Cardinal Timothy Dolan was the main celebrant of the Mass that kicked off the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan March 17. Bottom photo, concelebrants included, from left, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, papal nuncio to the United Nations; N.Y. Auxiliary Bishops Gerald Walsh and John O’Hara; and Rockville Centre Auxiliary Bishop Nelson Perez. Among the tens of thousands of marchers were the Xaverian H.S. Pipes and Drums from Bay Ridge.

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