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Baptized Catholic citizens of the United States of America have a “dual citizenship,” one within the nation and one within the Catholic Church.  Although distinct, they exist jointly in each baptized American Catholic citizen. 

El obispo David M. O'Connell, C.M., actualizó las directrices litúrgicas-pastorales en el tiempo de la pandemia, como se relacionan a la celebración pública limitada de la Misa y los Sacramentos dentro de la Iglesia. El documento por completo sigue; las actualizaciones se ven en rojo. 

​​​​​​​El obispo David M. O’Connell, C.M., es el homilista para la Misa del 11 de septiembre en la Parroquia Santa María, Madre de Dios, Middletown – parte de un evento (en vehículos) de tres días para avivar la fe titulado, "Dios, País, Familia" patrocinado en el estacionamiento de la parroquia. Lo que sigue es la homilía del obispo O'Connell para el 11 de septiembre: 

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., is the homilist for Mass on Sept. 11 at St. Mary, Middletown – part of a three-day, in-car revival titled “God, Country, Family” that is being hosted in the parish parking lot. Following is Bishop O’Connell’s homily for Sept. 11.

As we remember, in awesome silence, those who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York, Washington and Shanksville, those who gave their lives trying to save them, and their beloved families, co-workers and friends, let us together join in the prayer of Pope Benedict XVI when visiting Ground Zero in New York on April 20, 2008:

September 9 is the feast of Jesuit priest and missionary St. Peter Claver (1581-1654) who traveled to Colombia where he ministered to slaves trafficked there from West Africa. He is the patron saint of interracial justice.  Along with Dioceses throughout our nation responding to the call of U.S. Bishops, please join me in prayer today for the elimination of racism wherever it exists.

El 9 de septiembre celebramos el memorial del sacerdote jesuita y misionero San Pedro Claver (1581-1654).

We have been informed of an equipment breakdown at Evergreen Printing, which has resulted in a printing and mailing delay of The Monitor Magazine’s September issue.

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the domestic anti-poverty program of the United States Catholic Bishops, works to break the cycle of poverty in America by helping low-income people participate in decisions that affect their lives, families and communities, on local and national levels.

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued the annual Labor Day statement on rebuilding after the devastation of the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

Church leaders have called upon the faithful to remember in prayer several crises that continue to bring suffering to individuals and nations. The Diocese of Trenton echoes this call and encourages its community to pray the Rosary in support of the need for solidarity and racial justice and in response to Bishop David M. O’Connell’s Aug. 17 invitation to his flock to pray the Rosary with him daily for the needs of the nation.

El obispo David M. O’Connell, C.M., ha anunciado los siguientes sacerdotes de ordenes religiosos a parroquias en la Diócesis de Trenton:

El huracán Laura ha causado tremendo daño en Louisiana y Texas, devastando familias, dañando y destruyendo casas e iglesias. Aquí en New Jersey conocemos bien esas experiencias. Yo los invito a ustedes considerar contribuir una donación para ayudar con la reconstrucción y restauración de las vidas de nuestras hermanas y hermanos y sus familias a través de estas diócesis o agencias de Caridades Católicas.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued this appeal to his flock Sept. 1:  Hurricane Laura has wreaked havoc in Louisiana and Texas, devastating families, and damaging and destroying homes and churches.  Here in New Jersey we are quite familiar with such experiences.  I invite you to consider contributing a gift to help rebuild and restore the lives of our affected sisters and brothers and their families through these dioceses or their Catholic Charities agencies.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued this appeal to his flock Sept. 1:  Hurricane Laura has wreaked havoc in Louisiana and Texas, and devastating families, damaging and destroying homes and churches.  Here in New Jersey we are quite familiar with such experiences.  I invite you to consider contributing a gift to help rebuild and restore the lives of our affected sisters and brothers and their families through these dioceses or their Catholic Charities agencies.

The weekend of Sept. 5-6 has been designated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for the annual national second collection taken for The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C. The faithful of the Diocese of Trenton are asked to generously support the collection as they are able when it is taken in all parishes this weekend.

When Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., made the difficult, but inevitable decision in late March that the churches would need to temporarily close because of the coronavirus pandemic, he knew that the shutdown would exact a profound toll on the parish communities, both spiritually and financially.

Quisiera expresar mi gratitud profunda personal a los fieles de la Diócesis de Trenton por su generosidad característica al contribuir al fondo diocesano de emergencias del COVID-19 por los últimos meses.

I wish to express my deep personal gratitude to the faithful of the Diocese of Trenton for their characteristic generosity in contributing to the Diocese’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund during the past few months

As guidance from public health authorities continues to be refined about the return in in-person learning during concerns of COVID-19, the Diocese’s Department of Catholic Schools has issued an updated and detailed list of requirements for diocesan and parish Catholic schools in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties.