EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S RESURRECTION

Sunday April 17, 2022

 

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S RESURRECTION

 

The Victory Of Life

 

 

The Victory Of Life

Greeting (See alternative Second Reading)

Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed and he is risen from the dead.

Let us celebrate the feast by getting rid of all that is evil and becoming all new in the Lord.

May the Risen Lord be always with you. R/ And also with you.

 

Introduction by the Celebrant

It is very inspiring to meet people wounded in their love and their life, whom we expect to be disgruntled and discouraged, yet who keep believing in love and the goodness of God and of the people around them. Today we meet in the Eucharist him who keeps our faith and hope alive in God’s goodness and loving concern: it is Jesus, our Lord risen from the dead. He went through suffering and death for us, and when all looked lost, all seemed in vain, he kept trusting in the Father and he rose from the dead. By the power of Jesus we too can rise to new life, to a feast of joy within us. We believe in the Risen Lord and in the resurrec­tion he has brought us.

 

Penitential Act

We celebrate with our Risen Lord

that we are people who erred but are forgiven.

We acclaim Jesus our Savior.

(pause)

Lord Jesus, Lamb that was slain,

you are risen, the firstborn of the dead:

Glory to you!

Lord, have mercy. R/ Lord, have mercy.

 

Jesus Christ, light of the world,

our resurrection and life:

Glory to you!

Christ, have mercy. R/Christ, have mercy.

 

Lord Jesus, hope of all nations

our joy and our bread of life:

Glory to you!

Lord, have mercy. R/ Lord, have mercy.

 

Have mercy on us, Lord,

keep forgiving us our sins,

make us all new and lead us

to the joy of everlasting life. Amen.

 

Opening Prayer

Let us pray to God

that we may rise with the Risen Lord Jesus

(pause)

God of all life,

take away all sadness and doubt from us

and help us to believe in life,

now that your Son Jesus Christ is risen.

Make us see him raised up and alive,

walking with us on the road of life,

that we too may be a living people,

 rising up from our drab and indifferent ways.

Fill us with the joy of the Spirit,

that our faith and love may never waver,

for Christ is risen and we are alive in him,

now and for ever. R/ Amen.

 

 

First Reading • Acts 10:34a, 37-43: Witnesses To The Resurrection

Peter testifies to the reality of the resurrection: Jesus is truly risen personally and if we believe in the Risen Lord, we will be saved.

Reading 1: 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."

 

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23.

(24) This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.
or:
R. Alleluia.
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.
or:
R. Alleluia.
“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.
or:
R. Alleluia.
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.
or:
R. Alleluia.

 

Alternative Second Reading • [2] 1 Cor 5:6b-8: New People In The Risen Christ

We should not let evil ferment in us, but rather let the new life in Christ be the ferment that transforms us and the world.

Or: I Cor 5:6b-8

Brothers and sisters:
Do you not know that a little yeast leavens all the dough?
Clear out the old yeast,
so that you may become a fresh batch of dough,
inasmuch as you are unleavened.
For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed.
Therefore, let us celebrate the feast,
not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness,
but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Sequence victimae paschali laudes

Christians, to the Paschal Victim
    Offer your thankful praises!
A Lamb the sheep redeems;
    Christ, who only is sinless,
    Reconciles sinners to the Father.
Death and life have contended in that combat stupendous:
    The Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal.
Speak, Mary, declaring
    What you saw, wayfaring.
“The tomb of Christ, who is living,
    The glory of Jesus’ resurrection;
bright angels attesting,
    The shroud and napkin resting.
Yes, Christ my hope is arisen;
    to Galilee he goes before you.”
Christ indeed from death is risen, our new life obtaining.
    Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning!
    Amen. Alleluia.

 

Alleluia Cf. 1 Cor 5:7b-8a

Alleluia, alleluia.
Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed;
let us then feast with joy in the Lord.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

 

Gospel  • Jn 20:1-9: He Saw And He Believed

Mary Magdalene and the apostles were upset to find the tomb empty. But first John, then the others, realized that Jesus was risen from the dead. Thus they strengthen our faith in the Risen Lord.

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.

 

Renewal of Baptismal Promises

In Easter Sunday Masses which are celebrated with a congregation, the rite of the renewal of baptismal promises is repeated after the homily and replaces the Creed.

The renunciations reject all that is against the covenant of love between God and his people; the promises renew our fidelity to that covenant.

The priest speaks to the people in these or similar words:

 

Dear friends, Christ is risen, and we rose with him on the day we were bap­tized. Since then, we are called to a new, risen life, until the day the Lord will raise us up to enter with him in the Father’s joy. Let this holy water come down on us like a life-giving rain that steeps us deeper into the life of Christ. May the Lord pour the flood of his love on you and may the Holy Spirit rejoice your heart. And so:

Priest: Do you reject sin, so as to live in the freedom of God’s children?

All:      I do.

R:        Do you reject the glamor of evil, and refuse to be mastered by sin?

All:      I do.

R:        Do you reject Satan, father of sin and prince of darkness?

All:      I do.

Then the priest continues:

P.:        Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and

earth?

All:      I do.

P.:        Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of

the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, and was buried, rose from the dead, and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?

All:      I do.

R:        Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the com­munion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting?

All:      I do.

The priest concludes: God, the all-powerful Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and forgiven all our sins. May he also keep us faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ for ever and ever.

All:      Amen.

 

The priest sprinkles the people with holy water, while a fitting baptismal song is sung.

 

Intercessions

On the day of the Lord’s resurrection we celebrate his and our new, risen life.

Let us pray to the Lord of life and say: R/ Lord, renew us in your life.

Risen Lord, fill your Church to the brim with a deep faith in your resur­rection, that all of your people may be alive with the joy of seeing how rich and meaningful their life is now, we pray to you, Lord: R/ Lord, renew us in your life.

Risen Lord, for all the newly baptized, that the new life they have received on Easter may grow and inspire them to do good, we pray: R/ Lord, renew us in your life.

Risen Lord, for those who rarely come to church and for those who have lost the way to church, that the feast of Easter may be an invitation to them to renew their faith and their life in you, we pray: R/Lord, renew us in your life.

Risen Lord, for all people who are persecuted, for those who suf­fer from injustice and illness, that you hear their cries for liberation and raise them up from their sorrows, we pray: R/ Lord, renew us in your life.

Risen Lord, for all our faithful departed, that they may now share in the life and the joy that you have promised to all who believe in you, we pray: R/ Lord, renew us in your life.

Risen Lord, for all of us, that the joy the Blessed Virgin Mary experienced at the sight of her risen Son may deepen our faith in the resurrection and fill our lives with the peace that Easter brings, we pray: R/Lord, renew us in your life.

Risen Lord, in your life and love were stronger than death. Let your life in us bring us light, forgiveness, and joy, now and for ever. R/ Amen.

 

Prayer Over the Gifts

Father,

together we celebrate our new life

at the table of your Son

and we offer it with him.

Accept our joy and thanks,

and let his life and love

grow day after day in us

and in the community he saved.

Let the power of his resurrection work in us

to lift up our brothers and sisters who suffer.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. R/ Amen.

 

Introduction to the Eucharistic Prayer

With great gratitude and joy let us give thanks to the Father, for he has saved us and made us new by the death and resurrection of Jesus.

 

Introduction to the Lord’s Prayer

As sons and daughters of the Father

through the death and resurrection of Jesus,

let us pray to him the prayer

taught us by our Risen Lord. R/ Our Father...

 

Deliver Us

Deliver us Lord, from every evil

and grant us in our day

the peace which our Lord Jesus brought

to the apostles in the evening of Easter.

To make us into your new people,

keep us free from sin

and strengthen us in the trials of life.

Already in this life we wait for the happiness

of those risen with your Son,

and we are certain of the coming in glory

of your living Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. R/ For the kingdom...

 

Invitation to Communion

This is the Risen Lord,

our paschal Lamb that was slain

but who is alive and risen.

With faith in him,

let us accept his invitation

to eat the bread that gives life. R/Lord, lam not worthy...

 

Prayer after Communion

Father, we have heard it today:

we have risen with Christ,

we are brought back to life through him

and we have eaten at his table

the food of resurrection and life.

By your Holy Spirit,

keep us faithful to our baptismal promises,

make our joy and love contagious,

let us be your new people

and raise us up on the last day

with Jesus, your Risen Son,

for he is our Lord for ever and ever. R/  Amen.

 

Blessing

Christ has made us all new

by rising from the dead.

May we live like risen people

who have encountered the Lord

in his Word, at his table,

in one another.

 

May we bring his life and hope

to all those around us.

May Almighty God bless you all
with his strength, his compassion,
his self-giving love:

the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. R/ Amen.

 

And share the love and joy of Christ
with one another R/ Thanks be to God.

 

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