Awesome Glory

Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, is the abbot of Mount Angel Abbey in Saint Benedict, Oregon. He has served for many years as a professor of theology at Mount Angel Seminary and the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome. Abbot Jeremy is the author of several books of theology, spirituality, and poetry and is a widely sought speaker and retreat leader in the United States and beyond.

Contents
 
Introduction 1
Part 1 A Summary of the Proclamation in Theological Terms 9
     Chapter 1 The Paschal Mystery Described 11
     Chapter 2 The Range of Meanings in the Word Pasch 16
     Chapter 3 The Crisis of the Cross and the Transforming Power of Resurrection 22
     Chapter 4 The Paschal Mystery Celebrated in the Liturgy 29
 
Part 2 The Witness to Cross and Resurrection in the Lectionary and Liturgy from the Paschal Triduum to Pentecost 33
     Chapter 5 Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper 35
        The Entrance and the Gloria 36
        A Reading from the Book of Exodus 37
        The Responsorial Psalm 39
        A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians 40
        A Reading from the Gospel according to John 41
        The Washing of Feet 46
        The Liturgy of the Eucharist 47
        The Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament 49
     Chapter 6 Good Friday: The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 52
        Entrance and Opening Prayer 54
        A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah 56
        The Responsorial Psalm 59
        A Reading from the Letter to the Hebrews 60
        The Passion according to John 63
        The General Intercessions 68
        The Adoration of the Holy Cross 69
        Holy Communion 74
     Chapter 7 The Paschal Vigil in the Holy Night 77
        First Part: The Solemn Beginning of the Vigil or Lucernarium 78
        Second Part: The Liturgy of the Word 87
        Third Part: Baptismal Liturgy 103
        Fourth Part: The Liturgy of the Eucharist 104
     Chapter 8 The Mass during the Day and the Octave of Easter 105
        The Mass of Easter Day 105
        Eight Days, Forty Days, and Fifty Days 112
        The Octave 113
        The Period between the Octave and the Ascension 120
     Chapter 9 The Ascension of the Lord 122
        A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles 123
        The Gospel Readings for Ascension 127
        Options for the Second Reading 131
     Chapter 10 Pentecost Sunday 136
        A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles 137
        An Option for the Second Reading 140
        The Gospel Reading for Pentecost 141
        The Epiclesis of the Eucharistic Liturgy 143
        The Communion Antiphon for Pentecost 144