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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilia_pascual" title="Vigilia pascual – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Vigilia pascual" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pazko_gaubeila" title="Pazko gaubeila – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Pazko gaubeila" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A8%E2%80%8C%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9" title="شب‌زنده‌داری عید پاک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شب‌زنده‌داری عید پاک" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigile_pascale" title="Vigile pascale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Vigile pascale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vixilia_Pascual" title="Vixilia Pascual – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Vixilia Pascual" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B6%80%ED%99%9C_%EC%84%B1%EC%95%BC" title="부활 성야 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_%28Paschal_Candle_and_Fire%29_2024-03-30.jpg/220px-Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_%28Paschal_Candle_and_Fire%29_2024-03-30.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_%28Paschal_Candle_and_Fire%29_2024-03-30.jpg/330px-Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_%28Paschal_Candle_and_Fire%29_2024-03-30.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_%28Paschal_Candle_and_Fire%29_2024-03-30.jpg/440px-Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_%28Paschal_Candle_and_Fire%29_2024-03-30.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Blessing of the <a href="/wiki/Easter_fire" title="Easter fire">Easter fire</a> in <a href="/wiki/Batangas" title="Batangas">Batangas</a>, Philippines</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Easter Vigil</b>, also called the <b>Paschal Vigil</b>, the <b>Great Vigil of Easter</b>, or <b>Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil on the Holy Night of Easter</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Christian_liturgy" title="Christian liturgy">liturgy</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Christian_worship#Sacramental_tradition" title="Christian worship">traditional</a> <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a> churches as the first official celebration of the <a href="/wiki/Resurrection_of_Jesus" title="Resurrection of Jesus">Resurrection of Jesus</a>. Historically, it is during this liturgy that people are <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">baptized</a> and that adult <a href="/wiki/Catechumen" class="mw-redirect" title="Catechumen">catechumens</a> are received into full communion with the Church. It is held in the hours of darkness between sunset on <a href="/wiki/Holy_Saturday" title="Holy Saturday">Holy Saturday</a> and sunrise on <a href="/wiki/Easter_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Easter Day">Easter Day</a> – most commonly in the evening of Holy Saturday or midnight – and is the first celebration of Easter, days traditionally being considered to begin at sunset. </p><p>Among liturgical <a href="/wiki/Western_Christianity" title="Western Christianity">Western Christian</a> churches including the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic Church</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism">Lutheran Churches</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Communion" title="Anglican Communion">Anglican Communion</a>, the Easter Vigil is the most important <a href="/wiki/Christian_worship#Types_of_Christian_worship" title="Christian worship">liturgy of public worship</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)" title="Mass (liturgy)">Mass</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Liturgical_year" title="Liturgical year">liturgical year</a>, marked by the first use since the beginning of <a href="/wiki/Lent" title="Lent">Lent</a> of the exclamatory "<a href="/wiki/Alleluia" title="Alleluia">Alleluia</a>", a distinctive feature of the <a href="/wiki/Eastertide" title="Eastertide">Easter season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Steenwyk_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steenwyk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church" title="Moravian Church">Moravian Church</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Sunrise_service" title="Sunrise service">sunrise service</a> starts before dawn on Easter Sunday.<sup id="cite_ref-Home_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Home-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congregations of the <a href="/wiki/Calvinism" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinism">Reformed</a> tradition and the <a href="/wiki/Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist">Methodist</a> tradition may observe the Easter Vigil or hold a sunrise service. In <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church" title="Eastern Orthodox Church">Eastern Orthodox churches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oriental_Orthodoxy" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriental Orthodoxy">Oriental Orthodox churches</a>, and other traditions of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Christianity" title="Eastern Christianity">Eastern Christianity</a>, the extremely festive <a href="/wiki/Canonical_hours" title="Canonical hours">ceremonies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Divine_Liturgy" title="Divine Liturgy">Divine Liturgy</a> which are celebrated during the Easter Vigil are unique to that night and are the most elaborate and important of the <a href="/wiki/Liturgical_year" title="Liturgical year">liturgical year</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Earliest_known_form">Earliest known form</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Earliest known form"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original twelve Old Testament readings for the Easter Vigil survive in an ancient manuscript belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Armenian_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" title="Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem">Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem</a>. The Armenian Easter Vigil also preserves what is believed to be the original length of the traditional gospel reading of the Easter Vigil, i.e., from the Last Supper account to the end of the Gospel according to Matthew. In the earliest Jerusalem usage the vigil began with Psalm 117 [118] sung with the response, "This is the day which the Lord has made." Then followed twelve Old Testament readings, all but the last being followed by a prayer with kneeling. </p> <blockquote> <p>(1) Genesis 1:1–3:24 (the story of creation); (2) Genesis 22:1–18 (the binding of Isaac); (3) Exodus 12:1–24 (the Passover charter narrative); (4) Jonah 1:1–4:11 (the story of Jonah); (5) Exodus 14:24–15:21 (crossing of the Red Sea); (6) Isaiah 60:1–13 (the promise to Jerusalem); (7) Job 38:2–28 (the Lord's answer to Job); (8) 2 Kings 2:1–22 (the assumption of Elijah); (9) <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_31:31-34" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeremiah 31:31-34">Jeremiah 31:31–34</a> (the <a href="/wiki/New_Covenant" title="New Covenant">New Covenant</a>); (10) Joshua 1:1–9 (entry into the Promised Land); (11) Ezekiel 37:1–14 (the valley of dry bones); (12) Daniel 3:1–29 (the story of the three youths). </p> </blockquote><p>The twelfth reading leads into the <i>Song of the Three Children</i> and is not followed by a prayer with kneeling, but is immediately followed by the <a href="/wiki/Prokeimenon" title="Prokeimenon">prokeimenon</a> of the Eucharistic liturgy. Thomas Talley stresses the importance of this series of reading as representing the oldest known series and the one evidently having the very greatest influence on the development of all subsequent series of readings.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Byzantine historian Andrew Ekonomou, the Easter Vespers was unknown in Rome prior to its introduction in the mid-7th century, and solemnization by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Vitalian" title="Pope Vitalian">Pope Vitalian</a> during the period when Rome was part of the Byzantine Empire. The Paschal vespers was long celebrated in Constantinople prior to this and the liturgy itself has details that appear eastern in origin.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Western_Christian_Churches">Western Christian Churches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Western Christian Churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Catholic_Church">Catholic Church</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Catholic Church"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bendici%C3%B3n_del_fuego_nuevo.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bendici%C3%B3n_del_fuego_nuevo.JPG/220px-Bendici%C3%B3n_del_fuego_nuevo.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bendici%C3%B3n_del_fuego_nuevo.JPG/330px-Bendici%C3%B3n_del_fuego_nuevo.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bendici%C3%B3n_del_fuego_nuevo.JPG/440px-Bendici%C3%B3n_del_fuego_nuevo.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Lighting of a paschal candle in <a href="/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Roman Missal states: "Of this night’s Vigil, which is the greatest and most noble of all solemnities, there is to be only one celebration in each church. It is arranged, moreover, in such a way that after the Lucernarium and the "Exsultet", The Easter Proclamation (which constitutes the first part of this Vigil), Holy Church meditates on the wonders the Lord God has done for his people from the beginning, trusting in his word and promise (the second part, that is, the Liturgy of the Word) until, as day approaches, with new members reborn in Baptism (the third part), the Church is called to the table the Lord has prepared for his people, the memorial of his Death and Resurrection until he comes again (the fourth part)."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Rite" title="Roman Rite">Roman Rite</a> liturgy, the Easter Vigil consists of five parts: </p> <ol><li>The Lucernarium</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Liturgy_of_the_Word" class="mw-redirect" title="Liturgy of the Word">Liturgy of the Word</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Baptism#Catholicism" title="Baptism">rite of Baptism</a> <br />(Consecration of the water of baptism and bestowal of the sacrament of baptism if there are <a href="/wiki/Catechumen" class="mw-redirect" title="Catechumen">catechumens</a>. Renewal of the <a href="/wiki/Baptismal_vows" title="Baptismal vows">baptismal vows</a> by the whole congregation)</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Asperges" title="Asperges">Asperges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liturgy_of_the_Eucharist" class="mw-redirect" title="Liturgy of the Eucharist">Liturgy of the Eucharist</a></li></ol> <p>The vigil begins between sunset on <a href="/wiki/Holy_Saturday" title="Holy Saturday">Holy Saturday</a> and sunrise on <a href="/wiki/Easter_Sunday" class="mw-redirect" title="Easter Sunday">Easter Sunday</a> outside the church, where an <a href="/wiki/Easter_fire" title="Easter fire">Easter fire</a> is kindled and the <a href="/wiki/Paschal_candle" title="Paschal candle">Paschal candle</a> is blessed and then lit. This Paschal candle will be used throughout the season of Easter, remaining in the sanctuary of the church or near the lectern, and throughout the coming year at baptisms and funerals, reminding all that Christ is "light and life". </p><p>Once the candle has been lit, it is carried by a deacon through the nave of the church, itself in complete darkness, stopping three times to chant the acclamation 'Light of Christ' (<a href="/wiki/Lumen_Christi" title="Lumen Christi">Lumen Christi</a>), to which the assembly responds 'Thanks be to God' or 'Deo Gratias'. As the candle proceeds through the church, the small candles held by those present are gradually lit from the Paschal candle. As this symbolic "Light of Christ" spreads, darkness is decreased. </p><p>The deacon, priest, or a cantor now chants the <a href="/wiki/Exsultet" title="Exsultet">Exsultet</a> (also called the "Easter Proclamation" or "Paschal Praeconium"), after which the people sit for the Liturgy of the Word. </p><p>Once the paschal candle has been placed on its stand in the sanctuary, the lights in the church are switched on and the congregation extinguish their candles (although in some churches, the custom is to continue the liturgy by candlelight or without any lights until the Gloria). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Liturgy_of_the_Word" class="mw-redirect" title="Liturgy of the Word">Liturgy of the Word</a> consists of seven readings from the <a href="/wiki/Old_Testament" title="Old Testament">Old Testament</a> (i.e., 1. Genesis 1:1-2:2; 2. Genesis 22:1-18; 3. Exodus 14:15-15:1; 4. Isaiah 54:5-14; 5. Isaiah 55:1-11; 6. Baruch 3:9-15,32-4:4; 7. Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18–28),<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although it is permitted to reduce this number for pastoral reasons to at least three, or for <i>very</i> pressing pastoral reasons two. The account of the Israelites' crossing of the Red Sea may never be omitted, since this event is at the centre of the Jewish <a href="/wiki/Passover" title="Passover">Passover</a>, of which Christians believe Christ's death and resurrection is the fulfillment. </p><p>Each reading is followed by a psalm or biblical canticle (i.e., 1. <a href="/wiki/Psalm_104" title="Psalm 104">Psalm 104</a> or <a href="/wiki/Psalm_33" title="Psalm 33">Psalm 33</a>; 2. <a href="/wiki/Psalm_16" title="Psalm 16">Psalm 16</a>; 3. Exodus 15:1-18; 4. <a href="/wiki/Psalm_30" title="Psalm 30">Psalm 30</a>; 5. Isaiah 12:2-6; 6. <a href="/wiki/Psalm_19" title="Psalm 19">Psalm 19</a>; 7. when Baptism is celebrated: a combination of <a href="/wiki/Psalm_42" title="Psalm 42">Psalm 42</a> and <a href="/wiki/Psalm_43" title="Psalm 43">Psalm 43</a>; 7. when Baptism is not celebrated: Isaiah 12:2-6 or <a href="/wiki/Psalm_51" title="Psalm 51">Psalm 51</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sung responsorially and followed by a prayer that relates what has been read in the Old Testament to the mystery of Christ. After these readings conclude, the altar candles are lit. The <a href="/wiki/Gloria_in_excelsis_Deo" title="Gloria in excelsis Deo">Gloria in excelsis Deo</a> is sung for the first time since before Lent, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Maundy_Thursday" title="Maundy Thursday">Holy Thursday</a> or any solemnities or feasts that occurred during Lent. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_Gloria_Resurrection_image_2024-03-30.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_Gloria_Resurrection_image_2024-03-30.jpg/220px-Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_Gloria_Resurrection_image_2024-03-30.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_Gloria_Resurrection_image_2024-03-30.jpg/330px-Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_Gloria_Resurrection_image_2024-03-30.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_Gloria_Resurrection_image_2024-03-30.jpg/440px-Ibaan_Easter_Vigil_Gloria_Resurrection_image_2024-03-30.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2786" data-file-height="2091" /></a><figcaption>In some churches, during the singing of the Gloria, the image of the Risen Christ is processed into the church.</figcaption></figure> <p>The church bells and the organ, silent, since that point on Holy Thursday, are sounded again. It is customary in some churches to have no organ playing during Lent at all, except when accompanying hymns. In some regions, the statues, which have been covered during <a href="/wiki/Passiontide" title="Passiontide">Passiontide</a>, are <a href="/wiki/Lenten_shrouds" title="Lenten shrouds">unveiled</a> at this time. After Gloria in Excelsis Deo, the collect is sung or recited by the celebrant. The reading from the <a href="/wiki/Epistle_to_the_Romans" title="Epistle to the Romans">Epistle to the Romans</a> (Romans 6:3-11) is proclaimed, followed by the chanting of <a href="/wiki/Psalm_118" title="Psalm 118">Psalm 118</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Alleluia" title="Alleluia">Alleluia</a> is sung for the first time since before Lent and with special solemnity. The <a href="/wiki/Gospel" title="Gospel">Gospel</a> of the Resurrection (Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8, or Luke 24:1-12 depending on the <a href="/wiki/Liturgical_year" title="Liturgical year">liturgical year</a>) follows, along with a <a href="/wiki/Homily" title="Homily">homily</a>. </p><p>After the conclusion of the Liturgy of the Word, the water of the <a href="/wiki/Baptismal_font" title="Baptismal font">baptismal font</a> is solemnly blessed, and any <a href="/wiki/Catechumen" class="mw-redirect" title="Catechumen">catechumens</a> and candidates for full communion are initiated into the church by <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">baptism</a> or <a href="/wiki/Confirmation_(sacrament)" class="mw-redirect" title="Confirmation (sacrament)">confirmation</a>. After the celebration of these sacraments of initiation, the congregation renews their baptismal vows and receive the <a href="/wiki/Asperges" title="Asperges">sprinkling of</a> <a href="/wiki/Holy_water" title="Holy water">baptismal water</a>. The prayer of the faithful, of whom the newly baptised are now part, follow. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Easter_water" title="Easter water">Easter water</a></div> <p>After the prayers, the <a href="/wiki/Liturgy_of_the_Eucharist" class="mw-redirect" title="Liturgy of the Eucharist">Liturgy of the Eucharist</a> continues as usual. This is the first Mass of Easter Day. During the Eucharist, the newly baptized receive Holy Communion for the first time. 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Previously, the Easter Vigil was held on Holy Saturday morning. He changed the hour of the celebration to after sunset. Pope Pius XII made the changes obligatory in 1956. </p><p>Outside the church the Easter fire was lit and blessed, and five grains of incense were blessed. All lamps and candles within the church were quenched, so as to be relit later with the new fire. The rubrics did not envisage electricity or gas lighting. At the church entrance, in the center of the church, and then at the altar, each of the candles on a triple candlestick was lit from a candle that had been lit from the new fire. On each occasion, this was followed by a genuflection and the chanting of "Lumen Christi". During the singing of the Exsultet, which then followed, the five grains of incense were placed in the paschal candle. The paschal candle was lit from one of the candles on the triple candlestick. </p><p>The Liturgy of the Word consisted of twelve readings, for the most part without responsory chants: the seven mentioned above except the fourth and seventh, plus the account of the Flood (Gen 5–8) as the second; followed by a different one from Ezekiel (37:1-14), plus Isaiah 4:1-6, Exodus 12:1-11 (the introduction of the Paschal rites, also read then on Good Friday but now on Holy Thursday), Jonah 3:1-10, Deuteronomy 31:22-30, Daniel 3:1-24. The prayers after the readings were preceded by <i>Flectamus genua</i> and a genuflection, except for the last. After the Old Testament readings the baptismal font was blessed, and the conferral of baptism was envisaged, though rarely performed. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Litany_of_the_Saints" title="Litany of the Saints">Litany of the Saints</a> followed. Violet vestments were worn except for the deacon, or the priest performing the deacon's functions, who wore a white dalmatic in the procession and at the Exsultet. The priest, unless acting as deacon, wore a violet cope for the blessing of the Paschal Candle, after which the priest wore a violet chasuble. After the blessing of the Baptismal Font and the Litany of the Saints, white Mass vestments were put on, and Mass followed. The Mass was in the then normal form, including the prayers at the foot of the altar, but without Introit, Agnus Dei, and Postcommunion. Its Epistle was Colossians 3:1-4, and the Gospel was Matthew 28:1-7. Mass was followed immediately by abbreviated <a href="/wiki/Vespers" title="Vespers">Vespers</a>. </p><p>Under Pope Pius XII, the Easter Vigil was restructured. He separated the blessing and lighting of the Candle from the Exsultet to the beginning, the present position. The triple candlestick was no longer used. It was from the Paschal candle that, at the chanting of "Lumen Christi", without genuflection, the priest would light his own candle at the Paschal candle. For the second, the rest of the clergy plus altar servers would. For the third, the entire congregation. </p><p>The Exsultet's function was turned, without change in the text, into a jubilant praise of the Paschal candle already blessed and lit. Of the Old Testament readings, only four were kept: what had been the first (story of Creation; now still the first), the fourth (parting of the Red Sea; now the third), the eighth (from Isaiah; now the second) and the eleventh (from Deuteronomy; now the fourth). </p><p>Then followed the first part of the Litany of the Saints (only the names of the saints), the blessing of the font, possible baptisms, renewal of baptismal promises, a novelty with respect to the past and the first inclusion of the vernacular language in the general Roman liturgy, and the second part of the litany. After this came Mass, without prayers at the foot of the altar. This was followed by Easter <a href="/wiki/Lauds" title="Lauds">Lauds</a>, no longer Holy Saturday Vespers. In virtue of the 2007 <a href="/wiki/Motu_proprio" title="Motu proprio">motu proprio</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Summorum_Pontificum" title="Summorum Pontificum">Summorum Pontificum</a></i>, this form may, under certain conditions, still be used because of its inclusion in the 1962 <a href="/wiki/Roman_Missal" title="Roman Missal">Roman Missal</a> of <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_XXIII" title="Pope John XXIII">Pope John XXIII</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lutheran_Churches">Lutheran Churches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lutheran Churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Easter_Vigil" title="Special:EditPage/Easter Vigil">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2013</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Praecentor.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Praecentor.JPG/220px-Praecentor.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="356" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Praecentor.JPG/330px-Praecentor.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Praecentor.JPG/440px-Praecentor.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1412" data-file-height="2288" /></a><figcaption>A Lutheran deacon with an Easter candle</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gemeinde_osternacht.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Gemeinde_osternacht.JPG/220px-Gemeinde_osternacht.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Gemeinde_osternacht.JPG/330px-Gemeinde_osternacht.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Gemeinde_osternacht.JPG/440px-Gemeinde_osternacht.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2134" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>A congregation with small Easter candles</figcaption></figure> <p>The Easter Vigil, like the <a href="/wiki/Christmas_Eve" title="Christmas Eve">Christmas Vigil</a>, remained a popular festive worship service in the <a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a> churches during and after the <a href="/wiki/Protestant_Reformation" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Reformation">Reformation</a>. It was often celebrated in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday. As in all Lutheran services of this period, vernacular language was used in combination with traditional liturgical texts in Latin, such as the <a href="/wiki/Exsultet" title="Exsultet">Exsultet</a>. Elements which were considered unbiblical and superstitious were eliminated, such as the blessing of the new fire, the consecration of the candles or of water.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emphasis was placed on the scriptural readings, congregational singing and on the Easter sermon. In <a href="/wiki/Wittenberg" title="Wittenberg">Wittenberg</a> the Easter <a href="/wiki/Gospel" title="Gospel">Gospel</a> (Matthew 28. 1 - 10; 16 - 20) was sung in the German language in a tone similar to the tone of the <a href="/wiki/Exsultet" title="Exsultet">Exsultet</a> - a gospel tone only used for this worship service. The devastation caused by the <a href="/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War" title="Thirty Years' War">Thirty Years' War</a> led to a decline in worship culture in the Lutheran Churches in Germany. The <a href="/wiki/Rationalism" title="Rationalism">rationalism</a> of the 18th century also brought about a change in worship habits and customs. The liturgical movement that arose in the German Lutheran Churches after World War I rediscovered the Easter Vigil in its reformational form.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an article from 1934 for the Liturgical Conference of <a href="/wiki/Lower_Saxony" title="Lower Saxony">Lower Saxony</a> and for the <a href="/wiki/Berneuchen_Movement" title="Berneuchen Movement">Berneuchen Movement</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_St%C3%A4hlin" title="Wilhelm Stählin">Wilhelm Stählin</a> appealed to fellow Lutherans for an Easter service on early Easter Sunday or on <a href="/wiki/Holy_Saturday" title="Holy Saturday">Holy Saturday</a> night using elements from the <a href="/wiki/Missal" title="Missal">Missal</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Orthodoxy" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Orthodoxy">Orthodox</a> tradition and from reformational service orders. An order for the Easter Vigil was published in 1936. Several Lutheran congregations in <a href="/wiki/Hannover" class="mw-redirect" title="Hannover">Hannover</a> observed the Easter Vigil in 1937. Since then, the Easter Vigil has experienced a revival in many parishes throughout Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This movement within the German Lutheran Churches contributed to a revival and revision of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> order for the Easter Vigil by <a href="/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII" title="Pope Pius XII">Pope Pius XII</a> in 1951. The "Agende II" for the Evangelical Lutheran Churches and Parishes in Germany from 1960 gave the "Osternacht", German for "Easter Vigil", a normative form. The most recent agenda for the Easter Vigil was published by the "Vereinigte Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche" in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The order for the Easter Vigil is comparable to the order of service used by American Lutherans. It is characterized by a number of <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_chants" class="mw-redirect" title="Gregorian chants">Gregorian chants</a>, medieval and reformational <a href="/wiki/Hymns" class="mw-redirect" title="Hymns">hymns</a> which have been in use in German worship services for centuries. </p><p>In North America the <a href="/wiki/Lutherans" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutherans">Lutherans</a>, similarly to the Anglicans, have in many places returned to the observance of the Easter Vigil [including the restoration of the blessing of the new fire]. The recent service books of both the <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church%E2%80%93Missouri_Synod" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod">Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</a> assume the service as normative. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Service_Book" title="Lutheran Service Book">Lutheran Service Book</a>, the Altar Book, the Vigil comprises the Service of Light with the <a href="/wiki/Exsultet" title="Exsultet">Exsultet</a>; the Service or Readings with up to 12 readings; the Service of Holy Baptism at which candidates may be baptized, the baptized confirmed, and the congregation remember its <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">Baptism</a> into <a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a>; the Service of Prayer, featuring an Easter <a href="/wiki/Litany" title="Litany">litany</a>; and concluding with the Service of the Sacrament, at which the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Eucharist" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Eucharist">Holy Eucharist</a> is celebrated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anglican_Churches">Anglican Churches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Anglican Churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although the Easter Vigil is not universal in the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Communion" title="Anglican Communion">Anglican Communion</a>, its use has become far more common in recent decades. Formerly it was only common in parishes in the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglo-Catholic">Anglo-Catholic</a> tradition, having been recovered by the 19th-century <a href="/wiki/Tractarian_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Tractarian movement">Tractarian movement</a>. </p><p>The service, as provided for example in the current version of the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Common_Prayer" title="Book of Common Prayer">Book of Common Prayer</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal Church in the United States of America">Episcopal Church in the United States of America</a> (TEC), the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Alternative_Services" title="Book of Alternative Services">Book of Alternative Services</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Church_of_Canada" title="Anglican Church of Canada">Anglican Church of Canada</a> and the <i>Times and Seasons</i> volume of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_England" title="Church of England">Church of England</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Common_Worship" title="Common Worship">Common Worship</a>, follows more or less the same form as the Roman Catholic liturgy described above, with some variations in texts and ritual.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The four-part structure of the Vigil is retained, though in the TEC rite the service of <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">baptism</a> may follow immediately after the readings from the Old Testament. </p><p>The service normally consists of four parts: </p> <ol><li>The Service of Light.</li> <li>The Service of Lessons.</li> <li>Christian Initiation, or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows.</li> <li>The Holy Eucharist with the administration of Easter Communion.</li></ol> <p>Some of the other particular differences from the Roman Catholic observance include: </p> <ol><li>If the service of baptism takes place after the Old Testament readings, the Gloria is sung after the Baptism or Renewal of Baptismal Vows. The Te Deum Laudamus or the Pascha Nostrum may be used in place of the Gloria.</li> <li>The number and particular passages in the Service of Lessons differs. There are up to nine (as opposed to seven) readings from the Hebrew Bible.</li></ol> <p><a href="/wiki/Confirmation_(sacrament)" class="mw-redirect" title="Confirmation (sacrament)">Confirmations</a> occur only when the bishop is present, because, in the Anglican tradition, only a bishop may administer confirmation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reformed_Churches">Reformed Churches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reformed Churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Reformed Church">Reformed Church</a>, the Easter Vigil follows the pattern of Service of Light, Service of the Word, Service of Baptism, and Service of Communion.<sup id="cite_ref-Steenwyk_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steenwyk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can either start on the night of <a href="/wiki/Holy_Saturday" title="Holy Saturday">Holy Saturday</a> or is held as a <a href="/wiki/Sunrise_service" title="Sunrise service">sunrise service</a> on Easter Sunday.<sup id="cite_ref-Steenwyk_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steenwyk-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Methodist_Churches">Methodist Churches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Methodist Churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Methodist congregations that observe it, the Easter Vigil is the first service of <a href="/wiki/Eastertide" title="Eastertide">Eastertide</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The liturgy contained in <a href="/wiki/The_United_Methodist_Book_of_Worship_(1992)" title="The United Methodist Book of Worship (1992)">The United Methodist Book of Worship</a> divides the Easter Vigil into four parts:<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>The Service of Light<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Service of the Word<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Service of the Baptismal Covenant<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Service of the Table<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <p>The Service of Light begins in silence outside of the church building in the nighttime. There, a new fire is kindled and each member of the congregation is given a candle. A greeting, opening prayer and lighting of the <a href="/wiki/Paschal_Candle" class="mw-redirect" title="Paschal Candle">Paschal Candle</a> from the new fire then solemnly occurs.<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The clergy and congregation receive the new light from the Paschal candle and then take part in a <a href="/wiki/Procession#Christian_processions" title="Procession">procession</a> into the church, as a hymn is sung.<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Exsultet" title="Exsultet">Easter Proclamation</a> is then chanted by a <a href="/wiki/Deacon" title="Deacon">deacon</a>. If there is no deacon, a <a href="/wiki/Concelebration" title="Concelebration">concelebraing</a> minister does the task. If there is no concelebrating minister, it is entrusted to a lay <a href="/wiki/Cantor_(Christianity)" title="Cantor (Christianity)">cantor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Service of the Word contains <a href="/wiki/Lection" title="Lection">readings</a> explicating the following topics: "The Creation", "The Covenant between God and the Earth", "Abraham's Trust in God", "Israel's Deliverance at the Red Sea", "Salvation Offered Freely to All", "A New Heart and a New Spirit", "New Life for God's People", and "Buried and Raised with Christ in Baptism".<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After each reading, a canticle is sung and then a prayer is offered. Following the hearing of the "record of God's saving deeds in history", the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_(liturgy)" title="Gospel (liturgy)">Gospel lesson</a> is proclaimed by the minister. Then he/she gives the <a href="/wiki/Sermon" title="Sermon">sermon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Service of the Baptismal Covenant follows with the <a href="/wiki/Baptism" title="Baptism">baptism</a> of <a href="/wiki/Catechumens" class="mw-redirect" title="Catechumens">catechumens</a> and then their <a href="/wiki/Confirmation" title="Confirmation">confirmation</a>, as well as that of those who are being received into the United Methodist Church.<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Service of the Table includes the celebration of <a href="/wiki/Holy_Communion" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Communion">Holy Communion</a>. It is concluded by a <a href="/wiki/Benediction" title="Benediction">benediction</a> and <a href="/wiki/Recessional_hymn" class="mw-redirect" title="Recessional hymn">recessional hymn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eastern_Christian_Churches">Eastern Christian Churches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Eastern Christian Churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Byzantine_Rite">Byzantine Rite</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Byzantine Rite"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chora_Anastasis1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Chora_Anastasis1.jpg/250px-Chora_Anastasis1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Chora_Anastasis1.jpg/375px-Chora_Anastasis1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Chora_Anastasis1.jpg/500px-Chora_Anastasis1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a><figcaption>A 14th-century fresco of the <a href="/wiki/Anastasis_(art)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anastasis (art)">Anastasis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chora_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Chora Museum">Chora Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Receiving_the_Holy_Light_at_Easter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Receiving_the_Holy_Light_at_Easter.jpg/250px-Receiving_the_Holy_Light_at_Easter.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Receiving_the_Holy_Light_at_Easter.jpg/375px-Receiving_the_Holy_Light_at_Easter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Receiving_the_Holy_Light_at_Easter.jpg/500px-Receiving_the_Holy_Light_at_Easter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>The congregation lighting their candles from the new flame which the priest has retrieved from the altar. (<a href="/wiki/St._George_Greek_Orthodox_Church,_Adelaide" class="mw-redirect" title="St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Adelaide">St. George Greek Orthodox Church</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>).</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BishopGeorgeCensingHoldingPaschalTrikirion.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/BishopGeorgeCensingHoldingPaschalTrikirion.jpeg/250px-BishopGeorgeCensingHoldingPaschalTrikirion.jpeg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/BishopGeorgeCensingHoldingPaschalTrikirion.jpeg/375px-BishopGeorgeCensingHoldingPaschalTrikirion.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/BishopGeorgeCensingHoldingPaschalTrikirion.jpeg/500px-BishopGeorgeCensingHoldingPaschalTrikirion.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2076" data-file-height="1553" /></a><figcaption>At paschal matins, a bishop holds the pascal trikiron and deacons (facing the bishop) hold paschal candles. (Holy Cross Monastery in <a href="/wiki/Wayne,_West_Virginia" title="Wayne, West Virginia">Wayne, West Virginia</a>.)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PaschalMatins.DeaconHoldingRedCandle.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/PaschalMatins.DeaconHoldingRedCandle.jpeg/250px-PaschalMatins.DeaconHoldingRedCandle.jpeg" decoding="async" width="250" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/PaschalMatins.DeaconHoldingRedCandle.jpeg/375px-PaschalMatins.DeaconHoldingRedCandle.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/PaschalMatins.DeaconHoldingRedCandle.jpeg/500px-PaschalMatins.DeaconHoldingRedCandle.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="958" /></a><figcaption>A deacon holds a red paschal deacon's candle at paschal matins (The <a href="/wiki/Trinity_Lavra" class="mw-redirect" title="Trinity Lavra">Trinity Lavra</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Sergiyev_Posad" title="Sergiyev Posad">Sergiyev Posad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>).</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EasterInLvov4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/EasterInLvov4.jpg/250px-EasterInLvov4.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/EasterInLvov4.jpg/375px-EasterInLvov4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/EasterInLvov4.jpg/500px-EasterInLvov4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="377" /></a><figcaption>Blessing <a href="/wiki/Easter_basket" title="Easter basket">Easter baskets</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lviv" title="Lviv">Lviv</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In popular culture and for most believers, the Paschal vigil is the liturgy that commences at midnight; however, the vigil proper commences with vespers Saturday afternoon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Saturday_Midday">Saturday Midday</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Saturday Midday"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Commencing two hours before sundown according to the written rubrics,<sup id="cite_ref-Тvпико́нъ,_p_456_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Тvпико́нъ,_p_456-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although generally in the late morning in actual practice,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is great vespers with the Divine Liturgy. It is during this liturgy that catechumens are baptized and that fact, together with the lengthy Old Testament readings, shows that this liturgy is analogous to the Easter vigil described in the previous sections,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> seemingly representing development from a common tradition. </p><p>The Old Testament readings are: </p><p>1. Genesis 1:1-13; 2. Isaiah 60:1-16; 3. Exodus 12:1-11; 4. Jonah 1:1-4:11; 5. Joshua 5:10-15; 6. Exodus 13:20-15:19; 7. Zephaniah 3:8-15; 8. 3 Kings 17:8-24; 9. Isaiah 61:10-62:5; 10. Genesis 22:1-18; 11. Isaiah 61:1-9; 12. 4 Kings 4:8-37; 13. Isaiah 63:11-64:5; 14. Jeremiah 31:31-34; 15. Daniel 3:1-68. </p><p>It is during these readings that catechumens may be baptized and chrismated, the order of which is given in the Book of Needs (<i>Ευχολόγιον</i>; <i>Требникъ</i>) and is performed while most of the faithful and clergy remain in the church for the readings, the newly baptised being led back into the church during the singing of "As many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ" (sung in place of the <a href="/wiki/Trisagion" title="Trisagion">Trisagion</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This liturgy recounts the <a href="/wiki/Harrowing_of_Hell" title="Harrowing of Hell">Harrowing of Hell</a>, at which time, according to Orthodox theology, the righteous dead were raised from <a href="/wiki/Hades" title="Hades">Hades</a> and entered into <a href="/wiki/Paradise" title="Paradise">Paradise</a>. This <a href="/wiki/Gospel" title="Gospel">Good News</a> of Christ's triumph over death, the Church teaches, was at that time revealed only to the departed. The revelation to the living occurred when his tomb was found empty "very early in the morning, on the first day of the week" (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Mark#16:2" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Mark">Mark 16:2</a>) and this vigil recounts that discovery of the empty tomb. Also commemorated is the Passover of the Law, which according to the Gospel of John, was on the Sabbath when Christ lay in the tomb, and among the Old Testament readings is the story of the Exodus out of Egypt, that reading ending with the antiphonal singing of the <a href="/wiki/Song_of_the_sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Song of the sea">Song of Moses</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=Exodus%2015:1–19&version=nrsv">Exodus 15:1–19</a>). </p><p>Although this vespers liturgy begins Sunday in the usual manner, including the resurrectional <a href="/wiki/Sticheron" title="Sticheron">stichera</a> of the first <a href="/wiki/Echos" title="Echos">tone</a>, the feast of Pascha begins in the middle of the night, at the time Christ rose from the dead, while the text of and rubrics for Saturday's liturgy are found in the <a href="/wiki/Triodion" title="Triodion">Triodion</a>, the Lenten liturgical book. </p><p>Before the Gospel reading, in place of the "Alleluia" sung at every other Liturgy of the year, is a <a href="/wiki/Prokeimenon" title="Prokeimenon">prokeimenon</a> during which, in the Russian tradition, all vestments and decorations of the church are quickly and dramatically changed from black to white.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another feature unique to this Liturgy is that the usual <a href="/wiki/Cherubikon" title="Cherubikon">Cherubic Hymn</a> is replaced by that from the <a href="/wiki/Liturgy_of_St._James" class="mw-redirect" title="Liturgy of St. James">Liturgy of St. James</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Let_all_mortal_flesh_keep_silence" title="Let all mortal flesh keep silence">Let all mortal flesh keep silence</a>". </p><p>In Jerusalem, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch receives the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Fire" title="Holy Fire">Holy Fire</a> and subsequently celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Sepulchre" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Sepulchre">Holy Sepulchre</a> (<i>i.e.</i>, empty tomb) of Christ on the very place where his body lay at the time of his Resurrection. </p><p>At the closing of this vespers/liturgy is a modified <a href="/wiki/Artoklasia" class="mw-redirect" title="Artoklasia">artoklasia</a> at which bread, wine, and dates or figs are blessed and partaken of by the faithful as sustenance for the remainder of the fast.<sup id="cite_ref-Тvпико́нъ,_p_456_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Тvпико́нъ,_p_456-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thereafter is prescribed the reading of the Acts of the Apostles, which Saint <a href="/wiki/John_Chrysostom" title="John Chrysostom">John Chrysostom</a> stated was the best proof of the Resurrection, and which is prescribed as the reading between vespers and matins at Sunday vigils for all of the fifty days of Pentecost.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In ancient times, the faithful would remain in the church throughout the night. The Paschal Vigil would have begun on the afternoon of Saturday and not ended until towards dawn on Sunday morning. In contemporary practice, there is typically a gap of some hours before this reading commences. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Saturday_Midnight">Saturday Midnight</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Saturday Midnight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The order of the Paschal Vigil is as follows (with some minor local variations): </p> <ol><li>After the reading of the Acts of the Apostles the <a href="/wiki/Midnight_Office#Holy_Saturday" class="mw-redirect" title="Midnight Office">Midnight Office</a> is served "at the fourth hour of the night",<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> generally, in practice, timed to end shortly before midnight,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during which is sung again the Canon of Holy Saturday and are read commentaries of Saints <a href="/wiki/Epiphanius_of_Cyprus" class="mw-redirect" title="Epiphanius of Cyprus">Epiphanius of Cyprus</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Chrysostom" title="John Chrysostom">John Chrysostom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ol><li>The <a href="/wiki/Epitaphios_(liturgical)" title="Epitaphios (liturgical)">epitaphios (shroud)</a> depicting the dead body of Christ is solemnly venerated for a last time and then ceremoniously taken into the altar and laid on the Holy Table towards the end of the canon.</li> <li>After the dismissal of the midnight office all the lights in the church are extinguished except for the <i><a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_lamp" title="Sanctuary lamp">unsleeping flame</a></i> on the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Table" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Table">Holy Table</a> (altar), and all wait in silence and darkness. Where possible, the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Fire" title="Holy Fire">Holy Light</a> arrives from the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Sepulchre" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Sepulchre">Holy Sepulchre</a> during Holy Saturday afternoon and it is used to light anew the unsleeping flame.</li></ol></li> <li>At the "time for matins",<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> usually in practice at the stroke of midnight,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the priest <a href="/wiki/Censes" class="mw-redirect" title="Censes">censes</a> around the Holy Table, and lights his candle from the unsleeping flame. The <a href="/wiki/Holy_Doors" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Doors">Holy Doors</a> are opened, after which the priest exclaims "Come receive the light from the light that is never overtaken by night, and glorify Christ, Who is risen from the dead!" or a similar variation depending on tradition. After this proclamation, the priest approaches the congregation with the <a href="/wiki/Paschal_trikirion" title="Paschal trikirion">Paschal trikirion</a> (lit from the unsleeping flame), and the people light their candles from the flame.</li> <li>Two vessels of incense, one in the altar, the other in the middle of the church, are lit. The priest takes the blessing cross and the deacon a candle, and other priests take the Gospel Book and icon of the Resurrection, and process westward, opening the doors of the nave and the exterior doors and together with the people exit the church and go in <a href="/wiki/Procession#Eastern_Orthodox" title="Procession">procession</a> three times around it while singing the hymn of the resurrection: "Thy resurrection, O Christ our Saviour, the angels sing in the heavens, and us on earth make worthy to glorify Thee with pure hearts" during which the <a href="/wiki/Church_bell" title="Church bell">church bells</a> ring incessantly. This procession recounts the journey of the <a href="/wiki/Myrrhbearers" title="Myrrhbearers">Myrrhbearers</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Sepulchre" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Sepulchre">Tomb of Christ</a>. During and after the procession, the priest carries a special triple candlestick, known as the <a href="/wiki/Paschal_trikirion" title="Paschal trikirion">Paschal trikirion</a>, and the deacon also carries a special <a href="/wiki/Paschal_candle" title="Paschal candle">Paschal candle</a>. The candles lit at midnight are held by the people throughout the entire liturgy, just as is done by the newly baptized.</li> <li>Before the front doors of the church, the priest gives the <a href="/wiki/Ekphonesis" class="mw-redirect" title="Ekphonesis">blessing</a> for the beginning of <a href="/wiki/Matins" title="Matins">Matins</a>. The clergy, followed by the people, sing the <a href="/wiki/Paschal_troparion" title="Paschal troparion">Paschal troparion</a> with the Paschal Verses, and the <a href="/wiki/Paschal_greeting" title="Paschal greeting">Paschal greeting</a> "Christ is risen!" "Truly He is risen!" is exchanged for the first time. Then, everyone enters the church singing the troparion.</li> <li>The rest of <a href="/wiki/Matins" title="Matins">Matins</a> is celebrated according to special Paschal <a href="/wiki/Rubric" title="Rubric">rubrics</a>. Everything in the liturgy is intended to be exultant and full of light. Nothing in the liturgy is read, but everything is sung joyfully. During the Paschal <a href="/wiki/Canon_(hymnography)" title="Canon (hymnography)">Canon</a>, the priests cense the church, continually exchanging the Paschal greeting with the faithful. Towards the end of matins the <a href="/wiki/Paschal_Homily" title="Paschal Homily">Paschal Homily</a> of <a href="/wiki/St._John_Chrysostom" class="mw-redirect" title="St. John Chrysostom">St. John Chrysostom</a> is proclaimed.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg_as_food" class="mw-redirect" title="Egg as food">Eggs</a> which have been dyed red are blessed and are usually distributed to the people for the breaking of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Lent" title="Great Lent">Great Lenten</a> <a href="/wiki/Fasting" title="Fasting">fast</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Paschal_Hours" title="Paschal Hours">Paschal Hours</a>, which are of entirely different text than their usual order, are sung where it is the custom.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Divine_Liturgy" title="Divine Liturgy">Divine Liturgy</a> of St. <a href="/wiki/John_Chrysostom" title="John Chrysostom">John Chrysostom</a> is celebrated as usual, but with special features added that are unique to the Paschal season.</li> <li>At the end of the liturgy, the <i><a href="/wiki/Artos" title="Artos">Artos</a></i>, a large loaf of leavened bread, which represents the Resurrected Christ, is blessed. This is then set next to the Icon of the Resurrection and is venerated by the faithful and carried in processions throughout <a href="/wiki/Bright_Week" title="Bright Week">Bright Week</a>.</li> <li>Baskets of food for the feast that follows are blessed with <a href="/wiki/Holy_water" title="Holy water">holy water</a>.</li></ol> <p>The liturgy typically finishes at 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. There is no prescribed liturgy on Sunday morning, everything for the feast having been celebrated during the Vigil. On Sunday afternoon there is a special, Paschal <a href="/wiki/Vespers" title="Vespers">Vespers</a>, at which the <a href="/wiki/Gospel" title="Gospel">Gospel</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.oremus.org/?passage=John%2020:19–25&version=nrsv">John 20:19–25</a>) is chanted in many languages (called "Vespers of Love" in some traditions). </p><p>The week that begins on the Sunday of Pascha is called <a href="/wiki/Bright_Week" title="Bright Week">Bright Week</a>, and is considered to be one continuous day. The <a href="/wiki/Holy_Doors" class="mw-redirect" title="Holy Doors">Holy Doors</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Iconostasis" title="Iconostasis">iconostasis</a> is left open from the moment they were opened at midnight throughout all of Bright Week, being closed only at the end of the <a href="/wiki/Ninth_Hour" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Hour">Ninth Hour</a> on <a href="/wiki/Bright_Saturday" class="mw-redirect" title="Bright Saturday">Bright Saturday</a>. Most of the unique features of the Paschal liturgies continue through the week and following the Liturgy there is a festive <a href="/wiki/Procession#Eastern_Orthodox" title="Procession">procession</a> around the outside of the church every day and the entire week is a fast-free period, even on Wednesday and Friday, which are normally <a href="/wiki/Fasting" title="Fasting">fast days</a> throughout the year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indian_Orthodox_Church">Indian Orthodox Church</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Indian Orthodox Church"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Orthodox_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Orthodox Church">Indian Orthodox Church</a> the vigil begins in the evening after the liturgy on Good Friday. The faithful spend time in the church reading from the scriptures and singing hymns. </p><p>The church celebrates this most important festival in the church calendar, as per the Gregorian Calendar. </p><p>Traditionally, the principal liturgy which corresponds to the Easter Vigil in Eastern and Western rites would be conducted in the early hours of the morning, typically at around 3 a.m. on Sunday. In many cities, however, the liturgy is conducted after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday; this is also the case for practical reasons in former Christian lands of the Oriental Orthodox rite which now have Muslim majorities. </p><p>Easter marks the change in the set of prayers said and sung before the Eucharist. From Easter to the <a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Cross" title="Feast of the Cross">Feast of the Cross</a> on September 14, the prayers follow the Liturgy of Easter. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IndOrthEstrAnnouncement.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/IndOrthEstrAnnouncement.JPG/200px-IndOrthEstrAnnouncement.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/IndOrthEstrAnnouncement.JPG/300px-IndOrthEstrAnnouncement.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/IndOrthEstrAnnouncement.JPG/400px-IndOrthEstrAnnouncement.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>"News Of Great Joy!"</figcaption></figure> <p>Traditionally the Prayers of the Night and Midnight Hours are said. Then follows the most dramatic moment in the liturgy, the Announcement, when all the lights in the church are extinguished other than from the <a href="/wiki/Altar_candles" class="mw-redirect" title="Altar candles">Altar candles</a> and those held by those serving at the altar. The veil separating the sanctuary from the congregation is drawn aside. The chief celebrant stands in the centre of the sanctuary, holding a cross covered in a red embroidered cloth. </p><p>This is the cross which has been used in the Good Friday liturgy for the procession commemorating the Carrying of the Cross to Calvary and then ritually embalmed and buried in a small coffin-shaped box behind the altar, to commemorate the Burial. The chief celebrant is flanked by the altar-servers, holding candles and hand-bells. In a loud voice, the chief celebrant announces to the congregation, “Dearly beloved, I bring you all news of great joy. Our Lord Jesus Christ has resurrected from the dead and defeated His enemies.” Amid the ringing of the hand-bells and church-bells, the congregation responds, "Truly, we believe that He rises!” This is done three times. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IndOrthEstrPrcsn.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/IndOrthEstrPrcsn.jpg/220px-IndOrthEstrPrcsn.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/IndOrthEstrPrcsn.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="192" /></a><figcaption>An Indian Orthodox Easter procession</figcaption></figure> <p>The Easter Procession follows, in which the entire congregation, holding lighted candles, participates with the celebrants and the altar servers. The cross, covered in the red veil, used in the Announcement, is carried in procession around the church. The hymn sung during the procession describes Christ's answer to Mary Magdalene when she sees him at the tomb and mistakes him for the gardener: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><div class="poem"> <p>O Mary! I am the Gardener truly,<br />  I am the One, Who established Paradise.<br /> I am the One Who was killed,<br />  I am the One Who entered the grave.<br /> Touch Me not, for I have not ascended to the Father.<br /> That I have gloriously risen from that grave,<br />  give thou this good news to the disciples. </p> </div></blockquote> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IndOrthEasterBlessing.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/IndOrthEasterBlessing.jpg/200px-IndOrthEasterBlessing.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/IndOrthEasterBlessing.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="288" data-file-height="216" /></a><figcaption>Blessings from the Easter Cross</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:IndOrthGolgothaInSanctuary.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/IndOrthGolgothaInSanctuary.jpg" decoding="async" width="167" height="212" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="167" data-file-height="212" /></a><figcaption>The Easter Cross on its stand in the sanctuary</figcaption></figure> <p>Following this, the chief celebrant "celebrates" the Cross, by blessing the four directions while the Trisagion is said. The chief celebrant gives the Kiss of Peace, commemorating Christ's wishing peace on the Apostles. This is passed on to the congregation. On this day alone the Kiss of Peace is given twice. Prayers of the Morning hours follow, and the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Qurbana" title="Holy Qurbana">Holy Qurbana</a> is then conducted as usual. Since Easter also marks the end of the Great 50-day Lent the Service of Reconciliation (Shubhkono) is also held on this day. Special prayers are said. </p><p>At the end of the liturgy, instead of the normal touching by the Chief Celebrant's hand of the foreheads of each member of the congregation in blessing, the Easter Cross is used. </p><p>From Easter to the Feast of Ascension, the Easter Cross is moved from the centre of the church to a stand inside the sanctuary. This stand, called Golgotha, is itself shaped as a large cross. The Easter Cross is set on its head, and the whole structure looks like a Patriarchal Cross. It had been set up in mid-Lent in the centre of the church and the faithful would kiss the cloth covering it while entering and leaving the church. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Steenwyk-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Steenwyk_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Steenwyk_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Steenwyk_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSteenwyk" class="citation web cs1">Steenwyk, Carrie. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reformedworship.org/article/december-2005/easter-vigil">"Easter Vigil"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Christian_Reformed_Church_in_North_America" title="Christian Reformed Church in North America">Christian Reformed Church in North America</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 April</span> 2021</span>. <q>The Easter Vigil, also referred to as the Paschal Vigil or the First Service of Easter, is held either on the Saturday evening before Easter or very early Easter morning.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Easter+Vigil&rft.pub=Christian+Reformed+Church+in+North+America&rft.aulast=Steenwyk&rft.aufirst=Carrie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reformedworship.org%2Farticle%2Fdecember-2005%2Feaster-vigil&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEaster+Vigil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Home-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Home_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.homemoravian.org/who-we/our-worship/easter-sunrise-se/">"Lent, Holy Week and Easter"</a>. Home Moravian Church<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 April</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Lent%2C+Holy+Week+and+Easter&rft.pub=Home+Moravian+Church&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.homemoravian.org%2Fwho-we%2Four-worship%2Feaster-sunrise-se%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEaster+Vigil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Thomas J. Talley, <i>The Origins of the Liturgical Year</i>, New York: Pueblo Publishing Company, Inc., 1986, pp.48-49.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Andrew J. Ekonomou. Byzantine Rome and the Greek Popes. Lexington books, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Roman Missal, The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night, 2</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Thomas Talley claims that the original readings of the Roman Paschal vigil were Genesis 1, Genesis 22, Exodus 14, Deuteronomy 31, Isaiah 4, Isaiah 54 and Baruch 3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/040321.cfm">"Holy SaturdayAt the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter | USCCB"</a>. <i>bible.usccb.org</i>. 2021-04-03<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-02-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=bible.usccb.org&rft.atitle=Holy+SaturdayAt+the+Easter+Vigil+in+the+Holy+Night+of+Easter+%7C+USCCB&rft.date=2021-04-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbible.usccb.org%2Fbible%2Freadings%2F040321.cfm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEaster+Vigil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_19510209_dominicae-resurrectionis_la.html">"Dominicae Resurrectionis"</a> (in Latin). 9 February 1951<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 April</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dominicae+Resurrectionis&rft.date=1951-02-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vatican.va%2Froman_curia%2Fcongregations%2Fccdds%2Fdocuments%2Frc_con_ccdds_doc_19510209_dominicae-resurrectionis_la.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEaster+Vigil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mahrenholz, Christhard: Agende II für evangelisch-lutherische Kirchen und Gemeinden, Lutherisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1960, pp. 304 - 306; Schmidt-Lauber, Hans-Christoph: Die Zukunft des Gottesdienstes, Calwer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990, pp. 395 - 396</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mahrenholz, Christhard: Agende II für evangelisch-lutherische Kirchen und Gemeinden, Lutherisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1960, pp. 304 - 306; Schmidt-Lauber, Hans-Christoph: Die Zukunft des Gottesdienstes, Calwer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990, pp. 395 - 396</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mahrenholz, Christhard: Agende II für evangelisch-lutherische Kirchen und Gemeinden, Lutherisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1960, pp. 304 - 306; Schmidt-Lauber, Hans-Christoph: Die Zukunft des Gottesdienstes, Calwer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990, pp. 395 - 396</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mahrenholz, Christhard: Agende II für evangelisch-lutherische Kirchen und Gemeinden, Lutherisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1960, pp. 304 - 306; Schmidt-Lauber, Hans-Christoph: Die Zukunft des Gottesdienstes, Calwer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1990, pp. 395 - 396</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/times-and-seasons-6">Times and Seasons: The Easter Liturgy</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-UMBOW1992-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-UMBOW1992_14-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/churchofperfects0000unse/page/368"><i>The United Methodist Book of Worship</i></a>. United Methodist Publishing House. 1992. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/churchofperfects0000unse/page/368">368–376</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780687035724" title="Special:BookSources/9780687035724"><bdi>9780687035724</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+United+Methodist+Book+of+Worship&rft.pages=368-376&rft.pub=United+Methodist+Publishing+House&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=9780687035724&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fchurchofperfects0000unse%2Fpage%2F368&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEaster+Vigil" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Тvпико́нъ,_p_456-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Тvпико́нъ,_p_456_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Тvпико́нъ,_p_456_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Тvпико́нъ, p 456</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Lenten Triodion, p 655</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See the section on the original eschatological character of the Paschal Vigil in <a href="/wiki/Quartodecimans" class="mw-redirect" title="Quartodecimans">Quartodecimans</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Потребникъ</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sokolof, p 105</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Тvпико́нъ, p 472, for the subsequent Sundays, "Are read from the Acts from the beginning or from the Commentaries of Chrysostom</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Тvпико́нъ, p 457</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Lenten Triodion, p 660</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Тvпико́нъ, p 457-458</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Тvпико́нъ, p 458</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Sokolof, p 106</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns 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County, Pennsylvania">South Canaan, Pennsylvania</a>, USA: <a href="/wiki/Saint_Tikhon%27s_Orthodox_Theological_Seminary" title="Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary">Saint Tikhon's Seminary Press</a> (published 1987), 1978, p. 193, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-878997-51-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-878997-51-3"><bdi>1-878997-51-3</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Lenten+Triodion%2C+translated+from+the+Original+Greek+by+Mother+Mary+and+Archimandrite+Kallistos+Ware&rft.place=South+Canaan%2C+Pennsylvania%2C+USA&rft.pages=193&rft.pub=Saint+Tikhon%27s+Seminary+Press&rft.date=1978&rft.isbn=1-878997-51-3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEaster+Vigil" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSokolof1899" class="citation cs2">Sokolof, Archpriest Dimitrii (1899), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ccel.org/ccel/sokolof/services.toc.html"><i>Manual of the Orthodox Church's Divine Services</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordanville,_New_York" title="Jordanville, New York">Jordanville, New York</a>: <a href="/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Monastery_(Jordanville,_New_York)" title="Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)">Holy Trinity Monastery</a> (published 2001), pp. 132–136, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88465-067-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-88465-067-7"><bdi>0-88465-067-7</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Manual+of+the+Orthodox+Church%27s+Divine+Services&rft.place=Jordanville%2C+New+York&rft.pages=132-136&rft.pub=Holy+Trinity+Monastery&rft.date=1899&rft.isbn=0-88465-067-7&rft.aulast=Sokolof&rft.aufirst=Archpriest+Dimitrii&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccel.org%2Fccel%2Fsokolof%2Fservices.toc.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEaster+Vigil" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWare1963" class="citation cs2">Ware, Timothy (1963), <i>The Orthodox Church</i>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, UK: <a href="/wiki/Penguin_Books" title="Penguin Books">Penguin Books</a> (published 1987), p. 193, <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-14-013529-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-14-013529-9"><bdi>978-0-14-013529-9</bdi></a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Orthodox+Church&rft.place=London%2C+UK&rft.pages=193&rft.pub=Penguin+Books&rft.date=1963&rft.isbn=978-0-14-013529-9&rft.aulast=Ware&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEaster+Vigil" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Easter_Vigil&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.liturgies.net/Lent/EasterVigil.htm">An Easter Vigil service (Episcopal)</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style 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title="Octave of Easter">Octave</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Bright_Week" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d"><a href="/wiki/Bright_Week" title="Bright Week">Bright Week</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easter" title="Easter">Easter Sunday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Monday" title="Easter Monday">Easter Monday</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/%C5%9Amigus-dyngus" title="Śmigus-dyngus">Śmigus-dyngus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_whip" title="Easter whip">Easter whip</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Tuesday" title="Easter Tuesday">Easter Tuesday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Wednesday" class="mw-redirect" title="Easter Wednesday">Wednesday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Thursday" class="mw-redirect" title="Easter Thursday">Thursday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Friday" title="Easter Friday">Friday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Saturday" title="Easter Saturday">Saturday</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Second Sunday of Easter">Second Sunday of Easter</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doubting_Thomas" title="Doubting Thomas">Doubting Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divine_Mercy_Sunday" title="Divine Mercy Sunday">Divine Mercy Sunday</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radonitsa" title="Radonitsa">Radonitsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Third Sunday of Easter">Third Sunday of Easter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Fourth Sunday of Easter">Fourth Sunday of Easter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Pentecost" title="Mid-Pentecost">Mid-Pentecost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Fifth Sunday of Easter">Fifth Sunday of Easter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogation_days" title="Rogation days">Rogation days</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d"><a href="/wiki/Ascensiontide" class="mw-redirect" title="Ascensiontide">Ascensiontide</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ascension_of_Jesus" title="Ascension of Jesus">Ascension of Jesus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ascension_of_Jesus_in_Christian_art" title="Ascension of Jesus in Christian art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension" title="Feast of the Ascension">Feast of the Ascension</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cenacle" title="Cenacle">Cenacle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Novena" title="Novena">Novena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthias_the_Apostle" title="Matthias the Apostle">Matthias the Apostle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d"><a href="/wiki/Easter_traditions" title="Easter traditions">Traditions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easter_basket" title="Easter basket">Basket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_bonnet" title="Easter bonnet">Bonnet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Bunny" title="Easter Bunny">Bunny</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Bilby" title="Easter Bilby">Bilby</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_seals_(philately)" title="Easter seals (philately)">Easter seals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_food" title="Easter food">Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_greeting" title="Paschal greeting">Greeting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_parade" title="Easter parade">Parade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pace_Egg_play" title="Pace Egg play">Pace Egg play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_postcard" title="Easter postcard">Postcard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rouketopolemos" title="Rouketopolemos">Rouketopolemos</a></li> <li>Saitopolemos</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scoppio_del_carro" title="Scoppio del carro">Scoppio del carro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d"><a href="/wiki/Easter_egg" title="Easter egg">Easter eggs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Egg_dance" title="Egg dance">Dance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg_decorating" title="Egg decorating">Decorating</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Egg_decorating_in_Slavic_culture" title="Egg decorating in Slavic culture">in Slavic culture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg_rolling" title="Egg rolling">Rolling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg_hunt" title="Egg hunt">Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osterbrunnen" title="Osterbrunnen">Osterbrunnen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg_tapping" title="Egg tapping">Tapping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_egg_tree" title="Easter egg tree">Tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egg_tossing" title="Egg tossing">Tossing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d">By country</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pisanica_(Croatian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pisanica (Croatian)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pisanka_(Polish)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pisanka (Polish)">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pysanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Pysanka">Ukraine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d">By country</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fasika" title="Fasika">Ethiopia and Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easter_in_Italy" title="Easter in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><a 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Oratorio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Will_Mention_the_Loving-kindnesses" title="I Will Mention the Loving-kindnesses">I Will Mention the Loving-kindnesses</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Russian_Easter_Festival_Overture" title="Russian Easter Festival Overture">Russian Easter Festival Overture</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salzburg_Easter_Festival" title="Salzburg Easter Festival">Salzburg Easter Festival</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d">Liturgical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Regina_caeli" title="Regina caeli">Regina caeli</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_troparion" title="Paschal troparion">Troparion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victimae_paschali_laudes" title="Victimae paschali laudes">Victimae paschali laudes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d">Cantatas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bleib_bei_uns,_denn_es_will_Abend_werden,_BWV_6" title="Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6"><i>Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden</i>, BWV 6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_lag_in_Todes_Banden,_BWV_4" title="Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4"><i>Christ lag in Todes Banden</i>, BWV 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Der_Friede_sei_mit_dir,_BWV_158" title="Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158"><i>Der Friede sei mit dir</i>, BWV 158</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Der_Himmel_lacht!_Die_Erde_jubilieret,_BWV_31" title="Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31"><i>Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret</i>, BWV 31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ein_Herz,_das_seinen_Jesum_lebend_wei%C3%9F,_BWV_134" title="Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134"><i>Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß</i>, BWV 134</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erfreut_euch,_ihr_Herzen,_BWV_66" title="Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66"><i>Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen</i>, BWV 66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ich_lebe,_mein_Herze,_zu_deinem_Erg%C3%B6tzen,_BWV_145" title="Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145"><i>Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen</i>, BWV 145</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Easter_hymns" title="List of Easter hymns">Hymns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christ_the_Lord_Is_Risen_Today" title="Christ the Lord Is Risen Today">Christ the Lord Is Risen Today</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Is_Risen_Today" title="Jesus Christ Is Risen Today">Jesus Christ Is Risen Today</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O_filii_et_filiae" title="O filii et filiae">O filii et filiae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Strife_is_O%27er,_the_Battle_Done" title="The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done">The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d">Choral music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Surrexit_a_mortuis" title="Surrexit a mortuis">Surrexit a mortuis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #ffea7d">Film and TV</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Time</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Candlemas" title="Candlemas">Presentation of the Lord</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 purple;"><a href="/wiki/Lent" title="Lent">Lent</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ash_Wednesday" title="Ash Wednesday">Ash Wednesday</a></li> <li>Sundays <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quadragesima_Sunday" title="Quadragesima Sunday">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Sunday_of_Lent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Second Sunday of Lent (page does not exist)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sunday_of_Lent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Third Sunday of Lent (page does not exist)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laetare_Sunday" title="Laetare Sunday">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passion_Sunday" title="Passion Sunday">5th</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Day" title="Saint Joseph's Day">Saint Joseph</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Annunciation" title="Feast of the Annunciation">Annunciation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Sunday" title="Palm Sunday">Palm Sunday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Week" title="Holy Week">Holy Week</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #f0ffff;"><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Triduum" title="Paschal Triduum">Paschal Triduum</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maundy_Thursday" title="Maundy Thursday">Holy Thursday</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chrism_Mass" title="Chrism Mass">Chrism Mass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_of_the_Lord%27s_Supper" title="Mass of the Lord's Supper">Mass of the Lord's Supper</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Friday" title="Good Friday">Good Friday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Saturday" title="Holy Saturday">Holy Saturday</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Easter Vigil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #f0ffff;"><a href="/wiki/Eastertide" title="Eastertide">Easter Season</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easter" title="Easter">Easter Sunday</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Octave_of_Easter" title="Octave of Easter">Octave</a></li></ul></li> <li>Sundays <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Second Sunday of Easter">2nd</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Divine_Mercy_Sunday" title="Divine Mercy Sunday">Divine Mercy Sunday</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Third Sunday of Easter">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Fourth Sunday of Easter">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Fifth Sunday of Easter">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Sunday_of_Easter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sixth Sunday of Easter (page does not exist)">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seventh_Sunday_of_Easter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seventh Sunday of Easter (page does not exist)">7th</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension" title="Feast of the Ascension">Ascension</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentecost" title="Pentecost">Pentecost</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 green;"><a href="/wiki/Ordinary_Time" title="Ordinary Time">Ordinary Time</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Sunday" title="Trinity Sunday">Trinity Sunday</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Corpus_Christi" title="Feast of Corpus Christi">Corpus Christi</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Sacred_Heart" title="Feast of the Sacred Heart">Sacred Heart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visitation_(Christianity)" title="Visitation (Christianity)">Visitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nativity_of_John_the_Baptist" title="Nativity of John the Baptist">Nativity of John the Baptist</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Saints_Peter_and_Paul" title="Feast of Saints Peter and Paul">Saints Peter and Paul</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Transfiguration" title="Feast of the Transfiguration">Transfiguration</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary" title="Assumption of Mary">Assumption</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nativity_of_Mary" title="Nativity of Mary">Nativity of Mary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Cross" title="Feast of the Cross">Exaltation of the Cross</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Saints%27_Day" title="All Saints' Day">All Saints' Day / All Hallows' Day</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">All Saints' Eve / All Hallows' Eve</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_Souls%27_Day" title="All Souls' Day">All Souls' Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presentation_of_Mary" title="Presentation of Mary">Presentation of Mary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Christ_the_King" title="Feast of Christ the King">Christ the King</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: gold;background-color: #ffea7d; font-weight: normal;"><div id="Tridentine_Mass_of_the_Roman_Rite_of_the_Latin_Church_(1960_Calendar)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Tridentine_Mass" title="Tridentine Mass">Tridentine Mass</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Rite" title="Roman Rite">Roman Rite</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Latin_Church" title="Latin Church">Latin Church</a> (<a href="/wiki/General_Roman_Calendar_of_1960" title="General Roman Calendar of 1960">1960 Calendar</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 purple;"><a href="/wiki/Advent" title="Advent">Advent</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Sundays <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Sunday_of_Advent" class="mw-redirect" title="First Sunday of Advent">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sunday_of_Advent" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Sunday of Advent">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaudete_Sunday" title="Gaudete Sunday">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sunday_of_Advent" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth Sunday of Advent">4th</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rorate_Mass" class="mw-redirect" title="Rorate Mass">Rorate Mass</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Immaculate_Conception" title="Feast of the Immaculate Conception">Immaculate Conception</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O_Antiphons" title="O Antiphons">Greater Ferias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ember_days" title="Ember days">Winter Ember Days</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #f0ffff;"><a href="/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas" title="Twelve Days of Christmas">Christmas Season</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christmas_Eve" title="Christmas Eve">Christmas Eve</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Circumcision_of_Christ" title="Feast of the Circumcision of Christ">Octave Day of Christmas</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Holy_Name_of_Jesus" title="Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus">Holy Name of Jesus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 green;"><a href="/wiki/Epiphany_season" title="Epiphany season">Epiphany Season</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)" title="Epiphany (holiday)">Epiphany</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Holy_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="Feast of the Holy Family">Holy Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baptism_of_the_Lord" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptism of the Lord">Baptism of the Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candlemas" title="Candlemas">Purification of Mary</a><sup><abbr title="Procession">P</abbr></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 purple;"><a href="/wiki/Lent" title="Lent">Lent</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pre-Lent" title="Pre-Lent">Pre-Lent</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Septuagesima" title="Septuagesima">Septuagesima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexagesima" title="Sexagesima">Sexagesima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinquagesima" title="Quinquagesima">Quinquagesima</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lent" title="Lent">Lent</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ash_Wednesday" title="Ash Wednesday">Ash Wednesday</a></li> <li>Sundays <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quadragesima_Sunday" title="Quadragesima Sunday">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Second_Sunday_of_Lent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Second Sunday of Lent (page does not exist)">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Third_Sunday_of_Lent&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Third Sunday of Lent (page does not exist)">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laetare_Sunday" title="Laetare Sunday">4th</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ember_days" title="Ember days">Spring Ember Days</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Joseph%27s_Day" title="Saint Joseph's Day">Saint Joseph</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Annunciation" title="Feast of the Annunciation">Annunciation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Passiontide" title="Passiontide">Passiontide</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Passion_Sunday" title="Passion Sunday">Passion Sunday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Sunday" title="Palm Sunday">Palm Sunday</a><sup><abbr title="Procession">P</abbr></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Week" title="Holy Week">Holy Week</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Holy_Week_procession" title="Holy Week procession">P</a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #f0ffff;"><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Triduum" title="Paschal Triduum">Paschal Triduum</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tenebrae" title="Tenebrae">Tenebrae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maundy_Thursday" title="Maundy Thursday">Holy Thursday</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chrism_Mass" title="Chrism Mass">Chrism Mass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mass_of_the_Lord%27s_Supper" title="Mass of the Lord's Supper">Mass of the Lord's Supper</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Friday" title="Good Friday">Good Friday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_Saturday" title="Holy Saturday">Holy Saturday</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Easter Vigil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #f0ffff;"><a href="/wiki/Eastertide" title="Eastertide">Easter Season</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easter" title="Easter">Easter Sunday</a><sup><a href="/wiki/Easter_parade" title="Easter parade">P</a></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Octave_of_Easter" title="Octave of Easter">Octave</a></li></ul></li> <li>Sundays after Easter <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Second Sunday of Easter">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Third Sunday of Easter">2nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Fourth Sunday of Easter">3rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Sunday_of_Easter" title="Fifth Sunday of Easter">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sixth_Sunday_of_Easter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sixth Sunday of Easter (page does not exist)">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Seventh_Sunday_of_Easter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Seventh Sunday of Easter (page does not exist)">6th</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rogation_days" title="Rogation days">Rogation Days</a><sup><abbr title="Procession">P</abbr></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension" title="Feast of the Ascension">Ascension</a></i><sup><a href="/wiki/Procession_of_the_Holy_Blood" title="Procession of the Holy Blood">P</a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #ffea7d;width:1%;text-align: right;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 green;"><a href="/wiki/Pentecost_season" title="Pentecost season">Pentecost Season</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pentecost" title="Pentecost">Pentecost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ember_days" title="Ember days">Summer Ember Days</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Sunday" title="Trinity Sunday">Trinity Sunday</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Corpus_Christi" title="Feast of Corpus Christi">Corpus Christi</a></i><sup><abbr title="Procession">P</abbr></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_Heart" title="Sacred Heart">Sacred Heart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nativity_of_John_the_Baptist" title="Nativity of John the Baptist">Saint John the Baptist</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Saints_Peter_and_Paul" title="Feast of Saints Peter and Paul">Saints Peter and Paul</a></i></li> <li><a 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