O God, protector of all

who hope in you,

bless your people,

keep them safe,

defend them,

prepare them,

that, free from sin

and safe from the enemy,

they may persevere always

in your love.

Through Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

Closing prayer from a

Mass in Time of Pandemic

Triduum Church of Saint Francis Xavier and the

Newman Catholic Student Center

Carbondale, Illinois

“Christ redeemed us all and gave perfect glory to God, prin-cipally through his paschal mystery: dying he destroyed our death and rising he Restored our life.

Therefore the Easter Triduum of the Passion and Resurrec-tion of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year.

Thus, the solemnity of Easter has the same kind of preemi-nence in the liturgical year that Sunday has in the week.”

We thank you for taking time to join with us here at Saint Francis Xavier and the Newman Center, as we

watch and pray, remember and rejoice!

Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Entrance Rite

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Prayer after Communion

Dismissal: Thanks be to God, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Recessional Hymn

Collect

Liturgy of the Word

Reading I:: Exodus 12: 1-8. 11-14

Responsorial Psalm

Reading II: Corinthians 11: 23-26

Gospel Acclamation: Praise and honor to you, O Lord, O Lord.

Praise and honor to you,, Lord Jesus Christ

Gospel: John 13: 1-15

General Intercessions

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Liturgy of the Eucharist

Presentation of the Gifts

Ubi caritas, ubi caritas et amor.

Where charity and love meet, God is there.

In our care for all,

we live this call to wash each other’s feet.

Ubi caritas, Deus ibi est.

Ubi caritas, Deus ibi est.

Lamb of God

Communion Hymn

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When We Eat This Bread

Amen

The Lord’s Prayer

Holy, Holy, Holy

When We Eat This Bread

Amen

The Lord’s Prayer (traditional chant)

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Lamb of God

Communion Hymn:

Transfer of the Holy Eucharist

We depart in silence.

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Part 4: Liturgy of the Eucharist Preparation of the Altar and the Gifts

Eucharistic Prayer

Holy, Holy, Holy

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Easter Alleluia (Sung before and after the Gospel)

Gospel: Luke 24: 1-12

Homily

Part 3: Liturgy of Baptism Blessing of the Water

Renewal of Baptismal promises

General Intercessions

Response:

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Stay with me, remain here with me,

Watch and pray, watch and pray

There is no entrance rite, rather, we begin with silent adoration as we continue the liturgy begun on Thursday.

Prayer

Liturgy of the Word

Reading I: Isaiah 52: 13– 53:12

Reading II: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9

Gospel Acclamation: Praise and honor to you, O Lord, O Lord

Praise and honor to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Gospel: Passion according to St. John 18:1-19:42

My God, my God, Why have you abandoned me?

Solemn Intercessions: Jesus, Jesus, Hear Our Prayer

Veneration of the Cross

This is the wood of the cross . . .

Response: Come let us worship (genuflect)

Reading IV: from Ezekiel 36: 16-17a, 18-28 “New Hearts”

Psalm Response:

Glory To God (music on p. 1 and 2 of this booklet)

Lighting of the Altar Candles and the Church

Flowers placed to adorn altar.

Collect

Reading V: Epistle to the Romans 6:3-11

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The sanctifying power of this night dispels wickedness, washes faults away, restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to mourners, drives out hatred, fosters concord, and brings down the mighty. On this, your night of grace, O holy Father, accept this candle, a solemn offering, the work of bees and of your servants’ hands, an evening sacrifice of praise, this gift from your most holy Church.

But now we know the praises of this pillar, which glowing fire ignites for God's honor, a fire into many flames divided, yet never dimmed by sharing of its light, for it is fed by melting wax, drawn out by mother bees to build a torch so precious.

O truly blessed night, when things of heaven are wed to those of earth, and

divine to the human. Therefore, O Lord, we pray you that this candle, hallowed

to the honor of your name, may persevere undimmed, to overcome the

darkness of this night.

Part II: Liturgy of the Word Reading I: from Genesis 1:1-2:2 “Creation”

Psalm Response: Breathe forth your Spirit, give life to the earth!

Reading II: from Exodus 14: 15-15:1 “Liberation”

Psalm Response: Let us sing to the Lord, he has covered himself in glory!

Reading III: from Isaiah, 55: 1-11 “Come to the Water”

Psalm Response: Isaiah 12:2-2,4,6

Preparation of the Altar

The Lord’s Prayer

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Holy Communion Communion Hymn

There is no dismissal or closing hymn. As we began, we close in silence.

Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection

Part I: Service of Light Lighting of the Paschal Candle

Easter Proclamation: Exsultet (Proclamation of Light)

Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heaven, exult, let Angel ministers of God exult, let the trumpet of salvation, sound aloud our mighty King's triumph!

Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her, ablaze with light from her eternal

King, let all corners of the earth be glad, knowing an end to gloom and darkness.

Rejoice, let Mother Church also rejoice, arrayed with the lightning of his glory, let this holy building shake with joy, filled with the mighty voices of the peoples.

It is truly right and just, with ardent love of mind and heart and with devoted service of our voice, to acclaim our God invisible, the almighty Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, his Son, his Only Begotten.

Who for our sake paid Adam's debt to the eternal Father, and, pouring out his own dear Blood, wiped clean the record of our ancient sinfulness.

These, then, are the feasts of Passover, in which is slain the Lamb, the one true

Lamb, whose Blood anoints the doorposts of believers.

This is the night, when once you led our forebears, Israel's children, from slavery in

Egypt and made them pass dry-shod through the Red Sea.

This is the night that with a pillar of fire banished the darkness of sin.

This is the night that even now, throughout the world, sets Christian believers apart

from worldly vices and from the gloom of sin, leading them to grace and joining them

to his holy ones.

This is the night, when Christ broke the prison-bars of death and rose victorious

from the underworld. Our birth would have been no gain, had we not been re-

deemed.

O wonder of your humble care for us! O love, O charity beyond all telling, to ransom

a slave you gave away your Son! O truly necessary sin of Adam, destroyed com-

pletely by the Death of Christ! O happy fault that earned so great, so glorious a Re-

deemer!

O truly blessed night, worthy alone to know the time and hour when Christ rose from

the underworld!

This is the night of which it is written: The night shall be as bright as day, dazzling is

the night for me, and full of gladness.