Church services marked the hours before Easter around the Boston area.
Here’s a look at some of those scenes:
Fire tender Blake Sutcliffe (right) lit the Paschal Candle during Saturday’s Easter vigil at the First Lutheran Church of Boston.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
Margaret Brown held a candle in the First Lutheran Church Easter vigil serviceNathan Klima for The Boston Globe
First Lutheran’s service was well attended.Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe
Father Wojciech Werhun blessed food Saturday during an Easter service at Lannon Chapel on the Boston College campus as Kaya Jastrzebska (center) looked on.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
Vanessa Kielb viewed the spread. In many Eastern European countries, it’s a tradition to have a basket of food blessed on Holy Saturday.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
Among the items in this basket were Easter eggs.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
