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Holy Week 2026
Holy Thursday at St. Leonhard's
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Good Friday at Holy Cross
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Easter Vigil/Holy Saturday at Holy Cross
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Father Christian blesses the bonfire that will light the new Easter Candle for 2026 in the plaza outside Holy Cross Church as the Vigil service begins
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Father Christian places this year's inserts into the Easter Candle.
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Father Christian dips the Easter Candle into the baptismal font to bless the water prior to that evening's adult baptisms.
Easter Sunday Morning Mass at Holy Cross
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Parishioners bring Easter bread made with traditional recipes from their home countries, to be blessed at Easter Sunday Mass and shared at the coffee social after the service at Holy Cross Church.
Photo: T. Lavell/International English-Speaking Parish
Photo: T. Lavell/International English-Speaking Parish
Father Christian blesses loaves of traditional Easter breads brought by parishioners for sharing at the after-Mass social on Easter Sunday morning.