The Mother of All Vigils
Publisher |
CatholicCulture.org
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Mar 22, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:15:20

’Twas the night before Easter, and all through the Church every heart was stirring. The early Christians kept a Vigil that made a lasting impression. The symbols were elemental: fire, water, darkness, nakedness, music, dramatic preaching, surprising chalices, and more-than-marathon endurance. Prepare for your Easter Vigil by learning about theirs.

LINKS

Melito of Sardis, Peri Pascha Pascha-Melito-of-Sardis.pdf">https://sachurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/On-Pascha-Melito-of-Sardis.pdf

Melito of Sardis, Peri Pascha (another translation) https://www.kerux.com/doc/0401A1.asp

Eusebius of Caesarea, On the Celebration of Easter https://tertullian.org/fathers/eusebius_on_easter.htm

St. Augustine, Sermon 227 https://stanselminstitute.org/files/SERMON%20227.pdf

Mike Aquilina’s website https://fathersofthechurch.com

Mike Aquilina’s books https://catholicbooksdirect.com/writer/mike-aquilina/

Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed http://www.ccwatershed.org

 

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