Immaculate Conception - Holy Day
Wednesday, December 8th - Mass 7:00am & 7:00pm
Parish Advent Reconciliation
Thursday, December 9th - 6:00pm
Followed by Evening Prayer
Christmas Eve - Friday, December 24
Mass times: 5:00pm, 7:00pm & Midnight (12:00am)
Lesson and Carols 11:15pm prior to Midnight Mass
Christmas Day - Saturday, December 25
Mass times: 8:00am & 11:00am at St. John
Mass in Spanish at St. Agnes at 11:00am
Note: No vigil Mass for Sunday
Sunday - December 26
Mass times: 8:00am, 9:30am & 11:00am at St. John
9:30am English & 11:00am Spanish at St. Agnes
New Year's Day - Saturday, January 1, (Not a Holy Day of Obligation this year)
Mass time: 9:30am at St. John
Note: No vigil Mass for Sunday
Sunday Mass - January 2
Mass times: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am at St. John
9:30am English & 11:00am Spanish at St. Agnes
Over time, good and beautiful things in our lives become a habit, but they lose meaning with frequency.
Like reading bedtime stories to your kids.
Or spending every day at the beach.
Or eating your favorite meal for dinner multiple times a week.
… or going to Sunday Mass.
To stay motivated, we need a “why” – a reason behind our efforts.
So we ask ourselves, “Why do we go to Mass in the first place?”
In this video, Fr. Mike has the answer. He brings you the motivation to keep going to Mass you’ve been seeking for a long time.
At this time, due to the observance of public safety protocols and the increase in the availability of vaccines, we have begun a return to some sense of normalcy in various sectors of our society.
Therefore, we the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey, are lifting the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Days Mass obligation beginning on Saturday, June 5, 2021, and Sunday, June 6, 2021, Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. We welcome the Christian faithful to return to the regular participation in the Sunday Eucharist, the source and summit of our Catholic faith (cf. Code of Canon Law canon 1247 and Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2180).
This obligation does not apply to those who are ill; those who have reason to believe that they were recently exposed to the coronavirus or another serious or contagious illness; those who are confined to their home, a hospital, or nursing facility; or those with serious underlying health conditions. One should consult the local pastor if questions arise about the obligation to attend Mass (canon 87).
Finally, safety protocols (such as wearing masks, social distancing, etc.) and liturgical directives (communion in the hand, communion under one species, etc.) in each New Jersey Diocese remains in place until modified or revoked by the respective Diocesan Bishop.
Given on May 20, 2021, the memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena.
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R.
Archbishop, Archdiocese of Newark
Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C.M.
Bishop, Diocese of Trenton
Most Reverend Dennis J. Sullivan
Bishop, Diocese of Camden
Most Reverend Kevin J. Sweeney
Bishop, Diocese of Paterson
Most Reverend James F. Checchio
Bishop, Diocese of Metuchen
Most Reverend Kurt Burnette
Bishop, Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
Most Reverend Yousif B. Habash
Bishop, Our Lady of Deliverance Syriac Catholic Diocese