At the closing Mass for the 13th National Black Catholic Congress on July 23, 2023, Lynné Gray , the director of music for the congress, leads the combined choir that included singers from parishes across the United States. The gathering was held at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland. Gray is the music ministry director at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Washington. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)