Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
The parish office is closed on National Holidays and Catholic Holy Days of Obligation.
WE ARE HIS WITNESSES
The Archdiocese of Newark is launching a new pastoral initiative, We Are His Witnesses, to inspire all Catholics to embrace their baptismal call as missionary disciples who share Christ’s love, truth, and hope with the world. To deepen your understanding and join this journey of faith, please continue reading.
https://rcan.org/we-are-his-witnesses/
A Letter to the Faithful from Cardinal Tobin
We Are His Witnesses is a pastoral initiative launched by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, on Pentecost in June 2025. It invites all of us to walk together on a journey called We Are His Witnesses—a path of pastoral conversion inspired by the Word of God, rooted in Pope Francis’s Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel). This initiative invites the entire Church to reimagine parish life, mission, and ministry in response to a changing world.
Click here to read the full letter. [English] [Spanish] [Korean]
Sunday Mass
Saturday: 5:30pm (For Sunday obligation)
Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am and 12:00Noon
Daily Mass
Monday - Saturday: 8:30am
Holy Days: As announced
Reconciliation
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 8:20 am
Saturday: 8:00 am - 8:20 am and 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Mass For Our Country
September - June:
First Thursday of the Month
Patriotic Rosary at 7:00 pm and Patriotic Mass at 7:30 pm
First Friday
First Friday of the month to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at 9:00 am (after 8:30 am morning Mass)
First Saturday
First Saturday of the month to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at 9:00 am (after 8:30 am morning Mass)
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Divine Mercy Chaplet on the third Sunday of the month at 3:00 pm
Novena to BVM and St. Jude
Novena to Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Jude
September - June: Every Monday after 8:30 am Mass
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Novena to to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on the Third Wednesday of the month at 9:00 am (after 8:30 am morning Mass)
Baptism
The Sacrament of Baptism is normally celebrated on the second Sunday of each month. A Preparation Program is required for first-time parents. New parents should register for the Baptism as soon as possible after the child’s birth by contacting the Parish Office. Please, Click here for the Baptismal Registration Form.
For information on who can be a sponsor (godparent) of the baptized child, please, click here.
For Archdiocesan Sacrament Guidelines on Order of Baptism of Children, please, click here.
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NEWARK, NJ 07104
TEL | 973-497-4000
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Knights of Columbus
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Events
- Aug 20 2025 9:00 am - Novena to to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Aug 23 2025 4:00 pm - Reconciliation
- Aug 23 2025 6:45 pm - Charismatic Prayer Gatherings
Aug. 18 Monday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, Weekday
08/18/25 12:00 am
Today in the Roman Martyrology is the commemoration of St. Agapitus (d. 259), a martyr of Palestrina, not far from Rome. His cult, which is very ancient, was particularly popular in the eternal city where Felix III (492) caused a church to be built in his honor. Ancient inscriptions show clearly the great confidence placed in the intercession of this martyr.
Read MoreAug. 17 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
08/17/25 12:00 am
Gospel Excerpt, Cycle C, Luke 12:49-53: Jesus said to his disciples: "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
Read MoreAug. 16 Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Stephen of Hungary, Opt. Mem.
08/16/25 12:00 am
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Stephen of Hungary (969-1038). Vaik, son of Geza, Duke of Hungary, was baptized about 985 by St. Adalbert of Prague who gave him the name of Stephen. He was chosen by God to bring his people to the Christian faith. With the assistance of monks from Burgundy, he established bishoprics, founded several monasteries and re-organized the whole life of the country. Pope Silvester II offered him the privilege of being crowned king and the ceremony took place on December 25, 1000. His great zeal for the spread of the Catholic faith earned him the title of apostolic king and apostle of Hungary. He died on August 15, 1038, the feast of the Assumption of our Lady, to whom he had consecrated his kingdom.
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Weekly reading


Readings for the week of August 17, 2025
- Sunday: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10 / Ps 40:2, 3, 4, 18 (14b) / Heb 12:1-4 / Lk 12:49-53
- Monday: Jgs 2:11-19 / Ps 106:34-35, 36-37, 39-40, 43ab and 44 / Mt 19:16-22
- Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a / Ps 85:9, 11-12, 13-14 / Mt 19:23-30
- Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15 / Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 / Mt 20:1-16
- Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a / Ps 40:5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 / Mt 22:1-14
- Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22 / Ps 146:5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc-10 / Mt 22:34-40
- Saturday: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17 / Ps 128:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 / Mt 23:1-12
- Next Sunday: Is 66:18-21 / Ps 117:1, 2 (Mk 16:15) / Heb 12:5-7, 11-13 / Lk 13:22-30