New York J 1493: Commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the death of Dorothy Day, venerable Catholic lay leader, journalist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement

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J01493 Summary:

BILL NOJ01493 

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BAILEY, BASKIN, BORRELLO, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
 CHAN, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, GRIFFO,
 HARCKHAM, HELMING, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LANZA, LIU, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA,
 MAY, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RHOADS,
 RIVERA, ROLISON, RYAN C, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, STEC,
 STEWART-COUSINS, SUTTON, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK, ZELLNER

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01/23/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/28/2026REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION

01/28/2026ADOPTED

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Senate Resolution No. 1493

BY: Senator SCARCELLA-SPANTON

 COMMEMORATING the 45th Anniversary of the death of
 Dorothy Day, venerable Catholic lay leader,
 journalist, and co-founder of the Catholic Worker
 Movement

 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize
significant anniversaries that commemorate the lives of extraordinary
individuals whose moral vision and steadfast commitment to justice have
left an enduring impact on the people of the State of New York and the
world; and

 WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the
45th Anniversary of the death of Dorothy Day; this momentous occasion
was recognized with a memorial Mass, including prayers devoted to Day's
canonization, on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at St. Peter's Roman
Catholic Church in New Brighton, New York; and

 WHEREAS, Dorothy Day, who died at age 83 on November 29, 1980,
continues to be evaluated for sainthood in the Catholic Church and is
recognized as a Servant of God, the first step in the multi-stage
canonization process; and

 WHEREAS, Born in Brooklyn Heights, Dorothy Day maintained a deep and
abiding connection to Staten Island throughout her life; following her
conversion to Catholicism, she was baptized in 1927 at Our Lady Help of
Christians Church in Tottenville; and

 WHEREAS, Dorothy Day spent her youth and adult summers at Annadale
Beach and resided at her home on the corner of Zephyr and Poillon
Avenues, where she prayed, wrote, and welcomed neighbors in keeping with
her commitment to hospitality; and

 WHEREAS, Together with Catholic Worker co-founder Peter Maurin,
Dorothy Day operated a cooperative farm on Bloomingdale Road in Pleasant
Plains from 1950 to 1964, a living expression of the movement's
principles of voluntary poverty, communal labor, and service to the
poor; and

 WHEREAS, In later years she continued to spend her summers at
Spanish Camp in Annadale, further strengthening her ties to Staten
Island, where she is now interred at Resurrection Cemetery in Pleasant
Plains; and

 WHEREAS, The Catholic Worker Movement began in 1933 during the Great
Depression, when Dorothy Day, influenced by Peter Maurin's personalist
philosophy and her Catholic faith, published the first issue of The
Catholic Worker newspaper; and

 WHEREAS, Sold for a penny, The Catholic Worker quickly became a
prominent voice for economic justice, workers' rights, direct aid to the
poor, and Christian pacifism, helping to spark a nationwide movement
devoted to the Works of Mercy and nonviolence; and

 WHEREAS, As the movement expanded, Dorothy Day-who openly embraced
Christian anarchism, the Church's preferential option for the poor, and
distributism as an alternative to both socialism and capitalism-became
one of the most influential Catholic lay leaders of the 20th century;
and

 WHEREAS, During World War II, The Catholic Worker upheld its
pacifist principles and supported conscientious objectors, solidifying
the movement's reputation for moral clarity and courage in times of
national crisis; and

 WHEREAS, Today, more than 200 Catholic Worker houses of hospitality
operate around the world, each shaped by local needs but unified by the
founding principles articulated by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin-mercy,
solidarity, nonviolence, and the belief in the inherent dignity of every
person