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News From the Beacon
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May 23
Seven students from Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta discuss producing their podcast, technology and the impact of artificial intelligence, leading spiritual retreats, and their student-led Bible study.Read More -
May 23
Passaic County dedicated a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall on May 18 on the grounds of the Public Safety Academy in Wayne Township. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and Father J. Patrick Ryan, a retired priest of the Paterson Diocese, participated in the ceremony.Read More -
May 23
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Commencement Mass for graduates of St. Elizabeth University on May 16 in Morristown in Holy Family Chapel.Read More
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"I Have Called You By Name"2023 Diocesan Ministries Appeal
The theme of this year's Diocesan Ministries Appeal is
"I Have Called You By Name." The Lord knows us so well and, through His grace, He prompts us to love others in the same way He loves us. Your support and response to the Diocesan Ministries Appeal is a tangible example of how we can help our neighbors, especially those who are in need. -
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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Catholic Link
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3 days agoThe Word of God is living and effective (Hebrews 4:12)! That means God is speaking to you through Scripture right now. The questions Jesus asked back then are relevant to you today. He’s not just...
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6 days ago“Hail Mary, full of grace.” We often repeat these words as part of the prayer for many different daily devotionals, such as the Angelus, the Rosary, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. When applied to the...
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a week agoThe greatest philosophers in history say yes In March of 2024, Axios reported that the United States had hit a new low in the annual World Happiness Report. The U.S. dropped eight spots, to Number 23...
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Parish live-stream
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mass schedule
Saturday Vigil Mass at 5pm
Sunday Masses at
7:30am, 9am, 10:30am & 12 noon
Weekdays: Mass at 12:10
First Fridays 12:10 & 7 pm
Holy Days of Obligation:12:10 & 7:00 PM
Confessions: Saturdays 3:45 to 4:30pm
and by appointment
Holy Hour: First Thursdays 7-8pm
Adoration: First Fridays after the noon Mass -
Sacrament of reconciliation
Saturdays 3:45pm - 4:30pm
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Today's Readings
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News from the Vatican
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yesterdayVatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin has said the potential use of western weapons in Russian territory would mark a serious escalation in the Ukraine war and marked a... -
3 days agoSeven months after the Vatican reversed its previous course and opened a canonical inquiry into a famed Slovenian priest and artist, a high-ranking official has said the case, while delicate, is in... -
4 days agoAfter reports circulated internationally saying Pope Francis used a crude slang term to refer to homosexuality in Catholic seminaries, the Vatican has said he meant no offense and apologized, but...
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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.