Easter Vigil • Gen 1:1-2:4a • Isa 55:1-11 • Wis 10:15-21, 11:1-5 • Rom 6:3-11 • Lk 24:1-12 • 4/19/25 I vividly remember standing by the bonfire here at Easter Vigil a few years ago. Bright flames reached up towards a full moon as Sister Lynne spoke the resounding words: “The beginning and the end, Alpha and Omega …” Under that moon, lit by those flames, feet on the earth, I felt rooted to the center of the world, as if we stood at the earth’s unchanging axis while cosmic seasons revolved around us… rooted in timelessness at the turning …
Easter Vigil
Service at 7:00 pm, followed by social We gather to hear the stories of salvation history. The liturgy continues with the lighting of the new fire and the Easter candle. The Exsultet is sung followed by the Liturgy of the Word, culminating in the great “Alleluia” and the Easter Gospel. The Easter water is blessed, then all join in the profession of faith. The Liturgy of the Eucharist follows