Blessing of the Food: Holy Saturday at Saint John the Evangelist With Cardinal Dolan
| 04/23/2025
By: The Good Newsroom
On Holy Saturday, dozens of parishioners of Saint John the Evangelist in Mahopac brought in Easter baskets full of food to be blessed by His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan.
Father Kurpios, the presiding pastor at Saint John’s, explained that the blessing of the Easter food is an ancient Eastern European Holy Saturday tradition.
Major Archbishop Shevchuk discusses ongoing war, pastoral care, and humanitarian efforts with the pontiff.
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OSV News
| 02/15/2026
The days of Lent are a time of purification. We are invited to become better than we are today, and we're doing it together!
By:
The Good Newsroom
| 02/15/2026
"Let us invoke together the Virgin Mary, who gave Christ to the world, the One who fulfills the Law and the plan of salvation," the Pope said.