When: August 13, 2010.
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We attended the Vigil Mass at this wonderfully situated church in Brightwood neighborhood of Northwest DC. The congregation was about fifty strong, mainly older black women. A priest celebrated the Mass with the assistance of a deacon, a cantor, a pianist, and a couple of Eucharistic ministers and readers. The Mass followed the standard rite. Both the host and wine were offered for Holy Communion. The cantor sang accompanied with piano; the choir sings at the Sunday morning services.
The deacon gave the homily centered on the readings. He used a simile to compare Mary, through her role as Jesus' mother, to the Ark of the Covenant, as the vessel that held the ten commandments. He noted that we value both of them, not only for what/who they were, but for what they did.