Very Rev. Neil Scantlebury blessed the holy fire to start the Easter Vigil at St. Anne Chapel on St. Thomas.
Fr. Louis Kemayou, Administrator of St. Joseph Church on St. Croix, lit the Easter candle from the holy fire.
Very Rev. Neil Scantlebury blessed the holy fire to start the Easter Vigil at St. Anne Chapel on St. Thomas.
Fr. Louis Kemayou, Administrator of St. Joseph Church on St. Croix, lit the Easter candle from the holy fire.
Deacon Wilfredo Acosta carried the lit Easter candle to the entrance of Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas,
Fr. John McLoughlin, Pastor of St. Patrick Church on St. Croix, blessed the new Easter water before dipping the Easter candle.
Deacon Joseph Mark, Director of the RCIA program at St. Ann Church on St. Croix, posed with the candidates and their sponsors after the Easter Vigil. Pictured right, left to right, are Deacon Mark, Michael Matthews (sponsor) with Candis Michelle Matthews (candidate), Philip Augustine Payne (candidate) with Mary Payne (sponsor), and Alicia Martha Francis (candidate) with Veronica Clarke (sponsor).
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