The Diocese of Trenton invited the Catholic faithful and all people of good will to support law enforcement personnel by remembering them in prayer, standing with them in worship and thanking them for all that they do to keep our communities safe during the 19th annual Blue Mass.
The Mass – also known as the Celebration of Law Enforcement – took place April 17, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., served as principal celebrant and homilist for the Mass, and asked God’s protection for law enforcement personnel in the four counties of the Diocese and around the state.
Bishop O'Connell stated in his homily, “The Mass is our annual opportunity in the Diocese of Trenton to recognize you, the women and men who ‘protect and serve’ us in Mercer, Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean Counties as law enforcement professionals, to thank you, to lift you up to God in prayer, regardless of your particular religious beliefs, to raise you up and ask Almighty God to watch over you, to care for you, to protect you, the way a father watches over and cares for and protects his children.”
To watch the celebration of the 19th annual Blue Mass,
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