Photos: Holy Cross Academy holds Blue Mass

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DELRAN — Holy Cross Preparatory Academy in conjunction with the Burlington County Police Chiefs Association held their Third Annual Blue Mass in honour of county law enforcement on Monday at the school on Route 130. After the mass, the school held a luncheon for officers.

Holy Cross Preparatory Academy students and others applaud the members of law enforcement as they leave Blue Mass on Monday at the Delran school. Holy Cross joins the Burlington County Police Chiefs Association to hold the Mass for county law enforcement each year. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
Burlington County Department of Corrections Capt. Robert Inman bows his head in prayer at Blue Mass hosted by Holy Cross Preparatory Academy and the Burlington County Police Chiefs Association on Monday. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
As the Pledge of Allegiance is recited, Burlington County Department of Corrections Warden Matthew Leith salutes the flag with his fellow officers during the Holy Cross Preparatory Academy and the Burlington County Police Chiefs Association’s Third Annual Blue Mass for Burlington County law enforcement on Monday. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST
Father Chris Colavito officiates the Blue Mass and recites his homily during the Blue Mass at Holy Cross Preparatory Academy in Delran on Monday. Officers participate in the Third Annual Blue Mass for county law enforcement on Monday at Holy Cross Preparatory Academy in Delran. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
Two Crisis Response K-9s with their handlers attend the Blue Mass for Burlington County law enforcement at Holy Cross Preparatory Academy in Delran on Monday. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
Officers shake hands as a sign of peace during the Holy Cross Preparatory Academy and the Burlington County Police Chiefs Association’s Third Annual Blue Mass for Burlington County law enforcement at the Delran school on Monday. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
Father Chris Colavito, left, administers Holy Communion to officers during the Blue Mass on Monday. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
Medford Township Police Lt. Bill Dunleavy reads from the Scriptures during the Blue Mass on Monday. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
Burlington County Police Chiefs Association’s Honor Guard, during the Holy Cross Preparatory Academy, processes into the Blue Mass on Monday at the Delran school. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
Florence Police Capt. Jon Greenberg waits in the hallway with his department prior to the processional at the start of the Blue Mass for Burlington County law enforcement on Monday. [NANCY ROKOS / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
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