In new message, Bishop describes time of suffering, sacrifice; Diocese offers Faith At Home resource May 1, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, will be a special day of prayer in the Diocese of Trenton, as Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has announced a Mass for all workers, followed by a prayer service to reconsecrate the United States to the Blessed[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., served as principal celebrant and homilist of a Mass April 19 for Divine Mercy Sunday in St. Rose Church, Belmar, at 11:30 a.m. The Mass was livestreamed and viewed from the home page of www.strosebelmar.com. Bishop O’Connell’s message for Divine Mercy Sunday can be read here. This Mass and all Masses throughout[…]
With the arrival April 19 of Divine Mercy Sunday, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., reflected back on a message he had written for the Year of Mercy in 2016: “Mercy is the love freely shown to us by God, who first reveals himself to us and makes his presence known and felt. We do not[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will celebrate Mass for the Easter Vigil, April 11, at 7 p.m. in St. Rose Church, Belmar. The Mass, which will be livestreamed without a congregation, can be viewed at the Diocese’s YouTube channel and all other diocesan media outlets, both as a livestream and after the Mass. In his homily, and in[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will celebrate the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, April 10, in 3 p.m. in St. Rose Church, Belmar. The service, which will be livestreamed without a congregation, can be viewed on the Diocese’s YouTube channel and all other diocesan media outlets. In a message released for Good[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will celebrate Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 9, at 7 p.m. in St. Rose Church, Belmar. The Mass, which will be livestreamed without a congregation, can be viewed on the Diocese’s YouTube channel and all other diocesan media outlets. An excerpt of Bishop O’Connell’s homily follows. To read[…]
The clergy, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Trenton are invited to safely display a lighted candle in the window of their homes, (for example, the type of electric candles used at Christmas), around sunset (7:32 pm) on Holy Saturday evening, as a symbol of our unity with Catholics throughout the world while[…]
Tonight, on the Monday of Holy Week, when representatives of every parish would have normally gathered in one place for the annual Chrism Mass, priests across the Diocese of Trenton will celebrate Mass from their respective churches, simultaneously, with Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. They will renew their priestly commitment, and, in addition to any[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued the following guidance April 2, 2020, on seeking Confession and the Sacrament of Penance during the current health crisis: During this time when our churches and chapels are closed, and when the risk of transmitting COVID-19 is of such grave concern, Confessions should only be requested of our priests[…]
On the advice of public health officials, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., is mandating the closing of all churches and chapels in the Diocese of Trenton to the public, effective at noon, Wednesday, April 1, until further notice.
