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HOLY SATURDAY

Preface for Easter.

 V. World without end. R. Amen.
 V. The Lord be with you.
R. And with thy spirit.
V. Lift up your hearts.
R. We have lifted them up unto the Lord.
V. Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
R. It is meet and just.

It is meet indeed and just, right and helpful to salvation for us always to praise Thee, O
Lord, but more gloriously on this night above others when Christ our pasch was sacrificed. For
He is the true Lamb Who has taken away the sins of the world. Who by dying has destroyed our
death; and by rising again has restored us to life. And therefore with angels and
archangels, with thrones and dominations, and with all the hosts of the heavenly army, we
sing the hymn of Thy glory, evermore saying... p. .

Canon of the Mass and Communion pp. ff.
After Communion, the choir sing Lauds as follows :

LAUDS

Antiphon. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Psalm 150
Praise ye the Lord in His holy places : praise ye Him in the firmament of His power.
Praise ye Him for His mighty acts : praise ye Him according to the multitude of His greatness.
Praise Him with sound of trumpet : praise Him with psaltery and harp.
Praise Him with timbrel and choir : praise Him with strings and organs.