ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIGIL
From Old French vigile, from Medieval Latin vigilia watch preceding a religious festival, from Latin: vigilance, from vigil alert, from vigēre to be lively.
3 QUOTES WITH «VIGIL»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
vigil.
The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.
It was one long, anxious, inexorable, eternal vigil.
I know there are some people in British Columbia who are still holding a vigil for '3rd Rock'.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIGIL»
Discover the use of
vigil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
vigil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Vigil is the story of one such woman and the family that she sets her heart on saving. A heart-wrenching story of love and loss, Vigil is Cecilia Samartin’s most powerful novel to date.
3
Barrio Gangs: Street Life and Identity in Southern California
And he accounts for the longevity of gangs, sometimes over decades, by showing how they offer barrio youth a sense of identity and belonging nowhere else available.
The inhabitants of Jerusalem brace for the violence that will follow the departure of the British in 1948.
Brock Thoene, Bodie Thoene, 2001
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
6
Abide: Keeping
Vigil with the Word of God
In the Gospel of John Jesus directs us, Abide in me, as I abide in you. This book is an invitation to make the Word of God your home through the practice of lectio divina.
7
The Crusade for Justice: Chicano Militancy and the ...
Recounts the history of a Chicano rights group in 1960s Denver
8
Lonely
Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons
In Lonely Vigil, Lord tells of the survivors of the campaign, and of what they risked to win the war in the Pacific.
9
A Rainbow of Gangs: Street Cultures in the Mega-City
James Diego Vigil begins at the community level, examining how destabilizing forces and marginalizing changes have disrupted the normal structures of parenting, schooling, and policing, thereby compelling many youths to grow up on the ...
Novelist, dramatist, and president of Spain during the Spanish civil war, wrote this dialogue--a conversation among five travelers who have stopped for the night at a village inn--to express a life-time's thoughts about his country.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIGIL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
vigil is used in the context of the following news items.
Teen remembered in vigil as wave of violence hits Milwaukee
Arifah Akbar, Nazir Akbar and Katraile Scott stand together during the vigil for Tariq ... "Blood is just staining our city," activist Shawn Moore said at the vigil. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
Victoria Park lit up at June 4 vigil as 'localist' groups stage alternative …
Members of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movement in China take to the stage at the vigil. Photo: Felix WongA man who gave his name ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 15»
Judge Orders 11-Year Vigil at Boston Church to End
On Friday, a Massachusetts judge denied a request from a non-profit group—which had been holding a continuous 24/7 vigil for almost 11 years at a church ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
Memorial vigil planned for shot Wallsend cow Bessie
A memorial vigil will be held for a cow that was shot dead by police marksmen. The cow, nicknamed Bessie, was one of three that escaped from Rising Sun ... «BBC News, May 15»
Judge rules that Scituate parishioners must end vigil, leave church
But the parishioners refused to leave their church, and in October they celebrated 10 years of holding a continuous vigil. Leibensperger also dismissed a ... «WCVB Boston, May 15»
Candlelit vigil in Edinburgh gives support for Nepal
A candlelit vigil has been held in Edinburgh to show support for the people of Nepal. The Nepal Scotland Association said many of its members lost friends and ... «BBC News, May 15»
Prayer, tears, candles at vigil for slain Sask. mother, three children
TISDALE, Sask. -- More than 250 people clutched candles and cried at an emotional vigil Wednesday night for a mother and three children killed in a ... «CTV News, Apr 15»
Karen Buckley: Hundreds attend Glasgow candelit vigil
Hundreds of people have attended a candelit vigil in Glasgow for murdered student Karen Buckley. The 24-year-old's parents and two of her three brothers were ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
Handgun fired during Easter Vigil mass at Cathedral of the Blessed …
Easter started off with a bang on Saturday night in Altoona, Pa. A man took a loaded handgun into Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
After Smyrna police shooting, a vigil for unity
March 31, 2015 Smyrna: Felicia Thomas, mother of Nicholas Thomas, nuzzles Nicholas' daughter London Thomas at the beginning of a vigil Tuesday evening ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Mar 15»
