Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times.
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, center, prepares to give communion during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times.
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times.
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times.
Parishioners’ listen as Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times.
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, center, gives communion during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times
A member of the Knights of Columbus offer prayer during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, center, prayers over communion during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times.
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times.
Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, gives the homily during Mass of Thanksgiving in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Washington at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew The Apostle in Northwest on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Khalid Naji-Allah/ Special to The Washington Times.
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