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thephilosopher6
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Going to Easter morning Mass in an hour and a half! 
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Spyridon
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The Easter Vigil at the small Polish parish down the block where my wife and I went was only 2 hours.
We only did 3 readings (plus the Epistle and Gospel) because there are so many elderly parishioners there. We had no baptisms or confirmations either.
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Melissa
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I went last night, and was a reader and a sponsor. We had all the readings, six Confirmations and no baptisms this year (last year, we had 6 baptisms + 7 Confirmations). During Mass, I felt like time was flying by, which was a perception confirmed when we went to the reception after Mass and I saw the clockāwe had started at 8 (which is full dark here, sunset had been about 45 minutes before that) and ended only 2.5 hours later.
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exnihilo
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Our actual parish is packed and you have to get there very early. They do only four readings and have maybe twenty people entering the Church. It is a nice service. The service is about two and a half hours.
Rather than go to our parish we went to a rural parish nearby. There were plenty of seats and you didnāt need to get there early. We processed in, the priest sung the Exsultet, and we had all seven readings. No one entered the church. It was bilingual which is fine. Some of the music was campy which is not great. But the rest was good and the priest had us chant many things and had the Gloria in Latin. The best part was he filled and handed out bottles of blessed Easter water after Mass. The Mass was about two hours.
Rather than go to our parish we went to a rural parish nearby. There were plenty of seats and you didnāt need to get there early. We processed in, the priest sung the Exsultet, and we had all seven readings. No one entered the church. It was bilingual which is fine. Some of the music was campy which is not great. But the rest was good and the priest had us chant many things and had the Gloria in Latin. The best part was he filled and handed out bottles of blessed Easter water after Mass. The Mass was about two hours.
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Seeksadvice
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I am glad for those who were able to be confirmed, after RCIA, āreal worldā matters kept me from that sacrament last night. Priestās discussion with bishop came back with the determination that Easter Vigil confirmation would not be appropriate. I havenāt decided if, once events resolve, I should do confirmation privately or if I should wait until next Easter Vigil.
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Usige
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Half my family went to the Easter Vigil last night (the other half went to the 5:45 am sunrise mass).
Last night we did 6 of the 9 readings (leaving out OT readings 5-7 - Isaiah 55, Baruch, Ezekiel). Half the OT and Epistle were in Spanish with the others and the Gospel in English. We had 5 baptisms as well as the confirmation of a man that was raised Catholic but who had not completed the sacraments of initiation. After the confirmations, the man and one of the newly baptized women had their marriage convalidated. As Father said, we got more than half the sacraments into a single Mass. In total it ran for right on three hours. It was my one of my sonsā first time serving the Easter Vigil and I had the pleasure of him serving as the boat bearer while I severed as the thurifer.
Last night we did 6 of the 9 readings (leaving out OT readings 5-7 - Isaiah 55, Baruch, Ezekiel). Half the OT and Epistle were in Spanish with the others and the Gospel in English. We had 5 baptisms as well as the confirmation of a man that was raised Catholic but who had not completed the sacraments of initiation. After the confirmations, the man and one of the newly baptized women had their marriage convalidated. As Father said, we got more than half the sacraments into a single Mass. In total it ran for right on three hours. It was my one of my sonsā first time serving the Easter Vigil and I had the pleasure of him serving as the boat bearer while I severed as the thurifer.
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Clare
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Would you be able to do it Pentecost? Although that itās not long away but itās not another year of waiting for you.
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casslean
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I went, as I do every year. Even when I wasnāt Catholic, I attended the Vigil.
We started at 8 and we wrapped before 10. Three readings, no baptisms or confirmations, incredibly skilled servers and animators who kept everything flowing like silk. I was reading, and would estimate we had 200-250 in, which is better than in some previous years. It was a beautiful Mass, with hardly a foot out of place the whole time.
One of the prayer intentions was for everyone coming into the church, that they would fell welcomed and that they had found their way home. I almost started crying because they were such true words for me.
We started at 8 and we wrapped before 10. Three readings, no baptisms or confirmations, incredibly skilled servers and animators who kept everything flowing like silk. I was reading, and would estimate we had 200-250 in, which is better than in some previous years. It was a beautiful Mass, with hardly a foot out of place the whole time.
One of the prayer intentions was for everyone coming into the church, that they would fell welcomed and that they had found their way home. I almost started crying because they were such true words for me.
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exnihilo
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I donāt know your issues but if you are baptized Iād join the Church and be confirmed as soon as possible. My wife and I did not enter at the Easter Vigil. Iād have waited if required to of course, but I was glad to not have to.
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UpUpAndAway
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I would have gone, if I hadnāt gotten sick. 
It was raining, the Vigil (outside my parish) began at 10, was expected to last at least three hours, and I was scheduled to open the parish church this morning for the Easter Sunday Mass. All of this had already made attending a bad idea. My cold closed the door definitively. Oh well, thereās always next year 
For all who entered the Church last night, welcome home!
It was raining, the Vigil (outside my parish) began at 10, was expected to last at least three hours, and I was scheduled to open the parish church this morning for the Easter Sunday Mass. All of this had already made attending a bad idea. My cold closed the door definitively. Oh well, thereās always next year For all who entered the Church last night, welcome home!
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twf
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I was at our cathedral. It went from 9 to about 11:45. We did four of the readings, had 3 people baptized / 3 people received into full communion (lower than I remember it being other years). The six of them all knelt to receive first communion from the archbishop.
Generous amounts of incense filled the temple. The Exsultet and Gospel were beautifully chanted by a recently ordained 25ish year old Latino priest. The archbishop celebrated with a retired bishop and 8 or 9 priests concelebrating. It wasnāt packed to the point of standing room only, but it was a full house.
Generous amounts of incense filled the temple. The Exsultet and Gospel were beautifully chanted by a recently ordained 25ish year old Latino priest. The archbishop celebrated with a retired bishop and 8 or 9 priests concelebrating. It wasnāt packed to the point of standing room only, but it was a full house.
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Seeksadvice
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The timeline isnāt exactly within my choosing. Pentecost will definitely be a bit too short.
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