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Upcoming Events:
Transitional Diaconate Ordination: Friday, May 1, 2020
St. Peter's Church, Parsippany
Priesthood Ordination: Saturday, May 23, 2020
St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Paterson
Quo Vadis Retreat: Wed. - Fri. June 24-26, 2020
St. Mary's Abbey Retreat Center, Morristown -
First Saturday: Days of Discernment
Domus Bartimaeus: House of Discernment
913 Birch Street
Boonton, NJ 07013
Date: October 5, 2019
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 Noon
Come and join us on the First Saturday of the Month for a Day of Discernment. Our morning will begin at 9:00 am. There will be time to relax and socialize. Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 am. After Mass there will be a Holy Hour with Benediction from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. A short talk/ presentation will be given after the Holy Hour followed by Lunch.
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Discernment Weekend & 5-Day Retreats
Domus Bartimaeus: House of Discernment
913 Birch Street
Boonton, NJ 07013
Date: Call to Setup a Retreat
Weekend: Friday - Sunday
Weekday: Monday - Friday
Come and join us for a Weekend Retreat at the Domus Bartimaeus, House of Discernment. The Retreats are offered to men 18 years and older who are discerning the call to the Priesthood. The Weekend Retreat begins on Friday afternoon and concludes with Mass on Sunday followed by Breakfast. The 5-Day Retreat begins on Monday afternoon and ends on Friday after Mass and Breakfast.
Mass will be celebrated each day in our private Chapel. Talks / Reflections will be provided by the Priests of our diocese. Eucharistic Adoration and Liturgy of the Hours will take place during the Retreat. The Sacrament of Recnciliation will be available. Meals and housing will be provided.
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Intensely Eucharistic Spirituality
The eucharistic form of the Christian life is seen in a very special way in the priesthood. Priestly spirituality is intrinsically eucharistic. The seeds of this spirituality are already found in the words spoken by the Bishop during the ordination liturgy: “Receive the oblation of the holy people to be offered to God. Understand what you do, imitate what you celebrate, and conform your life to the mystery of the Lord’s Cross.” In order to give an ever greater eucharistic form to his existence, the priest, beginning with his years in the seminary, should make his spiritual life his highest priority. He is called to seek God tirelessly, while remaining attuned to the concerns of his brothers and sisters. An intense spiritual life will enable him to enter more deeply into communion with the Lord and to let himself be possessed by God’ love, bearing witness to that love at all times, even the darkest and most difficult. To this end I join the Synod Fathers in recommending “the daily celebration of Mass, even when the faithful are not present.” This recommendation is consistent with the objectively infinite value of every celebration of the Eucharist, and is motivated by the Mass’ unique spiritual fruitfulness. If celebrated in a faith-filled and attentive way, Mass is formative in the deepest sense of the word, since it fosters the priest’s configuration to Christ and strengthens him in his vocation.
- Post-Synodical Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, 80, February 22, 2007 (Pope Benedict XVI)
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Vocations Office: Paterson Diocese
Rev. Edward Rama
Vocation Director
973-777-8818 Ext. 715
Vocations@PatersonDiocese.org
Maria Nunez
Adminstrative Assistant
973-777-8818 Ext. 711
MNunez@PatersonDiocese.org -
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Thinking back on my undergraduate studies at St. John’s University, I was reminded of one of the many excellent philosophy professors that taught there. One of the many pieces of wisdom that she gave her students was, “I will go with you to the gates of hell, but I will not enter in”. To enter the gates of hell is the choosing of evil, the rejection of doing God’s will in one’s life. It is the turning away from the constant love that God extends to us throughout our life. To enter the gates of hell is forever, there is no getting out, no second chance, no turning back. It is the greatest pain and suffering that we can experience, it is the absence of God.
In our Gospel today, Jesus is asked the question, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.” ... -
Wearing the Cassock
I first starting wearing the cassock one year after I was ordained a Priest and I have been wearing it ever since. Some of my brother Priests joke with me that I sleep in my cassock. I often remind them that I don’t wear the cassock when I am skiing or playing golf.
One Sunday while I was walking across the parking lot of my first assignment and making my way to the church I heard one of the parishioners call my name. After he greeted me another parishioner who was assisting him direct cars in the parking lot shouted from the other end of the lot, “Father, why do you always wear a cassock?” Before I could respond, the other parishioner yelled back, “I know why Father wears the cassock, because he loves being a Priest!”(Click Here to Read the Full Reflection)
Note: Pictured in the Photo above with Father Ed is Diana Rimshnick, CRE (left), and Jenn Durso, Office Manager of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Branchville. -
Catholic High Schools Vocation Events
Vocations Day: 9:30 am Mass, Talks: 1:30 pm, January 29, 2020
Morris Catholic High School, Denville
Pizza Night for Vocations: 7:00 pm February 3, 2020
DePaul High School, Wayne, NJ
Pizza Night for Vocations: 7:00 pm February 13, 2020
Pope John XXIII High School, Sparta, NJ