Following the holy liturgy, the sisters and faithful gather together for hot chocolateHoly Mass is then celebrated. At the chant of the Gloria, the bells are rung for the first time since Holy Thursday and the violet veils are lowered and removed from the holy images and statues in the churchAfter the reading of the prophesies and the responses, the ministers prostrate themselves and all kneel for the singing of the Litany of the SaintsThe Exultet is sung and the Easter candle is litThe ministers, altar servers, sisters, and faithful enter the church. “Lumen Christi” (Light of Christ) is proclaimed three times, at which point all kneel and one of the candles of the three-branch candle is litThe Easter fire is blessed with holy waterThe fire burns before the Vigil beginsThe sisters prepare the church for the Easter Vigil
