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Parish hosts Blue Mass to show support, pray for first responders
Father Dan Brandt, Chicago Police Department chaplain, was the main celebrant for a first responder blessing and Mass St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish in Oak Lawn on Aug. 6. 2022. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
An overview of the church during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
(From left) Father Bill McFarlane, a chaplain with the Chicago Fire Department, and Father Dan Brandt, director of the Chicago Police Department chaplains, concelebrate the Eucharistic prayer. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants hold hands and pray the Our Father. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Retired Chicago police officer Darrin Bourret receives Communion. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Current and former first responders stand for a blessing at the end of Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Chicago Police Department’s Bagpipes & Drums of the Emerald Society play for parishioners after Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Chicago Police Department’s Bagpipes & Drums of the Emerald Society play for parishioners after Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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