Easter Vigil
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Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Easter Vigil canonical | 20 |
| Paschal Vigil | 3 |
| Easter Vigil liturgy | 2 |
| Easter Sunday Mass | 1 |
| Easter Sunday Vigil | 1 |
| Easter Vigil (in many traditions) | 1 |
| Easter Vigil order of service | 1 |
| Great Vigil of Easter | 1 |
| Liturgy of the Word of the Easter Vigil | 1 |
| Orthodox Easter Vigil | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35182 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Easter Vigil Context triple: [Easter, majorService, Easter Vigil]
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A.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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B.
Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
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C.
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Eucharistic service used throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for its rich hymnography, theological depth, and central role in Orthodox worship.
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D.
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is a principal Eucharistic service in Eastern Christian tradition, noted for its lengthy, theologically rich prayers attributed to St. Basil of Caesarea and used especially on certain feast days and during Great Lent.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Easter Vigil Target entity description: Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
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A.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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B.
Holy Eucharist
The Holy Eucharist is the central Christian sacrament in which believers share consecrated bread and wine as the sacramental presence of Christ and a memorial of his death and resurrection.
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C.
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Eucharistic service used throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church, renowned for its rich hymnography, theological depth, and central role in Orthodox worship.
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D.
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
The Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great is a principal Eucharistic service in Eastern Christian tradition, noted for its lengthy, theologically rich prayers attributed to St. Basil of Caesarea and used especially on certain feast days and during Great Lent.
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E.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic liturgical celebration
ⓘ
Christian liturgical celebration ⓘ Holy Week service ⓘ Paschal liturgy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Easter Vigil
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Vigil of Easter
Easter Vigil ⓘ
surface form:
Paschal Vigil
|
| associatedWith |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
other liturgical Protestant churches ⓘ |
| celebrates |
resurrection of Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Jesus Christ
|
| centralSymbol | Paschal candle ⓘ |
| commemorates | passage from death to life in Christ ⓘ |
| follows | Holy Saturday ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Liturgy of Baptism
ⓘ
Eucharistic Prayer ⓘ
surface form:
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Liturgy of the Catechumens ⓘ
surface form:
Liturgy of the Word
Service of Light ⓘ |
| includes |
Easter Alleluia
ⓘ
Exsultet ⓘ Gloria ⓘ blessing of the new fire ⓘ celebration of the Eucharist ⓘ extended Scripture readings ⓘ lighting of the Paschal candle ⓘ procession with the Paschal candle ⓘ renewal of baptismal promises ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of Easter season ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paschal Triduum
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Triduum
liturgical year ⓘ |
| precedes |
Resurrection Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday
|
| relatedTo |
Easter Vigil
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Sunday Mass
Good Friday ⓘ |
| scripturalTheme |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
surface form:
Exodus
Gospel of the Resurrection ⓘ creation ⓘ prophecies of the Messiah ⓘ salvation history ⓘ |
| symbolizes | transition from darkness to light ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | night before Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | late night or early Easter morning ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | after nightfall ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian initiation of adults
ⓘ
celebration of Baptism ⓘ celebration of Confirmation ⓘ first Eucharist of new Catholics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Easter Vigil Description of subject: Easter Vigil is the solemn liturgical celebration held on the night before Easter Sunday, commemorating Christ’s resurrection with readings, prayers, and the first Mass of Easter.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paschal Vigil
this entity surface form:
Great Vigil of Easter
this entity surface form:
Easter Sunday Mass
this entity surface form:
Paschal Vigil
this entity surface form:
Liturgy of the Word of the Easter Vigil
this entity surface form:
Easter Vigil liturgy
this entity surface form:
Orthodox Easter Vigil
this entity surface form:
Easter Vigil (in many traditions)
this entity surface form:
Easter Vigil liturgy
subject surface form:
Lumen Christi
subject surface form:
Lumen Christi
this entity surface form:
Easter Sunday Vigil
this entity surface form:
Paschal Vigil