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Around 6 p.m., if you see a man of the cloth (followed by the press) knocking on the doors of St. Patrick's Cathedral, don't be alarmed—it'll just be the new leader of the New York Archdiocese. Archbishop Timothy Dolan will be symbolically asking New York's Roman Catholic community to accept him.

Edward Cardinal Egan told worshippers at St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday, "We are here for a passing moment of eternity." The 77-year-old was discussing the world's problems during his final Easter Sunday mass as head of the New York Archdiocese, "Life can appear unfair and pointless, but Easter gives meaning to the reality of life."

Edward Cardinal Egan, who vowed to celebrate his final Easter Week services at St. Patrick's Cathedral in spite of a recent hospitalization, did not deliver last night's mass. Last week, a stomach virus kept him in the hospital for a few days and doctors also recommended he receive a pacemaker, but Egan returned to deliver Holy Thursday and Good Friday services; on Friday, sitting at a table instead of standing, he told parishioners, "None of us in our lives expect to really escape suffering. I may tell you it's an experience that's more intensive as you grow older." The 77-year-old head of the NY Archdiocese, who is retiring this week (Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee will be installed as his successor on Sunday), is leading today's Easter mass at 10:15 a.m. After he steps down, he will lead, according to the Post, "a French-speaking flock at the new Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary mission on 33rd Street and First Avenue."

Before a service at St. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday, Edward Cardinal Egan told reporters, "I'm feeling pretty good but not as good as I should be. To miss Holy Thursday and Good Friday would be a heavy cross to bear. I decided not to bear that one if I didn't have to." The 77-year-old head of the NY Archdiocese had been hospitalized for a few days starting last Saturday for stomach pains (which the NY Times says was a "gastrointestinal virus") and will need surgery to have a pacemaker implanted. But Egan was upbeat and said he would lead services today, tomorrow and Easter Sunday, which will then lead into next week when his successor, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, will be installed. One NJ woman who attended the service told the Times, "It’s kind of incredible he was able to make it. I have a lot of respect for his determination."

Edward Cardinal Egan, who had been planning to wind down his leadership of the New York Archdiocese this week, was hospitalized yesterday with stomach pains—and then doctors recommended the 77-year-old receive a pacemaker.