Cardinal Celebrates Bicentennial of St. John Bosco at Salesian High School

Cardinal Dolan greets senior Daniel Seda, Salesian High’s student council president. Behind them is Father John Serio, S.D.B., the school’s director-president. On behalf of Salesian High, Seda presented the cardinal a $2,000 check for the archdiocese’s Inner-City Scholarship Fund.

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Before the Mass, Cardinal Dolan chats with students from Holy Name of Jesus School.

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Outside the church, Cardinal Dolan meets, at left, Miguel Romero-Jara, a Salesian High junior and, at far right, senior Denis Alevis. Between Romero-Jara and the cardinal is Xavier Soto-Burgos, a junior.

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Michael O'Connor, a senior, bows his head in prayer.

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Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2014 10:31 am

Cardinal Dolan recently commemorated the bicentennial year of the birth of St. John Bosco by celebrating Mass for the student body of Salesian High School in New Rochelle. The school was founded in 1920 by the Salesians of St. John Bosco. The Nov. 5 liturgy at nearby Holy Name of Jesus Church, also in New Rochelle, included eighth-graders from the parish school.

After Mass, the cardinal visited both Salesian and Holy Name of Jesus School. Holy Name’s pastor is Father Martin Biglin. The parish school principal is Mary Theresa Singer. At Salesian High, the cardinal had lunch and a discussion with the History Club and met directors of the major Salesian mission offices of the world, who had been meeting in New Rochelle.

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