Vigil Readings

EASTER VIGIL LITURGY OF THE WORD /
VIGILIA PASCUAL LITURGIA DE LA PALABRA

 

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Reading I Gn 1:1—2:2

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,
the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss,
while a mighty wind swept over the waters.

Then God said,
"Let there be light," and there was light.
God saw how good the light was.
God then separated the light from the darkness.
God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night."
Thus evening came, and morning followed—the first day.

Then God said,
"Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters,
to separate one body of water from the other."
And so it happened:
God made the dome,
and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it.
God called the dome "the sky."
Evening came, and morning followed—the second day.

Then God said,
"Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin,
so that the dry land may appear."
And so it happened:
the water under the sky was gathered into its basin,
and the dry land appeared.
God called the dry land "the earth, "
and the basin of the water he called "the sea."
God saw how good it was.
Then God said,
"Let the earth bring forth vegetation:
every kind of plant that bears seed
and every kind of fruit tree on earth
that bears fruit with its seed in it."
And so it happened:
the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed
and every kind of fruit tree on earth
that bears fruit with its seed in it.
God saw how good it was.
Evening came, and morning followed—the third day.

Then God said:
"Let there be lights in the dome of the sky,
to separate day from night.
Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years,
and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky,
to shed light upon the earth."
And so it happened:
God made the two great lights,
the greater one to govern the day,
and the lesser one to govern the night;
and he made the stars.
God set them in the dome of the sky,
to shed light upon the earth,
to govern the day and the night,
and to separate the light from the darkness.
God saw how good it was.
Evening came, and morning followed—the fourth day.

Then God said,
"Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures,
and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky."
And so it happened:
God created the great sea monsters
and all kinds of swimming creatures with which the water teems,
and all kinds of winged birds.
God saw how good it was, and God blessed them, saying,
"Be fertile, multiply, and fill the water of the seas;
and let the birds multiply on the earth."
Evening came, and morning followed—the fifth day.

Then God said,
"Let the earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures:
cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds."
And so it happened:
God made all kinds of wild animals, all kinds of cattle,
and all kinds of creeping things of the earth.
God saw how good it was.
Then God said:
"Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
the birds of the air, and the cattle,
and over all the wild animals
and all the creatures that crawl on the ground."
God created man in his image;
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them, saying:
"Be fertile and multiply;
fill the earth and subdue it.
Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air,
and all the living things that move on the earth."
God also said:
"See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth
and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food;
and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air,
and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground,
I give all the green plants for food."
And so it happened.
God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good.
Evening came, and morning followed—the sixth day.
Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed.
Since on the seventh day God was finished
with the work he had been doing,
he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken.

 

R. (30) Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
You are clothed with majesty and glory,
robed in light as with a cloak.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
You fixed the earth upon its foundation,
not to be moved forever;
with the ocean, as with a garment, you covered it;
above the mountains the waters stood.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
You send forth springs into the watercourses
that wind among the mountains.
Beside them the birds of heaven dwell;
from among the branches they send forth their song.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
You water the mountains from your palace;
the earth is replete with the fruit of your works.
You raise grass for the cattle,
and vegetation for man's use,
Producing bread from the earth.
R. Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
How manifold are your works, O LORD!
In wisdom you have wrought them all—
the earth is full of your creatures.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
R.  Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.
 

Segunda Lectura Gn 22, 1-18

En aquel tiempo, Dios le puso una prueba a Abraham y le dijo: “¡Abraham, Abraham!”
Él respondió: “Aquí estoy”. Y Dios le dijo: “Toma a tu hijo único, Isaac, a quien tanto amas;
vete a la región de Moria y ofrécemelo en sacrificio, en el monte que yo te indicaré”.

Abraham madrugó, aparejó su burro, tomó consigo a dos de sus criados y a su hijo Isaac;
cortó leña para el sacrificio y se encaminó al lugar que Dios le había indicado.
Al tercer día divisó a lo lejos el lugar. Les dijo entonces a sus criados:
“Quédense aquí con el burro; yo iré con el muchacho hasta allá, para adorar a Dios y después regresaremos”.

Abraham tomó la leña para el sacrificio, se la cargó a su hijo Isaac y tomó en su mano el fuego y el cuchillo.
Los dos caminaban juntos. Isaac dijo a su padre Abraham: “¡Padre!” Él respondió: “¿Qué quieres, hijo?”
El muchacho contestó: “Ya tenemos fuego y leña, pero, ¿dónde está el cordero para el sacrificio?”
Abraham le contestó: “Dios nos dará el cordero para el sacrificio, hijo mío”. Y siguieron caminando juntos.

Cuando llegaron al sitio que Dios le había señalado, Abraham levantó un altar y acomodó la leña. Luego ató
a su hijo Isaac, lo puso sobre el altar, encima de la leña, y tomó el cuchillo para degollarlo.

Pero el ángel del Señor lo llamó desde el cielo y le dijo: “¡Abraham, Abraham!” Él contestó: “Aquí estoy”.
El ángel le dijo: “No descargues la mano contra tu hijo, ni le hagas daño. Ya veo que temes a Dios,
porque no le has negado a tu hijo único”. Abraham levantó los ojos y vio un carnero, enredado por los
cuernos en la maleza. Atrapó el carnero y lo ofreció en sacrificio en lugar de su hijo. Abraham puso por
nombre a aquel sitio “el Señor provee”, por lo que aun el día de hoy se dice: “el monte donde el Señor provee”.

El ángel del Señor volvió a llamar a Abraham desde el cielo y le dijo: “Juro por mí mismo, dice el Señor,
que por haber hecho esto y no haberme negado a tu hijo único, yo te bendeciré y multiplicaré tu descendencia
como las estrellas del cielo y las arenas del mar. Tus descendientes conquistarán las ciudades enemigas.
En tu descendencia serán bendecidos todos los pueblos de la tierra, porque obedeciste a mis palabras”.


Salmo Responsorial Salmo 15, 5 y 8. 9-10. 11

R. (1) Protégeme, Dios mío, porque me refugio en ti.
El Señor es la parte que me ha tocado en herencia:
mi vida está en tus manos.
Tengo siempre presente al Señor,
y con él a mi lado, jamás tropezaré.
R. Protégeme, Dios mío, porque me refugio en ti.
Por eso se me alegran el corazón y el alma
y mi cuerpo vivirá tranquilo,
porque tú no me abandonarás a la muerte,
ni dejarás que sufra yo la corrupción.
R. Protégeme, Dios mío, porque me refugio en ti.
Enseñame el camino de la vida,
sáciame de gozo en tu presencia
y de alegría perpetua junto a ti.
R. Protégeme, Dios mío, porque me refugio en ti.

 

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