Opening Prayer

All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.O sons and daughters, let us sing! The King of heaven the glorious King, Over death today rose triumphing, Alleluia!

Sign of the Cross

Reading: 'For we have grown into union with Christ through a death like His, we shall also be united with Him in the resurrection....If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall live with Him....Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as being dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus: (Romans 6: 5, 7, 11).

Reflection: Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith, the Via Lucis, as daughters and sons of the light and as witnesses of the Risen Lord. Let us meditate upon the resurrection of Christ and discover the pathway of light that Christ blazes through our lives.

FIRST STATION: Jesus Risen from the Dead

Leader: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you.

All: Because by the Wood of the Cross and the Light of the Resurrection, You have redeemed the world!

Reading: The angel of the Lord said to the women: 'Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for He has been raised just as He said." (Matthew 28: 5b-6a).

Reflection:On the first day of the week, at the dawning of the new creation, Jesus arose from the dead. No one saw the event, yet like the apostles, we are called to be witnesses of this central faith event. The light and power of Christ's death and resurrection has become the pattern for our living. May we recognize Christ's dying and rising in our midst. (Silence)

Prayer

This is the day, Lord God, that You have made! Raising Christ from the dead, and raising us with Christ, You have fashioned for Yourself a new people. As we hear the word that brings salvation, make our hearts burn within us. Through the presence of every friend and stranger, reveal to us the face of the One who had first to suffer, but who has entered now into glory, Jesus Christ, our Passover and our Peace, living and reigning with You, forever and ever. Amen.

All: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. That Easter morn, at break of day, The faithful women went their way To seek the tomb where Jesus lay, Alleluia!