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Bishop's Mother's Day Message • Day of Prayer • Discernment Event • Pro-Life Message • NJCC Resource
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May 6, 2022“THE LOVELIEST MASTERPIECE OF THE HEART of God is the love of a mother.” (St. Therese of Lisieux) Happy Mother's Day from Bishop O'Connell!
THE WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS will be observed May 8 at the Vatican and in many dioceses around the world.
The message, released at the Vatican May 5, was dedicated to the theme, "Called to build the human family," and it looked at the meaning of "vocation" within the context of a synodal Church, that is, "a Church that listens to God and to the world."
In his message, the Pope wrote, "We know that the Church exists to evangelize, to go forth and to sow the seed of the Gospel in history. This mission can only be carried out if all areas of pastoral activity work together and, even more importantly, involve all the Lord's disciples."
"We must beware of the mentality that would separate priests and laity, considering the former as protagonists and the latter as executors," he said, and instead "together carry forward the Christian mission as the one people of God, laity and pastors."
You can read all of Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations HERE.
YOUNG MEN WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DISCERNING a vocation to the priesthood are invited to a special event with Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., June 16 located at St. John the Baptist Church, Allentown.
The event will begin with Mass celebrated by the Bishop at 5:30 p.m. in the church to which all are welcome to come and pray for an increase of vocations to the priesthood. Following Mass, a barbecue, featuring games, activities and discussions, will be held on church grounds for those interested in discernment. The gathering is being organized by the Diocesan Department of Vocations to provide an opportunity to connect those who may be discerning a call to the priesthood. Registration for the barbecue is required.
St. John the Baptist Church is located at 1282 Yardville-Allentown Road, Allentown. To register, contact Father Jason Parzynski, Vocations Director, at [email protected] or call (609) 406-7448. To learn more about the priesthood and discernment opportunities, visit GodisCallingYou.org.
BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE:
Recent events prompt me, as Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, to write once again to ask all the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese to reaffirm our commitment as Catholics to uphold the sacredness of all human life in each and all its stages, from conception to natural death, and to pray especially for an end to abortion in our time.
IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW JERSEY CORE CURRICULUM CONTENT STANDARDS for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education (CHPE) that would require all public school students to learn about a broad range of topics, including human relationships, mental health, social well-being, physical fitness, and sexual reproduction, the New Jersey Catholic Conference has developed this guide to help Catholic families of public school students better understand their opt-out rights and how to effectively exercise them.
For more information and for contact information visit HERE. To download a copy of this information, click HERE.
