You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please verify your current subsription or subscribe.
Lewiston firefighters assemble Sunday morning in front of Ladder 1 at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, where they hung a large American flag with Lisbon Fire Department’s tower unit at the annual Blue Mass. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalThe Maine State Police Pipe and Drum Team plays Sunday morning as people arrive for the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalThe Maine State Police Pipe and Drum Team plays Sunday morning as people arrive for the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalLewiston Police Chief David St. Pierre, left and Deputy Chief Adam Higgins greet people as they arrive Sunday morning for the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalThe Maine State Police Pipe and Drum Team plays Sunday morning as people arrive for the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalPeople file out of the basilica Sunday morning after the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The Mass honored the dedication and sacrifice of those who serve in law enforcement and as first responders. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalPeople file out of the basilica Sunday morning after the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The Mass honored the dedication and sacrifice of those who serve in law enforcement and as first responders. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalPeople file out of the basilica Sunday morning after the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The Mass honored the dedication and sacrifice of those who serve in law enforcement and as first responders. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalPeople file out of the basilica Sunday morning after the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The Mass honored the dedication and sacrifice of those who serve in law enforcement and as first responders. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalBishop James T. Ruggieri, at right wearing a pink zucchetto, says a prayer at the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalBishop James T. Ruggieri adds incense to a thurible Sunday during the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalThe Entrance Procession walks down the center aisle during the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalChildren head to a special Children’s Liturgy Sunday in a different part of the basilica at the start of the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun JournalA young girl who dashed away from her mother at the back of the basilica Sunday morning approaches the altar at the annual Blue Mass at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...
More by Russ Dillingham
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less