MILWAUKEE – Archbishop Jerome Listecki presided over mass for at least 11,000 people Sunday in the Marcus Amphitheater during Irish Fest. Organizers say it is the largest outdoor Catholic mass in the country.TMJ4
"It's just amazing,” said Mary Ellen Donegan, who attended the mass. “Just amazing to think this many people observe the Catholic religion."
Nearly all in attendance took communion at points scattered throughout the concert-venue turned outdoor sanctuary.
"I am from Ireland and I traveled over here. It's a phenomenal feeling of home,” said attendee Paul McCloone. “It's a great spiritual occasion and I really feel proud to be Irish at this event."
Archbishop Listecki is a regular at the festival grounds these summer. He is leading mass at four of Milwaukee’s summer cultural festivals.
"It is important for me to be a part of it because I am the religious leader of this community,” Listecki told TODAY’S TMJ4 reporter Tom Murray. “Being the religious leader, I am a part of the experience of every one of those ethnic communities."
Listecki plans to lead mass next weekend at Mexican Fiesta.
Wow, were any readers there? Or do you know anybody that attended?
ROFL!!!!!!! Okay, go watch the video.... The news anchor is a couple years behind... At least she didn't say it was Archbishop Weakland.