Where: Shrine of the Sacred Heart, 3211 Sacred Heart Way, DC, 20010.
When: Various 2007-2010
Web: Basic information is located here on the ADW website; the parish's own website has not been updated in a while.
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We attended Mass at "The Shrine" many times between 2007 - 2010. The church is located just of 16th St NW in the Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant area. It serves a very diverse Catholic congregation, including Hispanic, Haitian, and Vietnamese ethnic groups.
The church is served by Dominican priests. In our experience, Masses were very well attended - upwards of a hundred at most services. While adhering to the standard rite most of the time, priests did vary specific Masses from time to time. Most Masses that we attended were celebrated by a single priest; had a wonderful piano-led mini-orchestra and choir; were in English; and attracted a diverse congregation that reflected the neighborhood's population.