Q: For the Liturgy of the Word at the Easter Vigil, do the readings end with “The Word of the Lord” or does the Psalm begin immediately following the reading.
A: The readings should end with “The Word of the Lord.” But many parishes omit it at the end of the third reading (Exodus) because the canticle that serves as the responsorial continues the very next verses of the same biblical passage. That is how the third reading ends even when the pope celebrates the Easter Vigil in the Vatican.