Did anyone take the plunge and go to Easter Vigil?

Lady Bug · Monday at 11:59 PM

chevyontheriver said:
It started at 8:30 PM and was done at 11:00 PM. Not particularly cram packed. We had three baptisms and seven other confirmations. Fairly good. I've heard many other places with more. I'm wondering if Aslan is on the move.

What I find kind of sad (Ok, sad, not kind of) was that the other parish is literally only a mile away from the one I went to and was packed like sardines and while there was a decent crowd at my parish, it was not packed

There does seem to be a bias toward the other parish, and yet I feel kind of sorry for the one I went to, because they do a great job in their Holy Week and Easter Masses anyway. There is a "cult of personality" thing about the other parish's priest, and that must be what is going on here. I can't lie, I still have it in my system too - he is charming and has a nice voice and beautiful homilies and it's hard to steer away from it. I do have to remind myself, though, that I need to be tolerant of other priests because if I get too hung up on a priest, my mind gets screwed up.

chevyontheriver · Tuesday at 12:05 AM

Lady Bug said:
What I find kind of sad (Ok, sad, not kind of) was that the other parish is literally only a mile away from the one I went to and was packed like sardines and while there was a decent crowd at my parish, it was not packed There does seem to be a bias toward the other parish, and yet I feel kind of sorry for the one I went to, because they do a great job in their Holy Week and Easter Masses anyway. There is a "cult of personality" thing about the other parish's priest, and that must be what is going on here. I can't lie, I still have it in my system too - he is charming and has a nice voice and beautiful homilies and it's hard to steer away from it. I do have to remind myself, though, that I need to be tolerant of other priests because if I get too hung up on a priest, my mind gets screwed up.

It shouldn't be about the priest. But it's so natural for us to start making it about the priest.

RileyG · Tuesday at 12:21 AM

chevyontheriver said:
It started at 8:30 PM and was done at 11:00 PM. Not particularly cram packed. We had three baptisms and seven other confirmations. Fairly good. I've heard many other places with more. I'm wondering if Aslan is on the move.

I'm confused. Aslan?

Michie · Tuesday at 12:29 AM

RileyG said:
I'm confused. Aslan?

Chronicles of Narnia.

RileyG · Tuesday at 12:30 AM

Michie said:
Chronicles of Narnia.

I'm aware it's from the Chronicles of Narnia. I was just confused by his post, is all. Care to elaborate?

Michie · Tuesday at 12:31 AM

RileyG said:
I'm aware it's from the Chronicles of Narnia. I was just confused by his post, is all. Care to elaborate?

He was the Jesus figure in the books.

RileyG · Tuesday at 12:33 AM

Michie said:
He was the Jesus figure in the books.

Yes.

Michie · Tuesday at 12:35 AM

RileyG said:
Yes.

I think Chevy was wondering if Jesus is on the move with all the converts coming into the Church. Understand now?

RileyG · Tuesday at 12:36 AM

Michie said:
I think Chevy was wondering if Jesus is on the move with all the converts coming into the Church. Understand now?

Ah, I see! I was just confused is all! thanks for clarifying, I appreciate that!

God bless the Archdiocese of Omaha! I pray they have many more vocations to the priesthood and religious life! Amen!

Lady Bug · Tuesday at 12:58 AM

chevyontheriver said:
It shouldn't be about the priest. But it's so natural for us to start making it about the priest.

I've done it and suffered from it for over a couple years after Confirmation. It still isn't totally gone but it's nowhere near as bad as it once was.

FaithT · Tuesday at 1:10 AM

Michie said:
I’ve been thinking about it all day. But of course, I could not go. I was just wondering if anyone else went and if so, what was it like in your parish? Have many converts?

I went to Mass on Easter morning. I’ve been to Easter vigils and they are so lengthy. I do know we have quite a few new converts, though.

FaithT · Tuesday at 1:13 AM

chevyontheriver said:
It started at 8:30 PM and was done at 11:00 PM. Not particularly cram packed. We had three baptisms and seven other confirmations. Fairly good. I've heard many other places with more. I'm wondering if Aslan is on the move.

Ours started at 8 pm. I’m already my jammies by then.

Lady Bug · Tuesday at 1:39 AM

FaithT said:
I went to Mass on Easter morning. I’ve been to Easter vigils and they are so lengthy. I do know we have quite a few new converts, though.

Sometimes I think the Church has it backwards, lol - the Vigil ceremony (the big one) should be done in the daytime like Good Friday is done, and the one that is currently morning (length-wise) should be the evening Mass like it is done during Ordinary-time Saturday Vigil Masses (time of evening).

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