The year’s holiest days
Here are photos from Holy Week, April 2-8, celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva.
Palm Sunday: Bishop Silva holds a branch of woven palm fronds as he presides over Palm Sunday Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa April 2. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Holy Thursday: Bishop Silva washes a parishioner’s feet on Holy Thursday, April 6, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver)
Holy Thursday: Deacon Joseph Almuena shares the chalice of precious blood with a parishioner at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on Holy Thursday, April 6. Bishop Silva brought back reception of the Communion wine on Holy Thursday after a three-year stop due to the COVID-19 epidemic. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver)
Chrism Mass: Bishop Silva elevates the host at the Chrism Mass April 4 at the Co-Cathedral of St Theresa. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Good Friday: Bishop Silva, priests and deacons humbly prostrate themselves during the Good Friday service on April 7 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Ephphatha Rite: Bishop Silva celebrates the Ephphatha Rite on Holy Saturday, April 8, in which he touches the ears and the mouth of the catechumens and prays that they be open to hear and proclaim the word of God in faith. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Easter Vigil: Bishop Silva baptizes a catechumen at the Easter Vigil, April 8, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)