Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., wraps up a month of prayer and advocacy in defense of unborn children with a videotaped Mass of Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life, which can be viewed on the Diocese’s Youtube channel beginning at 11 a.m. on Jan. 29. The Mass is one of many[…]
Due to receiving word of additional staff cases of COVID-19 or COVID-positive status at the Diocesan Chancery/Pastoral Center, the building will remain closed until Monday, Feb. 1 (unless otherwise announced), in-person meetings at the Chancery are postponed and Chancery staff will continue to work remotely. The facility will need deep cleaning again before it can reopen. Though mail will[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., invites the faithful on Inauguration Day to join him in a “Prayer for Our Nation,” first offered in 1959 by Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle, Archbishop of Washington, at the Consecration of the United States of America to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the patronal title “The Immaculate Conception.” This prayer was[…]
The Diocesan Chancery/Pastoral Center Building is closed for the remainder of the week (January 19-22), in-person meetings postponed and Chancery staff will be working remotely due to the COVID positive status of three employees and the need for a deep cleaning of the facility. Chancery staff can continue to be contacted via email during the week.[…]
A message from Bishop O’Connell, C.M. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Strength to Love,” 1963 These profound words from a collection of sermons given by Rev. Dr.[…]
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., invites the faithful from the Diocese of Trenton and beyond to pray with him a Novena to St. Joseph to End Abortion. From Jan. 14 to Jan. 22, the Bishop will lead a daily broadcast of the novena – part of prayer and advocacy observances throughout the month to support the sanctity[…]
In an effort to ensure the health of the faithful who attend Masses and other church services in the Diocese of Trenton during the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., has issued an update to the Liturgical and Pastoral Directives in a Time of Pandemic first posted last spring. The updated directives, which the[…]
Pope Francis has urged people to register and take a COVID vaccine as soon as possible, revealing in a new interview that he expects to get his own first dose this week. “I believe that, morally, everyone must take the vaccine … because it is about your life but also the lives of others.” The Vatican[…]
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is the end of the Catholic Church’s Christmas Season. At Christmas, the Church celebrates the human birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, the “Word made Flesh,” to Mary in Bethlehem. She is the Mother of God and, so, we honor her with a feast celebrating her maternity.[…]
What will be asked of us in 2021? It is in the darkest of days, that the world most needs to see the love of God reflected in the people around them. The latest issue of The Monitor Magazine reports on some of the ways we are called to share God’s love with those who[…]
