The streets of Bayside were alive with hymns and prayers during a Eucharistic procession on May 28 between Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and Sacred Heart of Jesus parishes in the northeastern Queens community.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church – Bayside
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Queens Named Diocesan Shrine of Saint Carlo Acutis
Fourteen-year-old Logan Juntereal is a parishioner at St. Nicholas of Tolentine in Jamaica, but made the trip to celebrate Mass at the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Bayside to celebrate the establishment of the Diocesan Shrine of Saint Carlo Acutis in the parish. He shared his excitement for the day and expressed his admiration for St. Carlo Acutis, who he called a modern-day embodiment of what it means to be a “true person” faithful to the Catholic church.
Students’ Rally Honors Rosary and Relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis
Catholic students in Bayside, Queens learned Oct. 7 that candidates for sainthood don’t have to be pious adults who lived hundreds of years ago, but also modern-day kids like themselves and Blessed Carlo Acutis, whose relict hey venerated at a Rosary Rally led by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.