On this most solemn night, the Church celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and His triumph over our enemies of sin and death. However, as Tony explains, while the Resurrection of Christ is the apex of the Christian Faith, it is definitely not the end of the story. Rather, as our Gospel for the Vigil teaches us, for those who bear the name of Christ, this night is only the beginning.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Genesis 1:1-2:2
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Psalm 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20 & 22
Reading 2: Genesis 22:1-18
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11
Reading 3: Exodus 14:15-15:1
Responsorial Psalm: Exodus 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18
Reading 4: Isaiah 54:5-14
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 30:2, 4-5, 6, 11-12, 13
Reading 5: Isaiah 55:1-11
Responsorial Psalm: Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
Reading 6: Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11
Reading 7: Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4; or Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 (when Baptism not celebrated); or Psalm 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 (when Baptism not celebrated)
Epistle: Romans 6:3-11
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Gospel: Mark 16:1-7
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.