“In this church, thousands have passed through the door that celebrates the love of God,” said Bishop Tiedemann. “We gather in prayer and thanksgiving for the many blessings you and I have experienced as we passed through these doors.”
St. Rosalia-Regina Pacis – Bensonhurst Brooklyn
Bishop Begins Series Of Deanery Masses
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio has embarked on a journey that will take him to each of the 22 newly formed parish deaneries during this pastoral year, 2016-2017. A deanery is a grouping of parishes near one another that cooperate and work together on special projects.
Woodside Pilgrims Visit Holy Doors
Four buses of pilgrims from St. Sebastian Church visited the six Holy Doors for the Jubilee Year of Mercy in Brooklyn and Queens.
Father Jaroslaw Szeraszewicz
Four days before his 36th birthday, Father Jaroslaw Szeraszewicz will follow in the footsteps of his hero, Pope St. John Paul II, and be ordained to the priesthood.
Pilgrimage to Holy Door
The Rosary Ministry Society of St. Helen’s parish, Howard Beach, sponsored a trip to the Holy Doors of Mercy at the Basilica of Regina Pacis in Bensonhurst.
Spreading Mercy
During this Holy Year of Mercy, the faithful in Brooklyn joined Catholics throughout the world in responding to a request Jesus made through St. Faustina. Jesus promised great graces to anyone who trusts in His Mercy, especially through veneration of this image.
Good Friday in Bensonhurst
Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez led the traditional Good Friday procession conducted by the parishes in Bensonhurst.
Divine Mercy Sunday Observances
In this Year of Mercy, the Feast of Divine Mercy will be observed with special events at various diocesan parishes, especially those with Holy Doors.
Holy Door Pilgrimage
Forty-seven parishioners from Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal parish, Ridgewood, under the leadership of their pastor, Father Anthony Sansone, along with Father Johny Chengalan Thomas, C.M.I., made a one-day pilgrimage to the Basilica of Regina Pacis and to St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Brooklyn Pilgrims Visit Six Holy Doors
Shortly before sunrise on a recent Saturday, more than 150 people walked through the doors of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Flatlands, thus beginning their day-long pilgrimage to all six Holy Doors in Brooklyn and Queens.