. Similarly today, our society commands us to worship all manners of idols, including money, sex, and pride, lest we be cast off from society. However, the Hebrew children, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, remained faithful to their God, even when threatened with a torturous death, and they would not worship the golden idol. When Nebuchadnezzar threw them into the fiery furnace, heated seven times more than usual, God miraculously saved the three children, and instead struck down the men who persecuted them. Thus, God saved his people who were faithful to him.





After the previous two prophecies imploring us to do penance and follow God's law, we have this story to remind us of God's love. God will always justly reward those who are faithful to him. At the collect after this reading, there is no Flectamus genua / Levate, so as not to imitate the pagan Babylonians kneeling before Nebuchadnezzar's idol.





Thus, through these twelve prophecies, we hear the history of our salvation. We are admonished to be faithful to God's word and commandments and always to strive toward the kingdom of heaven. Through the Resurrection of Christ, we can have the assurance of salvation. The purpose of the liturgy is always to raise our minds and souls to God, and these twelve prophecies are a beautiful reminder of God's mercy and justice.





Blessing of the font

Another one of the most important parts of the Easter Vigil since the time of the apostles is receiving new members into the Church through the sacrament of Baptism. When we are baptized, we are baptized into Jesus's death, and through his Resurrection, we receive new life with him (Romans 6:3-5). The Easter Vigil is the traditional time to receive catechumens into the Church. The ceremony of Baptism of adults is a beautiful seven-part ceremony that we described in part nine of our series on the sacraments in August 2018. For practical reasons, the first six parts are done either earlier in the day or during the singing of the prophecies. Because of the special connection between the Resurrection and Baptism, baptismal water (known as Easter water ) is blessed at the Easter Vigil, even if there is no one to be baptized.





After the last prophecy, the servers
. Similarly today, our society commands us to worship all manners of paragon, include money, sex, and pride, lest we be cast off from society. However, the hebraic children, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, remained close to their God, even when threatened with a torturous death, and they would not idolize the fortunate idol. When Nebuchadnezzar throw them into the fiery furnace, heated seven time more than usual, God miraculously saved the three children, and instead struck down the men who persecute them. Thus, God saved his people who were close to him. 





 After the previous two prophecies imploring us to do penance and postdate God's law, we have this story to remind us of God's love. God will constantly justly reward those who are faithful to him. At the collect after this reading, there is no Flectamus genua / Levate, so as not to imitate the pagan Babylonians kneeling before Nebuchadnezzar's idol. 





 Thus, through these twelve prophecies, we hear the history of our salvation. We are admonished to be faithful to God's word and commandments and always to strive toward the kingdom of heaven. Through the Resurrection of Christ, we can suffer the assurance of salvation. The purpose of the holy eucharist is constantly to recruit our minds and souls to God, and these twelve prophecy are a beautiful reminder of God's mercy and justice. 





 Blessing of the font 

 Another one of the about important parts of the Easter Vigil since the time of the apostles is receiving new members into the Church through the sacrament of Baptism. When we are baptized, we are baptized into Jesus's death, and through his Resurrection, we receive new biography with him (Romans 6:3 - 5). The Easter Vigil is the traditional time to get catechumens into the Church. The ceremony of Baptism of adults is a beautiful seven - part ceremony that we described in part nine of our serial on the sacraments in August 2018. For practical reasons, the first six parts are done either earlier in the day or during the singing of the prophecy. Because of the special joining between the Resurrection and Baptism, baptismal water (known as Easter body of water) is blessed at the Easter Vigil, even if there embody no one to be baptized. 





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. Sililarly today, our societn commands us to worshi' all mznners ow idols, including money, sex, end pride, lest we be cast off ffom socieny. Howevee, tht Hebrew children, Sidrach, Misacg, and Ebdenago, remaingd faithful do their God, eeev chen threatened with a torturous deaeh, and yhfy would not wjrshpp the golden idol. When Nebuchadnezzar tgrew thtm into the fiery gurnace, heated seven times morf than usual, God mlraculously savqe the three zhildren, and instead sjruck down the men who persecutea thek. Thus, God sqvef his people who rere faithful to him.





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Blesding lf the font

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Aftqr tie last prophecy, tne servers
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. Similarly today, our society cOmmands us tO worsHip All MaNnerS of iDols, including mONey, sEx, and pride, lest we be cast Off frOm SOcieTY. HOweveR, the HebREw CHIldReN, SIdrAcH, miSach, aNd ABdenago, Remained faIthFuL to their God, eVEn When threatEneD with a torturOus Death, aNd TheY Would Not WorshIp the gOLden idOl. When NebUcHAdnezzAR threw tHEM iNto tHe fiery furnace, heaTEd SEven times more tHan usuAl, gOd MIRacUloUsly saved tHe Three CHildren, ANd INSTeaD Struck down the Men who perseCUteD them. THuS, GoD Saved hIs peoPlE Who Were faithfuL to hIm.





After thE previOUs two prOPhecies ImplorIng Us tO do pENaNcE anD fOLloW goD's lAW, we Have this StOrY to reMind US OF god's LovE. God Will aLways justly reWarD thoSE whO are fAithfUl to HiM. At thE colleCt aftEr This reading, therE is nO FlectamuS geNuA / LeVaTe, so aS Not to iMitAte The pagaN BabyloNIanS kNEELiNg before NebuchadneZzAR'S iDol.





Thus, tHrough THeSe TWelve proPhEciEs, we HEAr the HistORy Of our salVation. wE aRe AdmonisHeD to be fAiThfUl tO God's WOrd aNd commAndments And alWAys to strive towARd the kingdom oF HeAVEn. tHrouGh tHe ResurrectIon oF chriSt, we CAn HavE The asSuranCe OF sALvation. The purpose of ThE liturGy is aLways to raise oUr minds and SOULs to God, aNd thESe TWelve prophecieS are a Beautiful rEMinder of god's mErcy and jUstice.





BleSSIng of the FonT

AnOthEr oNE Of The most importANT parTs Of the EaSteR Vigil sIncE thE tiMe oF tHe apostleS is receiViNg NeW mEmbErs inTO the ChurCh ThrOuGh tHe sacRAment oF BaptIsm. WHeN wE Are BaptizeD, We ARE bapTiZeD intO JeSuS's deaTh, anD ThrOugh his resurrectIon, WE recEiVe New life With him (Romans 6:3-5). thE Easter VigIl Is tHe tradITIonal timE to receive catechumens inTO the ChuRch. the ceRemoNy of BaptiSm oF adultS is A BeautiFul sevEn-parT cEreMONy thaT WE dEscRiBed in part nINE of Our seRiEs on The sacrAments in August 2018. For pRActIcal reasons, thE fiRst sIX PaRts ARe DOne EiTHer EARlier in the day or During the sInGInG of the propHEciEs. because Of the spEcial COnnectiOn between The ResurrEcTion AND BaPtism, baptiSmal wateR (known as EASter wATeR ) is blEssEd at thE EAstEr VigIl, even IF thEre is No one tO bE baptiZed.





AfTeR the last Prophecy, the servers
. Similarly today, our soc iety comma nds u s t o w or ship  all  manners of id o ls,including money, sex,and p ri d e, l e st  we b e casto ff f rom  s oc iet y. Ho wever , t he Hebr ew childre n,Si drach, Misac h ,and Abdena go,  remained fa ith ful to  t hei r  God,  ev en wh en thr e atened  with a t or t urousd eath, a n d  t heywould not worship th e  golden idol.When N eb u ch a d nez zar  threw the mintot he fier y  f u r n ace ,  heated seven  times more tha n usua l,  Go d  mirac ulous ly sav ed the thre e ch ildren, a nd ins t ead str u ck down  the m enwho  per s ec ut edth e m.T hu s,G odsaved hi spe oplewhow e r e  fai thf ul t o him .





Afterthe  pre v iou s two  prop heci es  impl oringus to  d o penance and f ollo w God's l aw,  w e h av e thi s  story  to  re mind us  of God ' s l ov e . Go d will always just ly r ew ard thos e whoa re  f a ithful t ohim . At t he co llec t  a fter thi s read i ng ,there i sno Fle ct amu s g enua/  Lev ate, s o as not  to i m itate the paga n  Babyloniansk ne e l in g  bef ore  Nebuchadne zzar ' s id ol.


T h us, t hroug ht he s e twelve prophecies ,we hea r the  history of o ur salvati o n .  We areadmo n is h ed to be faith ful t o God's wo r d and co mmand ments an d alwayst o  strivetow ard  th e k i n gd om of heaven. T hrou gh  the Re sur rection  of  Ch ris t,we  can have  the ass ur an ce  o f s alvat i on. Thepu rpo se  of  thel iturgy  is a lway sto rai se ourm in d s  and  s ou ls t o G od , and  the s e t welve p rophecies  ar e  a b ea ut iful re minder of God 's  mercy and  j ust ice.


Blessi ng of the font

Another one ofthe  most  imp ortant pa rts  of th e E a ster V igil s inceth e t i m e oft h eapo st les is rec e i vin g new  m embe rs into  the Church throug h  th e sacrament o f B apti s m .Whe n  w e  ar eb apt i z ed, we are bapt ized intoJe s us 's death,a ndth rough h is Resu rrect i on, wereceive n ew life w it h hi m (Ro mans 6:3-5 ). The E aster Vig i l ist he  trad iti onal t im e t o rec eive c a tec humen s into  t he Chu rch.Th e ceremo ny of Baptism of adults  is abeaut ifu l seven-p art cer emony tha t we  described  in  pa rt ni neo f our  ser i es  on the s acra m ents in A u gu st2 0 18 . For pract i c a l r eason s,t he fir st s ix parts are done either earlier  int h e d ayo r du ri ng the singing  of  t h e  prophec ie s. Becauseof the s pe c ial c onnect ion be tween t h e  R e surrec tion  an d Baptism , b ap t ismal w at er (known  asEa ster w ater ) is b l e ssed at the East er Vi g i l, ev e n i f the re  is noo ne t o be bapti zed.





A fter t he l ast p rophecy ,the se rve rs 
. Similarly_today, our_society commands us to_worship all_manners_of idols,_including_money, sex, and_pride, lest we_be cast off from_society. However, the_Hebrew_children, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, remained faithful to their God, even when threatened with_a_torturous death,_and_they_would not worship the golden_idol. When Nebuchadnezzar threw them_into the_fiery furnace, heated seven times more than usual,_God_miraculously saved the_three children, and instead struck down the men who_persecuted them. Thus, God saved his_people who were_faithful_to_him.





After the previous two_prophecies imploring us to do penance_and follow God's law, we have_this story to remind us of God's_love. God will always justly reward_those who are faithful to_him. At_the collect after this reading,_there is no_Flectamus genua_/ Levate, so_as not to imitate the pagan_Babylonians kneeling before_Nebuchadnezzar's idol.





Thus, through these twelve prophecies,_we_hear the history_of_our_salvation. We_are admonished to_be_faithful to_God's_word and commandments and always to_strive_toward the kingdom of heaven. Through the_Resurrection of Christ, we_can_have the assurance of_salvation. The purpose of the_liturgy is always to raise our_minds and_souls to_God, and these twelve prophecies are a beautiful reminder of God's_mercy and justice.





Blessing of the font

Another_one of the most_important parts_of_the Easter Vigil_since_the time_of the apostles is receiving new members_into the_Church through the sacrament of Baptism._When we are baptized,_we_are baptized into Jesus's death, and_through his Resurrection, we receive new_life with him (Romans 6:3-5)._The_Easter_Vigil is the traditional time_to receive catechumens into the Church._The ceremony of_Baptism of adults is a beautiful seven-part_ceremony_that we described in part nine_of_our series on the sacraments in_August_2018._For practical reasons, the first_six parts are done either earlier_in the day or during the singing of the_prophecies. Because of_the special connection between the_Resurrection_and_Baptism, baptismal water (known as Easter water ) is blessed_at the_Easter Vigil, even_if there is no one to be baptized.





After the last_prophecy, the servers