Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez joined Msgr. Guy Massie, pastor; Father Cletus Forson, parochial vicar; and hundreds of past and present parishioners of Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens, for the parish’s decades-old Good Friday street procession. Led by a large red cross, the faithful recall Christ’s Passion by candlelight, carrying statues of the Body of […]
Carroll Gardens
Photos: Italians Honor Our Lady Of Sorrows
Brooklyn’s first Italian Roman Catholic parish – Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen, Carroll Gardens – hosted the Congrega Maria S.S. Addolorata and the people of Mola Di Bari on Sept. 8 as they honored the feast of their hometown patron saint, Our Lady of Sorrows, with a traditional Italian street procession and Mass. This year marked the […]
Carroll Gardens Procession
Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen parish, Carroll Gardens, conducted its annual Good Friday procession, with a statue of the Sorrowful Mother and a replica of the Body of the crucified Jesus. The walk has been talking place in the predominantly Italian community for more than 60 years.
Good Friday in Carroll Gardens
Former and present parishioners will gather at Brooklyn’s oldest Italian parish, Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church, Carroll Gardens, to solemnly process through the streets on Good Friday, April 6, beginning at 7 p.m. While the neighborhood has seen much change since the parish’s founding by Italian immigrants in 1882, this time- honored tradition and […]