The Liturgy of the Hours is observed after the morning Mass and on Saturday mornings. On Fridays, the Stations of the Cross are celebrated in the evening. Saturday evening, an Anticipated Mass is celebrated, with three Masses on Sunday. A similar schedule holds for Masses on Holy Days. Other sacraments regularly offered by the cathedral include confession, during the half-hour before the weekday noon Mass and the hour before Saturday. It may also be done by appointment. Baptisms of infants are usually done during the midday Mass on the first Sunday of the month. Weddings, such as those of Catherine Smith and Madeline Cuomo, are also performed in the cathedral; appointments must be made at least six months in advance. The Anointing of the Sick can be arranged by appointment. As the cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Albany, an area covering 14 counties and including 300,000 Catholics, many important special services take place there as well. These include services on the major Christian holidays, such as Midnight Mass on Christmas and Easter, as well as Chrism Mass and confirmations. Major events within the diocesan hierarchy, such as the ordination of priests and deacons and the consecration of bishops, take place at the cathedral.