Palm Sunday vigil Mass
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April 1, 2021
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIVIGIL MASS FOR PALM SUNDAY Bishop Kevin Sweeney blesses palm branches outside St. Mary’s Assumption Church in Passaic at the start of the Palm Sunday Mass March 27.Bishop marks start of Holy Week at Palm Sunday vigil Mass in St. Mary Assumption Church, PassaicPASSAIC Bishop Kevin Sweeney served as main celebrant and homilist of the vigil Mass marking Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion at St. Mary Assumption Church here March 27.
The history of St. Mary began in 1892 as a parish for Slovak Catholics with its first Mass celebrated in the basement in nearby St. Nicholas Church. A few years later, a parish school was established in 1896 and in 1902, the present church on Monroe Street was built. Today, the parish serves the many Hispanic families who live in the city.
