Of all the Holy Week-Easter posts, the Easter Vigil is always the most difficult to create by far. There are the traditions of Easter Vigil, and then there is our Easter Saturday – two completely different observations.
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The Long Wait
Yesterday was Good Friday. Our alter has been stripped bare. The church seems sparse, crosses and statues are covered. There is no morning Mass before the Easter Vigil. The Church remains as empty as the world must have felt on the eve of that first Easter morning.
Continue reading “The Long Wait”As We Wait in Joyful Hope
Holy Week is especially meaningful for most Christians throughout the world. Beginning with Holy Thursday, many Churches come alive with activity. Our Parish held Tenebrae Services each morning beginning on Holy Thursday.
Continue reading “As We Wait in Joyful Hope”Holy Saturday Awaiting Easter
Tomorrow we will celebrate Easter. Today is our darkest hour as we wait. Wait in joyful hope.
Continue reading “Holy Saturday Awaiting Easter”Keeping Our Easter Vigil Simple
Many of the traditions we associate with Easter are not actually found in the Bible. An egg-laying rabbit is a great example of traditions not based in scripture. Eggs are a symbol of fertility and new life. Rabbits are prolific procreators, another ancient symbol of fertility and new life. And Easter is the promise of life after death.
Continue reading “Keeping Our Easter Vigil Simple”Holy Saturday’s Easter Vigil
As a Christian, today is a day of sorrow and of joy. Joy in the belief that Christ is the Risen Lord. Sorry for having caused Him pain and suffering. The reason that Catholic Churches have the Crucifix displayed above the alter rather than an empty cross is to remind us of the price of sin.
Continue reading “Holy Saturday’s Easter Vigil”Preparing for Easter with a Vigil Tea
Today marks the 40th Day of Lent, the darkest of days, the Easter Vigil. It is the day of mourning, of dark uncertainty before the blessings of Easter Morning are revealed. Thought, reflection and prayer went into creating this menu for my first Easter Vigil Tea.
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