Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, M.M.
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The annual Memorial Mass for Father Vincent R. Capodanno, MM, Servant of God, will take place at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Avenue in Northeast Washington. His Excellency, the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, will be the principal celebrant and homilist.
Archbishop Broglio celebrates this special Mass each year for the repose of Father Capodanno, a U.S. Navy Chaplain killed in Vietnam at the age of 38 on September 4, 1967—Labor Day in America—as he ministered to embattled U.S. Marines in South Vietnam’s Quế Sơn Valley, a strategically-important river basin. For his uncommon valor Father Capodanno, CHC, LT, USN, posthumously received the Nation’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, and in May 2006, the Catholic Church officially proclaimed him a Servant of God, thus formally initiating his Cause for Canonization.
Archbishop Broglio celebrates this special Mass each year for the repose of Father Capodanno, a U.S. Navy Chaplain killed in Vietnam at the age of 38 on September 4, 1967—Labor Day in America—as he ministered to embattled U.S. Marines in South Vietnam’s Quế Sơn Valley, a strategically-important river basin. For his uncommon valor Father Capodanno, CHC, LT, USN, posthumously received the Nation’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, and in May 2006, the Catholic Church officially proclaimed him a Servant of God, thus formally initiating his Cause for Canonization.
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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017-1517, United States
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