Children dressed as angels for the Nativity program line up during Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Michele Lehr adjusts Emelia Lehr's Mary costume for the Nativity program Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Emelia Lehr wears a mother Mary costume for the Nativity program before Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Emelia Lehr wears a mother Mary costume for the Nativity program before Wednesday's Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Emelia Lehr, center, dressed as mother Mary, waits for the rest of the cast to get into costume Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Nate Haskell is dressed as a shepherd for the Nativity program Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Niveen Elie gets dressed as an angel for the Nativity program Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Erin Elie, dressed as a star, waits before the Nativity program Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Children in the Nativity program wait for the Christmas Eve Mass to start at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

Altar servants Joey Lancia, left, Julia Lancia, center, and James Gagnon, right, watch children dressed as angels line up before the Nativity program during Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Children dressed as Mary, Joseph and the wise men walk toward the front of the cathedral during Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland on Wednesday.

Children dressed as the wise men and shepherds walk down the stairs toward the cathedral before Christmas Eve Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.