This is the night! From the ashes of Good Friday, a fire awakens, and from the new fire the Paschal candle is lit, symbol of Christ’s risen presence among us. The resurrection of Christ is God’s act of new creation in which he redeems all which he has made for his good pleasure. On this night the Church offers praise to God for his acts of creation, from the beginning to his works of deliverance for God’s people Israel. On this ancient baptismal festival we recall that God has given us new life by our baptism into Christ’s death and resurrection; we repeat our renunciation of evil and our confession of faith and are sprinkled with water as a tangible remembrance of God’s grace to us in baptism. The Church celebrates the first Eucharist of Easter with abundant Alleluia, standing erect and rejoicing to receive the Lord’s body and blood.
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