Catholic friars from the Dominican order hold a brief prayer service in a side chapel at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. They stopped at St. Matthew's as part of their pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. This is the first time the friars have held the pilgrimage, which commemorated the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Friars from the Dominican order walk into the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The stop was part of their pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest to commemorate the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. At St. Matthew's the friars held a short prayer service. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Dominican Brothers (from left) Raphael Forbing, Jerome Zeiler, Peter Martyr Yungwirth, Philip Neri Reese and John Baptist Hoang pray at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The brothers were among 14 Catholic friars from the Dominican order who held a pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. Along the way the friars stopped at St. Matthew's to hold a small prayer service, and these brothers took some time for personal prayer. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Brother John Baptist Hoang (left), Brother Philip Neri Reese (center) and Father James Brent sing from their pilgrimage hymnal during a stop at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Fourteen Catholic friars from the Dominican order held a pilgrimage from the Dominican House of Studies in Northeast Washington to St. Dominic's Parish in Southwest. This is the first time the friars have held the pilgrimage, which commemorated the date that St. Dominic's body was moved from its original grave to its current resting place in Bologna, Italy. Each of the friars was instructed to have a personal intention for the pilgrimage. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Wearing her Sunday best, 5-year-old Mercedes Webster walks down the church steps after Easter Mass at the historic Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Rhode Island Avenue in the District. The service, attended by an overflow congregation, focused largely on Scripture. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Michelle Schlesinger of Baltimore prays Sunday after receiving Communion during Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Ms. Schlesinger was in town spending the Easter holiday with her sister, who lives in Washington. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Marsha Zamperini, of Washington, bows her head in prayer during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Cardinal Donald Wuerl makes his way to the altar during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
Cardinal Donald Wuerl speaks to the congregation during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, on Rhode Island Avenue in northwest Washington, Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
