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Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Philip the Apostle Parish in Clifton Jan. 12 where he celebrated Mass marking the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.

January is Poverty Awareness Month, an initiative to highlight the ongoing plight that so many Americans experience every day. More than 40 million people in the United States live in poverty, affecting people of all races, backgrounds and ages from the cities to rural communities. In the state of New Jersey, almost one million people live in poverty.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham Township where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jan. 11. The feast commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by St. John the Baptist and it occurs the first Sunday after the Epiphany.

Three immigration lawyers came to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson on Jan. 12 for a seminar on “Know about Immi­gration.” All gave a key piece of advice to undocumented and documented people: secure the services of an attorney right away, if they are faced with urgent legal or immigration matters. About 250 people from the cathedral parish and around Paterson came to St. John’s Rodimer Center last Sunday afternoon to get some insight from a panel of lawyers from the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey.

By the busloads from diocesan high schools and from parish youth groups in Passaic, Morris and Sussex counties, young people will be a major part of the contingent going to the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Jan. 24. They will be attending the March to overturn the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade, which made abortion legal.

In addition to the hundreds of thousands from around the country who will trek to Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life, on Jan. 24, thousands will attend similar events in major cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver and here in New Jersey in Trenton. Before the March for Life in Los Angeles, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels will host a requiem Mass for the millions of unborn who have been aborted since Roe vs. Wade in 1973.

A federal rule change once again allows faith-based adoption agencies to receive federal funding without being required to place children with same-sex couples. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a religious freedom legal group, welcomed the move.

Lucas Folan, 20, and other young men of the Diocese visited Domus Bartimaeus House of Discernment in Boonton on Saturday to listen for God’s possible call to the priesthood, not only by receiving the Eucharist at Mass and praying silently in Adoration but also by engaging in lively conversations about vocations, the seminary and priestly life.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. John Kanty Parish in Clifton where he celebrated Mass marking the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Dec. 29.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. James the Marches Church in Totowa and celebrated the vigil Mass to mark the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Church in Paterson and celebrated Mass for the Feast of the Three Kings, also known as the Epiphany, Jan. 5.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit on Jan. 4 to Holy Rosary Parish in Passaic, home of the Diocesan Shrine of St. John Paul II, where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, also known as “Three Kings Day.” During his visit to the mostly Polish faith community, Bishop Serratelli served as main celebrant and homilist of the 5 p.m. Mass. Concelebrating was Father Stefan Las, pastor of the Shrine of St. John Paul II/Holy Rosary. The Bishop blessed chalk and incense used in the blessings of homes for the feast day, sprinkling them with holy water.

Bishop Serratelli began the new year of 2020 with a pastoral visit to St. Clare Parish in Clifton where he was the principal celebrant of the 10 a.m. Mass to mark the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother God.

Modern life and society bombard Catholic husbands and fathers with so many challenges and distractions — from work and family pressures to moral temptations and societal attacks on faith and the meaning of authentic manhood. Those pressures make it difficult for a Catholic man to take up the challenge of striving to become a “saint” in this day — strengthening his relationship with Christ, taking leadership of the home and, by extension, transforming society.

One hundred years ago, the 19th Amendment was passed giving women in the U.S. the right to vote for the first time. Today in 2020, the March for Life, the world’s largest pro-life event, is linking itself to the women’s suffrage movement as it marks its century anniversary. The theme of this year’s March is “Life Empowers: Pro-Life is Pro-Woman.” Across the country, hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates will journey to the nation’s capital.

Bishop Serratelli made his annual Christmas visit to Straight and Narrow, an agency of Diocesan Catholic Charities in Paterson, where he led a prayer service and blessed clients who are currently in recovery at the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) Parish in Wayne on Christmas Eve evening where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Nativity of the Lord.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Rose of Lima Parish in East Hanover on Christmas, Dec. 25 where he celebrated Mass for the Nativity of the Lord at 10:30 a.m.

Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Paul Parish in Clifton on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, where he celebrated Mass for the Nativity of the Lord.

On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, Bishop Serratelli celebrated the 9 p.m. vigil Mass, marking the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, with parishioners of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson who filled the cathedral.