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Cassandra Madore sets out flowers to decorate the alter at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The Basilica, at 122 Ash St., will have Easter Sunday services at 7, 8:30, and 10:30 a.m., along with a 1 p.m. service that will be in Burundi. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Behind the scenes at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul during Easter weekend
Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday mark one of the holiest — and busiest — times of year for the Christian faithful. Photos by Libby Kamrowski Kenny
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Jeff Caron removes ornate candlesticks from the high altar at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul before a Good Friday service April 3 in Lewiston. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageCrucifixes are seen before being set out for a Good Friday service at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The Basilica is located at 122 Ash St. and will have Easter Sunday services at 7, 8:30, and 10:30 a.m., along with a 1 p.m. service that will be in Burundi.Jeff Caron removes a bowl containing Eucharist wafers from the high altar at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul before a Good Friday service later in the evening in Lewiston.LEWISTON, MAINE – April 4, 2026. Flames whoosh audibly after head sacristan Mark Labonte poured kerosene and lit a match to prepare for the Saturday Easter vigil at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The flame, known as the Paschal fire, represents the light of Christ in the Catholic faith, and is the only source of light when parishoners enter the church to start the vigil. Baptismal candidates light their own candles from the flame. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageCassandra Madore sets out flowers to decorate the alter at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The Basilica, at 122 Ash St., will have Easter Sunday services at 7, 8:30, and 10:30 a.m., along with a 1 p.m. service that will be in Burundi. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageLEWISTON, MAINE – April 4, 2026. Fr. Dan Greenleaf leads a rehearsal for the Easter Vigil Saturday at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The vigil is a special service where people are baptized after months of learning from sponsors, others who are already baptized, and take their first communion. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageLEWISTON, MAINE – April 4, 2026. Connie LaPointe and sacrister Jeff Caron fill the baptismal font Saturday at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The water is ordinary until Fr. Dan Greenleaf blesses it at the Easter Vigil on Saturday night, preceding Easter Sunday services. Baptismal candidates will be baptized at the vigil without being submerged, as Greenleaf will apply water to their foreheads. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageLEWISTON, MAINE – April 4, 2026. Fr. Dan Greenleaf demonstrates how he will baptize candidates during a rehearsal for the Easter Vigil Saturday at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The vigil is a special service where people are baptized after months of learning from sponsors, others who are already baptized, and take their first communion. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageLilies for Easter decorations are seen in a space below where Mass is held. A large group of sacristans, laypersons, altar servers and parishioners help to decorate the Basilica.Altar servers decorate April 4 for Easter services at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul at 122 Ash St. in Lewiston. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageLEWISTON, MAINE – April 4, 2026. Sacrister Brian Wilson carries stands as the parish sets up for the Saturday night Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The Basilica is located at 122 Ash Street and will have Easter Sunday services at 7, 8:30, and 10:30 a.m., along with a 1 p.m. service that will be in Burundi. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageLEWISTON, MAINE – April 4, 2026. Brand new candles are seen beside the altar at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston on Saturday in preparation for Easter. (Libby Kamrowski Kenny/Staff Photographer)
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Libby Kamrowski Kenny is a staff photographer at the Sun Journal who came aboard in June 2025. She’s been in journalism longer than that though, as her prematurely graying hair can attest, starting as...
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