14 The Courier sun • SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com Ridgewood high school senior set to meet Pope Francis BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport One high school senior from Ridgewood will get the chance of a lifetime next week after being selected to meet with Pope Francis during his visit to New York. Danielle Armato, 17, who has lived in Ridgewood for most of her life, was chosen as one of 12 Catholic high school seniors from across the city to be on hand when the Holy Father makes an appearance at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem on Sept. 25. “I got a letter from my school one week before school started and I wasn’t sure what it was about,” Armato said. “When I opened it and saw that I had been chosen to meet the pope I actually screamed. I jumped up and down. I was very excited.” Armato is a senior at Cathedral High School in Manhattan where she is involved in various religious activities. She has been an altar server since the fourth grade and is currently the president of the campus ministry at Cathedral. She is also a parishioner, altar server and member of the Young Adult Leaders group at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Ridgewood. Armato said that members from the Diocese visited schools looking for eligible seniors to be at the elementary school when Pope Francis drops in. “My principal selected me because of my good grades and my participation in the church,” Armato said. “I am the president of the campus ministry. As president of the campus ministry I’m always helping to collect food and clothing, especially with the holidays coming up. I help set up our in-school retreats and I am responsible for planning our out-of-school senior retreat. I love being a part of the campus ministry because I’ve met many amazing people.” Armato said that she and the 11 other high school students will be responsible for walking Pope Francis out of Our Lady Queen of Angels School when he is finished speaking with the elementary school students. “I would say, ‘Thank you for everything that you have done,’” Armato said she would tell the pope. “I want to ask the pope to bless my grandmother for her 75th birthday. When I told my grandmother that, she cried of happiness.” “The fact that he’s coming here Cathedral High School senior Danielle Armato was selected to be one of 12 Catholic high school seniors to meet Pope Francis. shows that there is hope for New York, especially with all the bad things happening in the news, it shows that THE COURIER/Photo by Anthony Giudice there is still hope,” she added. “I am personally shocked and humbled that I was chosen.” NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 10:00 AM Bronx County Courthouse 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451 $$Top Cash Paid$$ HIGH END ANTIQUES HIGH CASH PAID CITY OF NEW YORK BILL DE BLASIO, MAYOR STACEY CUMBERBATCH Commissioner, Citywide Administrative Services RICARDO E. MORALES Deputy Commissioner, Asset Management Oil Paintings, Mid-Century Accessories 1950s/60s, Porcelain, Costume Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Gold, Furniture, Objects of Art, etc. 1 Pc. or entire estates Damaged Quality Pieces also wanted Premium prices paid for Tiffany, Meissen Porcelain, Bronzes, Marble, etc. CALL JOSEPH OR RUTH 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128 Family Business for over 40 years AntiqueAssets.com Buying and Selling over 40 Years / Member New England Appraisers Association PUBLIC AUCTION For more information please visit nyc.gov/auctions Permanent Make-Up by KIKI 1521 College Point Boulevard College Point NY 11356 718-460-6119 • 917-477-9995
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