Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch., Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other religious exercises., Originally, the watch kept on the night before a feast., Later, the day and the night preceding a feast., A religious service performed in the evening preceding a feast.
Vigil is a variant of Vogel. It's derived from the German 'vogel' meaning 'bird'. It was originally used as a nickname for a happy person.
Which Vigil Mass? Every major solemnity has a Vigil Mass and communion is distributed at each one. Eg: Christmas Vigil, Holy Saturday Easter Vigil, Pentecost Vigil, etc.
Vigil means an Activity.
No, Vigil means a Ceremony.
Everywhere! That is why it is called a vigil.
Antonyms of vigil are neglect and indifference.
They held a candlelight vigil.
Myrna Vigil is 5' 2".
Shandel Vigil is 5' 3".
Terri Vigil is 5' 1".
Robert Vigil was born in 1953.
Vigil Stakes was created in 1956.