Easter Vigil
Candle and Easter egg.
The Easter Vigil, also called the Great Vigil of Easter, is a service held in many Christian churches as the official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. Historically, this is the preferred service for people to be baptized. It is held on the night of Holy Saturday. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Easter Vigil includes the first use of the word alleluia since the beginning of Lent and is the most important Mass of the liturgical year as well as the first Eucharist of Easter. In Eastern Orthodoxy its Divine Liturgy is held to be the brightest of all of them and is reflected to a degree in all the others. The Easter Vigil has gained similar regard in many of the churches of the Anglican Communion.
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Video: Easter Vigil - Litany of the Saints (Excerpt from the Litany of the Saints during the Easter Vigil - from St. John the Evangelist Church, Schenectady )
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