A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Mary's Month

A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Mary’s Month

| 05/7/2024

This magnificent month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary. Why May? In May, nature is giving birth. We see new life budding everywhere.

We’re filled with hope and gratitude to God for the light and promise of new life. Mary gave birth to Jesus, the Light of the world.

Initiated as a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project, the club has evolved significantly over the past decade.

“The scapular has been for us our bandage,” Bishop Gerardo Colacicco said in his homily.

At an elaborate ceremony on August 15, 1858, Archbishop John Hughes blessed the cornerstone of the new St. Patrick's Cathedral.