Capt. Daniel L. Mode, a Navy chaplain from the Diocese of Arlington, celebrates Mass aboard the USS Blue Ridge, the oldest operational ship in the Navy, last month.

Father Mode was ordained in 1992. Early in his ministry, he was vice principal and chaplain for Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, serving in the naval reserves during the summers. He was assigned to active duty for the U.S. Navy in 2007.