Entering The Joy: Easter Entrance Antiphon Series: Thursday Third Week Eastertide Year C

 Entering The Joy: Easter Entrance Antiphon Series:

He Is Not Here. He Is Risen

Entering the Joy – Thursday, Week 3 of Eastertide

Entrance Antiphon:
“Let us sing to the Lord, for he has gloriously triumphed. The Lord is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation, alleluia.”
(cf. Exodus 15:1–2)

 

A Song of Triumph, Born in the Waters

Today’s Entrance Antiphon comes from the ancient song of Moses and the Israelites after they crossed the Red Sea.
They had just passed through water — from slavery to freedom — and what came next?

A song.
A song of triumph, of joy, of relief, of awe.

“The Lord is my strength and my might; He has become my salvation.”

This is not just victory for the sake of power — it is salvation grounded in a God who rescues His people with love.
It’s no coincidence this passage is echoed in Eastertide — for we, too, have passed through water in baptism, from death to life.

And we sing — not because life is easy, but because God has already triumphed.

 

Spirituality in Action

How can I carry this antiphon into my day?

• Recall a moment where God has brought you through something — and let that become a quiet song of praise.
• Reflect on your baptism — perhaps even make the sign of the cross slowly, remembering who you are.
• Offer your strength today to someone else — as a small echo of the strength God has shared with you.

 

Short Prayer

God of Triumph,
You are my strength, my might, and my salvation.
Let me sing today — with my words, my choices, my heart.
Lead me through the waters again, and remind me that You have already triumphed.
Amen.

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