BISHOP O'CONNELL HAS SHARED THIS MESSAGE for the Solemnity of All Saints and All Souls Day here: "On this solemn Feast of All Saints, the Church invites us to reflect on the great hope that is based on Christ’s Resurrection: Christ is risen and we will also be with him. The Saints and Blesseds are the most authoritative witnesses of Christian hope, because they lived it fully in their lives, amidst joys and sufferings, putting into practice the Beatitudes … that Jesus preached are the path to holiness" (Pope Francis, Angelus Message, Nov. 1, 2020).
All Souls’ Day “is a day of memory that takes us back to our roots. It is also a day of hope. It reminds us of what we can expect: the hope of encountering the love of the Father" (Pope Francis, Homily, Nov. 2, 2020).
Read all of Bishop O’Connell’s message HERE.
THE CHANCERY IN LAWRENCEVILLE will be closed, Tuesday, November 1, for the Solemnity of All Saints. Normal business hours will resume Wednesday, November 2.ST. MARY CEMETERY AND MAUSOLEUM, Hamilton, will resume the celebration of Mass on the Feast of All Souls, Nov. 2, at 11 a.m.
The Mass had been postponed for the past couple of years due to the pandemic restrictions. Celebrant will be Father Jason Parzynski, diocesan director of vocations and chaplain in Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville. Father Parzynski said he looks forward to having a group of students accompany him to the Mass and familiarizing them with “this beautiful Catholic tradition.”
St. Mary Cemetery and Mausoleum is located at 1200 Cedar Lane Hamilton. The Mass will be Mausoleum A.