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PAGE 2 THE CATHOLIC WEEK SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 The Catholic Week SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 Volume 84, Number 19 Official Publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile Published since 1934 The Catholic Week (USPS 094-660) is published bi-weekly by the Archdiocese of Mobile 356 Government Street Mobile, AL 36602 Periodical Postage Paid at Mobile, Alabama —POSTMASTER— Send address changes to: The Catholic Week, PO Box 349, Mobile, AL 36601 Mobile P.S. Form 3541-N —PUBLISHER— Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi —EDITOR— Robert W. Herbst 251-434-1544 rherbst@mobarch.org —PRODUCTION— Pamela C. Wheeler 251-434-1545 tcw@mobarch.org —ADVERTISING— Mary Ann Stevens 251-434-1543 mstevens@mobarch.org —OFFICE HOURS— 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday —PHONE NUMBERS— 251-432-3529 FAX: 251-434-1547 —OFFICE ADDRESS— 356 Government Street Mobile, Alabama —MAILING ADDRESS— PO Box 349 • Mobile AL 36601 —WEBSITE— thecatholicweek.com —ONLINE EDITION— www.mobarch.org —SUBSCRIPTIONS— Laura C. Ball 251-434-1535 lball@mobarch.org $22 out-of-parish, and $24 out-of- state. Address all subscription cor- respondence to The Catholic Week , PO Box 349, Mobile AL 36601. When changing address, renewing or inquiring about a subscription, customer should include a recent address label with old address and new address and allow four weeks for address change to take effect. DEADLINES for SEPTEMBER 28 News copy and photos: SEPTEMBER 18 NOON Advertising Camera-ready Ads: SEPTEMBER 18, NOON HONORING FIRST RESPONDERS ABOVE: Representatives of the Mobile Police Department stand during the Blue Mass on Sept. 11 at the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Con- ception. The annual Mass on Sept. 11 honors first responders. BELOW LEFT: Orange Beach Police Department Chief of Police Joseph Fierro prays during Mass. BELOW RIGHT: James Duff of the City of Mobile Fire-Rescue Department enters the Cathedral with his daughter, St. Mary Catholic School Pre K3 student ViviAnn Duff. BOTTOM LEFT: St. Benedict Catholic School fifth-graders sing during the Blue Mass Vocation Youth Confer- ence at The Steeple prior to the Blue Mass. BLUE MASS Photos by Rob Herbst The Catholic Week  For more photos, visit Facebook.com/TheCatholicWeek