This June, in honor of the Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, Fr. Paolo Floretta will bring a holy relic of St. Anthony of Padua from his Basilica in Padua, Italy. Father Paolo will visit four dioceses in the Tri-State area: the New York Archdiocese, The Brooklyn/Queens Diocese, The Paterson, New Jersey Diocese and The Bridgeport, Connecticut Diocese. Father Paolo is thrilled and honored to bring Saint Anthony of Padua, in the form of a holy relic, to Manhattan and Queens during the week in which the beloved saint’s feast day falls – June 13th.
Last year, the relics awed and inspired thousands of Catholics in America. Devotion to Saint Anthony is an accepted part of life for many people in the Tri-State region, but an encounter with the relic moves it to the forefront. People describe it as a confirmation of their Catholic faith.
The schedule of the visits are as follows:
St. Anthony’s Relics Visit Connecticut, June 6th. - 7th.
St. Charles Borromeo Church
391 Ogden Street,
Bridgeport, CT 06609
Saturday, June 6th.
2:00 pm veneration begins
4:00 pm Vigil mass followed by veneration
7:00 pm Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish Mass
followed by veneration
Sunday, June 7th.
7:00 am Haitian mass followed by veneration
9:00 am Spanish mass followed by veneration
10:30 am English mass followed by veneration
12:30 pm Spanish mass followed by veneration
5:00 pm Haitian mass followed by veneration
Visit of the Relics of St. Anthony in Elmhurst, Queens, June 8th. & June 9th.
St. Adalbert Parish
52-29 83rd. St.(off Grand Avenue)
Elmhurst, NY 111373
Borough of Queens
Monday, June 8th.
Upper Church
9 am Mass followed by veneration
Veneration all day long
6 pm Mass in English followed by veneration
7:30 pm Mass in Polish followed by veneration
Tuesday, June 9th.
Upper Church
9 am Mass followed by veneration
Veneration all day long
7:30 pm Mass in English followed by veneration
St. Anthony’s Relics Visit New Jersey, June 10th., 12th., & 14th.
Wednesday, June 10th.
SPARTA, NJ
Our Lady of the Lake Parish
294 Sparta Ave. Sparta, NJ 07871
8:30 am Holy Mass
7:30 am to 2:00 pm Veneration
Saint Anthony Parish
138 Beech Street - Paterson, NJ 07501
Tel: 973 742 9695
7:00 pm Holy Mass
3:30 pm to 8:00 PM Veneration
Friday, June 12th.
DOVER, NJ
Saint Mary Parish
425 West Blackwell St. - Dover, NJ 07801
9:00 am Holy Mass
7:30 am to 11:30 am Veneration
PASSAIC, NJ
Saint Anthony Parish
320 Oak St. Passaic, NJ 07055
1:00 pm to 7:00 pm: Veneration
7:00 pm: Holy Mass
Sunday, June 14th.
MORRISTOWN, NJ
St Margaret of Scotland Parish
6 Sussex Ave. Morristown, NJ 07960
1:30 pm to 4:00: pm Veneration
3:00 pm: Holy Mass
HAWTHORNE, NJ
Saint Anthony Parish
276 Diamond Bridge Ave. Hawthorne, NJ 07506
6:00 pm Holy Mass followed by veneration
Visit of the Relics of St. Anthony to Manhattan, June 11th. & 13th.
Thursday, June 11th.
Our Lady of Victory Church
60 William Street - New York – 10005
7:15, 7:45, 8:20, 1:05 pm Holy Masses in Lower Church
12:15 and 5:15 pm masses in Main Church
7:00 am to 6:00 pm veneration
Saturday, June 13th.
St. Francis of Assisi Church
135 W. 31st Street - New York 10001
Holy Masses in Upper Church:
8:00; 9:00; 10:00; 11:00; 12:30 pm; 1:30;
2:30; 4:00; 5:15; 6.30 (Kreyol)
Veneration all day in Lower church
6:30 pm Filipino Holy Mass in Lower Church
For details, contact Tom Muscatello with the Anthonian Association at 914.263.8841.
