Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle

This guide to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. starts with the road to Emmaus, the gospel scene rendered in gold and red glass on the Blessed Sacrament Chapel wall, where two disciples finally recognize Jesus only when he breaks bread at their table. It follows that same idea into the cathedral's main mosaic, where two peacocks bend to drink from a golden cup marked with the ancient monogram for Christ. Listen for how the same theme played out on November 25, 1963, when Cardinal Richard Cushing said Mass over a president's coffin a short walk from where you're standing.