More than 400 couples attend Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass

Cardinal Cupich was the main celebrant for a special Mass for couples celebrating 50 years of marriage at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles on Sept. 8, 2019.(Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

More than 400 couples made a "Renewal of Commitment" during the annual Mass for couples celebrating 50 years of marriage at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles on Sept. 8, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Cardinal Cupich gives the homily at a special Mass for couples celebrating 50 years of marriage at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles on Sept. 8, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Rosemary and Frank Fanta from St. Francis Xavier Parish in LaGrange make a ”renewal of commitment" at a special Mass for couples celebrating 50 years of marriage at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles on Sept. 8, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Len and Barb Bennett from St. Mary of the Annunciation Parish in Fremont Center and Linda and Duane Czarnecki from St. Patrick Parish in Wadsworth exchange hugs after reciting a ”Renewal of Commitment" after 50 years of marriage.

Norman and Imelda Kaminski recite their "renewal of commitment" during the annual Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles on Sept. 8, 2019. More than 400 couples attended. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Cardinal Cupich accepts the gifts during a Mass for couples celebrating 50 years of marriage at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles on Sept. 8, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

A family joins hands during the Our Father at a Mass for couples celebrating 50 years of marriage at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles on Sept. 8, 2019. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)