Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during a Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion held on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, the cathedral’s rector, is at left. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
People pray during a Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion held on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, bows as he venerates the cross during a Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion held on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Deacon Robert Vince holds the cross at left. At right is Father Kevin Regan, the cardinal’s priest secretary. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
People pray during a Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion held on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Father Isaac Sagastume, a parochial vicar at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, holds a cross for people to venerate during a Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion held on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, at the cathedral. (Catholic Standard photos by Mihoko Owada)
Hispanic Catholics join a Way of the Cross procession through downtown Washington on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The procession wound from Our Lady Queen of the Americas Parish to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar joins Hispanic Catholics in a Way of the Cross procession through downtown Washington on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The procession wound from Our Lady Queen of the Americas Parish to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. At the cathedral, Bishop Menjivar celebrated a Good Friday liturgy for Spanish-speaking Catholics. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Washington Cardinal Robert W. McElroy (at center in the background) greets people arriving at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Good Friday, April 18, after they participated in a Way of the Cross procession through downtown Washington that wound from Our Lady Queen of the Americas Parish to the cathedral. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
During a Good Friday liturgy for Spanish-speaking Catholics on April 18 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar holds a crucifix as a woman venerates it. The liturgy included a reading of the Passion and veneration of the cross, so people would remember Jesus’s sacrifice. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar leads a Good Friday liturgy for Spanish-speaking Catholics on April 18 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)
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