A rainbow in the sky at the beginning of the Easter Vigil in ArdeeBlessing of the Easter fire in ArdeeThe celebrant places the grains of incense into the Easter candleThe celebrant prostrates himself during the litany of the saintsBlessing of the Easter fire in WausauAll 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 candle is litChanting of the propheciesAfter blessing the Easter water, holy chrism and the oil of catechumens is added to the baptismal fontChanting of the Holy Gospel in WausauPreparing the Easter fire in LoisyWhen “Lumen Christi” is proclaimed, all kneelThe grains of incense are placed into the Easter candleChanting of the litany of saintsAs the liturgy progresses, candles are lit, flowers are added to the altar, and then at the Gloria the statues are unveiled and the bells are rungCelebration with the faithful after the Easter Vigil in LoisyPreparations at Maria EngelportAll process into the churchThe litany of saints at Maria EngelportThe statue of the Resurrected Christ above the altar is unveiled at the moment of the Gloria. Here, preparation for the chanting of the GospelEaster fire at LivornoThe church is lit only by the three-branch candles, which had been lit from the Easter fireBlessing of the baptismal fontLitany of saintsThe flowers and the image of Saint Sebastien are uncovered during the Gloria at LivornoElevation of the Mass in Livorno
