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April 15
Christ the King Parish in New Vernon welcomed Bishop Kevin Sweeney, who served as main celebrant and homilist of the April 10 vigil Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday, also the Second Sunday of Easter.Read More -
April 15
Bishop Kevin Sweeney made a pastoral visit to Ss. Cyril and Methodius Parish in Boonton April 11 where he celebrated Mass marking Divine Mercy Sunday, which occurs on the Second Sunday of Easter. It is an especially important feast for the Polish community, the predominant population of the parish.Read More -
April 15
The world has never known a more masterful storyteller than Jesus. He filled his parables with striking characters like the Good Samaritan, images like the mustard seed and phrases like the one about “hiding one’s light under a bushel.” They are so memorable that we still refer to them 2,000 years after he spoke them in his pubic ministry. Yet, Bishop Emeritus Arthur Serratelli writes in his latest book that Jesus called on his one-of-a-kind literary skills to do more than impart a moral or religious ideal or spin a good tale.Read More -
April 15
When a baby is about to be baptized, a future godparent may gleam with excitement as they help choose the baptismal dress or suit and plan the celebration after the event. But with all the celebration that goes on around the Sacrament of Baptism, more spiritually and deeply, Father Cesar Jaramillo, parochial vicar of St. Peter the Apostle Parish here, reminds all perspective godparents or sponsors that it’s more than acting as a host but making a life-long commitment to the newly-baptized child.Read More -
April 15
Almost on a daily basis, Sister of Charity of St. Elizabeth Mary Canavan receives phone calls for a variety of requests from people around the world asking for prayers through the intercession of Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich. “The calls can average about 10 to 15 a week, some weeks more than others depending on the moment,” said Sister Mary.Read More -
April 15
Families in and around the Diocese that homeschool their children using Catholic curricula are invited to join the Diocese of Paterson Homeschool Families. This new organization was formed to help these families raise their children as “saints” by enabling them to come together as the local Church to support each other through their joys and challenges, share teaching strategies and collaborate on larger joint education programs.Read More -
April 15
At a press briefing last week, the White House said that President Joe Biden “has a difference of opinion” with Catholics who are concerned that the Equality Act would trample conscience rights and religious liberty. Owen Jensen of EWTN News Nightly asked Jen Psaki, White House press secretary: “What does the President, who we know is Catholic, say to Catholic doctors, Catholic institutions, who are fearful that if the Equality Act passes, it has the potential to trample on their conscience rights?”Read More -
April 15
On the day after Easter Sunday I received an email from one of our priests, telling me that he had “preached a parish mission during the whole of holy week. … The place was packed every evening with confessions afterwards until 10:30 p.m. The sheep are hungry and some may be even starving. Maybe we are on the cusp of a revival ... I surely hope so.”Read More -
April 8
Solids? Polka dots? Stripes? It was up to the women at the Edward King House to choose the colors and styles of their nails for the manicures they had done by Julia DelMastro, volunteer at the senior center in Newport, R.I. and a sophomore nursing student at nearby Salve Regina University.Read More -
April 8
Bishop Kevin Sweeney presided at the Easter Vigil Mass in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson at 8 p.m. on Holy Saturday, April 3. This is the night that “shall be as bright as day” as proclaimed by the Exsultet, an ancient church hymn, as the Church joyfully anticipates Christ’s Resurrection.Read More -
April 8
Bishop Kevin Sweeney served as main celebrant for his first Easter Mass as Bishop at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson April 4. Easter, the chief feast of the Church’s ecclesiastical year, commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.Read More -
April 8
Bishop Kevin Sweeney presided at the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, April 2 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. The solemn service began with the Liturgy of the Word, including the account of the Passion and Death of Jesus. The Veneration of the Cross, an ancient practice, followed.Read More -
April 8
Bishop Kevin Sweeney celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday evening, April 1 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. The Mass commemorates the institution of the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Holy Orders by Jesus Christ.Read More -
April 8
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson hosted its first Children’s Easter Mass for its special needs community at 11:30 a.m. April 4 on Easter. Msgr. Geno Sylva, the cathedral’s rector, was the main celebrant of the Mass and all children of the community were invited to celebrate Easter together.Read More -
April 8
In a series of revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in the 1930s, Our Lord called for a special feast day to be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. Today, we know that feast as Divine Mercy Sunday, named by Pope St. John Paul II at the canonization of St. Faustina on April 30, 2000. Divine Mercy Sunday this year will be celebrated on April 11.Read More -
April 8
The freezing 30-degree temperatures and cloudy skies over St. Joseph Church in Lincoln Park on the morning of April 2, Good Friday, didn’t discourage a large crowd of parishioners from gathering — all socially distanced — at the edge of the parish’s “prayer park” for the dedication of a new outdoor Stations of the Cross. The sizable group of about 70 people attested to the great anticipation that the powerful new devotional has generated at St. Joseph’s Parish — three days before the glorious Resurrection of Our Savior. Alexander Weiss, 16, a new St. Joseph’s parishioner and member of Boy Scout Troop 74 in Montville, built the outdoor Stations for his Eagle Scout service project.Read More
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Catholic News Service
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News from the Vatican
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After a year without U.S. pilgrims, tourists and university students, some American expats in Rome have packed up and moved home. But others who teach at study abroad programs or work with pilgrims...
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Christians and Muslims share a conviction that God calls them to be "witnesses, restorers and builders of hope" both in this life and for the life to come, said the leaders of the Pontifical Council...
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Catholic News Service
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WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee said April 19 he...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After a year without U.S. pilgrims, tourists and university students, some...
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To express the closeness of God and of the church to...
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Seventh Sunday of Easter 1) Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 Psalm 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20 2) 1...
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — As closing arguments began April 19 in the trial of...
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Hallow Blog
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2 weeks ago“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set... -
4 weeks agoWays to feel more connected to God and each other It is hard to believe we are coming to the end of Lent. While last year’s Holy Week was incredibly difficult for many, this year’s Holy Week brings a... -
2 months agoPray with Jesus The post How to Pray: Our Father in Aramaic appeared first on Hallow. -
2 months agoPray alongside Mary. The post How to Pray: 7 Sorrows Rosary appeared first on Hallow. -
3 months ago“Remember, o most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided.” [Litany of the Blessed...
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Today’s Readings
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Reading I Acts 7:51—8:1aResponsorial Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21abGospel Jn 6:30-35
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Life Teen Blog
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If you thought that virtual ministry was going to be any less messy (literally or figuratively), you were sadly mistaken.
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There are a lot of podcasts out there right now. So, even if your big idea for a new podcast falls flat (just like your bar idea), there's a lot of great content that you can engage with out there...
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As those walking with teens in the faith, God works through Youth Ministers and Core members for teens to get the help they really need. Part of this accompaniment with teens is having honest...
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At that moment, we realized that maybe we don't have it all together… but hey, that's okay. I still have some helpful tips up my sleeve, and I'm going to share them with you now.
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Ministry is ironic because those of us who minister often find it difficult to be ministered to. We encourage and teach teens to pray, but how often do we pray outside of ministry? We tell others to...
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video: Bishop announces diocesan ministries appeal
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Directory for Services – Walking with Moms in Need
ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGE FACEBOOK PAGES
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www.facebook.com/diocesispaterson
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www.facebook.com/patersondiocese
Launched last March as churches were required to close due to social distancing guidelines, the Diocese of Paterson official Facebook page has helped many connect with news of the Paterson Diocese amid the coronavirus pandemic. The faithful are invited to “like” or follow the page to stay in touch with many events happening around the Diocese.
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Diocesan Ministries Appeal
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MEET the people of the diocesan ministries appeal
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NJ Bishops Statement on the Reproductive Freedom Act
The Catholic Church believes and teaches that all human life is sacred from conception to natural
death. For that reason, we, the Bishops of each of the dioceses in New Jersey, join in voicing the
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