Sterility and Decay - 4.20.19 The Rev. Vincent Pizzuto, Ph.D.

The Great Vigil of Easter Saturday, April 20, 2019   Year (cycle): C At The Liturgy of the Word At least two of the following Lessons are read, of which one is always the Lesson from Exodus. After each Lesson, the Psalm or Canticle listed, or some other suitable psalm, canticle, or hymn may be sung. A period of silence may be kept; and a suitable Collect, such as those on pages 288-291 of the Prayer Book, may be said. Genesis 1:1-2:4a [The Story of Creation] Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13 [The Flood] Genesis 22:1-18 [Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac] Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 [Israel's deliverance at the Red Sea] Isaiah 55:1-11 [Salvation offered freely to all] Baruch 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4 or Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6 [Learn wisdom and live] Ezekiel 36:24-28 [A new heart and a new spirit] Ezekiel 37:1-14 [The valley of dry bones] Zephaniah 3:14-20 [The gathering of God's people] At The Eucharist Romans 6:3-11 Psalm 114 Luke 24:1-12