Feast of the Three Kings
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January 9, 2020
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIWE THREE KINGS Children portraying the Three Kings and an angel appear before the altar bringing the gifts of the Magi — gold, frankincense and myrrh — to the Baby Jesus during Mass to mark the Feast of the Epiphany, Sunday, Jan. 5 in St. Joseph Church in Paterson, which was celebrated by Bishop Serratelli. For more photos and story, see page 8.Bishop Serratelli visits St. Joseph Parish in Paterson, celebrates Mass for Feast of the Three KingsPATERSON Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Church here and celebrated Mass for the Feast of the Three Kings, also known as the Epiphany, Jan. 5.
The history of St. Joseph’s began in 1867 as a mission of St. John’s in Paterson, when a chapel and academy were opened on Broadway near East 18th Street. The mission was advanced to parish status in 1875. In 1876, a combination church and school were built on Market Street, west of Carroll Street. The present church, which was built on Carroll Street in 1888, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1902 and rebuilt in 1904.
