This was a Midnight Mass! That's how I recall it as a child. How many parishes still celebrate the Vigil at Midnight? My daughter and I will be attending Midnight Mass at St. Ann's this evening. He is Risen! Truly Risen!
Pope Benedict XVI baptises two Japanese pilgrims during the celebration of the Easter Vigil service at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican April 15, 2006.
Reuters - Sat Apr 15, 6:42 PM ET A woman from Cameroon looks on after she was baptised by Pope Benedict XVI during the celebration of the Easter Vigil service in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 15, 2006. REUTERS/Tony Gentile
The newly baptized neophytes were given white 'garments' to wear - the women wore white veils while the men wore white shawls.