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 Easter Vigil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From Easter to the Feast of the Cross on September 14, the prayers follow the Liturgy of Easter.
From Easter to the Feast of Ascension, the Easter Cross is moved from the centre of the church to a stand inside the sanctuary.
In the Roman Catholic Church, the Easter Vigil includes the first use of the word alleluia since the beginning of Lent and is the most important Mass of the liturgical year as well as the first Eucharist of Easter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Vigil   (1612 words)

  
 Easter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Easter depends on Passover not only for much of its symbolic meaning but also for its position in the calendar; the Last Supper shared by Jesus and His disciples before His crucifixion is generally thought of as a Passover seder, based on the chronology in the Synoptic Gospels.
The Easter Vigil concludes with the celebration of the Eucharist and Holy Communion.
Easter and the holidays that are related to it are moveable feasts, in that they do not fall on a fixed date in the Gregorian or Julian calendars (which follow the motion of the sun and the seasons).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter   (4921 words)

  
 Easter and Pascha: All About Easter
Easter is the feast of the resurrection of Jesus.
Easter (also called "Pascha" or some variant by most non-English speaking Christians) is the feast celebrating Jesus' resurrection from the dead, and is the greatest and oldest feast of the Church.
Easter, also called Pascha, is the feast of Christ's resurrection from the dead.
http://www.churchyear.net/easter.html   (1802 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Easter
The Church adopted the observance into the Easter ceremonies, referring it to the fiery column in the desert and to the Resurrection of Christ; the new fire on Holy Saturday is drawn from flint, symbolizing the Resurrection of the Light of the World from the tomb closed by a stone (Missale Rom.).
Easter is the principal feast of the ecclesiastical year.
This Easter laughter, giving rise to grave abuses of the word of God, was prohibited by Clement X (1670-1676) and in the eighteenth century by Maximilian III and the bishops of Bavaria (Wagner, De Risu Paschali, Königsberg, 1705; Linsemeier, Predigt in Deutschland, Munich, 1886).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05224d.htm   (4011 words)

  
 The Easter Season
Easter or Resurrection Sunday is the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus the Christ from the dead.
Easter should be the most openly joyful time of celebration of the church year.
From the earliest days of the church, the Easter Vigil was primarily a means of preparing new converts for baptism into the Christian Faith, which was normally done on Easter Sunday as the focal point of the entire year.
http://www.cresourcei.org/cyeaster.html   (3170 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Saturday
The vigil of Easter was especially devoted to the baptism of catechumens who, in the more important churches, were very numerous.
This vigil opened with the blessing of the new fire, the lighting of lamps and candles and of the paschal candle, ceremonies that have lost much of their symbolism by being anticipated and advanced from twilight to broad daylight.
The assembled faithful gave themselves up to common prayer, the singing of psalms and hymns, and the reading of the Scriptures commentated by the bishop or priests.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07424a.htm   (591 words)

  
 The Easter Triduum
The Easter Vigil is the high point of the Easter triduum celebrating the passion and resurrection of Jesus.
The Easter triduum, marking the days of Jesus'passion and resurrection, is the most important time of the church year.
The Easter Triduum begins with Mass on Holy Thursday evening, when Jesus sacramentally anticipated the gift he would make of himself on the cross.His command to serve others is dramatically recalled this night in the ceremony of the washing of the feet, which he performed in the supper room for his disciples.
http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/season/triduum.html   (691 words)

  
 Exodus and Easter vigil in the Ashburnham Pentateuch. - The Art Bulletin - HighBeam Research
Dix, 23, 87, 418, believes that the paschal candle was originally a light for the reading of the vigil lessons, and that the blessing is a survival of Jewish practice (chaburah) in Christian worship.
The scriptural lessons read during the Easter Vigil varied in number, but were drawn from a small group of texts taken from the Old Testament.
By the use of typological interpretation, the tabernacle was simultaneously the Jewish Tabernacle, the Christian Church, and the Heavenly Jerusalem.
http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:17011394&refid=holomed_1   (7376 words)

  
 Catholic Community Forum Discussion Groups - Easter vigil
Easter vigil is not a holy day of obligation.
A Vigil mass always satisfies the obligation for a feast, as long as it is actually the mass of the day or the vigil.
The "Vigil" mass is a mass celebrated in anticipation of a feast.
http://www.catholic-forum.com/forums/printthread.php?t=140   (893 words)

  
 Easter Vigil
Wellspring of the Gospel, Easter Vigil, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
Easter Vigil/Easter Morning liturgy from The Church of England in An Anglican Liturgical Library.
Prayers of the People, Easter Vigil, General intercessions for Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
http://www.textweek.com/festivals/easter_vigil.htm   (848 words)

  
 Easter Devotions
Like the Jewish feast of Passover, Easter is a moveable feast.
From the early days of the Church the Easter Vigil was the primary way of celebrating Easter.
Easter Sunday is the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, it is the high point of Christian
http://www.carneyassembly.com/devotionseaster.html   (154 words)

  
 Easter Vigil - Bulletin Insert from Ministry & Liturgy 04/01
The Vigil culminates in the fourth part, the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
The Easter Vigil is the most important Mass of the year.
The Easter Vigil celebrates the resurrection of Christ and the commitment of believers.
http://www.rpinet.com/ml/2803bi1.html   (394 words)

  
 The Easter Triduum - Catholicism
Easter Vigil is when we welcome many who have been preparing to enter the Catholic Church into full communion with us.
Easter Vigil is when we proclaim with fire and song that Jesus Christ, our Lord, has risen.
To experience the fullness of the Easter story - the Easter Triduum - the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord, give yourself the awesome gift of attending the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday, a service on Good Friday and either the Easter Vigil or Easter Sunday Mass.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art30076.asp   (493 words)

  
 Three Holy Days: The Triduum
There are things we do at the Easter Vigil that we do at no other time in the church year.
Therefore, the Easter Triduum of the passion and resurrection of Christ is the culmination of the entire liturgical year."
Therefore, the three days of the Easter Triduum are from dusk on Holy Thursday to dusk on Good Friday (day one), dusk on Good Friday to dusk on Holy Saturday (day two), and dusk on Holy Saturday to dusk on Easter Sunday (day three).
http://www.nativity.org/Triduum.html   (2613 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : March 26, 2005 : Holy Saturday
When the feast of Easter brought the rigorous fast to an end, and these foods were again allowed at table, the people showed their joy and gratitude by first taking the food to church for a blessing.
Thus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, as she waits near the Lord's tomb, as she is represented in Christian tradition, is an icon of the Virgin Church keeping vigil at the tomb of her Spouse while awaiting the celebration of his resurrection.
Today the Easter blessings of food are still held in many churches in the United States, especially in Slavic parishes.
http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2005-03-26   (824 words)

  
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The Easter Vigil tutors us in faith in God's promises, strengthens us in the knowledge of the forgiveness of sins and the victory of the Lord's resurrection.
Now on Easter Eve the congregation is led by the paschal candle into the darkened church.
Pausing three times and lifting the paschal candle, the deacon chants: "The light of Christ" and the congregation responds in thanksgiving: "Thanks be to God." The paschal candle is placed in a stand by the lectern where it will remain until Ascension Day.
http://www.ctsfw.edu/academics/faculty/pless/EasterVigil.htm   (996 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Easter Vigil (Activity)
The Easter Vigil liturgy is the most beautiful liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church.
During this time the Easter water is blessed, new members are brought into the Church through baptism, and the faithful are blessed with water and renew their baptismal promises.
Everyone lights their candle from the Easter candle and continue in procession until the whole church is alight.
http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/activities/view.cfm?id=1043   (652 words)

  
 Old St. Mary's Church: The Cornerstone
As the procession reaches the sanctuary, the priest takes his place at the ambo, and by the light of the paschal candle, chants what is arguably the most moving and exuberant prayer of any liturgy of the Church: The Exultet.
The Easter Candle is blessed using a beautiful ritual full of symbolism and Christological meaning.
Matthew’s account of the women discovering the empty tomb has been shown by historical evidence to be the joyous Gospel of the Easter Vigil for over a thousand years.
http://www.oldstmarys.org/cornerstone/Easter2000/liturgy.html   (921 words)

  
 Notes for the Easter Vigil
The Easter Proclamation (Exultet) that follows is one of most beautiful texts in all of the Church's liturgical treasure.
So, instead of the Presiding Minister intoning the "Glory to God" from behind the altar, sing instead the three Alleluias to "The Strife Is O'er" (Hymn #135) followed by all singing the hymn.
A book from 1983 entitled, Celebrating the Easter Vigil (Pueblo) was most enlightening for me. Articles therein are from a symposium held in Austria in 1977 that critiqued the then-new Vigil revisions put forth for the Roman Catholic community.
http://www.members.aol.com/LiturgybyTLW1/Seasonal/Lent/VigNotes.html   (2028 words)

  
 The Liturgical Year
On Easter Sunday the gospel is John's account of finding the empty tomb, although the gospel texts from the Easter vigil may also be read.
The gospels for the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Sundays of Easter present the teaching and prayer of Christ at the last supper.
It is a joyous season in which we celebrate Christ's resurrection and ascension, as well as the coming of the Holy Spirit and the beginning of the Church.
http://www.cyberfaith.com/calendar/easter.html   (666 words)

  
 Congregation for Divine Worship
During Easter time, the pastor should instruct the faithful who have been already initiated into the Eucharist on the meaning of the Church's precept concerning the reception of Holy Communion during this period.[109] It is highly recommended that Communion be brought to the sick also, especially during the Easter octave.
The restored Order for the Vigil has seven readings from the Old Testament chosen from the Law and the Prophets, which are in use everywhere according to the most ancient tradition of East and West, and two readings from the New Testament, namely from the Apostle and from the Gospel.
The Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, is continued through Good Friday with the celebration of the passion of the Lord and Holy Saturday, reaches its summit in the Easter Vigil, and concludes with Vespers of Easter Sunday.
http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDWEASTR.HTM   (8098 words)

  
 Holy Saturday
The Easter candle is the largest and most beautiful in the Church.
During the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night the priest or deacon carries the candle in procession into the dark church.
(The Easter bunny might seem to be more a metaphor for God's plan for His creation in Genesis than in the Gospels.) Maybe we should think of the fecundity of rabbits as a symbol of evangelizing, and the many new believers God desires.
http://www.wf-f.org/HolySaturday.html   (2055 words)

  
 BBC - Religion & Ethics - Easter Vigil Service
The Easter, or Paschal, candle is lit during this service.
Brothers and sisters in Christ, on this most holy night, in which our Lord Jesus Christ passed over from death to life, the Church invites her members, dispersed throughout the world, to gather in vigil and prayer.
The service traditionally begins outside the church, where minister and some worshippers gather around a fire - a charcoal brazier is common.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/vigil.shtml   (472 words)

  
 Baptized Priesthood: Easter Vigil at my parish
Easter is proclaimed (the Exultant) and then the Easter readings, which traces God's saving action in our lives from the beginning of creation to St. Paul's message that we who are baptized are baptized into Christ's death and resurrection.
I get shivers from the beauty of seeing one small point of light come into the church, from which other lights are lit, and then see the light process through the community to the sanctuary.
There were 12 people welcomed into our parish on the Great Easter Vigil.
http://www.ullrey.us/baptized_priesthood/2005/03/easter_vigil_at.html   (1053 words)

  
 Easter Vigil
The rock of Calvary and the tomb are very close together, now under the roof of the same church in Jerusalem, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
After Mass I went to Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives and spent part of the night with several others in prayer remembering Jesus’ agony in the garden and his request to his disciples to stay awake and keep watch with him.
This night is the most blessed of all as we heard in the Exultet, the Easter Proclamation.
http://www.frtommylane.com/homilies/holy_week-easter_sunday/easter_vigil.htm   (1113 words)

  
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Easter poetry - PN6110.E2 Easter & the resurrection of Christ - BT480
Baldovin, John F. "Easter," The Encyclopedia of Religion 4 (1987) 557-58.
The Scandal of Lent: Themes for Lenten Preaching in the Gospel of John (Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1982).
http://www.pitts.emory.edu/ResearchAssist/BIB/easter.html   (392 words)

  
 Easter Vigil: This is the Night!
We are reminded in the 50 days of Easter that we didn't just re-enact some historical event that happened some 2000 years ago, but that this same power which raised Jesus of Nazareth is a power and reality in our lives today.
The traditions around the Vigil pre-date even the Jewish Passover and dates back to our forebears who eked out a living while living in caves., a tradition that Girl Guides and Boy Scouts keep to this day.
In the great 50 days of Easter, we unfold what it means to have celebrated this night together, this climax of our three days together.
http://www.st-matthew.on.ca/bulletin/vigil.htm   (1018 words)

  
 Easter Vigil Meditation
For Easter is not just about Jesus, it is about you and me. Jesus has already claimed new life; now it is ours to claim new life.
We can tell them: There is a power stronger than death and that power is the love of God, unleashed on the world in the resurrection of Jesus, unleashed on the world in the lives of each one of us who follows Jesus – living out God’s love and hope and promise.
For Easter is about life, and how we choose to live.
http://www.fccb.net/new_page_41.htm   (1219 words)

  
 Easter Vigil
The Holy Eucharist with the administration of Easter Communion.
In the absence of a bishop or priest, a deacon or lay reader may lead the first two parts of the service, the Renewal of Baptismal Vows, and the Ministry of the Word of the Vigil Eucharist, concluding with the Prayers of the People, the Lord's Prayer, and the Dismissal.
Dear friends in Christ: On this most holy night, in which our Lord Jesus passed over from death to life, the Church invites her members, dispersed throughout the world, to gather in vigil and prayer.
http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/EasterVigil.htm   (1897 words)

  
 Polish Easter Traditions * Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil
As this is the ultimate Vigil, nine readings are provided, seven from the Old Testament and two from the New Testament (the Epistle and the Gospel).
The Vigil, a solemn and overwhelming Mass, begins in the dark of night serving as a Christian passover as Jesus passed from death to life.
Polish Catholics, unlike American counterparts, may follow this Vigil Mass with a Resurrection Procession (Procesja Rezurekcyjna) of the Blessed Sacrament, similar to that of Easter Morning (Rezurekcja).
http://acweb.colum.edu/users/agunkel/homepage/easter/eastvig.html   (563 words)

  
 Subject: THE TRIDUUM - Holy Saturday - Easter Vigil Mass - Liturgy of Light Date: 11 Apr 1
This is the passover of the Lord: if we honor the memory of his death and resurrection by hearing his word and celebrating his mysteries, then we may be confident that we shall share in his victory over death and live with him for ever in God.
After the blessing of the new fire, the priest cuts a cross in the was with a stylus.
FIRST READING: (Genesis 1:2-2:2) In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters.
http://www.skepticfiles.org/faq/triduum.htm   (7629 words)

  
 Eutychus Fell: Becoming Catholic, An RCIA Blog
Soon, the dark church was lit by candlelight.
Father blessed the fire, said prayers over a four-foot tall Easter candle and cut figures into the wax: the Cross, Alpha and Omega, the year of the Lord 2005.
Our priest then lit and lifted the heavy candle and led us all on a short walk back to the church sanctuary which was in total darkness.
http://eutychusfell.blogspot.com/2005/03/easter-vigil-2005_27.html   (1070 words)

  
 The Great Vigil of Easter
Gregory of Nyssa, preaching at a Paschal Vigil in the fourth century, tells his congregation, "Dismiss sorrow from your afflicted, anxious souls, as the Lord has dispensed you from bodily mortification.
If there are no candidates locally, we renew our own baptismal vows, bless water, and are sprinkled with it in solidarity with those who are being baptized this night all over the world.
As I browse the web looking at other parish websites, I find that many of them have a section entitled "Who are we?" I generally avoid reading them on the grounds that if they don't know, it's not up to me to tell them.
http://www.trinityla.org/753vigil.html   (1347 words)

  
 CNP Articles - Symbols at the Easter Vigil (Part 2)
Apart from the official symbols that the Church uses at Easter, there are other "less-official" symbols for Easter and the Resurrection.
Easter shall be celebrated on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
The bishop first washes the bell in holy water, then it is anointed inside and out with oil.
http://www.canticanova.com/articles/easter/art632.htm   (593 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Pope presides over long Easter vigil service
This year, Orthodox and Catholics were marking Easter at the same time, and in Moscow, the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church was quoted as calling this a good opportunity to promote Christian unity.
Thousands of faithful held small candles whose flames sparked in the darkness.
He then blessed the flame and intoned a prayer in Latin.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2004-04-10-pope-easter_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA   (785 words)

  
 How to Conduct an Easter Vigil Service
Light the Paschal candle and lead the congregation in prayers of thanksgiving, that Jesus is the light of the world.
The ancient Church held its main Easter service on Saturday evening, and some Orthodox churches have continued this tradition to the present day.
If there are any hymns during this part of the service, they should be jubilant Easter hymns.
http://www.kencollins.com/how-08.htm   (369 words)

  
 St. Joseph Catholic Community - Easter Vigil 2001
Gathering outside at Easter Vigil as the fire is lit
We begin in the evening with the blessing of fire and the lighting of the new Paschal Candle.
As a sign of unity, all share in the Body and Blood of Christ, and rejoice in the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior.
http://www.stjosepheldersburg.org/other/seasons/vigil2001.shtml   (216 words)

  
 Holy Week tips and ideas from Faith at Home
The Great Vigil begins in darkness, a single candle is lit -- perhaps from a fire -- and the church begins to fill with light.
A liturgy that reaches back to early centuries of Christianity, the Great Vigil of Easter is often more interesting for young children than most other church services.
A gloriously festive "Alleluia!" The first eucharist of Easter.
http://www.faith-at-home.com/tips/holy-week-vigil.html   (267 words)

  
 Polish Easter Traditions Homepage * www.PolishTraditions.net
This Virtual Ethnographic Museum presents the cultural and religious traditions involved with observing Lent and celebrating Easter in the Polish Roman Catholic community.
http://acweb.colum.edu/users/agunkel/homepage/easter/easter.html   (148 words)

  
 BBC - Religion & Ethics - Easter
The date of Easter changes each year, and several other Christian festivals fix their dates by reference to Easter.
His followers realised that God had raised Jesus from the dead.
Semana Santa Easter Holy Week Festival, Seville, Spain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/easter.shtml   (188 words)

  
 Witnessing a Childbirth, Catechumens, Baptism in Early Church
They will be reborn as sons and daughters of God.
A dialogue in John's Gospel illustrates this sacramental rebirth: Once a Scripture scholar named Nicodemus approached Jesus to question him.
If you are struggling with your faith, please at least draw close to the empty tomb and ask yourself what this means.
http://www.geocities.com/seapadre_1999/eastervigil.html   (1238 words)

  
 easter vigil
Our Lenten journey has led us through 40 days of prayer, penance and fasting to the Easter Triduum, that unified celebration of the Lord’s Dying and Rising, spread out across three days.
Tonight, in our midst, the Scriptures which were proclaimed are being relived within us and among us.
A startling occurrence took place in the women’s lives as they sought Christ.
http://www.catholicherald.com/loverde/2005homilies/homily0331.htm   (655 words)

  
 Easter tips and ideas from Faith at Home
Easter tips and ideas from Faith at Home
Recipes, traditions, craft and art ideas, music,...anything children and parents can do to nurture faith will be considered.
Lent Holy Week Good Friday Holy Saturday Great Vigil of Easter
http://www.faith-at-home.com/tips/easter.html   (201 words)

  
 The Book of Common Prayer HTML Edition, section 2
Three or more of the appointed Lessons are read before the Gospel, each followed by a Psalm, Canticle, or hymn.
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that we who celebrate with awe the Paschal feast may be found worthy to attain to
Almighty God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the
http://vidicon.dandello.net/bocp/bocp2.htm   (7554 words)

  
 American Catholic Radio: Sacred Triduum, Easter Vigil, Prayer Life and More
Holy Week, beginning of the Easter season, Paschal candle, Sisters of Mercy, prayer life and a popular Catholic saint are topics discussed in this American Catholic Radio program.
What is the great symbol of the risen Christ that is blessed at the Easter Vigil?
American Catholic Radio: Sacred Triduum, Easter Vigil, Prayer Life and More
http://franciscanradio.org/ACRepisode.asp?EpisodeNum=42   (223 words)

  
 2004 easter, 2004 date easter, easter day 2004
ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson's 2004 Easter Message.
2004 easter, 2004 date easter, easter day 2004
For sinners, God offers a great gift of Mercy the Sunday after Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday.
http://www.home-improvement-web.com/2004-easter.html   (632 words)

  
 Easter Vigil Aleluya (from Misa Tejana)
It is also the 55th verse, and climax, of my Misa Tejana Aleluya (verse 1 is for Easter Sunday).
Home > Worship > Easter Vigil Aleluya (from Misa Tejana)
This actually comes in various instrumentations which can be got from the composer (vern@vernnelson.com).
http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/cgi-bin/showscore.pl?scoreid=19873   (158 words)

  
 Vanderbilt Lectionary Project - Year A - Easter
Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
Vanderbilt Lectionary Project - Year A - Easter
http://divinity.lib.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/AEaster   (71 words)

  
 Solemn Easter vigil for Schiavo / Priest administers last rites before Mass for family, supporters
Solemn Easter vigil for Schiavo / Priest administers last rites before Mass for family, supporters
At vigil, Schiavo depicted as new martyr (3/27)
The brother of his fiancee picked up the flowers and gave them to a bystander to take away.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/28/MNG4GBVLDE1.DTL   (981 words)

  
 Sacraments
Pictures of a Baptism by Immersion Two photos of a baptism at an Easter Vigil service at Holy Name of Mary Parish in Croton on Hudson, NY Holy Baptism and the Christian Assembly 1997 statement by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Vatican II document
Confirmation Pictures Two photos of a confirmation at an Easter Vigil service at Holy Name of Mary Parish in Croton on Hudson, NY Confirmation Reflections by Jim McKay
http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/sac.htm   (1672 words)

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