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October 10
On Oct. 4, Filipino Americans came to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson to celebrate two saints — St. Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod — during a Martyr Mass that has become a tradition in the Diocese. Bishop Serratelli concelebrated the Mass along with several priests from the Diocese.Read More -
October 10
Bishop Serratelli installed 14 men of diverse backgrounds to the office of acolyte, during a Mass on Oct. 1 in St. Peter the Apostle Church in Parsippany. This is the last step before their ordination to the diocesan Permanent Diaconate in June 2020.Read More -
October 10
Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Therese Parish in Succasunna and installed Father Richard Kilcomons as pastor of the parish during the vigil Mass of the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Oct. 6.Read More -
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Young women, mostly of high school age, from around the Diocese attended an Evening with the Bishop at the Academy of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station Sept. 30. Bishop Serratelli and religious sisters from around the Diocese led the evening as an opportunity for young women to think more deeply about vocations, whether it be as a single woman, married woman or a religious sister.Read More -
October 10
All throughout the city of Paterson, diocesan Catholic Charities offers preschool-age children in low-income families an opportunity to receive an early childhood education at five locations. Collaborating with the Paterson Public School District, these schools strive for their students to have the best possible foundation for successful life-long learning. The five centers, as part of agencies of diocesan Catholic Charities, are recipients of funds from the 2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal (BAA) which is currently underway to help the many ministries of the Paterson Diocese.Read More -
October 10
The scientific community has no explanation for miraculous stories about the Eucharist from around the world over the centuries. The parishioners of St. Francis de Sales in Vernon got an opportunity to look at many of these Eucharistic miracles through the eyes of faith as they perused a traveling Vatican international exhibit, “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World,” a display of 75 placards which present historical descriptions and photos of 65 Church-approved Eucharistic miracles that have taken place throughout the ages in various countries of the world.Read More -
October 10
Karol Corbin Walker, an attorney who has chalked up numerous firsts in her distinguished law career, added yet another distinction Oct. 6 as the first woman to receive the Advocati Christi Award at the fourth annual Red Mass for the legal profession. Bishop Serratelli presided over the well-attended liturgy held at St. Paul Inside the Walls: the Diocesan Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard in Madison, and presented Walker with the award — a portrait of St. Thomas More — not only for her commitment to the legal profession, but also to her faith.Read More -
October 10
Just as the month of October dawned and the Church’s celebration of Respect Life Month began disturbing events showing the absolute lack of respect for life surfaced in the news. In Mexico, amid a demonstration urging the legalization of abortion, activists tried to set fire to the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral. In response to the arson attempt, Catholics gathered before the front doors of the cathedral to protect it until firefighters got there and acted quickly to prevent the fire from spreading, and police acted to prevent further acts of aggression by the abortion rights activists.Read More
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Bishop Serratelli's article
Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Descent to Hades
On March 25, 2019, both the New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act. This means that, just as in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Washington, D.C., physicians can now help someone kill themselves. Legally! Doctors now become dealers in death. So contrary to the Hippocratic Oath that states “I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment, but never with a view to injury and wrong-doing. Neither will I administer a poison to anybody when asked to do so, nor will I suggest such a course.”
Statement by the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on What the Catholic Church has done and continues to do to Protect Children
March 4, 2019
Much attention has been given to the meeting of bishops in Rome last month called by Pope Francis to address a morally reprehensible, shameful and horrific crime – the sexual abuse of children.
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N.J. Independent Victim Compensation Program to begin accepting claims June 15
PATERSON Starting on June 15, the New Jersey Independent Victim Compensation Program (IVCP) will begin accepting claims related to the sexual abuse of minors by diocesan priests and deacons of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Paterson, Metuchen, Trenton and Camden and the Archdiocese of Newark.
The IVCP is administered by Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros, two noted victims’ compensation experts who have designed and administered similar compensation programs for the Catholic Dioceses in New York and Pennsylvania. They also have administered similar programs for Penn State sexual abuse claims, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, and the BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Fund. -
News from the Vatican
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Once again the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon pondered the idea of married priests Tuesday, with one prelate saying the issue is being studied from different perspectives, including that of Church...
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Proposals at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon for indigenous- or Amazonian-rite ceremonies are meant to enhance and...
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Today’s Readings
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Reading 1 Rom 1:16-25Responsorial Psalm PS 19:2-3, 4-5Gospel Lk 11:37-41
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Respect Life Sunday
October 6Th is celebrated throughout the United States as Respect Life Sunday. This introduces October as the Respect Life Month.
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Pastoral Letter
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BASIC REQUIRED CONTENT FOR CANDIDATES FOR CONFIRMATION
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Life Teen Blog
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So we asked YOU young Hispanic/Latino Catholics how you see God in your heritage. And let me tell you, you guys had some lovely responses. Here are just a few of the ones that stood out...
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Loving others as Christ prescribes does not entail an intimate and personal relationship with everyone we meet, nor does it require us to spend copious amounts of time with them. However, Christ...
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We’re all striving for something in life and, for us as Christians, we’re striving for a lot more than a World Series championship. We’re striving for eternal life in the Kingdom of God. To receive...
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