Easter Vigil

Easter Vigil: A Rookie Anglican Guide

Posted on April 17, 2025
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There may be no more powerful portrayal of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Christian liturgy than that which happens in the darkness of night before Easter morning. In the Easter Vigil, a service that begins in total darkness, light is carried into the midst of the people and spreads, culminating in the jubilant proclamation…

On This Most Holy Night: An Easter Vigil with the Arts

Posted on April 22, 2024
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An Ancient Tradition The first Easter Vigil I ever attended was in southern Ukraine, what is now annexed Crimea. I was 15 years old, on a spring break mission trip with my Christian high school. I donโ€™t remember as much as I wish I did (and I admit I was smitten with a particular boy…

Holy Saturday and the Easter Vigil: A Collect Reflection

Posted on April 20, 2019
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Holy Saturday O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen….

Holy Week: A Rookie Anglican Guide

Posted on April 4, 2019
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Starting on Palm Sunday, we embark on what’s known as “Holy Week.” As I put it in my overview of the Church calendar and the Christian liturgical year, The last week of Lent, Holy Week, remembers the last week of Christโ€™s earthly life, beginning with Palm Sundayโ€™s commemoration of Jesusโ€™s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Holy…