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11 Jun

2016

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

Posted by Stuart Chessman 

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(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.

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

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“A lot more people than expected.”

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There followed a tour of the crypt.

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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.”

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Solemn Vespers followed.

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(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!

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

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