EDITED: why my parish's easter vigil mass at 7pm tonite vs 5pm vigil mass

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I was never a fan of fulfilling my Sunday obligation on a Saturday. That being said, I accept that many are unable to regularly attend Sunday mass so the Saturday vigil is a valid opportunity to attend mass. However, if our Saturday vigil is always scheduled at 5pm, I dont see why the parish has to change til 7pm for easter vigil. A 5pm easter vigil would count as well. Anyway, this post is mindless ranting but I’m a stickler for uniformity.
 
There are specific rules for the Easter Vigil that make it different from a normal Mass on Saturday.

From Paschalis Sollemnitis:
  1. “The entire celebration of the Easter Vigil takes place at night. It should not begin before nightfall; it should end before daybreak on Sunday.”[82] This rule is to be taken according to its strictest sense. Reprehensible are those abuses and practices which have crept into many places in violation of this ruling, whereby the Easter Vigil is celebrated at the time of day that it is customary to celebrate anticipated Sunday Masses.[83]
 
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I was never a fan of fulfilling my Sunday obligation on a Saturday. That being said, I accept that many are unable to regularly attend Sunday mass so the Saturday vigil is a valid opportunity to attend mass. However, if our Saturday vigil is always scheduled at 5pm, I dont see why the parish has to change til 7pm for easter vigil. A 5pm easter vigil would count as well. Anyway, this post is mindless ranting but I’m a stickler for uniformity.
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Consider yourself a bit lucky, our normal time for the vigil Mass is 4pm. Tonight’s Mass isn’t until 9pm.
 
Thanks for the info. U learn something new each day! Does the Easter vigil Mass typically last longer than the Sunday Easter Mass?
 
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Thanks for the info. U learn something new each day! Does the Easter vigil Mass typically last longer than the Sunday Easter Mass?
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Oh yeah! It’s several hours long, depending on how many people are being baptized and entering the Church. Plus there are several more readings (up to 7 from the OT, plus the psalm, NT, and Gospel), the lighting of the Easter Candle, etc. At our parish it starts at 7 and doesn’t usually end until after 10.

In Christ,
Ellen
 
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Thanks for the info. U learn something new each day! Does the Easter vigil Mass typically last longer than the Sunday Easter Mass?
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Yes. Depending on how many baptisms there are, it can be several hours long. It also has more readings and the blessing of the Easter candle. it is quite beautiful.
 
8pm Vigil Mass where I am.

Finishing dinner dishes then getting ready!
 
Also, the “regular” Sunday Mass is the Sunday Mass celebratedon Saturday, it is properly termed the anticipated Sunday Mass. It is not a Vigil Mass.

A Vigil Mass has its own readings, prayers, propers, etc.
 
The Easter Vigil is actually part of a continuous liturgy that started on Thursday. It’s certainly a beautiful Mass, although I hope your priest (or deacon) has a good singing voice for proclaiming the Exsultet - that’s quite a nerve-wracker for priests!

Your Mass Obligation is met by either the Vigil Mass or the Sunday Mass though: you only need to attend one, but you can go to both if you want, as the readings and the narrative moves on from one to the other.
 
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Also, the “regular” Sunday Mass is the Sunday Mass celebratedon Saturday, it is properly termed the anticipated Sunday Mass. It is not a Vigil Mass.

A Vigil Mass has its own readings, prayers, propers, etc.
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This is the crux of the issue. The normal “Saturday Vigil Mass” is not a Vigil Mass at all, but rather a Sunday Mass anticipated on the evening before. Thus, it can be celebrated anytime after the onset of “evening”. The Easter Vigil is specifically legislated so that it must begin after “nightfall”, which is of course later than just “evening”.
 
Our diocese sends out a chart listing the sunset times in every town for Holy Saturday of the present year. Our Easter Vigil cannot begin until at least an hour after the listed time, which for us this year means 8:30 PM.
 
1 Timothy 3 lays out the requirements of pastors/bishops and deacons. Most Baptist churches use this as the standard to go by.

*Husband of one wife
*Household/children in order
*Wives blameless

So it’s pretty clear that marriage and family is okay, and not frowned upon. Encouraged even, I’d say.
 
The EV has to begin after nightfall, therefore, at least in the N hemisphere, it will be much later than a regular “vigil” mass.

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