O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Hymn Refrain:
Hail thee, festival day!
Blest day that art hallowed forever;
day wherein Christ arose,
breaking the kingdom of death.
Lo, the fair beauty of earth,
from the death of the winter arising,
every good gift of the year
now with its Master returns. Refrain
He who was nailed to the Cross
is God and the Ruler of all things;
all things created on earth
worship the Maker of all. Refrain
God of all pity and power,
let thy word be assured to the doubted;
light on the third day returns:
rise, Son of God, from the tomb! Refrain
Loosen, O Lord, the enchained,
the spirits imprisoned in darkness;
rescue, recall into life those
who are rushing to death. Refrain
Rise now, O Lord, from the grave
and cast off the shroud that enwrapped thee;
thou art sufficient for us;
darkness and chaos and death
flee from the face of the light. Refrain
At one of these hours, the Psalm 119:33-40 and 96, parts I and II are used, as below.
For the other hours, the complimentary psalmody is used: Psalm 120, 121, 122 for Midmorning (Terce); Psalm 123, 124, 125 for Midday (Sext); Psalm 126, 127, 128 for Midafternoon (Nones).
TERCE Antiphon: Christ is risen from the dead and will never die again, alleluia
Reading
When we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, we were still enemies; now that we have been reconciled, surely we may count on being saved by the life of his Son? Not merely because we have been reconciled but because we are filled with joyful trust in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have already gained our reconciliation. - Romans 5:10 - 11
Responsory This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia.
SEXT Antiphon: He was handed over to death for our sins; he was raised to life to justify us, alleluia.
Reading
Christ has been raised from the dead, the first-fruits of all who have fallen asleep. Death came through one man and in the same way the resurrection of the dead has come through one man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all men will be brought to life in Christ. - 1 Corinthians 15:20 - 22
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia. NONES Antiphon: Since you have been raised to life with Christ, seek the things that are above, alleluia.
Antiphon: Since you have been raised to life with Christ, seek the things that are above, alleluia.
Reading
The love of Christ overwhelms us when we reflect that if one man has died for all, then all men should be dead. The reason he died for all was so that living men should live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised to life for them. - 2 Corinthians 5:14 - 15
Responsory
This is the day the Lord has made, alleluia.
- Let us rejoice and be glad, alleluia. PRAYER
Father of love,
by the outpouring of your grace
you increase the number of those who believe in you.
Watch over your chosen family.
Give undying life to all
who have been born again in baptism.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.
