Religion_Belief

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, left, and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, center, take communion from Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, right, during Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, center, and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, left, take communion from Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, right, during Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Officers hats lay on a pew during Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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U.S. Park Police Sgt. J. Jarboe kneels in the isle during Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A police officer plays taps for officers who have died in the line of duty in 2012 during Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, center, listens as a police officer plays taps for officers who have died in the line of duty in 2012 during Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Officers open the main doors to St. Patrick Catholic Church at the conclusion of Blue Mass, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Bagpipers from an assortment of local police jurisdictions play outside St. Patrick Catholic Church at the conclusion of Blue Mass, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, right, and Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, second from right, listen to bagpipers from an assortment of local police jurisdictions as they play outside St. Patrick Catholic Church at the conclusion of Blue Mass, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Officers cover their badges with a black stripe for Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington, D.C. Firefighters stand at attention under a large American flag at the conclusion of Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A Washington, D.C. Firefighter stands under a large American flag at the conclusion of Blue Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The Blue Mass is held to pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember those who have fallen, and support those who serve at the beginning of National Police Week. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)