If you go to Easter Vigil, you might find yourself wondering why there’s a fire outside, or why the priest sticks pins of some kind into a tall candle. Or why a deacon (or somebody) chants a pretty long thing — and why all of that happens before the regular Mass parts even get started. Here’s why . . .
 

 

 

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