On Holy Saturday, April 3, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, joined by Pastor Bernard Heterto, blessed baskets of food brought by members of the Mission of St. Stanislaus in Pine Island. (
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Cardinal Dolan poses with St. Stanislaus parishioners Theresa Paddock (L) and Helen Feagles, who brought their Easter Baskets. (
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In many Eastern European countries, it is a tradition to have a basket of food blessed on Holy Saturday,
In Poland, for example, the blessing of the baskets is known as święcenie pokarmow wielkanocnych
On Holy Saturday, April 3, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, joined by Pastor Bernard Heterto, blessed baskets of food brought by members of the Mission of St. Stanislaus in Pine Island and St. Joseph Church in the Village of Florida. .
