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Ref lection It is clear that the "Midnight Mass" is celebrated. It might be good to question one about the reasons behind this celebration. QJEsrroN 27 Where and hCM do yru celebrate the Liof Light? WHERE? M:>nks; outside, at the church entry or elsewhere: 15 (2 , if weather so pennits; othel'.Wise, inside} ; in the cloister (2) "for lack of a better place" (NE and ID); in the church (CI) because of the arrangerrent of the buildings. Nuns; several places lend thanselves well to this celebration - the church, the cloister, the chapter roan, the cloister garth, or just simply "outside" . HCW? The f ire a "big fire": 6 (BF , AI , M), TI, GA, BE} "quite important": 1 (SE) "a sort of camp f ire": 2 (OR, BE) "rather joyful, living": 1 Arrong the nonasteries which, because of the arrangerrent of the locale, light the f ire in church , 2 (CI , UB} have no dilf iculty in getting a f ine blaze which f lares up and dies davn alm::>st imrediately. Preparation of the Candle .... None of tre replies have anything clear on this point. The Procession As regards the organization, no striking details. Acclamation chants: while eve:ryone is lighting his candle (CI) ; the three-fold "Christ is light! " (BR) . Several nonasteries of nuns note the participation of the guests (for instance / BE and 'W . Celebration by candle li ght "Exsultet" only: at least six m:masteries; during the whole celebration (ME) .
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