Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting Washington and celebrate a Mass at Nationals Park on April
17. For parishoners interested in obtaining a non-transferable ticket for the Mass we will be
conducting a lottery. To participate in the lottery, please read the following information,
complete a lottery form, and submit it by the deadline.
What if I win?
Names drawn in this lottery will be submitted to the Archdiocese and to event security. A ticket
will be issued that may be used only by you. On April 17, you will need to bring the ticket and
a photo ID to the new Nationals Park. Because of traffic and parking restrictions, plan to take
Metro to the stadium (Green Line/Navy Yard station). You will need to clear security and be in
your seat by 7:30 am. The Papal Mass is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am.
How do I enter the lottery?
- To allow broad participation, two members of any family registered in the parish may submit
their names on a lottery form. Names submitted more than once or families with more than
two names submitted will not be entered in the drawing.
- One or two names may be entered on each form. For each name submitted, please include the
corresponding phone number, address and age.
- Deadline: Forms must be submitted to the parish office by 2 pm on Friday, March 28 (mail-in entries must also be received by 2 pm on Friday, March 28), or
turned in following Mass on Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30. E-mails and faxes
will not be accepted.
- The lottery will be held Tuesday, April 1, and the results will be available in the church (on
the bulletin board) after 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 3.
Download the Form
The Lottery Form is available for download in two formats:
- Papal Mass Form (
PDF Format*) and - Papal Mass Form (
MS Word Document)
To download either file in Windows, click on its link with your right mouse button and select "Save to Disk" or "Save Target As..." from the pop-up menu. For Mac users, either simply click on the file's link or hold the option key down and click on the file's link simultaneously. Note where on your computer the file is being saved. Some browsers will open PDF documents in your browser window. If that happens, you can either print the file directly from your browser or you can save (download) the file by selecting "Save as" from your browser's File menu. Print the form out and follow its instructions. If you have difficulty downloading the form, contact Jim Cook, parish web page staff.
*If you need a PDF file reader, one can be downloaded at: Adobe
Acrobat Free Reader 