On Friday, March 29, there will be a prayer vigil for persecuted Christians. The Traditional Latin Mass will be offered 6:00 PM at Holy Innocents Church on West 37th Street and Broadway. Stations of the Cross follow the Mass. 
Following the Stations of the Cross, we will meet at the front steps of the Church. At approximately 7:00 PM, we will walk south on Broadway to Herald Square, West 34th Street and Broadway. At Herald Square, we will pray the Holy Rosary. 
Following the Holy Rosary, we will walk west on 34th Street and north on 7th Avenue while we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet and sing hymns. 
In Times Square, West 44th Street and Broadway, we will pray the Chaplet of Saint Michael. We will walk back to Holy Innocents where we will conclude with the Litany for Persecuted Christians and the blessing with and veneration of the relic of the True Cross. All are invited, please spread the word!

Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation at St. Helen’s in Howard Beach, NY. It was a full house and many of the parishioners who have experienced it for the first time said it was “like being in heaven”, as it should! Fr. Joseph Swosta was the celebran; Fr. Joseph Scolaro, Deacon;  Fr. Christopher Heanue, Subdeacon; Joseph Feliciano, MC . Photos courtesy of Arrys Ortanez.

The Feast of St. Joseph, celebrated at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Oratory, Bridgeport, CT. Photo from the Oratory’s Facebook page. (above)

The Feast of St. Joseph, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church, New York. Photos courtesy of Arrys Ortanez. (below)

The Feast of St. Joseph celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Newark. Photos courtesy of “At the Table with Tony” Facebook page. (below)

The Feast of St. Joseph celebrated at the Pontifical Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New York. Photos courtesy of Teddy Thongratnachat. (below)

Just out! The brothers of the St. Benedict Center have put together a beautiful video of highlights of the Solemn Pontifical Mass of the Lepanto Conference, which took place on Saturday, Feb. 16 at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, New York.  Most Reverend James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn was the celebrant.