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March 25, 2021
BEACON PHOTO | JOE GIGLIFEAST OF ST. PATRICK Marking St. Patrick’s Day with a feast day Mass, Irish-born priests from around the Diocese celebrated the patron of their homeland at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson March 17. During the Consecration, the Bishop and all priest concelebrants are at pictured at the altar.Bishop Sweeney, Irish-born priests, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Mass in CathedralPATERSON Marking St. Patrick’s Day with a feast day Mass, Irish-born priests from around the Diocese celebrated the patron of their homeland at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist here March 17. Bishop Kevin Sweeney, whose parents were born in Ireland, was the main celebrant of the Mass. Msgr. Kevin Flanagan, a retired priest of the Diocese, who is in residence at St. Philip the Apostle Church in Clifton, was homilist, reflecting on the Diocese’s and the city of Paterson’s Irish roots.
