They have God on their side as they ride.
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Published June 22, 2024, 9:52 p.m. ET
St. Patrick’s Cathedral hosted the first Motorcycle Blessing ever in its 145-year history on Saturday.
“We basically shut down six highways, three bridges and Midtown Manhattan and we arrived on a long train of motorcycles,” retired NYPD Sgt. Steve Cataneo, who teamed up with Joseph Imperatrice, co-founder of Blue Lives Matter NYC, to organize the event.Father Andrew King blessed the crowd lined up on West 51st Street and their motorcycles parked beside them with holy water, and some bikers did the sign of the cross in reverence.
The money raised from the riders’ registration fee along with any donations they received, went towards Blue Lives Matter, a nonprofit organization created to help law enforcement officers and their families, and a portion was also donated to St. Patrick’s.
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