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                                                  April 5, 2026, Easter Sunday 

                                                  Christe, Redemptor omnium
                                        O Christ, be Reconciled to Thy Servants

This hymn is attributed to Rabanus Maurus (776-856). In the Roman Breviary it appears as the hymn Placare, Christe, servulis. In the interest of conforming to classical models, Pope Urban VIII revised Maurus' hymn leaving only line 22 unaltered. Thus given the extent of the changes, that hymn ought to be considered as a hymn distinct from this one. Christe, Redemptor omnium is used for first and second Vespers for the Feast of All Saints (Nov. 1).

1. To Thy poor servants reconciled
 show mercy, Christ, for whom the mild
 and Virgin Patroness this grace
 implore before Thy Father's face.

2. Ye glorious hosts, whose circle nine
 before God's throne refulgent shine,
 shield us with your celestial arms
 from past, present, and future harms.

3. Apostles with the Prophets plead
 for weeping sinners in their need,
 that from their Judge severe they gain
 pardon, effacing guilt's dark stain.

4. Ye purpled martyrs, you, now dressed
 in white because your lives confessed
 your Lord on earth, us exiles call
 unto the fatherland of all.

5. O choir of virgins, stainless band!
 and ye for whom the desert-land
 made sure the way to heavenly rest,
 prepare us mansions with the blest.

6. The race perfidious expel
 from regions where the faithful dwell;
 let one sole shepherd be our guide,
 all Christians in one fold abide.

7. Glory, O Father! to Thy name;
 eternal Son, to Thine the same;
 to Holy Paraclete be praise
 throughout the everlasting days.

This beautiful hymn of Pope Urban VIII could serve as a prayer during Easter Week. The 7 days of Easter Week are celebrated with the same solemnity as Easter Sunday. Please consider attending Mass during the first week of Easter, participate in the Divine Mercy Novena, and pray for peace in our broken world. 

- Fr. Jesu.