From the Archives: Baptism of the Lord, 1988

Players depict the baptism of Jesus in “Jesus, Light of the World”, a production at the Veronica’s Veil Theatre in Union City in 1988. The Veronica’s Veil Players were associated with Holy Family in Union City and produced a variety of religious dramas, including one of the longest-running Passion Plays in the United States.

(Photographer: Archdiocese of Newark Archives, Catholic Advocate collection)

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