INTROIT

Aqua sapientiae (Ecclesiasticus 15)

Priest:  The water of wisdom hath he given them to drink, alleluia:
People: He shall be stablished in them, and shall not be moved, alleluia,
Priest:  And shall exalt them for ever,
People:  Alleluia, alleluia.  §

Priest: (Psalm 105) O give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon his Name:
People: Tell the people what things he hath done.
Priest:  Glory be ...
People:  As it was ...

(Repeat to §.)

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that we who celebrate with reverence the Paschal Feast, may be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys.  Through Jesus Christ our Lord.  [Who.]

THE EPISTLE

Acts 13.34 -- 41

In those days: Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand, said: Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.  For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.  And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.  And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.  But God raised him from the dead:  And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.  And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,  God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.  And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.  Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.  For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:  But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.  Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:  And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.  Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;  Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
 

GRADUAL, ALLELUIA AND SEQUENCE

Priest:  (Psalm 118) This is the day which the Lord hath made:
People: We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Priest:  (Psalm 107) Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath redeemed:
People: And delivered from the hand of the enemy,
Priest:  And gathered them out of the lands.
People: Alleluia, alleluia.
Priest:  The Lord hath risen from the tomb,
People:  Who hung for us on the Tree.

Victimae Paschali

Priest:   Christians to the Paschal Victim offer your thankful praises.
            The Lamb the sheep redeemeth:
People:  Christ by sin undefiled, reconcileth sinners to the Father.
Priest:   Death and life are joined together in that conflict stupendous:
People:  The King of life who died deathless reigneth.
Priest:    Declare to us, Mary, the vision of thy journey:
People:  “I saw the tomb of Christ living: and likewise the glory of the Risen:
Priest:   Bright Angels attesting, the shroud and napkin resting.
People  Yea, Christ my hope is arisen: to Galilee he now goes before you.”
Priest:   Christ indeed from death is risen, so we know most surely:
People:  O King and Conqueror, grant to us mercy.
All:       Amen, Alleluia.

THE GOSPEL

St.Luke 24.36--48

AT that time: Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.  But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.  And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?  Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.  And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.  And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?  And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.  And he took it, and did eat before them.  And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.  Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,  And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:  And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.  And ye are witnesses of these things.
 

The Creed is said.

OFFERTORY  Psalm 18

The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and the Highest gave his thunder: and springs of water were seen, alleluia.

SECRET

We beseech thee, O Lord, to accept the prayers and oblations of thy faithful people: that through this observance of our bounden devotion, we may attain to the glory of thy heavenly kingdom.  Through.

COMMUNION  Colossians 3

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God, alleluia: set your affection on things above, alleluia.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that this paschal Sacrament, which we have received, may evermore continue to bring forth fruit within our souls.  Through.

Priest:  Depart in peace, alleluia, alleluia.
People:  Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.

And thus is said the Dismissal until Saturday in Easter Week  inclusive.
 

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