Neil Vincent G. Layosa Grade X – St.

Teresa of Avila

1. Elements to determine the date of Easter

 The March equinox coincides with Easter Sunday and holidays that are related to it.
 According to the bible, Jesus Christ's death a d resurrection occurred around the time
of the Jewish Passover, which was celebrated on the first Full Moon following the
verbal equinox.
 The Easter date depended on the ecclesiastical of March 21 for the vernal equinox.
Easter is delayed by one week if Full Moon is on Sunday, which decreases the chances
of it falling on the same day as the Jewish Passover.

2. Overview of the season of Easter

 The Easter Season, also known as the Great Fifty Days, begins at sunset Easter Eve
and continues through the Day of Pentecost. It is the most joyous and celebrative
season of the Christian year. It focuses on Christ's resurrection and ascension and on
the blessings of the Holy Spirit on the first Easter (John 20:22 –23) and the Day of
Pentecost (Acts 2). Lessons from the Acts of the Apostles replace readings from the
Old Testament because the early church, empowered by the Holy Spirit, is the best
witness to the Resurrection. The ancient Christian name for this festival
is Pasch, derived from the Hebrew pesah ("deliverance" or "passover"), thus
connecting to the Resurrection to the Exodus. The origin of the English word Easter is
disputed but may come from the Anglo–Saxon spring goddess Eastre and her festival.
Pentecost comes from the Greek pentekoste, which means "fiftieth." It refers to the
Jewish Feast of Weeks, which Greek–speaking Jews called the Day of Pentecost (Acts
2:1). Early Christians also used the term Pentecost to refer to the Great Fifty Days as a
season. In addition to the acts and services of worship on the following pages, see
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The Great Thanksgivings and the scripture readings for the Easter Season in the
lectionary.

 Baptisms, confirmations, and congregational reaffirmation of the Baptismal Covenant

are highly appropriate throughout this season, most especially at the First Service of
Easter and on the Day of Pentecost.

 Use the colors of white and gold and materials of the finest texture for paraments,
stoles, and banners. On the Day of Pentecost use bright red. Bright red symbols may
also be used on a white background earlier in the season. A focus on the baptismal
font is appropriate throughout the season. A large freestanding white candle called a
paschal candle may be used at every service during this season and at baptisms and
funerals during the rest of the year. Standing for prayer is most traditional. Flowers of
all colors are appropriate. Visuals for the Day of Pentecost may include red flowers,
doves, flames of fire, a ship, or a rainbow.
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3. Prefaces used for the Easter season

A.6.A. PREFACE OF EASTER I

THE PASCHAL MYSTERY

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

at all times to acclaim you, O Lord,
but on this night / on this day / in this time above all
to laud you yet more gloriously
when Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

For he is the true Lamb

who has taken away the sins of the world;
by dying, he has destroyed our death,
and by rising restored our life.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,
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sing together the unending hymn of your glory,

as they acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

A.6.B. PREFACE OF EASTER II

NEW LIFE IN CHRIST

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

at all times to acclaim you, O Lord,
but in this time above all to laud you yet more gloriously
when Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

Through him the children of light rise to eternal life

and the halls of the heavenly Kingdom
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are thrown open to the faithful;

for his Death is our ransom from death,
and in his rising the life of all has risen.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,
sing together the unending hymn of your glory,
as they acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

A.6.C. PREFACE OF EASTER III

CHRIST LIVING AND ALWAYS INTERCEDING FOR US

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.
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It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

at all times to acclaim you, O Lord,
but in this time above all to laud you yet more gloriously
when Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

He never ceases to offer himself for us,

but defends us and ever pleads our cause before you:
he is the sacrificial Victim who dies no more,
the Lamb, once slain, who lives for ever.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,
sing together the unending hymn of your glory,
as they acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

A.6.D. PREFACE OF EASTER IV

THE RESTORATION OF THE UNIVERSE THROUGH THE PASCHAL MYSTERY

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V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

at all times to acclaim you, O Lord,
but in this time above all
to laud you yet more gloriously
when Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

For, with the old order destroyed,

a universe cast down is renewed,
and integrity of life is restored to us in Christ

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,
sing together the unending hymn of your glory,
as they acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
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Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

A.6.E. PREFACE OF EASTER V

CHRIST, PRIEST AND VICTIM

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

at all times to acclaim you, O Lord,
but in this time above all to laud you yet more gloriously
when Christ our Passover has been sacrificed.

By the oblation of his Body,

he brought the sacrifices of old to fulfillment
in the reality of the Cross,
and, by commending himself to you for our salvation,
showed himself the Priest, the Altar, and the Lamb of sacrifice.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise
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and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,

sing together the unending hymn of your glory,
as they acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

A.7.A. PREFACE OF ASCENSION OF THE LORD I

THE MYSTERY OF THE ASCENSION

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.

V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For the Lord Jesus, the king of glory,
conqueror of sin and death,
ascended (today) to the highest heavens,
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as the angels gazed in wonder.

Mediator between God and man,

judge of the world and Lord of hosts,
he ascended, not to distance himself from our lowly state
but that we, his members, might be confident of following
where he, our Head and Founder, has gone before.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,
sing together the unending hymn of your glory,
as they acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

A.7.B. PREFACE OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD II

THE MYSTERY OF THE ASCENSION

V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with your spirit.

V. Lift up your hearts.

R. We lift them up to the Lord.
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V. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

R. It is right and just.

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.

For after his Resurrection

he plainly appeared to all his disciples
and was taken up to heaven in their sight,
that he might make us sharers in his divinity.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise
and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,
sing together the unending hymn of your glory,
as they acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
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4. Define and differentiate Solemnities, Feasts, Memorials, Ferials.

 Solemnity: in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite, a feast day of the highest rank
celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, his
mother Mary, or another important saint. The observance begins with the vigil on the
evening before the actual date of the feast;

 Feasts: day or period of time set aside to commemorate, ritually celebrate or reenact,
or anticipate events or seasons—agricultural, religious, or sociocultural—that give
meaning and cohesiveness to an individual and to the religious, political, or
socioeconomic community.

 Memorials: denoting an ordinary weekday, as opposed to one appointed for a festival

or fast.

5. Table of Precedence of the Liturgical Days