{"id":185590,"date":"2026-04-04T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185590\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:33:42","slug":"bishop-dimarzio-italian-apostolates-way-of-the-cross-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185590\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop DiMarzio, Italian Apostolate\u2019s Way of the Cross in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275538\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/statues-together.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/statues-together.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  \/>Statues of Christ\u2019s corpse and Our Lady of Sorrows are seen in front of the Basilica of Regina Pacis, Dyker Heights, at the conclusion of the Good Friday Way of the Cross candlelight procession in Dyker Heights April 3. Sponsored by the Diocese of Brooklyn\u2019s Italian Apostolate, the procession began at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and ended a mile later at the Basilica of Regina Pacis. More than 1,200 people participated in the event, which has been a Holy Week tradition for 40 years. Participating parishes also included St. Bernadette, Dyker Heights; St. Athanasius-St. Dominic, Bensonhurst; St. Finbar, Bensonhurst; St. Frances Cabrini, Bensonhurst; St. Mary, Mother of Jesus, Bensonhurst; and Most Precious Blood-Ss. Simon and Jude, Bath Beach. (Photos: Gregory A. Shemitz)<\/p>\n<p>The Italian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn\u00a0celebrated along with Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio\u00a0a candlelight Way of the Cross\u00a0on Good Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The April 3 walk was sponsored\u00a0by the parishes\u00a0in Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The celebration began at\u00a0Our Lady of Guadalupe Church\u00a0and ended\u00a0at The\u00a0Basilica of Regina Pacis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Along the route participants recite the\u00a0Stations of the\u00a0Cross in Italian.\u00a0The\u00a0marchers\u00a0also had\u00a0the traditional meeting of the\u00a0statues of\u00a0reposed\u00a0Jesus with his Mother Mary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275537\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC01.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is carried during the Good Friday Way of the Cross candlelight procession in Dyker Heights April 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275539 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/target.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275539 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/target.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275542\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC05.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275545\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC08.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pilgrims participate in the Good Friday Way of the Cross candlelight procession.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275540\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC03.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275541\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC04.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pilgrims carry a statue of Christ\u2019s corpse.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275543 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC06.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275543 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio leads the Good Friday Way of the Cross candlelight procession in Dyker Heights.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275544 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC07.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-275544 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A pilgrim carries an image of the Blessed Mother while participating.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275546\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC09.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Deacon Anthony Mammoliti, assistant director the Diocese of Brooklyn\u2019s Italian Apostolate, prays at one of the 14 stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275547\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC10.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Altar servers carry a rosary made of flowers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275548\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC11.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Father Sebastian Tarcisio Andro, pastor of the Basilica of Regina Pacis, Dyker Heights, prays at one of the 14 stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275549\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC13.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-275549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IWOC13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\"  \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bishop Emeritus Nicholas DiMarzio blesses pilgrims with a relic of the True Cross at the conclusion of the Good Friday Way of the Cross candlelight procession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Statues of Christ\u2019s corpse and Our Lady of Sorrows are seen in front of the Basilica of 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