Season 6

Episode 164. Liturgy of Light and the Easter Vigil with Ruth Ohm Sutherland

For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of the light.” Ephesians 5:8 

 

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Ruth joins us on the podcast to explore the theology behind the Easter Vigil Mass and also how it parallels to the celebration of the Liturgy of Light in the atrium.  

Ruth Ohm Sutherland is a catechist in Levels Infant-Toddler-3 and a Formation Leader for Levels 1 and 2. She has started the CGS in several cities, most recently in Wausau, Wisconsin; she offers atrium sessions for Levels 1-3 in Wausau. Prior to moving to Wisconsin, Ruth taught Sacred Scripture at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

 

Great Vigil of Easter for Episcopalians 

 

Roman Catholic Novus Ordo Easter Vigil   

 

Roman Catholic 1962 Extraordinary Form of the Mass    

 

 

Books you might be interested in: 

The Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 Year Olds 

History of the Kingdom of God Part 1: Creation to Parouisa 

History of the Kingdom of God Part 2: Liturgy and the Building of the Kingdom 

Life in the Vine: The Joyful Journey Continues 

 

Podcast Episodes with Ruth: 

Episode 62 – Christ the Good Shepherd and the Eucharist 

Episode 77 – Eucharist: God with Us 

 

Podcast Episodes for the Easter Season: 

Episode 34 – The Paschal Mystery 

Episode 61 – The Roots of the Eucharist and the Easter Mystery 

Episode 84 – The Family in Easter with Gerturde Mueller Nelson 

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