The chrism Mass — one of the most solemn services of the liturgical calendar — is expected to bring Catholic clergy, laity, and other faithful to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph Tuesday night.
Bishop Robert Brennan
Bishop Brennan Leads Palm Sunday Procession During ‘Incredible Lent’
Bishop Robert Brennan commenced Holy Week with a Palm Sunday procession through the streets of Brooklyn, followed by Mass and a suggestion for Catholics everywhere.
“Let’s try to make Holy Week, this week, a little bit different,” he said.
Bishop Brennan to Lead Prayers for Pope Francis During Lenten Pilgrimage Stop
Bishop Robert Brennan will be holding a rosary service Wednesday evening at Corpus Christi Church, Woodside with intentions towards Pope Francis’ recovery from illness.
St. John’s Celebrates Life of Noted Philosopher Touted for Sainthood
Residents of Briarwood, Queens, gathered at nearby St. John’s University on March 24 along with scholars, students, and clergy, including Bishop Robert Brennan, to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Fernando Rielo, a philosopher and founder of the Idente Missionaries.
Bishop Returns Home to Lindenhurst As Grand Marshal of St. Pat’s Day Parade
With a smile on his face and a shillelagh in hand, Bishop Robert Brennan returned to his hometown, Lindenhurst on Long Island, on March 25 to march as grand marshal in the community’s Second Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The event was rain-soaked, but Lindenhurst’s citizenry lined the streets for the celebration.
From the Ashes: St. Pius X Parishioners Marvel at Rebuilt Church After Fire
Four years after a fire tore through their sanctuary, forcing them to attend Mass elsewhere while repairs were taking place, hundreds of parishioners gathered at St. Pius X Church on Sunday, March 26, to mark the rededication of their newly rebuilt church.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Honors Immigrants’ Quest for Better Lives
The 262nd New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade made its annual trek up Fifth Avenue on Friday, March 17, with a rousing spectacle of bagpipes, drums, and marchers carrying Irish-themed banners.
Bishop Brennan Grants Dispensation From Meat Abstinence on St. Patrick’s Day
Bishop Robert Brennan has announced that Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn are exempt from the Friday Lenten regulation to abstain from meat on St. Patrick’s Day this year.
Discerners Called to Forge Friendship With Christ at Bishop’s Vocation Retreat
During the annual Bishop’s Vocation Retreat last weekend, Bishop Robert Brennan urged 27 young men to forge deeper relationships with Jesus Christ in whatever life paths they choose — the priesthood, the diaconate, or laity.
Rite of Election Brings Soon-To-Be Catholics Closer to Baptism
Hundreds of people took a big step in her journey to becoming Catholics by taking part in the Rite of Election on Sunday, Feb. 26 — a time-honored tradition that takes place annually on the first Sunday of Lent and signifies the fact that those who are to be baptized — called catechumens — have been chosen, or elected, by the Church.