He is Risen! Truly Risen
A blessed Pasch to all!
Posted on 03/31/2013 3:49:04 AM PDT by NYer
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A quick question for NYer:
What is the Eastern rite Catholic version to the Western or Latin rite chant of the Exuitent which is done on Holy Saturday night/vigil to Easter Sunday?
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The celebration is quite different. The following was posted by someone who visited the Maronite Church in Washington DC.
There were some unusual aspects of this Easter Vigil. There was incense but no use of Holy Water or candles. The Maronite Church tends to baptize their Catachumens on the Feast of the Epiphany in January. Candles are not as import of an symbol at the Easter Vigil, as the Maronite Church breaks fast on noon of Great Saturday during the simple "Awaited Light" ceremony. This may explain why there is not pent up anticipation for the Easter Vigil as observed amongst the Maronites.It was remarkable how much this Liturgy celebrating the Resurrection emphasized the Glorious Cross. The Chorbishop made prayers on the four corners of the altar with the processional cross, as if to proclaim the hope of the resurrection to all the Earth. The faithful were invited to venerate the Glorified Cross as they received Communion.
Another interesting Easter feature of this vigil Qurbono was the emphasis on the Empty Tomb. As the faithful departed from the Divine Liturgy, they were given flowers from the Empty Tomb as well as an Easter Egg.
Her description is fairly representative of that liturgy which takes place at Midnight in all Maronite Churches. Note that on Good Friday, parishioners bring flowers to the "funeral" for that is what we celebrate - the death and burial of Jesus. Those flowers are then redistributed on Easter, first fruits from the Risen Lord.
Happy Easter, everybody!
The Byzantine Rite doesn’t have an Easter Vigil; I believe most parishes start Easter with Matins early Sunday morning. Looking at the Byzantine missal, there’s a provision for Divine Liturgy to be celebrated in connection with Vespers on Saturday night, during which the priest changes from purple vestments to white, and the verses and prayers become gradually more joyful. The song of the Three Children (from Daniel) is sung; that might correspond most closely to the Western Exultet.
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Thank-you! A good and blessed Happy Easter!
I did find the title of the hymm, but for some reason, I was having a hard time playing it. It is called “Christ Is Risen From The Dead”, I remember two years ago a group of Byzantine monks doing it at St. Peter’s in Rome and if my memory is correct it would go faster the hymm progresses until the end. If you have any good audio/video, please do responde back. Thank-you. :)
Do they start or finish at midnight?
Our Latin Rite started at sundown. I was home a little bit after 10:00, but still had not eaten any supper.
I was wondering about the Maronites.
But that just made dinner all the more satisfying, right?
:)
LOL!
I guess I misunderstood.
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