BISHOP TO CELEBRATE MASS, READ TO SECOND-GRADE STUDENTS AT OUR LADY OF MERCY

Bishop Robert Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes Queens, will celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Mercy in Forest Hills on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 9 a.m., as part of the 4th Annual Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage invites the faithful to visit a different parish each weekday and Saturday during Lent.

Following Mass, Bishop Brennan will participate in the 8th Annual Great Diocesan Read Aloud, reading The Real Presence by Claudia Cangilla McAdam to second-grade students at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy.

The Great Diocesan Read Aloud, sponsored by Catholic Telemedia Network (CTN), a service of DeSales Media, brings guest readers to schools across Brooklyn and Queens during National Reading Month.

Media are invited to attend.

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9 a.m. – Mass at Our Lady of Mercy R.C. Church; 70-01 Kessel Street, Forest Hills

9:40 a.m. – Reading to students at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, 70-25 Kessel Street, Forest Hills