The service is the first Catholic mass to take place in the Yard for at least 20 years and the priest was the only person other than House masters and administrators to enter Mass. Hall since Wednesday.
In addition, on Friday night, members of Harvard Hillel brought challah and wine to share with protesters at a service celebrating the beginning of Shabbat.
Building Support
PSLM members have also garnered significant support from those within the University, extending from House masters to undergraduates.
As administrators, masters are allowed to enter Mass. Hall, and the masters of Adams, Cabot, Eliot, Leverett and Lowell Houses have come by to visit students and offer their support.
The masters also composed an open letter last night urging administrators to negotiate with students.
The masters hope the letter will "provide a foundation for reconciliation," Eliot House Master Lino Pertile said yesterday.
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