By Currents News
Travelers at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport saw a group of Catholics praying at Our Lady of the Skies Chapel on the morning of April 4.
Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass for the airport employees there that Friday.
It is the first time the Brooklyn Shepherd has visited Our Lady of the Skies.
We all know the airport can be a stressful place, but employees said having the bishop there brought a bit of peace.
“It’s stressful for travelers, it’s got to be even more stressful for those who work here, who try to assist people,” Bishop Brennan told Currents News. “Let’s face it they don’t always see all of us at our best selves. And yet I think we can all find some sense of peace and confidence when we’re rooted in the Lord.”
“You want to give people a relief valve, especially for me, praying is the most valuable thing in my whole entire life. Right,” an employee at JFK, Teresa Rizzuto, explained. “If it gets too tough to stand, they always say get on your knees and pray.”
“The fact that Bishop Brennan was here is very special for the workers. The fact that he took time out of his busy schedule in the diocese to come here and celebrate Mass, and serve the eucharist to the workers, I think that was just terrific,” said employee Frank DiMola
Every month, there is a Mass to honor living and deceased members of the Catholic guild and their families.
You don’t need to catch a flight to worship at the chapel.
It is located before the security screening area at Terminal 4.