St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Washington, D.C.)

St. Patrick's Catholic Church
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
38°53′52.5″N 77°01′32.1″W / 38.897917°N 77.025583°W / 38.897917; -77.025583Coordinates: 38°53′52.5″N 77°01′32.1″W / 38.897917°N 77.025583°W / 38.897917; -77.025583
Location 619 10th St NW,
Washington, D.C.
Country United States
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website saintpatrickdc.org
History
Founded 1794 [1]
Founder(s) Anthony Caffry
Administration
Archdiocese Washington
The second St. Patrick's Church between 1890 and 1910

St Patrick's Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America established in 1794.[1][2][3]

Pope Francis visited Saint Patrick's Church on September 24, 2015 during his tour of the United States.[4]

A long-time listing on the National Register of Historic Places, St. Patrick's is not without controversy. Radical renovations to the sanctuary in 1994 witnessed the removal and subsequent destruction of the church's original high altar, communion rail, consecration stones, and some artwork. The National Register considered taking formal, perhaps legal, action over the unprecedented violation of regulation.[5]

The first pastor of St. Patrick's was Anthony Caffry, O.P., who served from 1794 to 1804.[6] He was followed by William Matthews, who held the position from 1804 to 1854.[7] Matthews was succeeded by Timothy O'Toole, an Irish immigrant who had attended seminary at the famous Maynooth College in Ireland.[8][9] Father O'Toole's tenure at St. Patrick's was unfortunately short, as he was relieved of his position in 1860 by Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick.[10]

Blue Mass

Blue mass at St. Patrick's in 2013

The Blue Mass dates to September 29, 1934,[11] when Rev. Thomas Dade started the service as part of his duties with the Catholic Police and Fireman’s Society.[12]

Rev. Dade's brother was a policeman in Baltimore, which boasted a healthy Catholic Police and Fireman's Society. Rev. Dade noticed that there was no such fraternal association in Washington, DC and lobbied the Washington, DC Commissioners to allow him to create one. The Washington, DC branch of the CPFS was opened in 1934.[13]

That first mass has grown to a nationwide celebration.[14] The September 29 service was timed to coincide with Michaelmas, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, the patron military saint of police officers and military.

References

  1. 1 2 saintpatrickdc.org
  2. ↑ "48 Hours In Washington DC". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 619 Tenth Street, NW, Washington, District of Columbia, DC". Library of Congress. United States Congress. 30 November 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Pope Francis Skips Lunch With Politicians To Be With Homeless In Washington, D.C. Huffington Post;09/24/2015 12:22 PM
  5. ↑ National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places;09/24/2015 12:22 PM
  6. ↑ MacGregor, Morris J. (1994). A Parish for the Federal City: St. Patrick's in Washington, 1794–1994. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-8132-0801-7. OCLC 29636010. Retrieved 28 April 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Curran, S.J., Robert Emmett (1993). The Bicentennial History of Georgetown University: From Academy to University (1789–1889) (First ed.). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-87840-485-6. OCLC 794228400. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ The Catholic Church in the United States of America: Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X. New York: Catholic Editing Company. 1914. p. 117. OCLC 976946591. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  9. ↑ 1931-, MacGregor, Morris J., (1994). A parish for the federal city : St. Patrick's in Washington, 1794-1994. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. ISBN 0813208017. OCLC 29636010.
  10. ↑ 1931-, MacGregor, Morris J., (1994). A parish for the federal city : St. Patrick's in Washington, 1794-1994. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. ISBN 0813208017. OCLC 29636010.
  11. ↑ "Blue Mass Honors Fallen Police and Firefighters". Colton City News. City News Group Inc. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Msgr. Thomas B. Dade, was pastor in Riverdale". Baltimore Sun. 1994-11-17. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  13. ↑ 1931-, MacGregor, Morris J., (1994). A parish for the federal city : St. Patrick's in Washington, 1794-1994. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. p. 305. ISBN 0813208017. OCLC 29636010.
  14. ↑ "LOCAL PARISH HAS "BLUE MASS" TO HONOR AND PRAY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS: POLICE, FIRE AND MEDICAL". Saint David of Wales Catholic parish. 2014-09-01. Retrieved 26 December 2014.


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