Where: Caldwell Chapel, Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20064.When: Monday, March 12th, 2012.
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We attended Monday evening Mass at this chapel on the CUA campus. A single priest celebrated Mass, assisted by a reader, an extraordinary Eucharistic minister, and an altar server. Both the host and wine were offered for Holy Communion. There was no music. The congregation was about sixty, almost filling the small but beautiful old chapel.
The Mass followed the standard rite. Before he began the Mass, the priest noted that the Mass was being offered in remembrance of several deceased CUA alumni/staff; he mentioned them by name. Later, in his homily, the priest noted that God is present with us even in times of great difficulty, such as bereavement. We have to take that leap of faith to believe that, even in the midst of suffering, doubt, and anger, God is there for us.