Paschal Vigil: The Night of our Deliverance

Tonight is the night of our deliverance. Christ, our Passover Lamb, is crucified and He is raised from the dead. We are delivered through Him from death to life, from the lesser condition of oppression and slavery to heirs of a Heavenly Father, and from darkness to light. This is the night Christ, having descended into Hades breaking its gates in sunder, He rises from the dead granting the firstfruits of the Resurrection as many come out of the grave and proclaim what He has done. For Christ is Risen!