At the Mass, on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 4:30 p.m. at St. Pius X in Flint, MI, soldiers’ photos will be displayed in a PowerPoint slideshow, their names read aloud and candles lit by family members. The candles are in the shape of a flag with red, white and blue stars and stripes. There is nothing wrong with praying for any Catholic or any non-Catholic at a Mass. But this is another example of militaristic jingoism being dragged into the Church.
Photo from past Military Mass of Appreciation, photographed by The Flint Journal.
Photos from past Military Mass of Appreciation masses courtesy Cindee McColley of St. Pius X and photographed by The Flint Journal.