The Beauty Of This Night: A Reflection On The Easter Vigil

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A post by Fr. James Kurzynski on The Catholic Astronomer website.  Fr. Kurzynski, reflecting on the Exsultet (Praeconium Paschale) of the Easter Vigil, writes, “As a hobby astronomer, it is rather easy for me to see the night as sacred, imagining the stars and planets I can gaze upon with the naked eye as reminders of the hundreds of candles that burn at the Easter Vigil, taking their light from the Paschal flame.”

Click here to read the full article on The Catholic Astronomer – the blog of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.