{"id":22003,"date":"2025-11-17T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/?p=22003"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:56:09","slug":"legionary-takes-possession-of-old-st-patricks-basilica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/blog\/2025\/11\/legionary-takes-possession-of-old-st-patricks-basilica\/","title":{"rendered":"Legionary new pastor of Old St. Patrick&#8217;s Basilica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On November 1st, the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, presided over the Mass of Installation for the new Pastor of Old St. Patrick&#8217;s Basilica, Fr. Daniel Ray, L.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fr. Ray&#8217;s appointment as the new Rector of this church, entrusted to the Legion of Christ, was made public in mid-August 2025. In fact, the Legionary priests of the Rye community will collaborate with him. &#8220;It is a beautiful, historic, and vibrant church,&#8221; says Fr. Daniel. &#8220;We have been blessed to collaborate for several years and we hope to continue this valuable partnership with the community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fr. Daniel was ordained a priest in December 2006 and also serves as Superior of the Legionary community in Rye, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/blog\/2025\/10\/the-legionaries-of-christ-entrusted-with-the-basilica-of-old-st-patricks-in-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Of interest |<\/strong> Legionaries of Christ receive pastoral assignment at Old St. Patrick&#8217;s Basilica<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video of the inauguration mass can be viewed here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fr. 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