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They held a candle lit Vigil to remember those who had fallen in World War One

He had been fortunate to catch her on lunch break from her bedside vigil at her mother's apartment. And yet, it had been Josh who had stood vigil beside her sick bed, not Alex. St Basil the Great, 4th century The all-night vigil is celebrated on the eve of the main feasts of the Orthodox Church. In 1200 King John granted the prior of Bridlington a weekly market on Saturday and an annual fair on the vigil, feast and morrow of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.