Apostolic Visitation

As some of you may recall, our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has asked me to undertake an apostolic visitation of the Irish seminaries.  I am leaving on Friday, January 14 to begin a week-long visitation of the Irish College in Rome, and, after a few days of other business in Rome, I will be off to Ireland to visit the seminaries there.  Please God, I will return to the Archdiocese of New York on February 9.  I would ask for everyone to keep me in your prayers during these coming weeks, and please know that I will remember all of you in mine.