New Evangelization Television (NET-TV) will provide live coverage of the ordinations of Auxiliary Bishops James Massa and Witold Mroziewski, from St. Joseph Co-Cathedral on Monday, July 20, beginning at 1:30 p.m. The ceremony also will also be streamed live on www.netny.tv.
Auxiliary Bishop James Massa
Auxiliary Bishops Named to Titular Sees in US
While serving as auxiliary bishops of Brooklyn, Bishop James Massa has been named the titular bishop of Bardstown, Ky., and Bishop Witold Mroziewski has been named the titular bishop of Walla Walla, Wash.
Reactions from Massa Family, Friends
Bishop James Massa’s sister, brother and close friend, Msgr. Fernando Ferrarese reflect on the news of his episcopal appointment.
His Friends Are Better Off Having Known Father Massa
By Father Robert M. Powers I met James Massa when he arrived at St. Teresa’s in Woodside in August, 1985. At the time I was a fifth-grade teacher at St. David’s School in Manhattan and had an apartment in Sunnyside. I had recently joined the parish through the warm invitation of Father D. Joseph Finnerty, […]
Bishop Massa Is Committed To Building Trust, Respect
Rabbi Gilbert Rosental shares his experiences of how he and then-Father James Massa worked together harmoniously and with deep respect for each other’s faith commitment and professional talents at the Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Our New Bishops Bring Unique Talents
My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, To be called to be a successor of the Apostles is a great honor, but also a great responsibility. During the week of July 5, the two Bishops-elect, James Massa and Witold Mroziewski, and I spent a week on retreat at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie.
Father Daniel O. Kingsley
For Father Daniel O. Kingsley, 26, the journey to priesthood began with one simple question: “Have you ever considered Cathedral Preparatory Seminary?”
Prayers for Middle East
Bishop-elect James Massa celebrated a Tridentine Mass in Latin at Holy Name Church, Park Slope, on June 19, to pray for peace in the Middle East.
Bikers’ Pilgrimage Pedalled Vocations
Mission accomplished! The two priests and three seminarians who set out to bicycle their way up the East Coast, from Florida to Long Island, have completed the route and are home safe and secure in the knowledge that their mission of pedalling vocations has been successful.
New Bishops Have No Time to Be Shocked
There was lots of excitement on Tuesday morning when the Diocese of Brooklyn learned that it had received two new auxiliary bishops.The announcement came from the Apostolic Nuncio in Washington, D.C., that Fathers James Massa and Witold Mroziewski were to be ordained bishops to assist Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in the pastoral work of the diocese.