The Great Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter

Saturday, April 16, 2022
Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday

O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of thy dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

5:30 p.m. | High Altar

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We invite those of you watching this service online to invite Jesus into your hearts during Holy Communion by making an Act of 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.

Access a summary of today’s sermon by our guest preacher for Holy Week, The Rt. Rev. & Rt. Hon. John Sentamu.

Celebrant	Fr. Turner
Preacher	The Rt. Rev & Rt. Hon. Sentamu
Deacon	Mo. Lee-Pae
Subdeacon	Fr. Moretz
Sung by	The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys

The Liturgy of Light
The Exultet	Plainsong
The Liturgy of the Word
The Story of Creation	Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Psalm	46:1-7, Deus noster refugium (Plainsong/Tone V3)
The Flood	Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13
Psalm	16:1-3, 8-12, Conserva me, Domine (Plainsong/Tone VIII5)
Israel's Deliverance from the Red Sea	Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21
Psalm	15:1-4, Cantemus Domino (Plainsong/Tone IV4)
A New Heart and a New Spirit	Ezekiel 36:24-28
Psalm	42:1-7, Quemadmodum (Plainsong/Tone III4)
The Valley of Dry Bones	Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm	19:7-14 (Plainsong/Tone III5)
The Gathering of God's People	Zephaniah 3:14-20
Holy Baptism
Antiphon	Omnes, qui in Christo — Plainsong (Tone II)
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Service	Missa Resurrectionis, by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
Hymn	Jesus Christ is risen to-day, Alleluia! – EASTER HYMNtext by
Epistle	Romans 6:3-11
The Easter Sequence	Victimae Paschali laudes -- arr. Andrew Reid (b. 1971)
The Holy Gospel	Luke 24:1-12
Christus Vincit	Christus Vincit -- arr. Martin Baker (b. 1967)
Sermon	The Rt. Rev. & Rt. Hon. John Sentamu, Former Archbishop of York: The Great Vigil and First Eucharist of Easter
Hymn	Through the Red Sea brought at last, Alleluia! – STRAF MICH NICHT
At the Offertory, Anthem	Let thy hand be strengthened (Coronation Anthem), by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Anthem	An Easter, by Jeremy Filsell (b. 1964)
Hymn	194 – Jesus lives! thy terrors now – ST. ALBINUS
Voluntary	Carillon-Sortie, by Henri Mulet (1878-1967)

Resources

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