Altar servers lead the opening procession at a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C., that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the main celebrant at the Mass. (Catholic Standard photos by Rachel Lincoln)
During the offertory procession at a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C., that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, women carried baskets filled with fruits and vegetables to the altar. (Catholic Standard photos by Rachel Lincoln)
Father Luc Philogene, at right, the chaplain to the Haitian Catholic community in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, was among the concelebrants at a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in the nation’s capital that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the main celebrant at the Mass. (Catholic Standard photo by Rachel Lincoln)
Father Luc Philogene, the chaplain to the Haitian Catholic community in The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, speaks at a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in the nation’s capital. Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the main celebrant at the Mass that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. (Catholic Standard photos by Rachel Lincoln)
Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory gives the homily at a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in the nation’s capital that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. (Catholic Standard photo by Rachel Lincoln)
Young women perform a liturgical dance during a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C., that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the main celebrant at the Mass. (Catholic Standard photo by Rachel Lincoln)
During the offertory procession at a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C., that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, women carried baskets filled with fruits and vegetables to the altar. (Catholic Standard photos by Rachel Lincoln)
Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory gives Communion to a woman at a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in the nation’s capital that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. (Catholic Standard photo by Rachel Lincoln)
A woman prays during a Mass on Jan. 1, 2025 at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Washington, D.C., that marked the 221st anniversary of Independence Day for Haiti and the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Washington Cardinal Wilton Gregory was the main celebrant at the Mass. (Catholic Standard photos by Rachel Lincoln)
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