Easter Vigil

Event Category: 
Community at Large
Event Category: 
Mass
Event Category: 
Special Mass
Date: 
Saturday, April 4, 2015 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Location: 
Memorial Church

The Easter Vigil is a Mass celebrating Easter, the Resurrection of Jesus, and is equivalent to Masses on Easter Sunday in that regard. The character of the Easter Vigil, however, is unique. The paschal flame is kindled outside the church. That light is passed candle to candle among the people during the entrance procession. The liturgy of the word recounts in dramatic readings the history of salvation from the creation of the world. In addition, during the Mass, the sacraments of initiation are conferred upon those entering the church through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).