Pastoral visit to Clifton parish

FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION  Bishop Serratelli gives the Opening Prayer to start the Mass during his pastoral visit to Sacred Heart Parish in Clifton Dec. 8.

CLIFTON  On Dec. 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Sacred Heart Parish here where he celebrated the noon Mass. The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the patronal feast day of the United States, is a holy day of obligation.