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Memorial Day Mass a tradition for many in Glenwood

Augustinian Bishop Daniel Turley celebrates a Memorial Day Mass at Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Glenwood on May 26, 2025. The Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Cemeteries hosted its annual field Masses at 21 cemeteries throughout Cook and Lake counties. Guests prayed for peace and honored those who have served this country and remembered the fallen. Active members of the military and veterans received a special blessing during the liturgies followed by the playing of Taps. Bishop Turley, a member of the Midwest Augustinian Province, blessed the graves of fellow Augustinian Pope Leo XIV in a private ceremony following the Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Knights of Columbus Claude Zaba and Tom Willett prepare to raise the flag to half-staff before Mass begins. Augustinian Bishop Daniel Turley celebrates a Memorial Day Mass at Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Glenwood on May 26, 2025. The Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Cemeteries hosted its annual field Masses at 21 cemeteries throughout Cook and Lake counties. Guests prayed for peace and honored those who have served this country and remembered the fallen. Active members of the military and veterans received a special blessing during the liturgies followed by the playing of Taps. Bishop Turley, a member of the Midwest Augustinian Province, blessed the graves of fellow Augustinian Pope Leo XIV in a private ceremony following the Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father David J. Simonetti, pastor of Christ Our Light Parish, and Augustinian Bishop Daniel Turley, who served in Peru with Pope Leo XIV, pray during the beginning of Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Phil Berschinski and Annette Schmidt hold flags before Mass begins. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
People sit in chairs before the altar. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Simonetti makes the sign of the cross before proclaiming the Gospel. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Bishop Turley gives the homily. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Curtis Portelli attends Mass with his service dog, Charli. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Army veteran James Vallone prays during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Simonetti and Bishop Turley celebrate Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Chief Albert Wanataa of the Nation of Oklahoma, a Vietnam veteran, accepts Communion from a minister. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Veterans make their way back to their seats after receiving Communion. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Army Veteran James Vallone accepts Communion from Bishop Turley during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Claude Zaba and Tom Willett lower the flag following Mass as Bishop Turley looks on. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Augustinian Bishop Daniel Turley prays over the graves of Pope Leo XIV's parents following a Memorial Day Mass at Assumption Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Glenwood on May 26, 2025. Fellow Augustinians and Dominican Sisters from Rosary Hill in Justice joined the bishop for the private prayer. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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