EASTER SATURDAY |
| Saint George by Gustave Moreau. Español: San Jorge por Gustave Moreau. Galego: San Xurxo por Gustave Moreau. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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The life of a baptized Christian must exemplify sincerity,
honesty, and charity. Such basic character is necessary for the sublime
"new creature" who is born through the Sacrament of Baptism. Though not
given the distinctive power to consecrate and absolve, every baptized
person shares in a very real way in the priesthood of Christ through
membership in Christ. This royal dignity empowers the Christian to
receive all the other sacraments, and especially to offer the Mass
through the hands of the priest-celebrant.
INTROIT Ps. 104:43
The Lord led forth His people with joy, alleluia! and His chosen ones with rejoicing, alleluia, alleluia!
Ps. 104:1. Praise the Lord and invoke His name; make His deeds known among the nations.
V. Glory be . . .
COLLECT
We pray, Almighty God, that our reverent celebration of the Easter Feast
may win for us the joys of eternal life. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoration of SAINT GEORGE
George from an illustrious family, was a Cappadocian who who
fought in the Roman army during the third century. He rebuked Diocletian
when that ruler began to persecute the Christians, and was in
consequence tortured and beheaded. The brave and defiant cheerfulness of
the young officer during his torture was so great an inspiration to
Christians of succeeding centuries that both the East and the West
surrounded his bright figure with clusters of beautiful legends. St.
George is the patron of England, and Christian soldiers. He was
especially venerated in Christian Russia.
O God,
Who dost gladden us through the worthy deeds and prayers of thy blessed
martyr George, mercifully grant that all they which seek thy mercy
through him may effectually obtain the gift of thy grace.
Through
Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in
the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
EPISTLE I Peter 2:1-10.
Beloved: Wherefore laying away all malice and all guile and
dissimulations and envies and all detractions, As newborn babes, desire
the rational milk without guile, that thereby you may grow unto
salvation: If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet. Unto whom
coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men but chosen and made
honourable by God: Be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual
house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable
to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore it is said in the scripture: "Behold, I
lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall
believe in him shall not be confounded." To you therefore that believe,
he is honour: but to them that believe not, "the stone which the
builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:" And, "a
stone of stumbling and a rock of scandal," to them who stumble at the
word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set. But you are a
chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased
people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of
darkness into his marvelous light: Who in times past were not a people:
but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy: but now have
obtained mercy.
Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 117:24
This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. Alleluia!
V. Ps. 112:1. Praise the Lord, you His servants, praise the name of the Lord.
May you praise the Paschal Victim,
immolated for Christians.
The Lamb redeemed the sheep:
Christ, the innocent one,
has reconciled sinners to the Father.
A wonderful duel to behold,
as death and life struggle:
The Prince of life dead,
now reigns alive.
Tell us, Mary Magdalen,
what did you see in the way?
"I saw the sepulchre of the living Christ,
and I saw the glory of the Resurrected one:
The Angelic witnesses,
the winding cloth, and His garments.
The risen Christ is my hope:
He will go before His own into Galilee."
We know Christ to have risen
truly from the dead:
And thou, victorious King,
have mercy on us.
Amen. Alleluia.
GOSPEL John 20:1-9.
At that time, on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh
early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre: and she saw the stone
taken away from the sepulchre. She ran therefore and cometh to Simon
Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and saith to them:
"They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre: and we know not
where they have laid him." Peter therefore went out, and the other
disciple: and they came to the sepulchre. And they both ran together:
and that other disciple did outrun Peter and came first to the
sepulchre. And when he stooped down, he saw the linen cloths lying: but
yet he went not in. Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went
into the sepulchre: and saw the linen cloths lying, And the napkin that
had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart,
wrapped up into one place. Then that other disciple also went in, who
came first to the sepulchre: and he saw and believed. For as yet they
knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Ps. 117:26-27
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the
house of the Lord. The Lord is God, and He has given us light, alleluia,
alleluia!
SECRET
May we always be made joyful by this Easter ceremony, O Lord, and may
the actual accomplishment of our redemption be a source of endless
happiness for us. Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoratio S. Georgii Martyris
Hallow,
O Lord, the gifts we offer, and through the intercession of blessed
George, thy Martyr, cleanse us by their means from the stains of our
sins.
Through
Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in
the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Gal. 3:27
All you who have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ, alleluia!
POSTCOMMUNION
We have come to a new life by Your gift of redemption, O Lord. Let us
always be strong in faith through this aid to our eternal salvation.
Through Our Lord . . .
Commemoratio S. Georgii Martyris
We
humbly beseech thee, almighty God, vouchsafe to grant that we, whom to
hast refreshed by thy sacraments, may be able, through the intercession
of blessed George, thy martyr, to serve thee, by conduct well pleasing
to thee.
Through
Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in
the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
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