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See also:VIGIL (See also:Lat. vigilia, "See also:watch ") , in the See also:Christian See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
Church, the See also:eve of a festival. The use of the word is, however, See also:late, the vigiliae (pernoctationes, sravvvxi&es) having originally been the services, consisting of prayers, See also:hymns, processions and some-times the See also:eucharist, celebrated on the preceding See also:night in preparation for the feast. The See also:oldest of the vigils is that of. See also:Easter Eve, those of See also:Pentecost and See also:Christmas being instituted somewhat later. With the Easter vigil the eucharist was specially associated, and See also:baptism with that of Pentecost (see See also:WHITSUNDAY). The abuses connected with nocturnal vigils' led to their being attacked, especially by Vigilentius of See also:Barcelona (c. 400), against whom See also:Jerome fulminated in this as in other matters. The See also:custom, however, increased, vigils being instituted for the other festivals, including those of See also:saints.
In the See also:middle ages the nocturnal vigilia were, except in the monasteries, gradually discontinued, See also:matins and See also:vespers on the preceding See also:day, with See also:fasting, taking their See also:place, In the See also:Roman See also:Catholic. Church the vigil is now usually celebrated on the See also:morning of the day preceding the festival, except at Christmas, when a midnight See also:mass is celebrated, and on Easter Eve. These vigils are further distinguished as privileged and unprivileged. The former (except that of the See also:Epiphany) have See also:special offices; in the latter the vigil is merely commemorated.
The Church of See also:England has reverted to See also:early. custom in so far as only ".Easter Even " is distinguished by a special collect; See also:gospel and See also:epistle.
End of Article: VIGIL (Lat. vigilia, "watch ")
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