Papal celebration
NZPA-Reuter Rome i Pope John Paul II celebrated a joyous Easter vigil! Mass in the splendour of St; Peter’s Basilica on Saturday] night leading the world’s; 700 M Roman Catholics in observing the Resurrection; of Christ. Cardinals, bishops, priests, nuns, and more than 20,000 faithful and tourists jammed; the huge basilica. The 58-year-oid Pontiff; stood on the porch of the basilica and carved a tall white Easter candle with the sign of the Cross and the; first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, Alpha and Omega, symbols of Christ. He also inserted five grains!
I of incense representing! (Christ’s wounds. . Then the Pope lit the Pas-! II chai Candle, blessed the new; ■[fire, and led a procession into (the dark basilica while a| ; deacon chanted "Here is i] Christ, the Light.” ther i! candles were lit from the Easter Candle, and all lights' . were turned on. j; After the procession, the! ( Pope changed from purple to' (white garments to symbolise f| the end of the Lenten period . of mourning and to herald I the joy of Christ’s rising > from the dead. 1; During the three-hour 1 ceremony, the Pope baptised ,11 converts — five South, i Koreans, two Italians, a! ■ Kenyan, and three from i! Madagascar.
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Press, 16 April 1979, Page 8
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208Papal celebration Press, 16 April 1979, Page 8
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