The Christ Is In The Tomb As We Await His Ressurection

This Is The Night:

When The Church comes back to life in The Risen Christ;

The "Alleluia" is sung for the 1st Time and The "Gloria" is sung in full voice, as Choirs Of Angels sing in Continuous Praise;

Choirs Around The World sing the Most-Beautiful Music This Side of Heaven;

Those in The Rite Of Christian Initiation Classes, receive their Sacraments of Initiation. Some are Baptized, All are Confirmed, and All Receive The Eucharist for the 1st Time. Only a few days before, all received The Sacrament Of Penance(Reconciliation);

This is usually done by The Pastor of The Local Parish;

I witnessed One Easter Vigil in 2000. The Pastor, Monsignor Joseph A Funaro, had one of the More Spectacular Manifestations of The Celebration of The Easter Vigil, as 15 came into The Church at this Vigil;

Tears flowed freely as a waterfall. There was also a Wine and Cheese Celebration, after The Mass;

One Cantor was heard commenting "I was in the Pool, for 10:45Pm for the end of This Mass". It ended at 10:28PM-ET;

I often find The Easter Vigil to be the Most Beautiful Church Celebration of The Church Year;

Alleluia-He Is Risen;

Gloria In Excelcis Deo;

Michaelum