A vigil, from the Latin vigilia meaning wakefulness (Greek: pannychis, ÏÎ±Î½Î½ÏÏÎ¯Ï or agrypnia á¼Î³ÏÏÏÎ½Î¯Î±), is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance. The Italian word vigilia has become generalized in this sense and means eve (as in on the eve of the war).
NIAC Calls for White House Aide Sebastian Gorkaâs Resignation or Dismissal. âWe call on Sebastian Gourka to immediately resign his post as Trumpâs top counterterrorism aide. Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin and cannot be allowed in the most sacred halls of Americaâs democracy.
JGIndiana. 1  Courtesy White House Mike and Karen Pence will live at No. 1 Observatory Circle, the vice presidentâs official residence, beginning today. 2  Courtesy White House Vice President-elect Mike and Karen Pence have lunch with Vice President Joe and Jill Biden in November in the sunroom at No. 1 Observatory Circle, the vice presidentâs residence.