May 2025 Calendar Highlights: Saint Gianna Mass, Ascension Thursday, and Catholic Scouting Emblem Mass
| 05/1/2026
By: The Good Newsroom
See the listings below for a sampling of events and Masses throughout the Archdiocese of New York in May
The Pope’s prayer intention for May is “that everyone may have food.” Click an event name to learn more about the time, venue, and any registration requirements.
- May 1 | First Friday All Night Vigil | Our Lady of Good Counsel Church (Manhattan)
- May 2 | Made4Mor Homeless Outreach | St. Peter School Gymnasium (Yonkers)
- May 3 | Young Adult Dinner Party | St. Mary’s St. Andrew’s Parish Hall (Ellenville)
- May 7 | Young Adult Mass | St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- May 7 | The Saint Gianna Mass: An Evening of Prayer for Couples Suffering Infertility and Miscarriage | St. Catherine of Siena
- May 10 | Mother’s Day | Parishes throughout the archdiocese
- May 14 | Ascension Thursday (Holy Day of Obligation) | Parishes throughout the archdiocese
- May 15-17 | Jesuit Silent Retreat for Young Adults | Loyola Jesuit Center (New Jersey)
- May 16 | St. Patrick’s Cathedral – Pilgrimage to National Shrine of the Divine Mercy | National Shrine of the Divine Mercy (Massachusetts)
- May 17 | Catholic Scouting Emblem Mass | St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- May 22 | Singles Journey Together: St. Cabrini Eucharistic | National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche (Florida)
- May 24 | Mass for Our Lady of Manoag | St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- May 31 | Confirmation Mass for Youth with Special Needs | St. Patrick’s Cathedral
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En esta entrevista en exclusiva para Buenas Noticias, el arzobispo Ronald A. Hicks reflexiona sobre sus primeros 100 días de ministerio pastoral en Nueva York y comparte las experiencias que han marcado el inicio de esta nueva etapa.
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Buenas Noticias
| 05/15/2026
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In this exclusive interview with The Good Newsroom, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks describes his first 100 days of pastoral ministry in the Archdiocese of New York and shares the experiences that have marked the beginning of this new chapter.
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The Good Newsroom
| 05/15/2026
Today’s readings call us to true holiness, to be grounded in God’s life in us. Repeating the prayer for the gift of the Holy Spirit in these days between the Ascension and Pentecost helps us focus on, pray for, and seek to live that “grounded-ness” in God.