Silent Night
not Holy Night across Diocese
"That old man, crying for his loss one afternoon this fall, is weakened by it. So too are the rest of us.
Christmas, the season of new birth, has become for many Catholics in Western New York a time of mourning and distress, as the Diocese of Buffalo steadily executes a plan to close nearly half its 191 parishes within a year or two.
Did your family used to hear Midnight Mass at St. Agnes or Queen of Peace? What about SS. Rita and Patrick or Visitation?
Sorry — that’s not going to happen anymore. You’re out of luck, and so are people who love the dozens of churches throughout the region that closed this year or will be closing soon."
"That old man, crying for his loss one afternoon this fall, is weakened by it. So too are the rest of us.
Christmas, the season of new birth, has become for many Catholics in Western New York a time of mourning and distress, as the Diocese of Buffalo steadily executes a plan to close nearly half its 191 parishes within a year or two.
Did your family used to hear Midnight Mass at St. Agnes or Queen of Peace? What about SS. Rita and Patrick or Visitation?
Sorry — that’s not going to happen anymore. You’re out of luck, and so are people who love the dozens of churches throughout the region that closed this year or will be closing soon."
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