Photos from Holy Week Celebrations that took place all around the diocese.
Diocesan News
Following the Cross In Sunset Park
Parishes in the Brooklyn deanery of Sunset Park conducted their annual Good Friday Way of the Cross through the streets of the neighborhood.
Walking the Way of the Cross
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Archbishop Bernadito Auza, the representative of the Holy See at the United Nations, follow the cross on Good Friday morning as it makes its way from St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Brooklyn, to the Brooklyn Bridge, April 19.
Good Friday in Sheepshead Bay
Father Michael Panicali, parochial vicar at St. Mark’s – St. Margaret Mary parish, led a Good Friday Stations of the Cross through Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beach down to the Atlantic Ocean.
Good Friday in Borough Park
As the faithful gathered at St. Frances de Chantal Church in Borough Park on Good Friday evening for the Polish Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, room inside the church quickly ran out.
Italian Tradition in Bensonhurst
Members of the Italian apostolates in Bensonhurst participated in their annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross through the neighborhood, April 19.
Light and New Life Highlight Easter Vigil
Light and hope filled St. John Vianney Church in Flushing as nearly 50 adults and three children were welcomed into the Catholic Church on the most sacred night of the liturgical year.
Holy Week in Diocese
Photos from throughout the diocese during Holy Week.
A Joyful Easter Vigil at St. Clare’s Parish
With a four-hour-long liturgy, parishioners at St. Clare Church in Rosedale celebrated the most important night of the Catholic calendar.
Good Friday Procession at St. Mel’s Parish
Saint Mel’s parish, Flushing, held the traditional Good Friday’s Processione del Cristo Morto e dell’Addolorata (Procession with the Dead Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows).