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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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Roman Missal:
Collect:
O God, who willed to provide shepherds for your people,
pour out in your Church a spirit of piety and fortitiude,
to raise up worthy minitsters for your altars
and make them ardent yet gentle heralds of your Gospel.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen
(Roman Missal: 9. For Vocations to Holy Orders)
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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
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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