The Great Vigil, Baptism, and First Eucharist of Easter

Saturday, April 8, 2023
Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday


O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of thy dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

5:30 p.m. | High Altar

Today’s sermon, “Glimpsing God’s Kingdom: Forgiveness and Grace”, is preached by the Rev. Elaine Farmer as part of her Holy Week Sermon Series “Touching the Mystery”.

We invite those of you watching this service online to invite Jesus into your hearts during Holy Communion by making an Act of Spiritual Communion.

My Jesus,
I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things,
and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment
receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen.

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CelebrantThe Rector
PreacherMo. Farmer
DeaconFr. Schultz
SubdeaconMo. Turner
Sung byThe Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Liturgy of Light
The ExultetPlainsong
The Liturgy of the Word
Psalm136:1-9, 23-27, Confitemeni (Plainsong/Tone V3)
The FloodGenesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13
Psalm46, Deus noster refugium (Plainsong/VIII5)
Israel's Deliverance from the Red SeaExodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21
CanticleCantemus Domino — Plainsong (Tone IV4)
A New Heart and a New SpiritEzekiel 36:24-28
Psalm42:1-7, Quemadmodum (Plainsong/Tone III4)
The Valley of Dry BonesEzekiel 37:1-14
Psalm143:1-7, Domine, exaudi (Plainsong/Tone III5)
Psalm98, Cantate Domino (Plainsong/Tone III5)
Holy Baptism
SettingMissa Resurrectionis, by Gerre Hancock (1934-2012)
HymnJesus Christ is risen to-day, Alleluia! – EASTER HYMNtext by
EpistleRomans 6:3-11
The Easter SequenceVictimae Paschali laudes -- arr. Andrew Reid (b. 1971)
The Holy GospelMatthew 28:1-10
Hymn187 – Through the Red Sea brought at last – STRAF MICH NICHT
AnthemAlleluia to the Easter King, by T. Frederick H. Candlyn (1892-1964)
Hymn194 – Jesus lives! thy terrors now – ST. ALBINUS
VoluntaryChoral-Improvisation sur le ‘Victimae paschali’, from ‘Cinq Improvisations’, by Charles Tournemire (1870-1939)

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