On Aug. 14, Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated a Mass at St. Joseph Patron of the Universal Church to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Pope John XXIII Movement in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Feast of the Assumption
Sun, Sand, Scripture: Bishop Celebrates Feast of the Assumption on the Beach
Anne Ryan, a parishioner of Blessed Trinity Parish in Breezy Point, spent time at Bay Side Beach on the evening of Aug. 15. But she wasn’t there to go swimming. She was there to attend Mass. Ryan, a parishioner for 60 years, was one of hundreds of people who participated in a special shoreline Mass marking the Feast of the Assumption.
Pope Gives Rosaries to Syrian Catholics on Major Marian Feast Day
Pope Francis is giving 6,000 rosaries that he blessed personally to Catholic communities in Syria as a symbol of his closeness to them on the Feast of the Assumption, he announced during his Angelus message on August 15.
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast of the Assumption