Sep 19, 2015
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Exterior of the church of Jesus de Miramar in Havana. (ARSoto |FC)View of the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on the outside of the church of Jesus de Miramar in Havana. (ARSoto |FC)Archbishop Thomas Wenski and Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino prepare to walk into Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana to celebrate Mass for the pilgrims, and some locals, Sept. 19. (TOM TRACY | FC)Interior view of the church of Jesus de Miramar in Havana. (ARSoto |FC)John Rudolph, liturgical musician at St. Justin Martyr in Key Largo, prepares the music for the Mass celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski Sept. 19 at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana. Helping him is Sister Ana Margarita Lanzas of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary. (TOM TRACY | FC)Archbishop Thomas Wenski celebrates Mass at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana alongside U.S. bishops who joined him on the pilgrimage to Cuba, from left: Miami Auxiliary Bishop Peter Baldacchino, Bishop Joe Vasquez of Austin, Texas, and Bishop Octavio Cisneros, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn. (ARSoto |FC)Archbishop Thomas Wenski preaches the homiliy at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana. (TOM TRACY | FC)Tableau of figures atop the altar at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana. (ARSoto | FC)One of the frescoes that depict the Stations of Cross at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana. (ARSoto | FC)Archbishop Thomas Wenski distributes Communion to archdiocesan pilgrims during Mass Sept. 19 at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana. (ARSoto |FC)Miami pilgrims pray during Mass Sept. 19 at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana. (ARSoto |FC)Archbishop Thomas Wenski is interviewed by Anne Thompson of NBC News after celebrating Mass at Jesus de Miramar in Havana. (ARSoto |FC)After celebrating Mass at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana, Archbishop Thomas Wenski greets Margarita Heymann Boza, niece of Bishop Eduardo Boza Masvidal, the former auxiliary bishop of Havana and later bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela, whose cause for canonization has begun. (ARSoto | FC)Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses for photos with Cuban families who attended the Mass he celebrated at Jesus de Miramar Church in Havana. (ARSoto | FC)Sign outside Jesus de Miramar: Thanks for helping us lose our fear of dialogue. (ARSoto | FC)