Students, staff and faculty, along with their families, celebrated the Paschal Vigil Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Saturday. Fr. Peter D. Rocca presided over the Vigil Mass, and Fr. David J. Scheidler served as the homilist.

Visitors await outside The Basilica of the Sacred Heart before the Paschal Vigil Mass on Saturday.

Visitors pass the time with reading as they wait to enter the Paschal Vigil Mass on Saturday. Some waited in line up to five hours.

A visitor takes a picture of The Basilica of the Sacred Heart as they wait to enter the Paschal Vigil Mass on Satuday.

Students pray before the start of the Paschal Vigil Mass in 2015.

A student prays before the start of the Paschal Vigil Mass on Saturday.

Congregation of Holy Cross members prepare The Blessing of the Fire outside the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

Congregation of Holy Cross members hold up their candles during the Paschal Vigil Mass.

A visitor plays with her candle during the Paschal Vigil Mass.

Visitors hold up their candle during the Paschal Vigil Mass.

A visitor puts out his candle during the Paschal Vigil Mass.