By Currents News
Hundreds at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Corona, Queens prayed for dozens of soon-to-be parishioners.
The church was full on Sunday March 30 as 60 people took part in their second rite of scrutiny, where the elect and godparents step forward and the parish prays for them.
Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated the ancient rite, which is meant to spiritually prepare the faithful in the weeks leading up to their baptism at the Easter Vigil.
While these men and women are about to finish their faith education journey, more than 300 religious students completed a milestone in theirs.
The children dropped off envelopes at the end of the Mass to mark their hours of church attendance over the last few weeks. It is an important step before they receive the sacrament of Confirmation.