Easter Vigil Mass | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Easter Vigil Mass Easter Vigil Mass Published: April 01, 2013 Author: Jane Morrow The candle-lighting ceremony is held at the beginning of Easter Vigil Mass held Saturday, March 30. The culmination of the Easter Triduum is the great Vigil which takes place Holy Saturday night. Following the extended liturgy of the Word, the Elect, the unbaptized, are initiated into the Christian faith through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist. The Vigil Mass, in its entirety, is two and a half hours long. See more photos of the great Vigil here. Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn