service of light
Roman Catholic Answer:I'm not sure what you mean, if you're asking what church service begins in total darkness, that would be the Easter Vigil which begins outside the church with the lighting of the new "Easter Fire" and continues inside the church with the only light being from the candles held by the faithful and lighted from the Easter fire. If that is not what you were asking, post another message, and I shall see it.
Water is used in the Easter Vigil to baptize the new members of the church.
Easter vigil
The Paschal candle is blessed at Easter during the service of Light. The Easter Vigil is held during the hours of darkness between sunset on the Saturday following Good Friday, and dawn on Easter Sunday.
The Paschal candle is blessed at Easter during the service of Light. The Easter Vigil is held during the hours of darkness between sunset on the Saturday following Good Friday, and dawn on Easter Sunday.
The Paschal candle is blessed at Easter during the service of Light. The Easter Vigil is held during the hours of darkness between sunset on the Saturday following Good Friday, and dawn on Easter Sunday.
An overnight church service is called a vigil.
RCIA, rite of christian initiation for adults, it usually begins in the fall and is concluded with a completion of sacraments given at easter vigil.
Lent ends at the beginning of the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper in the evening, which begins the shortest season of the year - the Easter Triduum, which runs through Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and ends Saturday at dark when the Easter Vigil begins. When the Easter Vigil begins, we enter the 50 day season of Easter.
A convert is presented at the mass of the Easter Vigil and confirmed. The priest asks if the convert accepts all the teachings of the church and if he rejects Satan.
Easter Vigil usually begins at sunset on Easter Saturday. Every church has different mass times however, depending on the needs of its parish.Roman Catholic AnswerNot sure what you're asking, but the last Mass is in the evening on Holy Thursday, after that there are no more Masses celebrated on Friday or Saturday until sundown when the Easter Vigil is celebrated.
The Easter Vigil