MASS OF CHRISM • MARCH 29: Bishop O’Connell and priests of the Diocese will gather for the annual Chrism Mass at 7:30 p.m. in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold. The Chrism Mass reflects the communion of the priests with their bishop. During this Mass, all of the priests of the Diocese who are gathered publicly renew their[…]
Since the establishment of Trenton Catholic Academy in Hamilton more than 15 years ago, the Diocese of Trenton has provided substantial support to make this Catholic educational experience available to students who live in and around the wider Trenton area. However, the growing cost of providing this experience has consistently outpaced tuition and other revenue,[…]
Overview and Streaming schedule for Holy Week and Easter This Holy Week and Easter, hundreds of thousands of Catholics in the Diocese of Trenton will take part in Masses and services either inside or outside their churches while observing pandemic precautions or at home via livestream. Beginning with Palm Sunday on March 28, the special[…]
Christ the Redeemer Parish in Mount Holly, which has experienced declining attendance and growing financial struggles over the last decade, will close its church and undergo canonical suppression, it was announced March 20 and 21. The announcement came in a letter from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., to Father Daniel Peirano, Christ the Redeemer pastor. In[…]
Reflections for the sacred days Holy Week by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. As the Holy Season of Lent draws to a close and Holy Week begins, it is time for all Catholics to prepare deeply for the Church’s annual commemoration of the Lord Jesus’ Passion, Death and Resurrection. The Fifth Sunday in Lent which[…]
Tune in Friday, March 19, as Bishop David. M. O’Connell, C.M., celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of St. Joseph. The videotaped Mass will be shown on all diocesan media, including our Youtube channel , beginning at 6 a.m. St. Joseph is the patron of the Universal Church – an ordinary man, a working man, the[…]
At the request of the Blue Mass Committee of the Diocese of Trenton, the Annual Mass and Celebration of Law Enforcement — originally scheduled for April 13, 2021 — will be postponed until April 2022 due to the continuing evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, also known as the Blue Mass, has been held[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has announced his schedule for Holy Week. All of the Bishop’s Masses and services will be livestreamed on Youtube.com/trentondiocese. On Palm Sunday, March 28, the Bishop will celebrate the 10 a.m. Mass in St. Paul Church, Princeton. On March 29, Bishop O’Connell and priests of the Diocese will gather for[…]
On this first anniversary of the World Health Organization’s March 11, 2020, declaration of COVID-19 as a world-wide pandemic, we continue to confront the challenges it has imposed. I ask the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to pray for all those who have died from COVID-19 this past year and[…]
A message from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. Here we are at the midpoint of our Lenten journey with the finish line now in sight. How has it been going? Living our Catholic faith takes practice all the time, even more so with the challenges imposed upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. But when we trip or[…]
