Holy Saturday (and the Easter Vigil)
Saturday, March 30, 7 p.m.
If you would like nursery care during the Easter Vigil on Saturday, please RSVP to Tara Pedersen.
On Holy Saturday, we remember the time that Christ spent in the grave.
Here are the readings for Holy Saturday:
Job 14:1-17
Psalm 130
or Psalm 31:1-5
1 Peter 4:1-8
Matt 27:57-66
or John 19:38-42
Here are the Collects for Holy Saturday:
O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your 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; through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.
O God of the living, on this day your Son descended to the place of the dead: Look with kindness on all of us who wait in hope for liberation from the corruption of sin and death, and give us a share in the glory of the children of God, through Jesus Christ your Son, our Lord. Amen.
At the Easter Vigil, we commemorate all of salvation history leading up to the Resurrection!
It’s really pretty amazing. Between covering all of salvation history in a single service, saying “Alleluia!” again for the first time since the beginning of Lent, and celebrating the Resurrection in the early hours of Easter morning, this really is a unique service! Additionally, this is the service at which people were traditionally baptized and welcomed into the Church.
If you’ve never attended an Easter Vigil service, I HIGHLY recommend that you attend one this year!
Here are the readings for the Easter Vigil:
Genesis 1:1-2:3
Genesis 3
Genesis 7:1-5,11-18; 8:6-20; 9:8-13
Genesis 22:1-18
Exodus 14:10-15:1
Isaiah 4:2-6
Isaiah 55:1-11
Ezekiel 36:24-28
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Daniel 3:1-28
Jonah 1:1-2:10
Zephaniah 3:12-20
Romans 6:3-11
Matthew 28:1-10
Here is the Collect for Easter Eve (the Easter Vigil):
O God, who made this most holy night to shine with the glory of the Lord’s resurrection: Stir up that Spirit of adoption which is given to your Church in Baptism, that we, being renewed both in body and mind, may worship you in sincerity and truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
From Holy Week: A Rookie Anglican Guide by Anglican Compass
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