BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Blue Mass @ St Patrick's (2010)

DC -- Blue Mass @ St Patrick's (2010):

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Description of Pictures: All parishioners and friends of St. Patrick's Catholic Church are cordially invited to join hundreds of first responders from around the country at St. Patrick's 16th Annual Blue Mass. Held each year at the beginning of National Police Week, we pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve. Representatives of Federal and local law enforcement and public safety agencies from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area and around the country attend.
Before Mass, hundreds of law enforcement officers and public safety officials gather outside for the solemn processional into St. Patrick's. Units from federal, state, and local jurisdictions gather in formation to pass under a huge American flag proudly hung over the street by two fire ladder trucks. Also gathered outside are officers on horseback, as well as pipe and drum corps units.
Inside the church, the principal celebrant and homilist for the 2010 Mass will be the Most Reverend Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington. The Mass includes an honor guard, bagpipers, and the solemn playing of "Taps" in memory of those who gave their lives in the past year.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BLUEM_100504_0822.JPG: Two troopers were playing trumpet from the balcony. At the designated time, one of them went to the front of the church and played "Taps" as a duet with the remaining guy on the balcony.
2. BLUEM_100504_0861.JPG: Blue Mass @ St. Patrick's.
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