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Please keep in prayer the young boys and girls who are preparing to receive their First Holy Communion. On Saturday, March 27, they will participate in a retreat. It will be a morning of prayer and reflection together with their parents on the gift and mystery of the Lord’s Body and Blood.

The bishops of New Jersey have continued the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass in person on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation through Christmas. This decision applies to all New Jersey Roman Catholic parishes. For a link to more in-depth information, click the article title.

RCIA Candidates will be received into the Church on Sunday October 11, at St. Anthony's at the 9:30 AM Mass. Catholics completing their Sacraments will also receive their First Holy Communion and Confirmation at the same ceremony. Click the article title for more information.

Our parish family extends warm and prayerful congratulations to all our First Communicants, along with special thanks to our priests, deacons, music ministry, and religious education staff, catechists, and volunteers, who helped prepare the children and this celebration!

Our long-awaited celebration of First Holy Communion will take place [by invitation only] this Saturday, September 19, at 10:00 am and 12:00 pm at St. Anthony Church. The following day, a group of older candidates will receive the Eucharist for the first time during the 11:00 am Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows!

According to a recent Pew Research Study, there are a surprising number of Catholics who don't believe that Jesus is really, truly present in the Eucharist. If you are unsure about the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, or are concerned that you might not be able to explain it to someone who doubts, click the article title for links to a message from Bishop O'Connell, and three homilies from our own priests on the Real Presence.

About Our Updated RCIA Process--Our RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is now going year round! Now anyone interested in receiving the Sacraments of Holy Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation can begin the process (Period of Inquiry and Discernment) at any time throughout the year. Click the article title for more information.

Special thanks go to Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio and Fr. Pierre-Louis Joseph, our Deacons, Director of Music Ministry, Cantor, Director of Religious Education, School Principal, Parish Office staff members Doris Cordero and Miranda Day, and the catechists, who shared their faith as they prepared the children who made their First Holy Communion this weekend. Click the article title to see the names!

to those who received the Easter Sacraments at the Solemn Vigil. Click the article title to find the names of our newest members!

Click the article title for some points to keep in mind during the flu season, especially in regard to receiving (and distributing) Holy Communion!

The Diocese of Trenton offers a 6-day program for all persons involved in pastoral ministry, including visiting the sick, jail or prison volunteers, family caregivers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who visit nursing homes or hospitals, grief/bereavement counselors, separated and divorced group ministers, Elizabeth ministers, Stephen ministers, and parish pastoral ministers. Click the article title for more information.

Or were you baptized Catholic as a child, but have not celebrated the sacraments of Confirmation or Holy Eucharist? Or do you know someone who is thinking of becoming Catholic, or has a child over the age of seven who has not been baptized? The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults may be just what you need! Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title for a list of those children who made their First Communion this month.

Special thanks go to all those who shared their faith as they prepared the children who made their First Holy Communion this weekend. Click the article title for a complete list of those who gave their time and attention to this wonderful ministry!

to those who received the Easter Sacraments at the Solemn Vigil. Click the article title for the names of those who were baptized, who were received into the Church, and who were confirmed.

Communion under both forms is a rich sacramental sign in response to our Lord’s instruction to “take and eat” and “take and drink.” However, the doctrine of concomitance reminds us that the real sacramental presence of Christ (body, blood, soul, and divinity) is present entirely under each species, bread or wine. Click the article title for a few reminders...

The Rite of Welcoming is the official acceptance of those who wish to join the Catholic Church as candidates and catechumens. Please join us at Our Lady of Sorrows on December 3, at the 11 a.m. mass, to welcome our new catechumens into the Catholic Church. Click the article title for more details, and the names of our candidates and catechumens.

to those who received the Easter Sacraments at the Solemn Vigil. Click the article title for details.

Our First Holy Communion students have been given a little project to do...click the article title to read on.

The children of MERCY HOUSE are desperately in need of Communion dresses and/or suites to make their sacred day truly special. Click the article title for information on how you can help!