Exsultet

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Exsultet is an ancient and solemn hymn of praise sung during the Easter Vigil liturgy, proclaiming the joy of Christ’s Resurrection and the blessings of the Paschal candle.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Exsultet canonical 3
Exsultet rolls 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian liturgical chant
Easter proclamation
liturgical hymn
addressedTo Paschal candle
earthly Church
heavenly hosts
associatedWith Easter Vigil
surface form: Easter Vigil liturgy

Paschal candle
containsFormula “O felix culpa”
dateOfEarliestAttestation 5th century
hasAlternativeName Easter Alleluia
surface form: Easter Proclamation

Eastertide
surface form: Praeconium Paschale
influenced later Easter hymns
language Latin
liturgicalDay Holy Saturday night
liturgicalFunction blessing of the Paschal candle
proclamation of the Resurrection of Christ
solemn hymn of praise
liturgicalRank solemn chant
liturgicalSeason Easter
mentions Christ as the true light
Exodus and Passover imagery
pillar of fire
musicalForm chant recitative
originatesFrom early Christian liturgy
partOf Easter Vigil
surface form: Easter Vigil order of service

Missale Romanum
surface form: Roman Missal
performedAt Paschal candle
performedDuring Service of Light
surface form: Liturgy of Light
performedWith incense
procession
preservedIn Exsultet self-linksurface differs
surface form: Exsultet rolls
regionOfEarlyUse Southern Italy
requires lighted Paschal candle
structure preface-like proclamation
sungBy cantor
deacon
priest
textTradition Gregorian chant
surface form: Gregorian chant tradition
theme deliverance from sin and death
joy of the Resurrection
praise of the Paschal candle
praise of the work of salvation
usedIn Catholic Church liturgy
Easter Vigil
Latin liturgy
Roman Rite

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Easter Vigil includes Exsultet
Exsultet preservedIn Exsultet self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Exsultet rolls
acclamation "Lumen Christi" followedBy Exsultet
subject surface form: Lumen Christi