St. Petersburg, Fla.
The day after delivering his first major address to the nation, Paul Ryan attended daily mass at Our Lady of Grace parish in St. Petersburg. The church, built in 1929, is a beautiful structure that is “Byzantine in style with Romanesque features.” A sign in front of the church read: “ALL ARE WELCOME.”

The Republican vice presidential candidate was accompanied in his pew by his wife Janna and his mother Betty. A number of Catholic elected officials, such as Kansas governor Sam Brownback and New Jersey congressman Chris Smith, were also in attendance. Passages from 1 Corinthians, Psalm 145, and the Gospel of Matthew comprised the daily readings.