of his name,
for our good
Resurrection, until you come again.
Or
Resurrection you have set us free
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Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen
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The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.
~Amen
Sign of Peace
Communion Song:
Spiritual Communion:
My Jesus, I believe that you are present
in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
Come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there
And unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
Concluding Rite
Closing Song
Vocations Prayer
Lord Jesus, You said to your disciples,
"I am the way the truth and the life."
Give young people the gift of discernment,
to find their way and embrace their true vocation,
the life for which you have created them.
In all that lies before them, help them discern a life
that is pleasing to you,
whether to Christian marriage,
to priesthood,
or the consecrated religious life.
Send your Holy Spirit to inspire them.
Grant them the grace to embrace
a life of joyful service.
Fulfill their desires to make a
generous gift of themselves to others,
after your example.
Give them the loving support of family and friends
as they prayerfully discern their vocation in this life.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
~ Amen
