Photos: Bishop-elect Edward Burns
Photo captions: Bishop-elect Edward Burns holds a monstrance Tuesday during a special service, called Exposition and Benediction, held for President Obama at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The monstrance holds the Blessed Sacrament (the consecrated host which Catholics believe is the Body of Christ). He uses a cloth over his hands as a sign of reverence and respect.
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Burns, left, and Archbishop Roger Schwietz, of the Archdiocese of Anchorage, serve communion at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary during Monday's noon mass.
From left, Burns, deacon Gary Horton, Father Pat Travers and alter servers Nico Gloke and Miguel Rohrbacher wait to process into the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Monday to start the noon mass.