[todd1]

I started going to a new Church in Houston called blessed sacrament and they are having something on Thursday night that I thought was cool. And I wondered if any other churches do this. There is a Mass at 7:00pm and then confessions until 11:00pm. Then we pray in the Church in complete darkness until at Midnight all the Easter candles inter the church from the back representing Christ being born and us coming out of the darkness from Sin. I have heard it is very beautiful. What makes it really cool is that the church is old and charming. I am sure it will be a beautiful ceremony.

[Salvation]

I am glad you found such beautiful ceremonies.

Holy Thursday:
Everyone at our church leaves in silence and darkness after the altar is stripped (in silence) and then we have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in a nearby space. We don't yet have a 24/7 Adoration Chapel.


Easter Vigil:
At my church we have always had the Liturgy of Light with the Easter Candle being lit from a huge fire outside the window of our church. We can all turn around and watch the priest do this because the back of the church has a wall of windows.

Extra Confessions:
Our priest is hearing confessions on Monday and Tuesday evenings -- none on Holy Saturday. I pray that every priest is making this extra effort at this holiest time of the litiurgical year.