Photo Gallery: With Irish dancing and bagpipes, annual Mass at St. Patrick Church in Washington celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and Irish pride
As part of the annual St. Patrick’s Day commemoration at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington on March 15, 2024, dancers from the O’Neill-James School of Irish Dance in Arlington performed traditional dances outside the church as Michael Scott from the MacMillan Pipe Band, based in Rockville, Maryland, accompanied them on the bagpipes. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)