HOUSTON - Across many of 146 parishes in the Archdiocese, on Holy Saturday, a voice cried out to proclaim the Resurrection of the Lord: “Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her, ablaze with light from her eternal King, let all corners of the earth be glad, knowing an end to gloom and darkness.”
That message also resounded in Catholic communities around the world, from St. Peter’s Basilica to the underground churches in China and the suffering communities in Ukraine, to bring forth a song of hope and a brave “Alleluia” in the face of tragedy and despair.
For many, this Triduum was a return and journey to Christ and His Church, especially for the 1,650-plus who are joining the Church this Easter. On Palm Sunday, thousands waved palm branches and fronds in the air ahead of the Holy Week events.
As part of the joyous Easter celebration, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo welcomed these new Catholics into the local Church of Galveston-Houston. Thousands, many supported by their families and friends, began the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process in February. This RCIA process, carried out in parishes and dioceses across Galveston-Houston and the United States, came full circle as the U.S. Church welcomed thousands of new Catholics at Easter Vigil Masses April 16.
That message also resounded in Catholic communities around the world, from St. Peter’s Basilica to the underground churches in China and the suffering communities in Ukraine, to bring forth a song of hope and a brave “Alleluia” in the face of tragedy and despair.
For many, this Triduum was a return and journey to Christ and His Church, especially for the 1,650-plus who are joining the Church this Easter. On Palm Sunday, thousands waved palm branches and fronds in the air ahead of the Holy Week events.
As part of the joyous Easter celebration, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo welcomed these new Catholics into the local Church of Galveston-Houston. Thousands, many supported by their families and friends, began the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process in February. This RCIA process, carried out in parishes and dioceses across Galveston-Houston and the United States, came full circle as the U.S. Church welcomed thousands of new Catholics at Easter Vigil Masses April 16.
Don Thai / St. Maximilian Kolbe
Don Thai / St. Maximilian Kolbe
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
St. Bartholomew the Apostle
Steffani Aquila / Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Steffani Aquila / Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
St. Bartholomew the Apostle
St. Bartholomew the Apostle
St. Bartholomew the Apostle
Don Thai / St. Maximilian Kolbe
Holy Rosary - Rosenberg
Holy Rosary - Rosenberg
Holy Rosary - Rosenberg
Brooke Holmes / St. Martha Catholic School
Brooke Holmes / St. Martha Catholic School
Juanito Vazquez / St. Charles Borromeo
Juanito Vazquez / St. Charles Borromeo
Juanito Vazquez / St. Charles Borromeo
Juanito Vazquez / St. Charles Borromeo
C. Ramirez / St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church
Good Friday at All Saints - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Good Friday at All Saints - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Good Friday at All Saints - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Good Friday at St. Ambrose - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Good Friday at St. Ambrose - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Good Friday at St. Ambrose - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Good Friday at St. Ambrose - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Good Friday at St. Ambrose - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Good Friday at St. Ambrose - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
Don Thai / St. Maximilian Kolbe
C. Ramirez / St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church
C. Ramirez / St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church
Don Thai / St. Maximilian Kolbe
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
Megan Doherty / St. Vincent de Paul
C. Ramirez / St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church
C. Ramirez / St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church
Easter Vigil at Sacred Heart, Conroe - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Easter Vigil at Sacred Heart, Conroe - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
Easter Vigil at Sacred Heart, Conroe - James Ramos / Texas Catholic Herald
