Catholic 730: Easter Vigil - Holy Saturday Night – 2019

Easter Vigil - Holy Saturday Night – 2019  

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Easter Proclamation:  (The Exsultet)
Old Testament Readings and Psalms
•       Genesis 1:1-2:4a and Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26
•       Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 and Psalm 46
•       Genesis 22:1-18 and Psalm 16
•       Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 and Exodus 15:1b-13, 17-18
•       Isaiah 55:1-11 and Isaiah 12:2-6
•       Baruch 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4 or Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6 and Psalm 19
•       Ezekiel 36:24-28 and Psalm 42, 43
•       Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Psalm 143
•       Zephaniah 3:14-20 and Psalm 98
New Testament Reading and Psalm
•       Romans 6:3-11 and Psalm 114
-       Gospel-  Luke 24:1-12   
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Please listen to my audio recordings of the readings, prayers and reflections for the Easter Vigil  2019 by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/holy-saturday-night-vigil-2019/s-1xouj    (EPISODE: 153 )
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At Easter, Our Lord resurrection sends out the most wonderful message to the world.   To people who are struggling.., and those who feel hopeless. ….and also those who feel they will never be good enough, or worthy enough… and those who fear they can never be forgiven… For today's feast says… YES>>>>

the love and dignity that God intends for each and every one of his beloved sons and daughters,  this dignity,  this love,  this life never ends.  Our value and the worth of every person cannot be destroyed or defeated even by the worst that others wrongdoing or lack of reverence can wreak.  And the harm that people can do in this world is enormous. However, Our Lord's Resurrection sends a message to all the world, that all who suffer, matter greatly to the Lord, and God will not forget them nor fail (later if not sooner) to give them and restore to them the dignity that the world so often denies them.  Hatred, violence, failure to give people the dignity and care they need…  these things will not prevail over Our God of faithfulness and justice. Jesus has definitively and permanently "thrown in his lot" with us … and promises to bring him through to where he has gone ahead of us. Meanwhile, we are made bold in our determination to stand up for those who suffer and who call out for respect and to do everything possible to give practical help and care to those in need. Christ shows us they are worth every effort. And this effort will ultimately not be in vain, no matter what the obstacles.

God is with us, God will never abandon us… God truly is at work renewing us,  restoring us,  vindicating those who have been mistreated ...and give us new hope .. new life… and indescribable mercy…. 

- Jesus is an unequivocal "yes" — the enormous and seemingly thankless and much-derided cost of self-sacrifice and service, love, compassion, mercy, gentleness, and generosity of spirit… of thinking more of others and less of ourselves… is all worth it.  

May God bless us and renew us in his astounding love… and ever-abiding faithfulness… and eternal care… and may our lives be more and more marked by these wonderful qualities marked by the life, death, and resurrection of Christ ....  with every new day….. 
 
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References:
Fr Paul W. Kelly

I acknowledge the beautiful chanting of the Exsultet (the Easter proclamation ), the Gloria and the Easter Alleluia; chants from the Roman Missal edition 3,  recorded by www.CCwatershed.org media   COPYRIGHT @ 2018 CORPUS CHRISTI  WATERSHED   especially at http://www.ccwatershed.org/blog/2012/feb/23/video-recording-paschal-proclamation-exsultet-plus/    and also specifically at  http://www.ccwatershed.org/media/audio/14/12/08/19-00-19_0.mp3 

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Crucifixion At Sunrise - Empty Tomb With Shroud - Resurrection Of Jesus Christ - Image

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Texts used in this programme are for the purposes of worship and prayer for listeners wherever you are.
Prayers and chants are taken from the English Translation of the Roman Missal, edition three, © 2010, The International commission on English in the liturgy.
Scriptures are from the New Revised Standard Version: © 1989,  by the national council of Churches of Christ, USA. , //adaptations to conform with Catholic liturgical norms, © 2009, by the same.
 [{selected psalms } - ***Psalm verses are (also) taken from "The Psalms: A New Translation" ©1963, The Grail (England), published by Collins.. **]

Prayers of the Faithful are adapted from Robert Borg's 1993 book " Together we pray". Published in Sydney Australia By  E.J. Dwyer. (out of print).

{ "Mass In Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" -published 2011,  Composed and Sung by Jeffrey M. Ostrowski 
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