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September 8, 2011

Archbishop to mark 9/11 with vespers service

The Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore will mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, with a vespers service at the Baltimore Basilica.

Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien will preside over the evening prayer service at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to mark the anniversary and to honor the sacrifices and service of area police, fire and emergency personnel and other first responders.

A vespers service consists of hymns, psalms and canticles, a scripture reading, a series of prayers and the benediction. Unlike a Mass, it does not include communion.

Posted by Matthew Hay Brown at 12:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

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I wonder how he'll get the subject of gay marriage into the vespers service.

Posted by: Laurie | September 14, 2011 9:32 AM

Laurie - you appear more hung up on the subject that the Archbishop. That's twice you've mentioned it.

Posted by: Anonymous | September 20, 2011 12:08 PM

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About Matthew Hay Brown

Matthew Hay Brown writes and blogs about faith and values in public and private life for The Baltimore Sun. A former Washington correspondent for the newspaper, he has long written about the intersection of religion and politics. He has reported from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, traveling most recently to Syria and Jordan to write about the Iraqi refugee crisis.

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