The worldwide observance of the Year for Consecrated Life proclaimed by Pope Francis will open in the diocese with prayer services in Brooklyn and Queens. Our Lady of Angels Church, Bay Ridge, will be the site for the Brooklyn service on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3:30 p.m. The opening in Queens will take place on […]
Consecrated Life
Bishop Praises Work of Religious in the Diocese (with video)
In the wake of Pope Francis’ announcement that the next liturgical year will be dedicated to consecrated life, the Diocese of Brooklyn celebrated its own religious men and women. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the liturgy for the World Day for Consecrated Life Feb. 2 at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. […]
Learning from Those in Consecrated Life
by Father John Cush Last weekend, on the feast of the Presentation, the Church celebrated the gift of consecrated life. It is a true gift that those who live the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience in religious communities and other forms of vows (like those who have committed to be consecrated virgins or […]
Consecrated Life and World Day for the Sick
by Sister Constance Carolyn Veit, lsp, Each February, the Church celebrates two events of special significance to Little Sisters of the Poor. On Feb. 2, the Church celebrates the World Day of Consecrated Life, a day important to all men and women religious. On Feb. 11, the World Day of the Sick is observed. Each […]