6:30pm Easter Vigil

[jgirl]

[quote name='missionarybelle' date='Apr 15 2006, 10:53 PM']ours started at 8.  some forgot one of the readings though...  no knows how it happened but we didn't do # 4.
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Back before our parish had the priests we had now, they only read the required readings (and gender neutralized the ones we did). Now we get all 7 plus the Epistle and Gospel. We also had the fire outside and went inside. It was really windy, and only the Easter candle stayed lit.

[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='cappie' date='Apr 16 2006, 12:50 AM']Especially when you have Masses at 7am & 9am Baptisms at Noon and Mass at 6pm 
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so much for a day of rest for you!

[Fides_et_Ratio]

Ours was pretty awesome. Vigil started at 9pm and I think I left the Church (after cleaning-up, etc.) at 12:15 or so. We had it all... fire outside, 7 readings, 6 baptisms, 4 for full intiation into the Church, and 2 for the Sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist

[the_rev]

Bishop had a good easter vigil mass, it is the liturgical high, and shows the joy of His priesthood.

[Snarf]

My local parish started at 8 and lasted 2.5 hours, but I went to downtown Indy for a Tridentine vigil. It started at 9 and lasted until 12:15. Absolutely beautiful.

[Andrea348]

[quote name='Jutty1224' date='Apr 16 2006, 09:13 AM']the date of Easter was the same in 1987 and 1992.

Last year i made the discovery that every year A since 1984, Easter has been 3 or 4 days earlier, the pattern will end in 2008.

1984 April 22
1987 April 19
1990 April 15
1993 April 11
1996 April 7
1999 April 4
2002 March 31
2005 March 27
2008 March 23
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march 23 is WAAAAY too early for easter






anyways, about the start time. my parish ALWAYS had it at the regular 5pm until we got a new pastor who switched it to 7:30....at least it is closer to 8

[HisChild]

We were supposed to start at 730pm, per the schedule but it started at 745pm. (pretty close)

It was pretty amazing. We had a little over a dozen Baptisms, 5 received into full communion, at least two dozen for Confirmation, and just a little over that for First Eucharist. It was amazing. There was even a couple in their 60s who were received into full communion with the Church. <~~ That was me, blubbering from joy at all those adults coming into our Church. . .into the joy of the Lord.

Happy Easter everyone! He is Risen, indeed!

God bless you!

[Anthony]

[quote name='magnificat' date='Apr 16 2006, 12:34 AM']We started at 9 pm at the Cathedral.... 7 baptized (I think) and another 7 or 8 confirmed...i didn't count exactly.  All the readings, fire, water, and the works...We finished at 12:15 am!
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Wow! Your Easter Vigil started later than mine did. We started at 8 pm. We had six people baptized. and 12 others seeking full entrance into the Catholic Church for a total of 18.

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[qfnol31]

Our vigil started at 11 and finished right about 1, but we didn't have any Baptisms or Confirmations because it was a monastery. The music was so pretty too!

[HisChild]

[quote name='qfnol31' date='Apr 16 2006, 08:58 AM']Our vigil started at 11 and finished right about 1, but we didn't have any Baptisms or Confirmations because it was a monastery.  The music was so pretty too!
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I your avatar!

What monastery did you attend? I apologize that I don't know this, but did you just attend the vigil or are you a member (monk, friar, etc)


Happy and blessed Easter.