With an opening procession of 36 lay people representing the newly-forming families of parishes in the diocese, the Diocese of Buffalo’s 175th Anniversary Mass held Sunday afternoon on May 1 kicked off a yearlong list of activities to commemorate its founding by Pope Pius IX in 1847. Bishop Michael W. Fisher, concelebrants retired Buffalo Bishop […]
The Department of Pastoral Ministries, along with St. Gianna Pregnancy Outreach Center and the Mother Teresa Home, will sponsor the Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb on Sunday, May 1 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral in downtown Buffalo. Bishop Michael W. Fisher and Cheryl Calire, executive director of the […]
Bishop Michael W. Fisher, assisted by Father Sean Paul Fleming and Deacon Steve Schumer, celebrated Easter Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral on April 17. Cantors, a choir and the Cathedral Brass added to the pageantry of the special liturgy. (Photos by Patrick J. Buechi)
The Lord is Risen … Alleluia. With that greeting, Bishop Michael W. Fisher welcomed a large number of the faithful to St. Joseph Cathedral for the Easter Day Mass. With the Cathedral altar resplendent in spring flowers, Bishop Fisher said it is time again to proclaim alleluia because with the end of Lent our hearts […]
St. Augustine has called the Easter Vigil Mass the “mother of all vigils.” Anyone attending St. Joseph Cathedral on April 16 would likely agree. The two-hour celebration welcomed two people into the Church, a third reading from Scripture, and fire. The service began in near total darkness as a part of the Service of Light. […]
Do this in remembrance of me… And so, begins the Sacred Triduum, the period of Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday that remains the holiest period in the Christian Church. The celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season and leads to the Resurrection of the Lord on the Easter Vigil. During Holy […]
The Diocese of Buffalo observed one of its most solemn and special Masses of the year with the celebration of the Chrism Mass Tuesday evening at St. Joseph Cathedral. Bishop Michael W. Fisher served as principal celebrant and homilist with a host of diocesan priests as designated concelebrants of the Mass. Father Seán Paul Fleming, […]
St. Joseph Cathedral had all the pews open and saw a nearly filled church as it celebrated the lay men and women who generously give their time so lovingly to their parishes. The Lay Award of St. Joseph was presented on March 19 to nearly 80 individuals who have dedicated their time to various ministries […]
The Rite of Election was a family affair for the Russells as the five teenage siblings journeyed further on their path into the Catholic Faith on March 6 during the Rite of Election held at St. Joseph Cathedral. Daniel, Alaysha, Chloe, Elijah and Kaylia made the group decision to officially join the Catholic faith after […]
The Virtual Diocesan Youth Conference is returning this year with the theme “Through Him, With Him, In Him.” National speaker and musician Steve Angrisano will serve as keynote speaker for the evening program. Some may recognize Angrisano from his two appearances at Diocesan Youth Convention. The Saturday, March 5 event begins at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral where […]
