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Sacred Spaces
St. Peter’s Church (Peterskirche) Vienna, Austria
True Beauty
O Vos Omnes (Newman University Church, Dublin, Ireland)
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Michael Pakaluk
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Francis X. Maier
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John M. Grondelski
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Robert Royal
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Brad Miner
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On Candles and campfires at the Easter Vigil
The Pillar
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
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 . . .