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Papal Procession Ticket Giveaway
Residents of New York state may enter a ticket giveaway contest to receive two tickets for the Central Park Papal Procession to see Pope Francis on Friday, Sept. 25. Space is limited, and ticket recipients will be selected at random.
Applications can be made from 12:01 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, until 11:59 p.m., Monday, Sept. 7, at the website of the City of New York, www.nyc.gov.
The procession will take place along the West Drive from 81st Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle. Guests must enter at their assigned gate, which will be listed on the ticket, beginning at noon. All ticket holders must be at their assigned gate no later than 3:30 p.m. Guests without tickets will not be permitted.
Mass, Holy Hour Ahead of Visit
A Mass, Holy Hour and outdoor Eucharistic procession in honor of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to New York will be offered Thursday, Sept. 17 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets.
Organized by the St. Patrick’s Cathedral Young Adults, Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m., followed by Eucharistic Adoration and Rosary at 6 p.m. The gathering continues with an outdoor, candlelight Eucharistic procession at 6:45 p.m., and Benediction and Ignatian prayers closing out the celebration at 7 p.m.
Information: www.cspya.org.
St. Jean Baptiste Concerts Honor Pope
St. Jean Baptiste Church, Lexington Ave. at 76th St., Manhattan, will host two concerts in honor of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States.
The first concert will be held Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. It is sponsored by the American Jewish Committee and Ayesha Bulchandani-Mathrani and Sandeep Mathrani. It also celebrates the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council’s “Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions.”
The Clarion Choir and the Clarion Orchestra under Steven Fox, conductor, will perform Mozart’s “Grand Mass in C Minor,” S. Rossini’s “Elohim Hashivenu (Psalm 80),” “Kaddish,” and A. Copland’s “In the Beginning.”
Tickets: $35-75, www.clarionsociety.org.
On Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m., Karl Jenkins’ “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace” will be performed by The Amor Artis Chorus and Camerata New York Orchestra under Richard Owen, conductor.
The concert will be performed in honor of the pope’s visit to New York.
Tickets are free. Information and reservations: (212) 874-3990, www.cameratany.org or www.amorartis.org.
Pope Holds ‘Virtual Town Hall’ With ABC
Pope Francis held a “virtual town hall” with Catholics in Chicago, Los Angeles and McAllen, Texas, in advance of his Sept. 22-27 visit to the United States.
The town hall was arranged by ABC News. An hourlong version of its “20/20” newsmagazine called “Pope Francis & the People” airs 10-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4. Pope Francis engaged via satellite with students at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, homeless men and women and those working with homeless people in Los Angeles, and members of a McAllen parish located near the U.S.-Mexico border.
