Exsultet
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The Exsultet, also known as the Easter Proclamation, is a lengthy sung proclamation delivered before the paschal candle, ideally by a deacon, during the Easter Vigil in the Roman Rite of Mass. In the
The Exsultet in a Polish church.
Easter Vigil
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The Easter Vigil, also known as the Paschal Vigil, the Great Vigil of Easter, or Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter, is a liturgy held in traditional Christian churches as t
Exsultet
…Easter Proclamation (Latin: Praeconium Paschale), is a lengthy sung proclamation delivered before the paschal candle, ideally by a deacon, during the Easter Vigil in the Roman Rite of Mass. In the absence of a deacon, it may be sung by a priest or by a cantor. It is sung after a procession with the paschal candle…
A Catholic priest in front of the Easter fire while altar servers hold a Paschal candle, which is to be lit from the fire.
Liturgical Easter fire, Sanok (2010)
14th-century fresco of the Anastasis, ancient Chora Church, Istanbul
Lighting of a paschal candle in Mexico City