Sunday, April 04, 2010
Easter Sunday 2010
God our Father, creator of all,
today is the day of Easter joy.
This is the morning on which the Lord
appeared to those who had begun to lose hope
and opened their eyes
to what the scriptures foretold:
that first he must die, and then he would rise
and ascend into his Father’s glorious presence.
May the risen Lord
breathe on our minds and open our eyes
that we may know him in the breaking of bread,
and follow him in his risen life.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
(Alternative Opening Prayer for Easter Sunday in the Roman Missal)
May the joy and hope of Easter Day touch your heart and fill you with the peace of the risen Lord.