Easter Vigil

Easter Vigil was Saturday night, a long affair with more than twenty baptisms*, confirmations† and first communions‡ in various combinations — many people joining the church at All Saints last night, including me.

We've probably all loafed all day today, still Easter for me (I've been debugging some home email problems, a kind of loafing, I suppose... ;-)

One of the charms of being Catholic is getting to keep little sacramentals secreted about one's person, like rosaries and Miraculous Medals. Maybe that frosts your cupcake, but I love Catholic rigamarole. It seems like Spring, after my long Presbyterian winter and autistic treks on the fringes of Zen.

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*October 25, 1945, First Presbyterian Church, Edgerton, Kansas
†April 7, 2007, All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
‡April 7, 2007, All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa