By Currents News
Bishop Robert Brennan joined Lenten pilgrims March 13 at St. Margaret Church in Middle Village, Queens for Day 21 of the diocese’s daily pilgrimage.
The bishop greeted students and faithful arriving for the stop, calling it “good” and “nice to see you after a busy day.”
In his reflection, Bishop Brennan focused on Jesus’ teaching that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord with all one’s heart, soul and mind.
He said the Lord provides strength on such days and that spending time with Him helps people begin to think and act more like Him.
Two days earlier, on March 11, the pilgrimage included a special visit to St. Peter Claver Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant — the first African American Catholic church in Brooklyn.
Bishop Brennan led vespers and Benediction at the historic parish.
He thanked the community for opening its doors to pilgrims and highlighted the significance of the stop during Lent.
St. Peter Claver was founded in the early 1920s by Monsignor Bernard Quinn, a trailblazer for social justice who confronted racism and the Ku Klux Klan. Monsignor Quinn is currently being considered for sainthood.
The Lenten pilgrimage invites faithful to visit a different church each day leading up to Easter.
It is not too late to join: download the Lenten Pilgrimage app from the App Store or Google Play, or visit lent.dioeceseofbrooklyn.org for more information.