Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament to close this beautiful dayThe sisters’ chaplain preaches a sermon in the evening before VespersCoffee prepared in the cloisterThe Easter lamb is blessed after MassHoly CommunionEaster morning MassThe refectory on Easter morningEverything is prepared to welcome guests after the liturgyThe elevation of the MassAfter the intonation of the Gloria, the purple coverings that have veiled the chapel since Passion Sunday are removed, as seen here in the background.The Mass beginsThe ministers prostrate as the litanies of saints is sungThe priest breaths onto the waterThe procession toward the baptismal fontThe sisters sing one of the tractsThe grains of incense are inserted into the Easter Candle.The procession into the church pauses three times, as the three candles are progressively lit. As each candle is lit, the deacon proclaims “Lumen Christi,” to which all respond, “Deo gratias.”The liturgy begins outside the church with the Easter fire.The sanctuary prepared before the Easter Vigil
