Pilgrimage to Church of the Most Precious Blood for the Year of Mercy.

(Above) The “Old Cathedral” of St. Patrick’s – in the process of restoration.

Today there took place a pilgrimage of parishioners of Holy Innocents Church to the Church of the Most Precious Blood. This has been designated as having a “door of mercy” for the Archdiocese.

Msgr. Sakano, the pastor of Old St. Patrick’s, talked about the restoration project.

“A lot more people than expected.”

There followed a tour of the crypt.

The group of pilgrims then assembled to head south to the “Shrine of the Most Precious Blood,” which is joined with Old St. Patrick’s since “Making all Things New.”

Solemn Vespers followed.

(Above and below) This church, just steps away from the chaos of Little Italy and Canal Street, is a quiet sanctuary of Catholic devotions – both those of Italian cities and villages and those known throughout the Church. A relic of St Anthony of Padua is coming next week!

(Above) “The National Shrine of San Gennaro.”