Irish-Language Mass at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral
Come celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick!
In honor of St. Patrick, an Irish- and English-language Mass will be
celebrated at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral on Mott Street in Manhattan,
between Prince and Houston streets, on Friday, March 14th, at 1:00 p.m.
Father Andrew M. O'Connor of Holy Family Church in the Bronx will
celebrate the Mass, with Msgr. Donald Sakano, pastor of the Old Cathedral,
as a concelebrant. Readings will be done in English by Father O'Connor
and in Irish by Padraig O'Cearuill, Language Lecturer of Irish Studies,
NYU. The Washington Square Harp and Shamrock Orchestra, led by Mick
Moloney, Global Distinguished Professor of Irish Studies and Music,
NYU, will perform liturgical music, along with Irish-language vocalist
Dawn Doherty. Jared Lamenzo will play the beautiful and historic 1868 Henry
Erben pipe organ. More information and photographs of this organ are
online at
http://www.jaredlamenzo.com/erbenrenewal.
After the Mass, a party celebrating the Feast of St. Patrick will be
held, with traditional Irish music and refreshments.
The Old Cathedral was the seat of the Diocese (and then the Archdiocese)
of New York from 1815 to 1879. The architect for this Gothic building was
Joseph-François Mangin, who also designed Manhattan's City Hall.
Thank you,
Jim Garrity
Vice-President for Family History and Webmaster, New York Irish History
Roundtable,
http://www.irishnyhistory.org
