A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Worth Recovering | Altars of Repose

| 04/2/2026

By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

In his video today, Cardinal Dolan explains the tradition of the “Altar of Repose,” an altar where the Blessed Sacrament is placed at the end of the Mass of Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday to remind us of Jesus going to the Garden of Gethsemane.

Born in Washington Heights, Monsignor Sullivan served nearly five decades at parishes in Manhattan and the Bronx.

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“Recuerdo haber sentido ese impulso de recibir la Sagrada Comunión, ese deseo de estar en esa fila para recibir a Jesús”.

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Armando Machado

| 05/20/2026

"I remember feeling that pull to receive Holy Communion, that desire to be on that line to receive Jesus,” said Kevin Serrano.

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Armando Machado

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