How To Watch Solemn Vespers and the Installation Mass of Archbishop Ronald Hicks

| 02/4/2026

By: The Good Newsroom

Both events can be viewed or heard in a number of ways

Cardinal Timothy Dolan (left) talks with Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks after Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on December 18, 2025.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan (left) talks with Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks after Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on December 18, 2025. Photo by Damon Webster/The Good Newsroom.

Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks will lead Solemn Vespers on Thursday, February 5, at 5 p.m., followed by his Mass of Installation on Friday, February 6, at 2 p.m., both at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. Although both events are closed to the public, they can be viewed or heard in a number of ways. 

The Good Newsroom will livestream both events: the Solemn Vespers and the installation Mass. The links will become active approximately 15-30 minutes before each event begins. The livestream will also be available on Catholic Faith Network, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), and on Saint Patrick’s Cathedral’s YouTube page.

EWTN Radio and Sirius XM’s The Catholic Channel (subscription required) will broadcast the audio of both Vespers and the installation Mass via their respective channels.

The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement will host a watch party of the installation at Graymoor in Garrison, beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, February 6. Anyone planning to attend should RSVP to Father Jim Gardiner, SA, by email.

Stay with The Good Newsroom for full coverage of the installation of Archbishop Ronald Hicks.

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