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Philadelphia’s Archbishop Perez to Join Brooklyn's Bishop Brennan in Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn is seen attending a roundtable discussion on racism and other issues of concern to Black Catholics prior to a prayer service in honor of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at St. Kevin Church in the Flushing section of Queens, January 16, 2023.
Bishop Robert J. Brennan of Brooklyn is seen attending a roundtable discussion on racism and other issues of concern to Black Catholics prior to a prayer service in honor of the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at St. Kevin Church in the Flushing section of Queens, January 16, 2023. The event was sponsored by the Vicariate of Black Catholic Concerns of the Diocese of Brooklyn. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Bishop Robert Brennan of the Diocese of Brooklyn will welcome Archbishop Nelson J. Perez of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to celebrate a Mass honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 15, 2024, at 12 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

Archbishop Perez will be the main celebrant and homilist at the Mass to be offered for the promotion of harmony among all people. During the Mass, one of Dr. King’s speeches will be read. The Mass is being organized by the Vicarate Office of Black Catholic Concerns for the Diocese of Brooklyn.

This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church is located at 1550 Hendrickson Street in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn.