IN HIS LETTER TO MOST REVEREND BORYS GUDZIAK, ARCHBISHOP OF UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC ARCHEPARCHY OF PHILADELPHIA, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., writes:
As Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, I write to express my own prayerful support and that of my Diocese for you, the clergy and faithful of your Archeparchy and Ukraine. We are honoring the request of the Holy Father that we devote our prayers and fasting today as we begin the holy season of Lent for the cause of peace in Ukraine. I will offer noon Mass in the Cathedral here for that special intention. Read all of Bishop O’Connell’s letter HERE. IN THEIR LETTER TO THE UKRANIAN CATHOLIC EPACHY OF PHILADELPHIA, the New Jersey Conference of Catholic Bishops write: In solidarity, we express our prayers and support to the victims of the odium and hostility that have fallen on Ukraine, including the families that have been separated, those fleeing for safer ground, especially children and the elderly. In a special way, we extend our prayerful support to the Ukrainian Catholic community in the United States, who ache with helplessness for their brothers and sisters in peril. Read the full letter HERE. CATHOLIC YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-39 will have an opportunity to be spiritually renewed during an annual retreat scheduled for March 12 in St. Paul Parish, Princeton. Using the theme, “Called to Be,” the day will begin at 10 a.m. and will be led by Father Zack Swantek, Catholic chaplain of the Aquinas Institute, Princeton. Participants will reflect on the question, “Who does God calls us to be?” as they focus on their relationships with others and with God, their day-to-day lives and the circumstances they face that keeps them away from what God wants for them. For more information and to register visit HERE.