Easter food baskets were blessed on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem.
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Jim and Sandy Yackanicz of Bethlehem included salt and pepper to be blessed Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito sprinkles holy water on prepared Easter baskets Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Mary Stofanak Rzucidlo, 92, of Bethlehem shows her Easter basket filled with food Saturday, April 4, 2026, to be blessed by Rev. Giuseppe Esposito on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Stofanak Rzucidlo has been getting her Easter baskets blessed since she was 8 years old. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito sprinkles holy water on prepared Easter baskets Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito sprinkles holy water on the prepared Easter baskets of Jim and Sandy Yackanicz of Bethlehem on Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Jim Yackanicz of Bethlehem covers one of his Easter baskets by a cloth that was embroidered by his great-great grandmother Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Jim Yackanicz of Bethlehem covers one of his Easter baskets by a cloth that was embroidered by his great-great grandmother Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Sunlight illuminates the stained glass Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito speaks Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito speaks Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito speaks Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito sprinkles holy water on prepared Easter baskets Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Mary Stofanak Rzucidlo, 92, of Bethlehem shows her Easter basket filled with food Saturday, April 4, 2026, to be blessed by Rev. Giuseppe Esposito on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Stofanak Rzucidlo has been getting her Easter baskets blessed since she was 8 years old. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito speaks Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Catholics bring baskets filled with Easter foods to be blessed Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito sprinkles holy water on prepared Easter baskets Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito speaks Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Jim Yackanicz of Bethlehem covers one of his Easter baskets by a cloth that was embroidered by his great-great grandmother Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Catholics carry baskets filled with Easter foods to be blessed Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Rev. Giuseppe Esposito sprinkles holy water on prepared Easter baskets Saturday, April 4, 2026, during a blessing of the Easter food baskets on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Mary Stofanak Rzucidlo, 92, of Bethlehem shows her Easter basket filled with food Saturday, April 4, 2026, to be blessed by Rev. Giuseppe Esposito on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Stofanak Rzucidlo has been getting her Easter baskets blessed since she was 8 years old. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
Mary Stofanak Rzucidlo, 92, of Bethlehem shows her Easter basket filled with food Saturday, April 4, 2026, to be blessed by Rev. Giuseppe Esposito on Holy Saturday at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bethlehem. Stofanak Rzucidlo has been getting her Easter baskets blessed since she was 8 years old. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)
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