Cara Moya of Lewiston lifts her 4-year-old daughter, Veronica, up so she can make the sign of the cross with holy water prior to the start of Easter morning Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston on Sunday. More than 800 people celebrated Easter by attending Mass at the Basilica. 

The Rev. Timothy Nadeau sprinkles holy water over the congregation during the Easter morning Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston on Sunday.

Gemma Mailhot, 4, of Lewiston looks over her Easter morning Mass program at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston on Sunday. Mailhot attended Mass with her father, Joseph, mother, Schara, and three siblings. 

Vivianne Poulin of Lewiston and her 8-year-old daughter, Kate Lozis, look back toward the youth choir during Easter morning Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston on Sunday.

Sacristan Mark Labonte lights the altar servers’ candles prior to the start of the Easter morning Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston on Sunday.

The Rev. Timothy Nadeau enters the front doors of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul after greeting parishioners outside following the Easter morning Mass in Lewiston on Sunday.