Staten Island Advance

Rev. Rhey Garcia, first Filipino pastor on Staten Island, celebrates St. Lorenzo Ruiz Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rev. Rizalino “Rhey” Garcia, pastor of Sacred Heart R.C. Church in West Brighton, led a special archdiocesan celebration honoring St. Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, at ...
Staten Island Advance

Rev. Rhey Garcia, first Filipino pastor on Staten Island, leads ‘Simbang Gabi’ at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The sound of Filipino hymns filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Dec. 6 as Catholics from Staten Island, across New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, and beyond ...