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Good Friday Observances
Obed Lima Photo
Members of the Jornada movement from Guardian Angel parish, Brighton Beach, reenact the Passion and crucifixion of Jesus during pageantry on Ocean Pkwy.
Stefanie Gutierrez Photo
The Latino community of St. Fidelis parish, College Point, retrace the steps of Jesus with their outdoor Stations of the Cross. Flowers were placed at 14 designated spots in the community as places of prayer and meditation.
Stefanie Gutierrez Photo
Parishes in Maspeth were accompanied by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio during an afternoon Stations of the Cross which began at Holy Cross Church and ended at Transfiguration Church.
Ed Wilkinson Photo
Bishop DiMarzio carried a cross through the streets of Bensonhurst during an outdoor procession which began in Regina Pacis-St. Rosalia parish and concluded with prayers outside St. Dominic’s Church.
Liliana Vargas Photo
In Ridgewood, parishioners carry a statue of the Sorrowful Mother past St. Matthias Church during a procession which included Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and St. Brigid Church, Bushwick.
Linda Busetti Photo
Young people from Sacred Heart parish, Adelphi St., Fort Greene, began their outdoor procession at 9:30 a.m., ending with a prayer service at Fort Greene Park.
Stefanie Gutierrez Photo
The Helpers of God’s Precious Infants conducted a 24-hour vigil outside two abortion mills, one in Brooklyn and one in Queens, beginning at noon on Good Friday and continuing throughout the night until noon on Holy Saturday. Shown is the vigil at Choices Clinic in Long Island City.
Linda Busetti Photo
The Communion and Liberation movement conducted its annual Way of the Cross, beginning at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn, and moving across the Brooklyn Bridge to Ground Zero, the site of the former World Trade Center, Manhattan. Marchers were accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius A. Catanello. In Manhattan, they were joined by Archbishop Celeste Migliore, the representative of the Holy See at the United Nations.
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