Paschal candle
As a sacrament in remembrance of the Resurrection of Jesus, the Catholic mass according to Roman rite begins with a big celebration of light ("Lucernarium"): an open fire is lighted outside the church and blessed by the priest; when the Paschal candle is lit, the community ceremoniously enters the dark church chanting "Lumen Christi" and "Deo gratias". The present-day Roman Catholic rite normally follows the 1955 liturgical reforms of Pope Pius XII and the "Summorum Pontificum" of 2007; the Easter Vigil liturgies of the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches are nearly identical. As such, in some communities, it is common for churches of different Christian denominations (e.g. Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian) to make the new Easter Fire together and then after this, each congregation processes back to their own church with their own Paschal Candle for their Easter Vigil celebration; this is considered to be a fostering of ecumenism.