Showing posts with label Easter Vigil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter Vigil. Show all posts
Easter Vigil -Reflections
1. Darkness.
The Easter Vigil begins with darkness.
The darkness itself is the first movement of the liturgy, so we begin our preparations with that darkness. It represents all darkness, and all the meanings of darkness - devoid of light; evil thoughts, motivations, deeds; all that is hidden and secret, deceitful and dishonest, divisive and abusive, immoral and sinful. It's the darkness of our world, and the darkness in my heart. If I come to the vigil and restlessly and impatiently fidget in the dark “until something happens,” I miss the power of what is about to happen. So, we prepare by readying ourselves to experience the darkness. It is distasteful and reprehensible, embarrassing and humbling, fearful and despairing. Then a light is struck. It breaks into the darkness. “O God, who through your son bestowed upon the faithful the fire of your glory,
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