#217: Exsultet: Origins (with Fr. Paul Turner) (REPLAY) - a podcast by National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM)
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Today on the podcast we revisit the most-listened-to episode of 2022, which was also part 1 of Ministry Monday’s Exsultet series. We speak to Fr. Paul Turner about the historical context of the Exsultet, the sacred chant sung at the start of the Easter Vigil. The Exsultet is such a distinct moment in the Triduum journey: covered in darkness, punctuated by candlelight, the Exsultet is a 9-minute chant prefacing what is about to happen in the Easter Vigil liturgy: Christ, returning "from death's domain", grants us all eternal life through His resurrection. It is to begin. Today Fr. Paul Turner provides a historical, biblical and liturgical context from which to prepare the Exsultet this Lent. When was the Exsultet first sung? How did it find its place at the start of the Easter Vigil? Why are deacons so often chosen for the role? And what about the role of bees in the newest translation?
We encourage you to check out the other 2 parts of this Exsultet series, including an instructional video on how to best learn how to sing the Exsultet. These can be found on the NPM website, npm.org, as well as the show notes of this episode at MinistryMonday.org.
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