April 19, 2003 Easter Vigil

Gen. 1: 1 - 2: 2 "God looked at everything he made, and found that it was good."

Ps. 104 "Lord, Send out your spirit, and renew the face of the earth." Or

Ps. 33 "The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord."

Gen. 22: 1-18 "The sacrifice of Abraham."

Ps. 16 "You are my inheritance, O Lord."

Ex. 14: 15 - 15: 1 "The Israelite's marched on dry land through the midst of the sea."

Immediately, the Responsorial Psalm begins.

Ex. 15 "Let us sing to the Lord, he has covered himself in glory!"

Is. 54: 5-14 "With enduring love, the Lord your redeemer takes pity on you."

Ps. 30 "I will praise you Lord, you have rescued me."

Is. 55: 1-11 "Come to me that you may have life. I will renew with you an everlasting covenant."

Is. 12 "You will draw water joyfully from the spirngs of salvation."

Bar. 3: 9-15, 32 - 4: 4 "Walk towards the splendor of the Lord."

Ps. 19 "Lord, you have the words of everlasting life."

Gen. 22: 1-18 "I shall sprinkle clean water upon you and I shall give you a new heart."

Ps. 42-43 "Like a deer that yearns for running streams, so my soul is yearning for you." Or

When Baptism is celebrated Isaiah 12 may be used. Or

Ps. 51 "Create a clean heart in me."

Rom. 6: 3-11 "Christ raised from the dead, dies no more."

Lk. 24: 1-12 "Why do you seek the Living One among the dead."

FOCUS: "Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, has risen."

REFLECTION: "Tonight, Christians everywhere are washed of sin and restored to grace."

From the Exsultet

scriptural topics: solemnity, glory, joy, initiation, history of salvation, resurrection, life, hope.

O mystery beyond our thought,

To take earth's stain away,

And lift the burden sin hath

brought,

And cleanse this coarser clay.

What deed can more sublime ap-

pear?

For sorrow seeks for grace,

And love releases mortal fear,

And death renews the race.

Death seizes on the bitter barb,

And binds herself thereto,

And life is clad in deathly garb,

And life shall rise anew.

When death through earth has

made its path,

Then all the dead shall rise,

And death, consumed by heavenly

wrath,

In groans, and lonely, dies.

St. Ambrose

"Then souls, arising with anxious desire, run, with virtue, by the bridge of the doctrine of Christ crucified and arrive at the gate, lifting up their minds in Me, and by My blood and burning with the fire of love they taste in Me, the eternal Deity, Who am to them a sea pacific with whom the souls have made so great union, and they have no movement except in Me. And being yet mortal, they taste the good of the immortals, and having yet the weight of the body, they receive the joy of the spirit."

St. Catherine of Siena

APPLYING THE READINGS TO THE LITURGY: There are nine readings and eight psalm responses assigned for this night, recounting the history of God's communion with people. While all the readings may be too much for some parishes, the integrity of Judeo-Christian salvation history must be kept intact. From Genesis to the Resurrection there is a continuity of revelation. The account of the crossing of the Red Sea must be included. Keep together the historic progression of God's salvation.

Musical Selections:

SERVICE OF LIGHT:

Exsultet (Batastini) G-2351

Exsultet (Lawton) G-5297

Exsultet (Walker) 7151 OCP

A Song of Easter Praise (Willcock)

10780 OCP

Pregon Pascual (Cortez) 10656 OCP

RESPONSORIAL PSALMS:

AFTER FIRST READING (Ps. 104):

24 PSALMS (Kreutz)

36 SMM, Vol. 3 (Hughes)

28 PFCY (Isele)

Gracious God (Psalm 104) JS, OCP

Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Janco) G-3606

Song Over the Waters (Haugen) CCH,

GTR, G2, RS

Blessed Be God (Connolly) GTR, G2, GC

World without End (Bell) G2

Psalm 104: Lord, Send Out Your Spirit

(Lisicky) GTR, GC

Lord, Send Out Your Spirit PMB, WCH

Send Forth Your Spirit, O Lord (Guimont)

G-3684

Send Forth Your Spirit, O Lord (Joncas)

G-3436

Send Forth Your Spirit, O Lord (Walker)

BB/MI, GP2, HM, JS

Send Out Your Spirit (Schoenbachler) JS

BB/MI or

AFTER FIRST READING (Ps. 33):

33 PSALMS (Kreutz)

25 GTR (Haugen)

38 SMM, Vol. 3 (Hughes)

Lord, Let Your Mercy (Dufford) BB

Psalm 33: The Earth is Full (Guimont) CCH

Psalm 33: Let your mercy be on us

(Haugen) GTR, GC

The Lord Fills the Earth (Inwood)

BB/MI, GP2, HM, JS

Rain Down (Cortez) BB/MI, HM

AFTER SECOND READING (Ps. 16):

103 SMM, Vol. 2 (Duncan)

52 PFC. Vol. 2 (Phillips)

Center of My Life (Inwood) BB/MI, GC,

GP2, GTR, HM, JS

Gracious God (Psalm 16) JS, OCP

Keep Me Safe, O God (Inwood) BB/MI,

GP2, HM

You are my inheritance (Guimont) CCH

Keep me safe, O God (Foley) G2, G-3936, RS

My Inheritance (Komala) G-4411

You Are My Inheritance (Chepponis)

G-3321

AFTER THIRD READING (Ex. 15):

110 SMM, Vol. 2 (Isele)

54 PFC, Vol. 2 (Strahan)

Let us sing to the Lord (Guimont) CCH, RS

God It Was (Bell) G2, GC

Let Us Sing to the Lord (Hughes) RS

Canticle of Moses (Hirten) G-4143

Canticle of Moses (Inwood) BB/MI, GP2, JS

Exodus Canticle (Hughes) G-3102

Exodus Canticle (Proulx) G-4767

Exodus 15 (Cortez) GP2

Song at the Sea (O'Kelly-Fisher) G-3531

AFTER FOURTH READING (Ps. 30):

365 PMB (Picca)

56 PFC, Pol. 2 (Picca)

I Will Praise Thee, O Lord (de Lalande)

362-01238

I Will Praise You, Lord (Alonso) G-5603

I Will Praise You, Lord (Bell) G-5156

I Will Praise You, Lord (Inwood) BB/MI,

JS, GTR

I Will Praise You, Lord (Ridge) BB/MI, JS

AFTER FIFTH READING (Is. 12):

72 PSALMS (Kreutz)

58 PFC, Vol. 2 (Reagen)

Come to the Water (Foley) BB/MI, CBW

III, GC, GPCOMP, GP, GTR, JS

Gracious God (Isaiah 12) JS, OCP

We Shall Draw Water (Inwood) BB/MI, JS

With Joy You Shall Draw Water (Haugen)

G-3291

You Will Draw Water (Moore) WS

You Will Shall Water (Rudolph) G-3691

AFTER SIXTH READING (Ps. 19):

28 PFC, Vol. 7 (Kreutz)

94 SMM, Vol. 3 (Tucker)

37 PFCY (Isele)

Gracious God (Psalm 19) JS, OCP

Lord, You Have the Words (Joncas) BB/MI,

GP2, HM

Lord, You Have the Words (Kreutz)

PSALMS

Lord, You Have the Words (Proulx)

G-1804

Lord, You Have the Words of Everlasting

Life (Haugen) WS

Psalm 19 (Chepponis) G-4130

You, Lord, Have the Message (Inwood)

BB/MI, GP2

Your Words Are Spirit and Life (Farrell)

BB/MI

AFTER SEVENTH READING (Ps. 42-43):

PSALMS (Kreutz) OCP

As a Deer Longs GTR

As a Doe (Kendzia) GPCOMP

As a Hart Longs for the Brooklet

(Bourgeois) 352-00436

As the Deer (Joncas) G-4883

As the Deer Longs (Hurd) BB/MI, JS

Gracious God (Psalm 42) JS, OCP

O God, for You I Long (Farrell) BB/MI,

GP2, HM

Song of Forgiveness (Jabusch) OCP,

WCH, WW, OCP

AFTER SEVENTH READING (Ps. 51):

See Psalm selections for ASH WED.

AFTER EPISTLE (Ps. 118):

See Psalm selections for Easter Sunday

SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION:

LITANY OF THE SAINTS:

Litany of the Saints CBW III, CVH, GC,

JS, PMB, RS, WP

Litany of the Saints (Becker) BB/MI, GC,

HM, JS

Litany of the Saints (Hutmacher) G-2374

Litany of the Saints (Haas) G-3193

Litany of the Saints (Haugen) G-4843

Litany of the Saints (O'Connor) OCP

Litany of the Saints (Willcock) OCP 10232

or Litany of the Saints from the Sacramentary

ACCLAMATION AFTER BLESSING THE WATER:

At the Dawn of Creation (Haugen) G-4844

Come and Let Us Drink of that New River

CVH, GC, RS, WP

Come to the Water (Foley) BB/MI, GC,

GPCOMP, GP, GTR, JS

Springs of Water BB, CVH, JS, RS, WP

Up From the Waters (Haugen) G-4845

You Will Draw Water (Moore) WS

You Will Draw Water Joyfully (Reagan)

WS

BAPTISM:

A New Commandment (Ward) WS, WW

Easter Vigil (Englert) WS

Flow River Flow (Hurd) BB/MI, JS

River of Glory (Schutte) ACH, A-1002,

BB/MI, JS

The Living Saints of God (Marchionda) WS

You Have Been Baptized in Christ

CBW III, GP

You Have Put On Christ (Dean) OCP

You Have Put On Christ (Daigle) G-5021

You Have Put On Christ (Hughes) BB/MI,

CVH, G-2283, JS, PMB, RS, WCH, WP

CONFIRMATION:

Come, Holy Ghost BB/MI, CBW III,

GC, GPCOMP, JS, PMB, RS, WCH, WP

Gracious God (Psalm 30) JS, OCP

I Rejoiced (Foley) BB/MI, GP, GP2

I Saw Water Flowing (Ward) JS, WS

I Was Glad (Davidson) WS

Litany of the Holy Cross BB/MI, JS

Sweet Refreshment (Moore) G-3947

Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Berthier) GC, GTR,

RS, WP

Veni, Sancte Spiritus CVH, PMB, WP

Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Walker) BB/MI, JS

SPRINKLING RITE:

Give Us Living Water (Dameans) GP,

GPCOMP

I Saw Water Flowing BB/MI, JS, WS

River of Glory (Schutte) ACH, A-1002,

BB/MI, JS

Sprinkling Rite (Joncas) WS

Sprinkling Rite (Walker) BB/MI, GP2

Water of Life BB/MI, JS

With Joy You Shall Draw Water (Haugen)

G-3291 also

See Psalm selections for Ash Wednesday

PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS:

Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord

(Fishel) ACH, BB/MI, CBW III, CVH,

GC, PMB, WCH, WP

Among You Is the Holy One (Lisicky)

G-3680

At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing

ACH, BB/MI, CBW III, CVH, GC, GP2,

JS, RS, WP

Christ Is Alive CBW III, CVH, GTR, PMB,

RS, WP

Christ Is Risen (Lovelace) AF-11-10043

Easter Vigil (Englert) WS

For All the Saints ACH, BB/MI, CBW III,

CVH, GC, GPCOMP, JS, PMB, RS,

WCH, WOV, WP

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

(Hughes) BB/MI, GC, JS, WP

Keep Us In Your Sight (Lisicky) WS

Lumen Christi (Tamblyn) OCP

Maranatha! Alleluia! (Berthier) GTR,

TAIZE, WP

O Mary, Don't You Weep AF-33-99-748

Rejoice, Chosen People (Haas) G-4869

Roll Away the Stone (Conry) BB/MI, JS

Song of the Empty Tomb (Haugen) G-3546

The One Same Spirit (Ward) WCH, WS

COMMUNION:

Christ the Lord Is Risen, All on Earth

RS, WP

Cry Out With Joy and Gladness (Roberts)

G-4602

Earthen Vessels (Foley) ACH, BB/MI,

GP, GPCOMP, JS

Eat This Bread (Berthier) BB/MI, CBW

III, GC, GTR, GPCOMP, RS, WP, WW

God, beyond All Names (Farrell) BB, G2,

GC

I Am the Bread of Life (Toolan) ACH,

BB/MI, CBW II, GC, GPCOMP, GTR,

JS, WCH, WP

I Am the Living Bread (Haas) BB/MI, JS

In Remembrance of You (Willcock) BB/MI

Priestly People (Deiss) JS, PMB, WCH

Up From the Earth (Cooney) GP2

We Remember (Haugen) ACH, BB/MI,

GC, GPCOMP, GTR, RS, WCH

We, the Body of Christ (Hillebrand)

BB/MI, GPCOMP

You Are Our Living Bread (Joncas)

BB/MI, GC, GPCOMP, JS

SONG OF PRAISE:

Alive in Jesus Christ (Haas) G-4871

All My Days (Schutte) BB/MI, GP,

GPCOMP, JS

Alleluia:Canon (Berthier) TAIZE

At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing

ACH, BB/MI, CBW III, GC, JS, RS, WP

You Shall Be My People (Ward)

WCH, WW, WS

CLOSING SONG:

Alleluia, Alleluia (Berthier) GTR,

TAIZE

All Things New (Cooney) G2, GC

Christ, the Lord, Is Ris'n Again BB,

CBW III, CVH, WOV

Easter Solemn Dismissal BB/MI, JS

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

(Hughes) BB/MI, GC, JS, WP

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today ACH,

BB, CBW III, CVH, GC, GPCOMP, JS,

PMB, RS, WOV, WP

Join In the Dance (Schutte) BB/MI, GP2, JS

Now the Green Blade Rises CBW III,

CVH, GTR, JS, WP

Out of Darkness (Walker) BB/MI, GC,

JS

Rejoice! Rejoice! (Daley) BB/MI, GTR, JS

Song to Light (Oomen) OCP

The Light of Christ (Haugen) G-2661

The Strife is O'er ACH, BB/MI,

CBW III, GC, JS, PMB, RS, WCH, WP

With Drums and Dancing (Schutte)

BB/MI, GPCOMP, GTR

Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones BB/MI,

CVH, JS, PMB, RS, WP