YORK Minster’s magnificent Nave was illuminated by around 2,000 candles when the cathedral held its annual Advent Procession.
The service, on Sunday evening, marked the start of the Advent season at the Minster, and is the first in a series of special services taking place during December.
The cathedral started in darkness before a single flame was used to spread light throughout the congregation, with each person holding a candle and passing the flame to their neighbour, as York Minster’s clergy and choir processed down the Nave from the Great West Doors.
“The Advent Procession is one of the most popular and visually stunning services in the Christian calendar,” Reverend Canon Peter Moger, precentor at York Minster, said. He added: “Advent marks the start of the Church’s year and is a season of preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ, whose birth we celebrate on Christmas Day.”
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