What is the Exsultet?
From And Also With You by The Reverend Lizzie McManus-Dail, The Reverend Laura Di Panfilo
April 6, 2026 · 44 min · Season 3 · Episode 26
About this episode
The episode explores the significance and history of the Exsultet, a chant used during the Easter Vigil.
Easter is proclaimed in the Easter Vigil with a famous chant called "The Exsultet," and while we have lots of other famous chants and proclamations, this one is really special and has a wild backstory. So for Eastertide this year, we're excited to welcome Mother Laura back from her maternity leave and dive right into this liturgical, theological, and social history! Special thanks to The Rev. Kira Austin-Young who so expertly chanted the Exsultet for us!
People in this episode
Hosts: The Reverend Lizzie McManus-Dail, The Reverend Laura Di Panfilo
Guest: Mother Laura
Topics covered
- Easter Vigil
- Exsultet
- liturgical history
- theological history
- social history
Keywords
- Exsultet
- Easter Vigil
- chant
- liturgical history
- theological history
- social history
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