Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Divine Providence with the Puerto Rican community on Nov. 21 at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral. Concelebrants included Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros and Father Freddy Cintron, who coordinates ministry among Puerto Ricans.
In the Diocese of Brooklyn, the Holy Year of Mercy will officially open on Sunday, Dec. 13, with the “opening” of Holy Doors at six different sites.
A Christmas Concert and Tree Lighting will take place at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, on Friday, Dec. 4. Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m., followed by the outdoor concert and festivities.
Sister Vincent Louise Tesoriero, C.S.J., 96, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 73 years, died Sept. 29, in Sacred Heart Convent, Hempstead, L.I.
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio led the recitation of the rosary at the annual Rosary Rally for elementary school children at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Several hundred people venerated the remains of the girl known as the “little saint of great mercy” at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park, and St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, Oct. 1 and 2, respectively.
When Pope Francis celebrated Mass for 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden, the Brooklyn Diocese was well represented – on and off the altar.
It is the first time that the saint’s body has travelled to the U.S. and only the second time that it has left Italy. The relics can be venerated at Good Shepherd Church, Marine Park, on Thursday Oct. 1 and at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Prospect Heights, on Friday, Oct. 2.
On a Friday morning, people walking on the Brooklyn Bridge solemnly made way for a group of 50 firefighters marching from Ground Zero to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights, where they celebrated a Mass for those lost on Sept. 11, 2001. The firefighters were carrying 23 flags, one for each of the members of Battalion 57 who perished trying to save lives after the attack on the World Trade Center.
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