▁events ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Richard ▁Card inal ▁C ushing ▁celebrated ▁a ▁Re qu iem ▁for ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁that ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁broadcast ▁to ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁Boston ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Moz art ▁Re qu iem . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁held ▁a ▁ 3 8 - min ute ▁prayer ▁service ▁for ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁pri ests ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁an ▁inter fa ith ▁prayer ▁vig il ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Mar athon ▁bomb ing ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁c athedral , ▁with ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁e ul ogy . ▁ ▁C athedral ▁High ▁School ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Card inal ▁William ▁O ' Con nell ▁founded ▁C athedral ▁High ▁School ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁charged ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁with ▁operating ▁the ▁institution . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁remains ▁at ▁this ▁site ▁today . ▁ ▁Ph otos ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Catholic ▁c athed r als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁List ▁of ▁c athed r als ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁C athedral ▁Site ▁ ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Boston ▁Official ▁Site