SMC ENGLISH MASS - Easter Vigil of the Lord's Resurrection Year B (30 Mar 2024)

SMC English Mass - Easter Vigil of the Lord's Resurrection Year B (30 Mar 2024)

PROCESSIONAL HYMN

Nil

Light of Christ Vigil Pascal Candle Opening Procession chant

P✠: The Light of Christ

All : Thanks be to God

P✠: The Light of Christ

All : Thanks be to God

P✠: The Light of Christ

All : Thanks be to God

Easter Proclamation

V✠: Exult…. 

…… 

V✠: The Lord be with you

All : And with your spirit 

V✠: Lift up your hearts

All : We lift them up to the Lord 

V✠: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

All : It is right and just

V✠: It is truly….. 

…… 

All : Amen

1st Reading – Exodus 14:15-15:1

The LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. And you, lift up your staff and, with hand outstretched over the sea, split the sea in two, that the Israelites may pass through it on dry land. But I will make the Egyptians so obstinate that they will go in after them. Then I will receive glory through Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots and charioteers. The Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I receive glory through Pharaoh and his chariots and charioteers.” The angel of God, who had been leading Israel’s camp, now moved and went around behind them. The column of cloud also, leaving the front, took up its place behind them, so that it came between the camp of the Egyptians and that of Israel. But the cloud now became dark, and thus the night passed without the rival camps coming any closer together all night long. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD swept the sea with a strong east wind throughout the night and so turned it into dry land. When the water was thus divided, the Israelites marched into the midst of the sea on dry land, with the water like a wall to their right and to their left. The Egyptians followed in pursuit; all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots and charioteers went after them right into the midst of the sea. In the night watch just before dawn the LORD cast through the column of the fiery cloud upon the Egyptian force a glance that threw it into a panic; and he so clogged their chariot wheels that they could hardly drive. With that the Egyptians sounded the retreat before Israel, because the LORD was fighting for them against the Egyptians. Then the LORD told Moses, stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may flow back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and their charioteers.” So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea flowed back to its normal depth. The Egyptians were fleeing head on toward the sea, when the LORD hurled them into its midst. As the water flowed back, it covered the chariots and the charioteers of Pharaoh’s whole army which had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not a single one of them escaped. But the Israelites had marched on dry land through the midst of the sea, with the water like a wall to their right and to their left. Thus the LORD saved Israel on that day from the power of the Egyptians. When Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the seashore and beheld the great power that the LORD had shown against the Egyptians, they feared the LORD and believed in him and in his servant Moses. Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: I will sing to the LORD, for he is gloriously triumphant; horse and chariot he has cast into the sea.

All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm – Exodus 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18

🎼 I will sing to the Lord, glorious His triumph. 

I will sing to the LORD, for he is gloriously triumphant; horse and chariot he has cast into the sea. My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my . He is my God, I praise him; the God of my father, I extol him.

🎼 I will sing to the Lord, glorious His triumph. 

The LORD is a warrior, LORD is his name! Pharaoh’s chariots and he hurled into the sea; the elite of his officers submerged in the Red Sea.

🎼 I will sing to the Lord, glorious His triumph. 

The flood waters covered them, they sank into the depths like a stone. Your right hand, O LORD, magnificent in power, your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.

🎼 I will sing to the Lord, glorious His triumph. 

You brought in the people you redeemed and planted them on the mountain of your inheritance the place where you made your seat, O Lord, the sanctuary, LORD, which your hands established. The LORD shall reign forever and ever.

🎼 I will sing to the Lord, glorious His triumph. 

2nd Reading – Isaiah 55:1-11

Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what is not bread, your wages for what fails to satisfy? Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may have . I will renew with you the everlasting covenant, the benefits assured to David. As I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of nations, so shall you summon a nation you knew not, and nations that knew you not shall run to you, because of the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you. Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near. Let the scoundrel forsake his way, and the wicked man his thoughts; let him turn to the LORD for mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts. For just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.

All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm – Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6

🎼 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 

God indeed is my ; I am confident and unafraid. My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my . With you will draw water at the fountain of salvation.

🎼 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 

Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his name among the nations make known his deeds, proclaim how exalted is his name.

🎼 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 

Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievement; let this be known throughout all the earth. Shout with exultation, O city of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel!

🎼 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 

3rd Reading – Ezekiel 36:16-17A, 18-28

The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their conduct and deeds.

Therefore I poured out my fury upon them because of the blood that they poured out on the ground, and because they defiled it with idols. I scattered them among the nations, dispersing them over foreign lands; according to their conduct and deeds I judged them. But when they came among the nations wherever they came, they served to profane my holy name, because it was said of them: “These are the people of the LORD, yet they had to leave their land.” So I have relented because of my holy name which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they came.

Therefore say to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord GOD: Not for your sakes do I act, house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you came. I will prove the holiness of my great name, profaned among the nations, in whose midst you have profaned it. Thus the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when in their sight I prove my holiness through you. For I will take you away from among the nations, gather you from all the foreign lands, and bring you back to your own land. I will sprinkle clean water upon you to cleanse you from all your impurities, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you, taking from your bodies your stony hearts and giving you natural hearts. I will put my spirit within you and make you live by my statutes, careful to observe my decrees. You shall live in the land I gave your fathers; you shall be my people, and I will be your God.

All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm – 42:1

🎼 As the Deer #022 P.07

1. As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after Thee
You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship Thee 

* You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire, and I long to worship Thee 

2. I want You more than gold or silver, only You can satisfy
You alone are the real joy giver, and the apple of my eye 

3. You're my friend and You are my brother, even though You are a King
I love You more than any other, so much more than anything 

** Lord I long to worship Thee, Lord I long to worship Thee

Gloria

Glory to God. Glory to God. Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace on earth, peace to people of good will. (Amen) 

We praise You. We bless You. We adore you. We glorify You. We give You thanks for Your great glory.  Lord God, heavenly King, O God almighty Father. 

Lord Jesus Christ, Only-begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father: you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. You are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. 

For you alone are the Holy One. You alone are the Lord. You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. 

Epistle – Romans 6:3-11

Brothers and sisters:

Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin. For a dead person has been absolved from sin. If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as being dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus.

All: Thanks be to God.

P✠ : Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Responsorial Psalm – Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

🎼 Alleluia, alleluia, 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.”

🎼 Alleluia, alleluia, 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.

🎼 Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes.

 🎼Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel – Mark 16:1-7

When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary, the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go and anoint him. Very early when the sun had risen, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb.

They were saying to one another, “Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” When they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back; it was very large. On entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly amazed.

He said to them, “Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him. But go and tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going before you to Galilee;
there you will see him, as he told you.’”

All: 🎼Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Litany of the Saint

The Blessing of water and renewal of Baptismal Promises

Spirit Song  #287 p. 94

1. O let the Son of God enfold you, with His spirit and His love
Let Him fill your heart and satisfy your soul
O let Him have the things that hold you, and His spirit, like a dove
Will descend upon your life and make you whole

* Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs
Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill your lambs

2. O come and sing this song with gladness, as your hearts are filled with joy
Lift your hands in sweet surrender to His name
O give Him all your tears and sadness, give Him all your years of pain
And you'll enter into life in Jesus' name

Water of Life #323 p. 106

* Water of life
Cleanse and refresh us
Raise us to life in Christ Jesus

1. All you who thirst
Come to the waters
And you will never be thirsty gain

2. As rain from heav'n
So is God's word
It waters the earth and brings forth life

3. Dying with Christ
So we shall rise with Him
Death shall no longer have pow'r over us

4. Turn to the Lord
Cast off your wickedness
You will find peace in His infinite love

OFFERTORY HYMN

By your stripe #041 p. 14

By Your stripes, Lord, I'm healed, hallelujah
In Your word it is revealed, hallelujah
Yes, You bore it all for me on the cross of Calvary
So that now I can go free, hallelujah 

P✠: Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and yours be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. 

P✠: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

P✠: Lift up your hearts.

All: We lift them up to the Lord.

P✠: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All: It is right and just.

P✠: It is truly right and just,.... , as with one voice we acclaim:

Sanctus

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. 

Heaven and earth are full of your glory. 

Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. 

Hosanna in the highest. 

P✠: You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the…. 

At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion, he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,

FOR THIS IS MY BODY,

WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

P✠: In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice and, once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,

THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT, WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY

FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

P✠: The mystery of faith.

All: We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

P✠: Therefore, as we celebrate the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,..... 

P✠: Through him, and with him, and in him,

O God, almighty Father,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

P✠: At the Savior’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

P✠: Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever.

P✠: Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

P✠: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

All: And with your spirit.

P✠: Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

Agnus Dei

All: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

P✠: Lord Jesus Christ,.... 

P✠: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

COMMUNION HYMN

Shine Jesus Shine #267 p. 87

1. Lord, the light of Your love is shining in the midst of the darkness, shining
Jesus, light of the world, shine upon us
Set us free by the truth You now bring us
Shine on me, shine on me

* Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth Your word, Lord, and let there be light

2. Lord, I come to Your awesome presence from the shadows into Your radiance
By the blood I may enter Your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me, shine on me

3. As we gaze on Your kingly brightness so our faces display Your likeness
Ever changing from glory to glory
Mirrored here may our lives tell your story
Shine on me, shine on me. 

You Raise me Up

When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary

When troubles come and my heart burdened be

Then, I am still and wait here in the silence

Until you come and sit awhile with me

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders

You raise me up...to more than I can be

There is no life ' no life without its hunger;

Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;

But when you come and I am filled with wonder

Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;

You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;

You raise me up' To more than I can be

You raise me up' To more than I can be

Prayer After Communion

P✠: Let us pray.  ….. 

….. 

All: Amen.

P✠: The Lord be with you.

All: And with your spirit.

P✠: May almighty God bless you, ✠ the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen

P✠: Go forth, the Mass is ended.

All: Thanks be to God. Alleluia

RECESSIONAL HYMN

I will Follow Him #139 p. 45

1. I will follow Him, follow Him wherever He may go
And near Him I always will be, for nothing can keep me away
He is my destiny

2. I will follow Him, ever since He touched my heart I knew
There isn't an ocean too deep, a mountain so high it can keep
Keep us away, away from His love

* I love Him, I love Him, I love Him
and where He goes I follow, I follow, I follow

3. I will follow Him, follow Him wherever he may go
There isn't an ocean too keep, a mountain so high it can keep
Keep me away, [together, together]

4. I will follow Him [follow Him), follow Him wherever He may go
There isn't an ocean too deep [too deep], a mountain so high it can keep
Keep us away, away from His love

[Oh Yeah, I just so love Him] I'll follow
[I'm gonna follow] True love
[He's always been my true love] Forever
[From now until forever]

** I love Him, I love Him, I love Him
and where He goes I follow, I follow, I follow
He always be my true love, my true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever
There isn't an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep
Keep us away, away from His love, away from His love