Buona Pascua! Easter in Rome!

During an extraordinarily complex, tiring and spiritually enriching Holy Week & Easter, I had the great (and exhausting) privilege to participate in eight special services in as many consecutive days, following the journey of Jesus' death and Resurrection. This included the opportunity to preach during the Easter Vigil liturgy at St. Paul's, and you can find a recording of that sermon here. Rather than to write extensively about the week, I instead share a few photos of some of those services of Easter Vigil and Easter Day. 

Fr. Austin lights the Baptismal Candle from the great fire at Easter Vigil

 

Parishioners pray with their candles on Easter Vigil, giving thanks for Christ as the Light in the Darkness.

The lights are finally turned on as we ring bells to welcome the Resurrected Christ!

The Gospel is proclaimed on Easter Morning

 

the Choir sings a majestic Hallelujah Chorus at the Easter Morning postlude!

 

 

 

The Altar Party celebrates a joyous Easter!