Dioceses, parishes to mark third anniversary of Sept. 11

Published: 2004-09-02

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- To mark the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, there will be commemorative Masses, prayer rallies and a memorial dedication at parishes throughout the United States. Some dioceses plan to commemorate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack in their annual Blue Masses honoring police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians. In the Archdiocese of Miami, the Blue Mass will be held at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in Pembroke Pines, Fla. After the Mass, a monument will be dedicated to Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, the New York Fire Department chaplain who died administering last rites to victims at the World Trade Center's twin towers. The Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Mich., also plan to remember victims of the Sept. 11 attacks at their annual Blue Masses. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe, N.M., will commemorate Sept. 11, observed as Patriot Day, with a memorial service. The archdiocese, which had received two 20-foot steel World Trade Center beams, incorporated them into the Memorial Bell Tower at Sacred Heart Church in Albuquerque.

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