{"id":235895,"date":"2026-05-18T21:28:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/235895\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:28:13","slug":"mass-for-priest-jubilarians-in-the-diocese-of-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/235895\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass for Priest Jubilarians in the Diocese of Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"\"\"Jubilarian priests fill the pews at the Immaculate Conception Center on May 12, joining Bishop Robert Brennan for a Mass marking 25, 50, and 75 years of priestly ministry. (Photos: Alexandra Moyen)<\/p>\n

DOUGLASTON \u2014 On May 12, Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated a Mass for Priest Jubilarians at the Immaculate Conception Center<\/a>, marking decades of faithful service by clergy across the diocese.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday many of you are celebrating significant anniversaries of your ordination,\u201d Bishop Brennan said. \u201cWe recognize your daily works of mercy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mass honored priests observing milestones of 25, 50 and even 75 years of priestly ministry. Although the number of years served is significant, Bishop Brennan said that\u2019s not all that the celebration is about.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about their daily witness to Jesus Christ and to his Gospel, the lives that they impact and the people who experience that Gospel through their work,\u201d Bishop Brennan said.<\/p>\n

Msgr. Cuong Pham<\/a>, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Astoria<\/a>, said the celebration of 25 years in the priesthood brought back many memories.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many faces now come back as I take time to reflect over these years of ministry,\u201d Msgr. Pham said. \u201cI remember those who are no longer here and are still with me, and I just feel like the Lord has blessed me in a very special way through them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"Bishop Robert Brennan greets Father Joseph Gibino \u2014 a former seminary professor to several of this year\u2019s silver jubilarians \u2014 during the dinner honoring priest jubilarians at the Immaculate Conception Center.<\/p>\n

As he reflected further, he said his life in the priesthood taught him that \u201cGod always has surprises for you,\u201d adding that he wants other priests to talk more about the joys of the priesthood and be a source of inspiration for the younger generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of young people are looking forward to this life, and all they need is someone who inspires them,\u201d Msgr. Pham said. \u201cI was very blessed because a good priest inspired me, and if I had a chance again, I would never pick another career.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mass, which was followed by a dinner, brought together jubilarians, their families, and friends for an evening of prayer, gratitude, and fraternal celebration.<\/p>\n

For some, the evening also brought together old teachers and their former students \u2014 among them Father Joseph Gibino<\/a>, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo in Brooklyn Heights and an adjunct professor at St. Joseph Seminary and College.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirty years ago, I met the 25th anniversary class and taught those priests who are celebrating their 25th anniversary,\u201d Father Gibino said. \u201cIt is amazing to have known them for five years as seminarians, been their professor, watched them grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now, seeing them 25 years later as they celebrate their silver jubilee of priesthood is really very much a grace and a reward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jubilarian priests fill the pews at the Immaculate Conception Center on May 12, joining Bishop Robert Brennan for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235896,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-235895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}