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September 29
In and Around the Diocese of PatersonRead More -
September 29
The community of Our Lady of Good Counsel (OLGC) Parish in Pompton Plains on Sept. 18 welcomed a pastoral visit from Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who served as main celebrant and homilist for the 11:15 a.m. Mass. He blessed newly installed pews in the church and a new OLGC statue.Read More -
September 29
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Mass at noon on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the chapel of St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, to launch the hospital’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, observed nationally from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.Read More
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POPE FRANCIS' PRAYER FOR PEACE
Lord God of peace, hear our prayer!
We have tried so many times and over so many years to resolve our conflicts by our own powers and by the force of our arms. How many moments of hostility and darkness have we experienced; how much blood has been shed; how many lives have been shattered; how many hopes have been buried… But our efforts have been in vain.
Now, Lord, come to our aid! Grant us peace, teach us peace; guide our steps in the way of peace. Open our eyes and our hearts, and give us the courage to say: "Never again war!"; "With war everything is lost". Instill in our hearts the courage to take concrete steps to achieve peace.
Lord, God of Abraham, God of the Prophets, God of Love, you created us and you call us to live as brothers and sisters. Give us the strength daily to be instruments of peace; enable us to see everyone who crosses our path as our brother or sister. Make us sensitive to the plea of our citizens who entreat us to turn our weapons of war into implements of peace, our trepidation into confident trust, and our quarreling into forgiveness.
Keep alive within us the flame of hope, so that with patience and perseverance we may opt for dialogue and reconciliation. In this way may peace triumph at last, and may the words "division", "hatred" and "war" be banished from the heart of every man and woman. Lord, defuse the violence of our tongues and our hands. Renew our hearts and minds, so that the word which always brings us together will be "brother", and our way of life will always be that of: Shalom, Peace, Salaam!
Amen.
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spiritual communion prayer
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
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Saturday Vigil Mass at 5pm
Sunday Masses at
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Sacrament of reconciliation
Saturdays 3:45pm - 4:30pm
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Faith Formation K - 6
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Confirmation program
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Today's Readings
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Catholic Link
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20 hours agoWhat is Typology? Since the time of the Apostles, the Church has shown how intimately interconnected the Old and New Testaments are in the plan of God. This unity is highlighted by typology which...
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yesterdayGospel Of Luke 17:5-10 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”The Lord replied,“If you have faith the size of a mustard seed,you would say to this mulberry tree,‘Be uprooted and planted...
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3 days agoI would say that going to art galleries and contemplating a piece of art isn’t something people do very often these days. Honestly, it’s not something I do often either, but this painting has been a...
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St. Virgil synod Report