Images from the Chrism Mass and the Sacred Triduum
Bishop Larry Silva pours aromatic balsam into olive oil to create the sacred oil called chrism, one of three holy oils the bishop blessed at the Chrism Mass, April 12 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The other oils are the oil of the sick and the oil of catechumens. (Photo: Dann Ebina)
Bishop Silva shares the Easter fire during the Easter Vigil at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace April 16. (Photo: Anna Weaver)
Deacon Joseph Almuena carries the cross for the adoration of the cross ceremony on Good Friday April 15 at the cathedral basilica. (Photo: Anna Weaver)
Bishop Silva washes the feet of a parishioner during the Holy Thursday liturgy April 14 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (Photo: Anna Weaver)
