Pope Benedict XVI Visits the US

[Joannm]

In our diocese, a suburb of NY, the tickets are available through a lottery system. Parishioners submit their names (and their birthday for security check) directly to the diocese. They will be entered in a lottery. As a point of information, the same system is being used in our diocese for priests, deacons and religious who want to go to the private mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

I don’t know how other dioceses are distributing tickets. I heard that one diocese has alloted 3 tickets to each parish in their diocese. I wonder how those given the 3 tickets are chosen.

Also, those who have tickets have to be at Yankee stadium 3 hours before the mass and tickets are non-transferrable.

 

[ack]

Here’s how ticket distribution will work in the Archdiocese of Washington: In October, a headcount was taken at all the Masses in the archdiocese to measure the Mass attendance. Tickets will be proportionally distributed to the parishes based on this headcount. Then, it will be up to your pastor to distribute tickets. Being friends with your pastor will probably be very helpful if you’re hoping to get tickets…

I’m guessing that there will be some kind of procedure for the Baltimore and Arlington dioceses…but I don’t know. Nothing has been released yet.

For the Mass in New York, if you live outside the diocese, tickets were distributed to your bishop last week. You will need to call your own diocese to get tickets. Do not call the New York diocese (or the Washington diocese for that matter)…the communication offices in those dioceses simply cannot handle the volume of calls to answer questions about this.

The procedure for those living in the New York diocese is similar to Washington.

Thanks. I called them and got a very unfriendly response from the folks in New York. All I want is one ticket. I’m willing to make the sacrifice to go to NYC (plus, it’s the only one that is conducive to my work schedule). My problem is that they are not very helpful over at the Archdiocese.

 

[Melissa]

Word received: three of us (out of six in family) are going. Older two sons and me.

I’m very excited!

 

[benedictgal]

Here’s how ticket distribution will work in the Archdiocese of Washington: In October, a headcount was taken at all the Masses in the archdiocese to measure the Mass attendance. Tickets will be proportionally distributed to the parishes based on this headcount. Then, it will be up to your pastor to distribute tickets. Being friends with your pastor will probably be very helpful if you’re hoping to get tickets…

I’m guessing that there will be some kind of procedure for the Baltimore and Arlington dioceses…but I don’t know. Nothing has been released yet.

For the Mass in New York, if you live outside the diocese, tickets were distributed to your bishop last week. You will need to call your own diocese to get tickets. Do not call the New York diocese (or the Washington diocese for that matter)…the communication offices in those dioceses simply cannot handle the volume of calls to answer questions about this.

The procedure for those living in the New York diocese is similar to Washington.

The problem is that I don’t live anywhere near New York. I am in deep South Texas. I doubt that any of us will get tickets to this event.

 

[ack]

Like I said before, you should call your own diocese to apply for the tickets. Tickets are going to every diocese in the country, and they will be distributed from there. It doesn’t matter how far away you live from New York.

Did you call your own diocese yet? Be sure to request tickets for both the NY and DC Masses, so you have a better chance of being chosen for one.

The problem is that I don’t live anywhere near New York. I am in deep South Texas. I doubt that any of us will get tickets to this event.