ORDINATION: SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2023
CO-CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOSEPH
11:00 AM
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CO-CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOSEPH
11:00 AM
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Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Monsignor Martin T. Geraghty, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Monsignor Geraghty was born on March 6, 1940 in New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on December 16, 1964 and died Sunday, April 9, 2023.
Monsignor Geraghty served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parishes of Saint Robert Bellarmine (Bayside), and Saint Francis de Sales (Belle Harbor). He also served as Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Saint Joan of Arc (Jackson Heights), and Saint Elizabeth (Ozone Park). Monsignor Geraghty was also a faculty member at Cathedral College. On September 11, 1989, Monsignor Geraghty was named Prelate of Honor to His Holiness.
The arrangements are as follows:
WAKE:
Saint Francis de Sales R.C Church 129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Belle Harbor, New York 11694
Tel: (718) 634-6464
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Thursday, April 13, 2023
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
VIGIL MASS:
Saint Francis de Sales R.C Church
129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Belle Harbor, New York 11694
Tel: (718) 634-6464
Thursday, April 13, 2023
7:30 PM
FUNERAL MASS:
Saint Francis de Sales R.C Church
129-16 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Belle Harbor, New York 11694
Tel: (718) 634-6464
Friday, April 14, 2023
11:00 AM
BURIAL:
Saint Peter’s Cemetery
Staten Island, New York
Monsignor Geraghty was a member of the Priests’ Purgatorial Society.
Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.
If you wish to send condolences, please mail to his sister, Mrs. Alice Graham, 403 Oakland Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10310.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 15, 2023
BISHOP BRENNAN GIVES DISPENSATION FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Bishop Robert Brennan of the Diocese of Brooklyn has issued a dispensation from the Lenten obligation to abstain from eating meat for this Friday, March 17, 2023, which is St. Patrick’s Day. In granting the dispensation, Bishop Brennan acknowledges the day honors St. Patrick, who brought Catholicism to Ireland and celebrates the many Irish immigrants who brought the faith to the Diocese in Brooklyn and Queens.
“I am pleased to grant this dispensation for this Friday of Lent only, so that celebrations of St. Patrick can be fully enjoyed by the faithful of the Diocese, or those who find themselves in Brooklyn and Queens commemorating the day. During this Holy season of Lent, I ask those who do utilize this dispensation to perform a work of charity as an alternative,” said Bishop Robert Brennan.
Lent is the 40-day season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes at sundown on Holy Thursday. Catholics abstain from eating meat on all Fridays during the Lenten Season, as well as on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
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Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Monsignor John W. Maloney, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Monsignor Maloney was born on June 4, 1949, in New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on April 19, 1975, and died Thursday, February 2, 2023.
Monsignor Maloney served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parishes of Saint Anselm (Brooklyn), Our Lady of Light (Saint Albans), and Saint Mary Magdalene (Springfield Gardens). He also served as Episcopal Vicar for Queens South, and Parochial Vicar of the Parish of Saint Pascal Baylon (Saint Albans). He was also in residence at the Parish of Our Lady of Angels (Brooklyn). On March 1, 2007, Monsignor Maloney was named Prelate of Honor to His Holiness. The arrangements are as follows:
WAKE:
Saint Anselm R.C Church, 356 82nd Street, Brooklyn, New York 11209
Tel: (718) 238-2900
Monday, February 6, 2023
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
VIGIL MASS:
Saint Anselm R.C Church, 356 82nd Street, Brooklyn, New York 11209
Tel: (718) 238-2900
Monday, February 6, 2023
7:00 PM
FUNERAL MASS:
Saint Anselm R.C Church, 356 82nd Street, Brooklyn, New York 11209
Tel: (718) 238-2900
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
11:00 AM
BURIAL:
Cemetery
Middle Village, New York
Monsignor Maloney was a member of the Priests’ Purgatorial Society.
Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.
If you wish to send condolences, please mail to his brother, Mr. Robert Maloney, 7825 4th Avenue, Apartment B10, Brooklyn, New York 11209.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor
Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Frank Amato, S.A.C., a retired priest of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottine Fathers) of the Immaculate Conception Province, who served in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Father Amato was born on September 26, 1941, was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1996, and died on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
Father Amato served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Pastor of the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii (Brooklyn).
The funeral arrangements are as follows:
WAKE: Saint Finbar R.C. Church 138 Bay 20th Street Brooklyn, New York 11214 Tel: (718) 236-3312
Friday, February 3, 2023
1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
FUNERAL: Saint Finbar R.C. Church 138 Bay 20th Street Brooklyn, New York 11214 Tel: (718) 236-3312
Saturday, February 4, 2023
11:30 AM
BURIAL: Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York
Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.
If you wish to send condolences, please mail them to Reverend Peter Sticco, S.A.C., Our Lady of Grace R.C. Church, 395 Delano Place, Fairview, New Jersey 07022.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor
Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Coleman J. Costello, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Father Costello, was born on September 28, 1941, was ordained to the priesthood on May 27, 1967, and died Saturday, January 21, 2023.
Father Costello served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Parochial Vicar of Saint Saviour (Brooklyn), Saint Francis de Sales (Belle Harbor), Saint Anthony of Padua (Brooklyn), Saint Vincent de Paul (Brooklyn), and Saint Andrew Avellino (Brooklyn). He also served as part-time chaplain of Holy Cross High School (Flushing).
The arrangements are as follows:
WAKE: Immaculate Conception Center 7200 Douglaston Parkway Douglaston, NY 11362
Tel: (718) 229-8001
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 – 9:00 AM -10:00 AM
FUNERAL: Immaculate Conception Center 7200 Douglaston Parkway Douglaston, NY 11362
Tel: (718) 229-8001
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 – 10:30 AM
BURIAL: Saint John Cemetery – Middle Village, New York
Father Costello was a member of the Priests’ Purgatorial Society.
Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.
If you wish to send condolences, please mail them to Reverend Monsignor Joseph J. Bracken,
129-16 Rockway Beach Boulevard, Belle Harbor, New York 11694.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor
On Monday, December 12, 2022, our office sent out a notice regarding the death of Deacon Joseph C. Denzler, a retired deacon of the Diocese of Brooklyn who served at the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes (Queens Village). Deacon Denzler died Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in Texas.
Our office has recently been informed of the following:
A MEMORIAL MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED:
Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church
92-80 220th Street
Queens Village, NY 11428
Tel: (718) 479-5111
Saturday, January 28, 2023
10:45 AM
All priests who plan to concelebrate, kindly notify the parish.
Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L.
Chancellor
The Most Reverend Robert Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, ordained Mr. Samuel M. Mwiwawi to the transitional diaconate this past Saturday, January 7, 2023, at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church serving the Bergen Beach/Mill Basin area of Brooklyn.
Deacon Samuel M. Mwiwawi studied in Kenya and Uganda, attending St. Mary’s Junior Seminary and Kawanda Secondary. He studied Philosophy and Theology at Christ the King Major Seminary in Kenya and later joined the Dominican Missionary Formation. Samuel then attended the Pope John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Massachusetts, for one year, and began his service to the Diocese of Brooklyn in October 2018.
“Deacon Samuel’s love for sign language and the deaf community helps to foster a spirit of worship, that access to God who loves us so much. You proclaim the Good News, you lift the burdens, and you set people free. In the parish ministries, the school and religious education, in service to the elderly and to the deaf, it is Christ who you bring, not just social action,” said Bishop Brennan in his remarks addressing Samuel.
Monsignor Joseph Grimaldi vested Deacon Samuel for the first time during the Mass of Ordination, attended by hundreds of people. A reception followed in the school gym.
Upon ordination, permanent deacons may preach and administer the sacraments of baptism and marriage. Transitional deacons are granted these same faculties but continue their studies in anticipation of ordination to the priesthood. Deacon Samuel will be ordained a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn in June.
The photos attached are courtesy of DeSales Media.
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The Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, has issued the following statement on the death of Pope Benedict XVI:
“Please join me in prayer for the repose of the soul of Pope Benedict XVI. Joseph Ratzinger, the late Pope, was a man of tremendous intellect and holiness who deeply loved God and served the Church generously throughout his whole life, first serving in Germany and then the Universal Church.
He made tremendous contributions to the Second Vatican Council as a priest and theologian. Many of his contributions made their way into the documents of the Council, which charted the course for the Church in the modern era.
Pope Benedict XVI had a great mind, and his books have inspired me. He was a great teacher who helped us to understand and live our faith more profoundly.
On a personal note, ten years ago, in 2012, he appointed me an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Rockville Centre. Later that year, he received the newly ordained bishops. There was a genuine kindness and gentleness about him. He gave us his full attention and encouraged us in our ministry as bishops.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace.”
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DECREE
Changes in the spiritual practices among the faithful, a decrease in available clergy and men and women in consecrated life, changes in the general population within our Diocese, as well as concerns regarding temporal matters have affected the means by which the Gospel of Jesus Christ has been proclaimed within the Diocese of Brooklyn. In an effort to respond in the best possible way to the gifts of the Holy Spirit generously given to us in our current situation, I have overseen a comprehensive pastoral plan, which included the whole of the Diocese of Brooklyn.
In an effort to evangelize more effectively the community in Queens, as well to administrate the temporal goods of the faithful more efficiently, Reverend Thomas G. Pettei, Pastor of Resurrection-Ascension, located at 61-11 85th Street, Middle Village, New York 11379, and also Administrator of Our Lady of the Angelus, located at 63-93 98th Street, Rego Park, New York 11374, petitioned that they be canonically merged.
In keeping with the requirements of the Universal Law of the Church, the Presbyteral Council was consulted on December 1, 2022 (Canon 515 § 2), and after having heard the reasons for the proposed merger its members expressed their support for this action. In addition, after having consulted the territorial Episcopal Vicars, clergy, pastoral ministers and other members of the faithful of the parishes involved, I, the undersigned Bishop of Brooklyn, hereby declare and decree that the Parishes of Resurrection-Ascension and Our Lady of the Angelus, both within the Diocese of Brooklyn, shall be merged to form one Parish.
This merger shall take effect on January 1, 2023, at which time the public juridic persons of Resurrection Ascension-Our Lady of the Angelus shall be merged. Recourse action may be sought according to the norms of Canons 1732 to 1739 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law.