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Summary of comments of this office by Dom Schuster, in his work L'année liturgique.

The Church calls the resurrection of Jesus Christ Pascha nostrum because, after His triumph over sin and death, He communicated to His mystical body the fullness of His divine life, grace, the charisms of the Paraclete, and the supreme glory of eternity; that is why St. Ambrose could say that the entire world was resuscitated with the Savior. Today the antiphons of the Introit, Offertory and the Communion are inspired by a lively sentiment of thanksgiving for so great a benefit, and sing the victory of the risen Christ, of which the echo resounds to the four corners of the world.

The Introït is taken from Isaias (48:20). It is a cry of joy to the ends of the earth, proclaiming Christ crucified, the Redeemer of mankind.


In the versicle of the Alleluia, once again is sung the triumph of the Victor of death, a triumph all the more glorious as Jesus, after an ignominious death, rose from the tomb, and shared his triumph with the whole human race.


In the chant of the Alleluia preceding the Gospel, we describe, with the words of the Savior, all the stages of our life. Like Jesus, we come from God, and we are in the world to accomplish a mission, the mission of saving our soul and returning to God.


The verse of the Offertory is the same as for the Wednesday of the baptismal scrutiny (Wednesday of the fourth week of Lent). The Lord has not turned away my prayer in the day of tribulation, that is, when He said to the agents of the chief priests, "...this is your hour and the power of darkness" (Lk. 22:53).


The antiphon for the Communion comes from Psalm 95. It is a cry of joy which gently echoes the song of the Introit: "Sing unto the Lord, and bless His name...," bless the new name that was attributed to Him as recompense for His dolorous passion.

 

 
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