13th annual Hope and Healing Mass

The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Assistance Ministry holds its 13th Annual Hope and Healing Mass on Sept. 21, 2024, at Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Road. The Mass is an opportunity for clergy abuse victim-survivors to find a safe space for healing where they can feel supported. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Participants take part in Mass. The Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office of Assistance Ministry holds its 13th Annual Hope and Healing Mass on Sept. 21, 2024, at Church of the Holy Family, 1080 W. Roosevelt Road. The Mass is an opportunity for clergy abuse victim-survivors to find a safe space for healing where they can feel supported. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Michael Hoffman, a clergy sexual abuse survivor and chair of the archdiocese's Hope and Healing Committee, speaks to participants at the beginning of Mass. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Kathy Minneci, a member of the archdiocese’s Hope and Healing Committee, proclaims a reading. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Father Rich Jakubik, pastor of St. Mary of the Woods and member of the Independent Review Board, proclaims the Gospel. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Mayra Flores, center, director of the archdiocese's Office of Assistance Ministry, and others take part in Mass. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Flores and Kathy Wallace, member of the Independent Review Board, present the gifts Jakubik. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Jakubik prays the eucharistic prayer. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
Minneci and others pray the Our Father. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)
A participant receives Communion from Father Rich Jakubik, pastor of St. Mary of the Woods and member of the archdiocesan Review Board. (Denise Duriga/Chicago Catholic)

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