Cardinal Dolan speaks at a Catholic Charities Holy Thursday food distribution event March 29 at Cristo Rey New York High School in East Harlem, where Goya Foods recommitted its support to Catholic Charities by announcing a 300,000-pound food donation to Charities’ pantries to help New Yorkers in need.
Chris Sheridan
Father Robert Porpora, pastor of St. Denis parish, Hopewell Junction, washes the foot of a parishioner during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.
Nate Whitchurch
A volunteer hands out a bag of apples at Cristo Rey.
Chris Sheridan
A foot of another parishioner is washed during the Holy Thursday rite at St. Denis.
Nate Whitchurch
Father Patrick Dunne, parochial vicar at St. Denis, served as principal celebrant of the Holy Thursday Mass there.
Nate Whitchurch
Each of the faithful whose feet were washed during the Holy Thursday liturgy at St. Denis was given a towel inscribed with a Scripture verse from the Gospel of John.
Nate Whitchurch
A church-goer venerates a crucifix on Good Friday, March 30, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Maria R. Bastone
Deacon Kareem Smith holds a cross in the cathedral’s sanctuary.
Maria R. Bastone
Auxiliary Bishop John O’Hara delivered the Meditation on the Seven Last Words of Christ before Cardinal Dolan celebrated the Passion of the Lord.
Maria R. Bastone
Congregants pray at the cathedral during the Three Hours’ Reflection on the Passion and Death of Jesus.
Maria R. Bastone
Fifteen elect received the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil at Transfiguration and St. James/St. Joseph parish, Manhattan, March 31.
Maria R. Bastone
Candlelight illuminates the faithful gathered for the Easter Vigil Mass at Transfiguration Church.