OYH Prayer Series: Easter Vigil

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This is the night! Our prayer series concludes with this offering for the Easter Vigil. You’ll hear prayers written by John Kyler, a reflection given by Fr. Michael Joncas, and music selections from several composers. May it be a way for you to enter deeply into these holy days, and may it serve as a way for us all to pray together, though we are apart.

So, please pray with us!

Notes and resources

The OYH 2020 Triduum Prayer Series is made possible through the generous support of St. Catherine University. For more information about St. Kate’s, visit www.stkate.edu.

The reflection you heard was written and delivered by Fr. Michael Joncas. The prayer texts appear in the resource “Holy Week at Home” and are used with permission. They were written by John Kyler and are published by Liturgical Press.

You can find the music you heard via the following links: “Exsultet-Easter Proclamation” (arr. J. Michael Thompson), “Rejoice” and “Triumph” from Colours 2 (Chris de Silva), “Resucito/He is Risen” (Kiko Arguello), “Litany of the Saints” (John D. Becker), “Lord’s Prayer” (Collegeville Composers’ Group), and “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” (arr. M. Roger Holland, II).

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OYH Selects: "Covenant Hymn"

Today's guests along with other OYH alumni! From left to right: Gary DaIgle, Tom Kendzia, Jaime Cortez, Diana Macalintal, and Rory Cooney.

To conclude our Lenten series, we are bringing you our Easter Vigil episode, originally released in March, 2018..

Join hosts Matt Reichert and Zack Stachowski as they return to composers Gary Daigle and Rory Cooney, this time in conversation together about one of their best-known and best-loved collaborations. You'll hear about "homiletic" texts, the song's intended use for rites of initiation, and the latest OYH liturgical music "bombshell". Our conversation is also joined by Diana Macalintal who shares more information about the RCIA and the concept of "covenant" in the ritual action of the Easter Vigil. 

So, please open your hymnal to "Covenant Hymn."

Episode links

For more information about Gary Daigle and his other compositions, visit his composer page at GIA Publications.

For more information about Rory Cooney and his other compositions, visit his composer pages at GIA Publications, OCP, and WLP. Also, be sure to check out his blog, "Gentle Reign".

You can purchase a copy of the score and a copy of the song recording from GIA Publications. You can also purchase the other song recordings you heard in the episode: the instrumental guitar recording of "Covenant Hymn" (arr. Steve Petrunak), the instrumental piano recording of "Covenant Hymn" (arr. Paul Tate),  "I Am For You" (Rory Cooney), “Come to the Waters” (Lori True), “Litany of the Saints” (John Becker), “Exodus 15: To God be Praise and Glory” (Janet Sullivan Whitaker), and “Sicut Cervus” (Palestrina, ed. Maynard Klein).

You can learn more about Diana Macalintal and her work at her website: www.TeamRCIA.com 

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