Couple of interesting things about this year’s Easter Vigil.
I been to these vigils for the last eight years. They usually have us all holding lit candles for a longish time but this year everyone walked in with lit candles, then blew them out.
THEN we had to light them up again and we all were confused. While our candles were lit they called up the confirmation candidates. THEY blew out their candles while the congregation was standing with ours still lit. At some point we began blowing them out because hey, the confirmandi blew theirs out. The Deacon then says we shouldn’t blown them out so we had to relight them.
Also, prior vigils had the church in darkness for about almost an hour. THIS time the church lights went on after about five minutes of entry with the candles.
Which was kind of interesting as I am in the choir and we always had to bring flashlights so we could see the music and this year I forgot mine. I fretted awful before the vigil began about not having a flashlight but turned out I didn’t need one.
That’s strange that the lights came on so early. They are supposed to come on as the Gloria is sung for the first time in six weeks/40 days of Lent.
Then the Epistle is read.
Usually our priest has us blow out at the candles when the lights go on and they are picked up in baskets by the greeters/ushers.
Our Choir Director reminded us this year to bring flashlights. They sure helped a LOT! We'd been trying to juggle candles and music, in the past, and it wasn't successful, to say the least.;o)