Bishop Salvatore R. Matano celebrated the annual Blue Mass for law enforcement personnel Oct. 16 at Rochester’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. Members from several law enforcement agencies attended the Mass, which honored and prayed for law enforcement personnel throughout the community.
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Keystone Club Pipes and Drums member William Connell looks over the biographies and hats of fallen officers displayed in Sacred Heart Cathedral’s narthex Oct. 16 during the annual Blue Mass.
Keystone Club Pipes and Drums member Molly Giblin stands outside Sacred Heart Cathedral before Mass.
Bishop Salvatore R. Matano speaks at the start of Mass.
Brockport Chief of Police Daniel Varrenti sits in the front row during Mass.
Sgt. Nicole Tamburello Conway of the Rochester Police Department kneels during the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
Gates Chief of Police James VanBrederode offers the sign of peace during Mass.
Keystone Club Pipes and Drums members recess out of the cathedral at the end of Mass.
Officer Dave Robbins of the Greece Police Department stands at attention during the recessional.
