Jefferson Barracks Mass

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Title: Jefferson Barracks Mass
Creator(s): Saint Louis Globe-Democrat
Content Type: picture
Subject(s): Barracks
Military churches
Mass.
Lord's Supper.
Geographic Area: Saint Louis (Mo.)
Jefferson Barracks (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Time Period: 1940-1949
Description: A group of soldiers attending 6:30 p.m. mass. The mass dispensation to hear mass after 12 noon was granted to army members by Pope Pius XII two weeks ago. Soldiers who receive communion are obliged to fast four hours from solid food and one hour from liquids before the mass begins. In this picture Lieut. Wolf, Catholic chaplain, celebrant of the mass, is about to distribute communion.
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Classification: M112-STLSubject-JeffersonBarracksEnv2-019.tif
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