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Solids? Polka dots? Stripes? It was up to the women at the Edward King House to choose the colors and styles of their nails for the manicures they had done by Julia DelMastro, volunteer at the senior center in Newport, R.I. and a sophomore nursing student at nearby Salve Regina University.

Bishop Kevin Sweeney presided at the Easter Vigil Mass in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson at 8 p.m. on Holy Saturday, April 3. This is the night that “shall be as bright as day” as proclaimed by the Exsultet, an ancient church hymn, as the Church joyfully anticipates Christ’s Resurrection.

Bishop Kevin Sweeney served as main celebrant for his first Easter Mass as Bishop at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson April 4. Easter, the chief feast of the Church’s ecclesiastical year, commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Bishop Kevin Sweeney presided at the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, April 2 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. The solemn service began with the Liturgy of the Word, including the account of the Passion and Death of Jesus. The Veneration of the Cross, an ancient practice, followed.

Bishop Kevin Sweeney celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday evening, April 1 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. The Mass commemorates the institution of the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Holy Orders by Jesus Christ.