Standing outside the main entrance of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., at the start of the March 30, 2024 Easter Vigil there, Cardinal Wilton Gregory lights the Paschal Candle from the Easter Flame. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
People hold candles in the darkened Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., during the beginning of the March 30, 2024 Easter Vigil there. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Cardinal Gregory gives his homily during the Easter Vigil on March 30, 2024 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
After being baptized by Cardinal Wilton Gregory at the March 30, 2024 Easter Vigil at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in the nation’s capital, Michelle Washington says “Amen!” Fourteen men, women and children were baptized during the Easter Vigil at St. Matthew’s Cathedral. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
People newly baptized at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington during the March 30 Easter Vigil stand together near the altar, holding candles and wearing their baptismal garments. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Cardinal Gregory gives the Eucharist to a woman who received that sacrament for the first time at the March 30 Easter Vigil at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, D.C. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
A woman receives the sacrament of Confirmation from Cardinal Gregory during the March 30 Easter Vigil at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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