On Thursday, June 3, at 6 pm, the Church of the Holy Innocents will mark the final First Thursday of the Year for Priests with a Solemn Mass and Corpus Christi procession down Broadway and through the streets around the midtown church, located on 37th Street between Broadway and Seventh Avenue. The liturgical procession will begin just after the Mass at around 7:15 PM and conclude with Solemn Benediction back in the church. A reception will follow in the church hall.
“It is a great blessing this year that the traditional date of Corpus Christi is also the last First Thursday of the Year for Priests,“ said Rev. Thomas Kallumady, pastor of the Church of the Holy Innocents, “what better day to celebrate the Catholic priesthood than on the very day when we celebrate our most Blessed Sacrament?”
Established in 1868, the Church of the Holy Innocents celebrates the 140th anniversary of the current church building this year. Its sanctuary features murals painted by Constantino Brumidi, who decorated the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The church continues to serve the garment district with both spiritual and social programs.
The Rev. James Miara of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in the Bronx will celebrate the Mass and preach. Christopher Mueller will lead Manhattan’s Church of Notre Dame Choir providing the music: a Mass setting by Flemish Renaissance composer Philippe de Monte, Gregorian chant, and music by Orlande de Lassus and Palestrina.
WHAT: Solemn Mass, Procession and Solemn Benediction for the Feast of Corpus Christi
WHERE: The Church of the Holy Innocents, 128 W. 37th Street, Manhattan
WHEN: June 3, 2010: Solemn Mass, 6 PM; Procession, 7:15 PM; Solemn Benediction, 7:45 PM; reception to follow in the church hall
For more information, call (212) 569-1252.
Also, some more upcoming events and activities in New York City:
Friday, June 11, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Solemn Pontifical Mass on the Feast of the Sacred Heart
Celebrant: His Excellency, Francois Gayot, Archbishop Emeritus of Cap-Haitien, Haiti
The Church of St. Jean Baptiste
Lexington Ave. between 75th and 76th Streets
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Devotion to the Sacred Heart Conference and Solemn Mass
Tickets $20
To reserve tickets, call (212) 569-1252
Conference
Church of Our Saviour, 59 Park Ave at 38th Street
Registration – 10:00 a.m.
Morning Session – 10:30 a.m.
Break – 12:30 p.m.
Afternoon Session – 3:00 p.m.
Speakers: Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J.; Fr. Michael Barone; Fr. Joseph Koterski, S.J.; Dr. Donald Reynolds; Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Solemn Mass at 1:00 p.m.
Church of the Holy Innocents
128 W. 37th Street (near Broadway)
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