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Denise Ortiz of Arlington, Va., gets emotional at the end of the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Wednesday. Ms. Ortiz, originally from Puerto Rico, prayed for the blessing of her children, including her daughter who earned her law degree from Catholic University of America this year.

Denise Ortiz of Arlington, Va., gets emotional at the end of the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Wednesday. Ms. Ortiz, originally from Puerto Rico, prayed for the blessing of her children, including her daughter who earned her law degree from Catholic University of America this year.

Denise Ortiz of Arlington, Va., gets emotional at the end of the canonization Mass for Junipero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Wednesday. Ms. Ortiz, originally from Puerto Rico, prayed for the blessing of her children, including her daughter who earned her law degree from Catholic University of America this year.