"Christ yesterday and today
the beginning and the end
Alpha and Omega
all time belongs to him
and all the ages
to him be glory and power
through every age forever. Amen."
(Preparation of the Candle, Solemn Beginning of the Easter Vigil, The Service of Light, The Roman Missal, The Sacramentary, page 233, copyright 1985 by The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota)