New York Archbishop Hicks to celebrate 25th anniversary 9/11 memorial Mass

Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York will celebrate a special Memorial Mass the evening of Sept. 10 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in observance of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.

The liturgy will be invite-only, according to a Sept. 3 press release from the archdiocese. 

“Given the solemn and sacred nature of the service, the Mass will be closed to press,” the archdiocese added. 

Those invited include family members and loved ones of victims of 9/11; family and loved ones of those who died from 9/11-related illnesses in the years after; current and past civic leaders and those in public office; representatives of the New York Police Department (NYPD) Family Assistance section; the FDNY Family Assistance Unit; the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD); court officers; and uniformed current members of the NYPD, PAPD, and FDNY, according to the release. 

Bishop Robert Brennan of the diocese of Brooklyn and Queens will be among the clergy concelebrating the Mass. 

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop emeritus of New York, celebrated a special memorial Mass on the 10th and 20th anniversaries of 9/11.

“Archbishop Hicks is proud to be able to carry on this noble tradition,” the archdiocese stated.

The Mass will be livestreamed here. 

The archdiocese has worked to provide spiritual support and accompaniment to those grieving since the attacks occurred. Cardinal Edward Egan, who was archbishop of New York at the time of the attacks, celebrated what the archdiocese described as countless memorial and funeral Masses. St. Patrick’s Cathedral was also the church where many of the victims had their funeral Masses.