Mangalore : Christian community wait on the Easter vigil after the 40-day Lenten Season and the Holy Week comprising Maundy Thursday and Good Friday concluded in grand Easter celebrations on April 7, Saturday.

Holy Mass was celebrated in churches all over Mangalore on the evening on Saturday.

Prior to the festive mass, the Christians will have a faithful sit in darkness and wait for the parish priests to light Easter Candles from the new fire and then taken in a short procession and light entire church with candlelight.

Thousands of devotees attended the Easter Vigil held in parishes all over the district.