The Festival Chorus and St. Joseph’s University Parish Choir will unite to present “Tenebrae: A Service of Shadows” on Friday, April 11. The service will be held at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s University Parish located at 3269 Main St. in Buffalo. This candlelight service will be open to the public and a free will […]
The Parish Council of Blessed Sacrament Church is pleased to announce that a special Taizé-Tenebrae service will be held on Good Friday, April 18, at Blessed Sacrament Church, 1029 Delaware Ave., in Buffalo. The service, The Funeral of Our Lord, is a combination of the 20th century ecumenical Taizé service and the eighth century Tenebrae […]
The Catholic Church has a series of practices and traditions that mark the liturgical calendar and guide the spiritual life of its faithful. Among these are fasting and abstinence during Lent, the 40-day period of preparation for Easter. To help Catholics live this special liturgical time and deepen their knowledge of the faith, the following […]
The Downtown Family of Catholic Parishes has prepared two versions of the Stations of the Cross for the Catholic faithful to pray before. The Stations of the Cross devotion will be held on alternating Fridays at 7 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church and St. Louis Church. Blessed Sacrament will hold an interactive multi-media service on […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Christians on Ash Wednesday to set out in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, full of hope, throughout the season of Lent. In his prepared March 5 catechesis, the Holy Father, who remains in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, spoke about the 12-year-old Jesus’ desire to live […]
Hours before he would distribute ashes to students of Notre Dame Academy, Father Bill Quinlivan was welcoming a local television station reporter into St. Martin of Tours Church in South Buffalo to explain the background of Ash Wednesday. He noted that while it’s not a holy day of obligation, it’s one of the busiest days […]
As Bishop Michael W. Fisher welcomed all in celebration to the Easter Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral on March 31, he exclaimed, “We are finally ready to say alleluia, for He is risen” On that bright and cool morning, Bishop Fisher extolled all as people of hope, and people who believe. He welcomed all new […]
“With all the issues that I mentioned in the homily, and in the world today, isn’t this an awesome sight?” That question by Father Leon Biernat was answered by thunderous applause from a congregation which filled St. Gregory the Great Church in Williamsville for Easter Vigil Mass, March 30. The sight Father Biernat was referring […]
On Wednesday, April 3, families with special needs are invited to an Inclusive Easter Mass at 7 p.m. at St. Bernadette Parish, 5930 S. Abbott Rd., Orchard Park. Father Joseph Wolf, senior parochial vicar, will celebrate the Mass. Father Gerard Skrzynski, moderator for the Buffalo Catholic Deaf Society, will interpret the Mass through American Sign […]
CNA/VATICAN CITY — On the morning of Easter Sunday 2024, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St. Peter’s Square before delivering his urbi et orbi message and blessing from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica in the presence of an estimated 60,000 people. “Urbi et orbi” means “To the city (of Rome) and to […]
