Bishop James Conley celebrated the Easter Vigil Mass April 4 at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln.

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Bishop James Conley presided over Tenebrae morning prayer Holy Saturday, April 4 in the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln. SNR photos | Natalie Bender

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Bishop James Conley presided at the Good Friday Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord April 3 in the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln.

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Bishop James Conley led the stations of the cross outside Planned Parenthood in Lincoln April 3 to pray for the unborn, a longstanding Good Friday tradition.

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Bishop James Conley celebrated the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper April 2 in the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln.

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St. John the Apostle Parish in Lincoln hosts a Passover dinner the Wednesday of Holy Week each year. The 2026 dinner was held April 1, led by assistant pastor Father Scott Nemec and Jack Odgaard. Pastor Father Lyle Johnson also attended.

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Bishop James Conley celebrated the Chrism Mass March 30 at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln. He blessed the three sacred oils used in the sacraments throughout the diocese — Chrism, the Oil of the Sick and the Oil of Catechumens.

The priests of the diocese renewed the priestly vows made at their ordinations during the Chrism Mass, and priests celebrating milestone anniversaries (known as “jubilees”) were given special recognition at a dinner with their brother priests.

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Bishop James Conley celebrated the Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln March 29. The Mass began with an outdoor procession.

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Bishop James Conley prayed the stations of the cross during Lent in St. Patrick School in Lincoln, with pastor Father Troy Schweiger and students of St. Patrick School. The stations were recorded, to allow viewers to pray along. The video includes footage from other churches in the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln.

See the video on YouTube.

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Blessed Sacrament School in Lincoln celebrated its feast day March 25 - as the school's feast is in the summer (Corpus Christi), they marked the Annunciation with a Eucharistic procession through the school. They also prayed a multilingual rosary in the church.

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The annual Legion of Mary “Acies” Mass was celebrated March 25 at St. Peter Parish in Lincoln. The Acies Mass is the organization’s annual rite of consecration to Our Lady. The Legion of Mary is a Catholic lay organization whose members practice the spiritual works of mercy and pray for the intentions of Mary, with a spiritual foundation based on the writings of St. Louis-Marie de Montfort. The Mass is held every year on or near March 25, the feast of the Annunciation, throughout the world.

The Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Daniel Seiker, Father Luke Fleck and Father Joseph Finn. Father David Tines was homilist.

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