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Bishop Casey, Sisters of St. Joseph remember National Guard during Easter Mass

Auxiliary Bishop Robert Casey, archdiocesan vicar general, celebrates Easter Mass with some of the Sisters of St. Joseph at their motherhouse in LaGrange Park on April 4, 2021. The Mass was offered for the National Guard members administering COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sister Carol Crepeau prepares to light the paschal candle as Sister Kathy Sherman reaches to hold it. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Bishop Casey welcomes the sisters to Easter Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sister Marianne Race proclaims the second reading. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Bishop Casey leads the sisters in renewing their baptismal promises. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Easter flowers adorn the altar as Bishop Casey celebrates Mass in the Alexine Chapel. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Bishop Casey celebrates the liturgy of the Eucharist. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sister of St. Joseph Frankie Dutil prays following Communion. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sister Kathy Brazda, president of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, joins her fellow sisters in raising their arms in prayer for guard members at the end of Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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