Easter Vigil (C) sermons
Remember His Words, The Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2025
[RCL] Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21; Psalm 114; Romans 6:3-11; Luke 24:1-12 The Great Vigil of Easter starts with death. Those who are keeping the first holy vigil in Christian history have had only one day to prepare for it; they have had no time to get used to the idea that their beloved is dying, as…
St. Peter’s Story, The Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2022
[RCL] Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21; Psalm 114; Romans 6:3-11; Luke 24:1-12 A “dramatic” Easter sermon, as told from the perspective of St. Peter. Inspired by Luke 24:1-12. I want to tell you about how Jesus changed my life. Long before I was called “saint” anything, I was rash, overly zealous, and enthusiastic (and not always in…
The Angels’ Question, The Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2019
On the first Easter, very early in the morning, the women come to the tomb with spices to anoint Jesus’ body. They find the stone rolled away so they enter the tomb, but they do not find Jesus’ body. Two angels in clothes that gleamed like lightning appear and the women bow down in fear,…
No Idle Tale, Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2013
Every few years or so, it seems, a high-ranking ecclesiastic or cleric somewhere in the Christian world gets into hot water for appearing to deny the reality of the Resurrection. The hapless theologian’s name is in the papers and all over the blogosphere, and devout members of the church everywhere are scandalized. There is even…
What Else Do We Need to Know?, Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2010
Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed! That is enough. What else do we need to know on this most glorious of all days? What else do we need to shout? Nothing! Nothing at all. Our 40 days of Lent are over. We have prepared ourselves with prayer and fasting. We have…
The Origins of This Great Feast, Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2007
(If you are fortunate enough to be in a faith community that does the Great Vigil as part of its Easter liturgies, you are blessed indeed. This liturgy takes a lot of preparation and is best done when a number of people are involved in getting ready for it. In many congregations there is a…
Since Therefore Christ…, Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2004
Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same intention . . . so as to live for the rest of your earthly life no longer by human desires but by the will of God. As we gather here today in the empty tomb, it may occur to you that something fundamental…
Darkness Has Fallen on the Earth…, Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2001
Darkness has fallen on the earth. Jesus, the healer, the teacher, the one proclaimed “God’s beloved Son” is dead. His followers have run away. Courageous women watch from the distance and know that all hope has been extinguished. From now on they will be living only with the memory of his love and his words….
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