There will not be a Mass at St. Charles this Monday, May 27. We invite you to attend the 7 AM Mass for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage at the nearby St. James Co-Cathedral or the Eucharistic procession that starts from St. James at 8:30 AM.
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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Comes to Brooklyn
As part of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, American Catholics are journeying with Jesus along four routes that will meet at the National Eucharistic Congress in July 2024. Our parish will be a stop along the eastern Elizabeth Ann Seton route, which begins in Hartford, CT on May 17; travels along the Atlantic coast; through Baltimore, our nation’s oldest diocese; before crossing the Appalachian Mountains.
On Monday, May 27, Memorial Day, there will be a Mass at St. James Co-Cathedral at 7 AM (note changed location). Afterwards, National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will have a Eucharistic Procession that starts at 8:30 AM at St. James and processes by several churches in Brooklyn, including ours, before taking a boat from Bay Ridge to Liberty State Park.
If you would like to join in the Eucharistic Procession or any of the other events while the National Pilgrimage is in Brooklyn, you can register for free online.
Tonight’s Catholic Professionals Mtg Cancelled
Tonight’s Catholic Professionals meeting is cancelled. We will meet next month on May 14.
Upcoming Catholic Professionals Gathering
The Catholic Young Professionals will be starting back up again this month with a meeting at the rectory Tuesday, April 23, at 7:30 PM. There will be refreshments as we gather to reconvene and discuss our faith together. Please join us and reach out to Tevin Williams if you have any questions.
Homily – Divine Mercy Sunday
Last Saturday evening at Easter vigils around the world, literally hundreds of thousands of people were baptized.
Given the new life of great grace and made members of our church community, that’s amazing. Literally hundreds of thousands. And in our own diocese there are two parishes. One had 75 baptized, the other had 70 baptized, as well as all of the other parishes where baptisms took place. Clearly, in our diocese there were over 500 baptized at Easter vigils.
Continue reading “Homily – Divine Mercy Sunday”Homily – Palm Sunday
A brief thought for Holy Week. It really is a five act play.
The first act: triumph today, the day that Jesus enters Jerusalem. People hail him as King of the Jews.
Triumph Act 2: Holy Thursday. Gift. Jesus gives us the gift of His body and blood. The Eucharist, which we gather this morning to celebrate.
Day Three. Triumph and gift come together. The triumph of the cross. Jesus truly is the king on His throne. For us, the sign of our salvation gift. Because it is literally his body and blood given for us
Day Four. Holy Saturday. The gift of hope. The gift of Promise. Our sign of everlasting Life.
Day five at five. Resurrection and Triumph. Holy Week is a delicate balance of triumph and gift, the triumph of Christ Jesus, the gift of his body and blood and everlasting life.
As we go now to the Eucharist. Let us pray that throughout this Holy Week, we will follow the journey of the Lord truly in triumph. From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday to the Lord’s Banquet, to the Lord’s gift of his body and blood, always rejoicing that Christ Jesus is gift and triumph.
