MUSIC SUGGESTIONS FOR THE

Thus, the earliest time for the beginning of the Easter Vigil is 8:30 PM.

“The entire celebration of the Easter Vigil takes place at night. It should not begin before nightfall; it should end before daybreak on Sunday. This rule is to be taken according to its strictest sense. Reprehensible are those abuses and practices that have crept into many places in violation of this ruling, whereby the Easter Vigil is celebrated at the same time of day that it is customary to celebrate anticipated Sunday Masses (Circular Letter Concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts, no. 78. Congregation for Divine Worship, January 16, 1988, quoting the Roman Missal).
According to a most ancient tradition, this night is one of vigil for the Lord, and the Vigil celebrated during it, to commemorate that holy night when the Lord rose from the dead, is regarded as the mother of all holy vigils. For in that night, the Church keeps vigil, waiting for the resurrection of the Lord, and celebrates the sacraments of Christian initiation.

(Paschale Solemnitatis, no. 77; quoting Exodus 12:42; St. Augustine, Sermon 219; and the Ceremonial of Bishops)

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  The opening prayer of the saint may replace the opening prayer of the Lenten weekday.
  
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  The Scripture readings are always those of the Lenten weekday.
  
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  The prayer over the gifts and prayer after Communion are always the prayer from the Lenten weekday.
  
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  The Lenten Preface is always used.
  
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  The color is always violet.
  

In the Liturgy of the Hours:

(General Instruction to the Liturgy of the Hours, 239)

Isaiah 42:1-7 He will not cry out, nor make his voice heard in the street.

(First oracle of the servant of the Lord.)

Psalm 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14 The Lord is my light and my salvation.

John 12:1-11 Let her keep this for the day of my burial.

Tuesday of Holy Week, March 22 (ABC)

Isaiah 49:1-6 I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. (Second oracle of the servant of the Lord.)

Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15, 17 I will sing of your salvation.

John 13:21-33, 36-38 One of you will betray me; the cock will not crow before you deny me three times.

Isaiah 50:4-9a My face I did not shield from buffets and spitting.

(Third oracle of the servant of the Lord.)

Psalm 69:9-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34 Lord, in your great love, answer me.

Matthew 26:14-25 The Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the son of man is betrayed.


Thursday of Holy Week - Mass of Chrism, March 24 (ABC)

Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9 The Lord anointed me and sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, and to give them oil of gladness.

Psalm 89:21-22, 25, 27 For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.

Revelation 1:5-8 Christ has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father.

Luke 4:16-21 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because of which he has anointed me.

READINGS FOR THE SACRED TRIDUUM

Holy Thursday - Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 The law regarding the Passover meal.

Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 Our blessing-cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord.

John 13:1-15 Jesus loved them to the end.
Good Friday - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

Isaiah 54:13 – 53:12 He himself was wounded for our sins.

(Fourth oracle of the servant of the Lord.)

Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.

Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Jesus learned obedience and became the source of salvation for all who obey him.

John 18:1 – 19:42 The passion of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Genesis 1:1 – 2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good.

Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

13-14, 24, 35

Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18

Psalm 16:5, 8-9, 11 You are my inheritance, O Lord.
Exodus 14:15 – 15:1 The Israelites marched on dry land through the midst of the sea.

Exodus 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.

Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.

Psalm 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 Like a deer that longs for running streams, my soul longs for you, my God.

Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Acts 10:34a, 37-43, or We ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.

Colossians 3:1-4 , or Seek what is above, where Christ is.

1 Cor 5:6b-8

John 20:1-9 or He had to rise from the dead.

Mark 16:1-7 or

(evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35
Plenary Indulgences during Lent,

the Sacred Paschal Triduum

the Easter Season, and the weeks following

Questions Regarding Indulgences

Q. What is an indulgence?

A. An indulgence is closely linked to the sacrament of Penance. "An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven...” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1471).

Q. Why do we need indulgences?

A. To understand this doctrine and practice of the Church, it is necessary to understand that sin has a double consequence. Grave sin deprives us of communion with God and therefore makes us incapable of eternal life. This is "eternal punishment." On the other hand every sin, including venial sin, is unhealthy, which must be purified either here on earth, or after death in the state called Purgatory. This purification frees one from what is called the "temporal punishment" due to sin. (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1472).

The grace of God acting in our lives inspires us to pray, do penance, and do works of

mercy and charity, (1473); indeed, we love because He first loved us (cf 1 John 4:19).

Q. Why does the Church grant indulgences?

A. In the communion of saints, a “perennial link of charity” exists between the faithful who have already reached their heavenly home, those in purgatory, and those on earth. In this wonderful exchange, the holiness of one profits others (1475). We also call these spiritual goods of the communion of saints “the Church's treasury.” This does not refer to material goods, but to a treasury of infinite value, which can never be exhausted -- Christ's merits before God, offered so that the whole of mankind could be set free from sin and attain communion with the Father (1476). This treasury includes as well the prayers and good works of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints. They ... have followed in the footsteps of Christ the Lord and by his grace have made their lives holy and carried out the mission the Father entrusted to them. In this way they attained their own salvation and at the same time cooperated in saving others in the unity of the Mystical Body (1477).

An indulgence is obtained through the Church who, by virtue of the power of binding and

loosing granted her by Christ Jesus [cf Mt 16:19], intervenes in favor of individual Christians and opens for them the treasury of the merits of Christ and the saints to obtain from the Father of mercies the remission of the temporal punishments due for their sins (1478).
Q. Are there different types of indulgences?

A. Yes, there are two types of indulgences, partial and plenary.
A partial indulgence removes some of the temporal punishment due to sin. It is granted in four general ways:
1) anytime we raise our minds in humble trust to God and make some pious invocation or prayer;

2) when, prompted by a spirit of faith, we devote ourselves or our goods in compassionate

service to those in need; or

3) when, in a spirit of penitence, we voluntarily abstain from something which is licit for and pleasing to us.

4) when, in the particular circumstances of daily life, we voluntarily give explicit witness to our faith before others.
A partial indulgence can be gained multiple times a day.
A plenary indulgence removes all of the temporal punishment due to sin. The Church has a list of prayers and actions which provide opportunities to gain a plenary indulgence (see Manual of Indulgences: Norms and Grants, USCCB 1999). During the seasons of Lent, the Sacred Paschal Triduum and Easter, the Church makes available even more opportunities.
A plenary indulgence can be acquired only once in the course of the day. The faithful, however, may obtain the plenary indulgence at the hour of death, even if they have already gained one on the same day.

Q. What must I do to receive an indulgence?

A. In order to be capable of gaining indulgences, a person must be baptized, not excommunicated, be truly repentant and in the state of grace at least at the completion of the prescribed works. To gain the indulgence, one must have at least the general intention of doing so, and must carry out the enjoined works at the stated time and in due fashion, according to the sense of the grant.


Q. What must I do to receive a plenary indulgence?

A. For a plenary indulgence, a member of the faithful must fulfill certain additional conditions:

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  To be free of attachment to sin, including venial sins;
  
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  Perform the indulgenced work;
  
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  Sacramental Confession within 20 days;
  
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  Eucharistic Communion;
  
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  Prayer for the intention of the Holy Father;
  

Preferably, the reception of Holy Communion and prayer for the Holy Father’s intentions will take place on the same day as the indulgenced work.

The above is based upon the Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum doctrina, by Pope Paul VI as quoted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church nos. 1471 -1479

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who on any of the Fridays of Lent devoutly

recite after Communion the prayer Behold, O good and loving Jesus before a crucifix.

(Manual of Indulgences, Grant of Indulgence 8, 2):

Behold, O good and loving Jesus,

I cast myself upon my knees before you

and, with the greatest fervor of spirit,

I pray and beseech you to instill in my heart

ardent sentiments of faith, hope and charity,

with true repentance for my sins

and a most firm purpose of amendment.

With deep affection and sorrow

I ponder intimately

and contemplate in my mind your five wounds,

having before my eyes what the prophet David

had already put in your mouth about yourself, O good Jesus:

They have pierced my hands and my feet;

they have numbered all my bones (Ps 21:17-18).

Roman Missal, Thanksgiving After Mass

Holy Thursday

Eucharistic Adoration and Procession

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who piously recite the verses of the Tantum

the Most Blessed Sacrament (Manual of Indulgences, Grant of Indulgence, 7, 1, 2).

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly assist at the adoration of the

Cross in the solemn liturgical action of Good Friday. (Manual of Indulgences, Grant of

Indulgence, 13, 1).

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who, at the celebration of the Easter Vigil …

renew their baptismal vows in any legitimately approved formula. (Manual of Indulgences,

Grant of Indulgence, 28, 1)

Divine Mercy

A plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession,

Eucharistic communion and prayer for the intentions of Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful

who, on the Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday, in any church or chapel, in a

spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, take part in

the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the

Blessed Sacrament exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the

you").
In addition, sailors working on the vast expanse of the sea; the countless brothers and

sisters, whom the disasters of war, political events, local violence and other such causes

have been driven out of their homeland; the sick and those who nurse them, and all who for

a just cause cannot leave their homes or who carry out an activity for the community which

cannot be postponed, may obtain a plenary indulgence on Divine Mercy Sunday, if totally

detesting any sin, as has been said before, and with the intention of fulfilling as soon as

possible the three usual conditions, will recite the Our Father and the Creed before a

devout image of Our Merciful Lord Jesus and, in addition, pray a devout invocation to the

Merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you).

If it is impossible that people do even this, on the same day they may obtain the Plenary Indulgence if with a spiritual intention they are united with those carrying out the prescribed practice for obtaining the Indulgence in the usual way and offer to the Merciful Lord a prayer and the sufferings of their illness and the difficulties of their lives, with the resolution to accomplish as soon as possible the three conditions prescribed to obtain the plenary indulgence. (Manual of Indulgences, Appendix: Decree on Devotions to the Divine Mercy, p 112-113)
First Holy Communion

Eucharistic and Spiritual Communion

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who receive Holy Communion for the first time or devoutly assist at the first Holy Communion of others. (Manual of Indulgences, 8, 1, 1)

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly assist either at the recitation

or the solemn singing of the Veni Creator on the solemnity of Pentecost. (Manual of

Indulgences, 26, 1, 1)

First Mass and Jubilee Celebrations

A plenary indulgence is granted to a priest celebrating his first Mass before the people on a

chosen day; and to the faithful who devoutly assist at such a Mass.
Similarly, a plenary indulgence is granted to priests celebrating the twenty-fifth, fiftieth,

sixtieth and seventieth anniversary of their priestly ordinations, who renew before God

their promise of faithfully fulfilling the duties of their vocation; and to the faithful who

devoutly assist at jubilee Mass celebrations. (Manual of Indulgences, 27)

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly participate in a solemn Eucharistic procession, held inside or outside a church, of greatest importance on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Manual of Indulgences, 7, 1, 3)

A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who, on the solemnity of the Most Sacred

Heart of Jesus, publicly recite the act of reparation (Iesu dulcissime). (Manual of

Indulgences, 3)
Act of Reparation (Iesu dulcissime)

Most sweet Jesus, whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before you, eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which your loving Heart is everywhere subject.

Mindful, alas! that we ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, we humbly ask your pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation, not only for our own personal offenses, but also for the sins of those, who, straying far from the path of salvation, refuse in their obstinate infidelity to follow you, their Shepherd and Leader, or, renouncing the promises of their baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke of your law.

We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage committed against you; we are now determined to make amends for the manifold offenses against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behavior, for all the foul seductions laid to ensnare the feet of the innocent, for the frequent violations of Sundays and holy-days, and the shocking blasphemies uttered against you and your Saints. We wish also to make amends for the insults to which your Vicar on earth and your priests are subjected, for the profanation, by conscious neglect or terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very Sacrament of your divine love, and lastly for the public crimes of nations who resist the rights and teaching authority of the Church which you have founded.

Would that we were able to wash away such abominations with our blood. We now offer, in reparation for these violations of your divine honor, the satisfaction you once made to your Eternal Father on the cross and which you continue to renew daily on our altars; we offer it in union with the acts of atonement of your Virgin Mother and all the Saints and of the pious faithful on earth; and we sincerely promise to make recompense, as far as we can with the help of your grace, for all neglect of your great love and for the sins we and others have committed in the past. Henceforth, we will live a life of unswerving faith, of purity of conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the Gospel and especially that of charity. We promise to the best of our power to prevent others from offending you and to bring as many as possible to follow you.

O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mother, our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make of this act of expiation; and by the crowning gift of perseverance keep us faithful unto death in our duty and the allegiance we owe to you, so that we may all one day come to that happy home, where with the Father and the Holy Spirit you live and reign, God, forever and ever. Amen.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Apostolic Penitentiary, Manual of Indulgences: Norms and Grants,

Translated into English from the Fourth Edition (1999) of Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, Normae et Concessiones.

English Translation © 2006 Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Planning Sheets for the Paschal Triduum

(in accord with the Roman Missal, third edition)

THURSDAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER: AT THE EVENING MASS

INTRODUCTORY RITE

Entrance Procession/ Hymn ________________________________________

Greeting

Presentation of the Oils The oils may be presented at this time or at

the Presentation of the Offerings

Penitential Act

Glory to God sung

Collect

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading Exodus 12: 1-8, 11-14

Laws regarding the Passover Meal
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 116: 12-13, 15-16, 17-18

Our blessing cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ.
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26

For as often as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord.
Chant before the Gospel John 13:34

... Love one another as I have loved you
Gospel John 13: 1-15

Jesus washes the feet of his disciples

Homily
Washing of the Feet optional

Antiphons or Hymn Antiphons: Missal provides seven options

Hymn: ________________________________

Profession of Faith Omitted

General Intercessions

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Presentation of the Offerings [oils] gifts for the poor, bread and wine

Presentation Hymn ______________________________________

Prayer Over the Gifts

Eucharistic Prayer

Preface Preface: “The Sacrifice and Sacrament of Christ”

Holy, holy, holy ______________________________________

Eucharistic Prayer Eucharistic Prayer I with embolisms

Memorial Acclamation ______________________________________

Great Amen ______________________________________

Communion Rite

Lord=s Prayer

Sign of Peace

Breaking of the Bread Lamb of God:_____________________________

Distribution of Holy Communion

Hymn(s) ______________________________________

Prayer After Communion

Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Incensation

Acclamation or Hymn ______________________________________

Procession to Place of Reposition Pange Lingua

[Stripping of the Altar] “at an appropriate time”