Cardinal calls priest to ‘friendship with Christ’ at Chrism Mass
Priests, deacons, seminarians, religious, and laypeople gathered at the newly renovated Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 16 for the annual Chrism Mass. The Chrism Mass serves as a symbol of unity in dioceses throughout the Catholic world during Holy Week each year, as the local bishop blesses the sacred oils used to administer sacraments for the coming year — the oil of catechumens, the oil of the infirm, and the sacred chrism.