Blessing of the Easter bread and eggs brought by the faithfulAt the Gloria, all the purple veils are removed. Here the large frame is uncoveredSolemn Mass of the Easter VigilProstration during the Litany of SaintsThe Paschal candle is immersed three times in the waterBlessing of the baptismal fontProcession to the baptismal fontSinging of the ExultetHe then lights the Paschal candle with the three-branched candleThe deacon places the incense in each branch of the cross on the Paschal candleOnce in the church, the three-branched candle is lit three times to the chant of “Lumen Christi.”Easter Vigil: the candle that is lit at the new Easter fire will be used to light the three-branched candleThe statues, relics, and the large frame behind the altar have been veiled since the first Sunday of Passiontide
