BERKELEY, Calif. — Hundreds attended a Mass for victims of a deadly Berkeley balcony collapse, with the Catholic priest calling on people to offer support for the families of the six young people killed and the seven injured.

Father Aidan McAleenan said Wednesday evening at Oakland’s Cathedral that family members right now are focused on their loved ones rather than on the cause of the tragedy.

“We may well wonder and want to lash out and talk about the balcony and who built it,” said Father Aidan McAleenan, who rushed to hospitals after hearing of the disaster. “But at the end of the day what (families) want the most is to see their loved ones. They want to touch them, they want to hold them and they want to kiss them.”

Some families arrived from Ireland and were met by representatives from the Irish Consulate. None of them apparently attended the Mass, which drew some 300 people from around the San Francisco Bay Area.

A candlelight vigil for the victims was also in Berkeley Wednesday night.