'We Are Priests Forever' - The Tablet
The Tablet Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio breathes over the vessel containing the oil in a symbolic gesture representing the Holy Spirit. (Photo: Paula Katinas) This is the full text of the homily preached at the Chrism Mass at St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral, Brooklyn, on March 30. My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, This year, as I celebrate my 50th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination, I share with you my brother priests, especially my fellow Jubilarians, some insights that perhaps I have gathered over these many years of priesthood. There is a certain parallel, or dichotomy in some ways, betwe...