When: Saturday, October 2nd, 2010.
Web: The parish's website is located here; the ADW listing is here.
We attended the 5:30pm Vigil Mass at this largely Hispanic parish in Northwest Washington DC. The chapel in which Mass was celebrated was on the second floor of a large school-like building. We got the impression that there are several Hispanic and immigrant related services provided in the building. Most Masses are in Spanish - but this Vigil Mass was in English.
The priest celebrated Mass with the assistance of two readers. As is common for Vigil Masses, there was no choir or musical accompaniment. The congregation was about 20; mostly middle-aged men and women there by themselves.
The Mass followed the conventional rite. Of note was the priest's homily on today's Gospel, in which the parable of the mustard seed was mentioned. The priest noted that this was his favorite parable as a child; but that, at the seminary, a nun told him that the English interpretation was terrible. We are not to have faith "like" a mustard seed (small) but "as" a mustard seed (tenacious, growing, and visible in difficult circumstances). Also of note was the lack of wine for the Eucharist and the lack of an actual collection (there was a basket at the chapel door).