Maneras de Dar
Pastor’s Homily — 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Who’s up? Who’s down? Who’s in? Who’s out? We spend a lot of time and energy wondering, even obsessing, about these things. Who’s ranked #1 in the college football polls? ...
Secular Franciscan Pilgrimage to Franciscan Monastery in DC
Our diocesan Secular Franciscan Fraternity, led by Msgr. William Benwell of St. Mary Parish in Watchung, is conducting a St. Francis Feast Day pilgrimage to the famed Franciscan Monastery in ...
Mission Co-Op Weekend August 30-31
It’s that time of year again — on the weekend of August 30-31 we welcome Franciscan Father Percey Tayem from the Franciscan Missions, as our 2025 Mission Co-Operative representative. Please ...
Capital Campaign Update
We recently topped the $400,000 mark in pledges and we are a little more than 80% toward our goal of $500,000. We have received more than $160,000 in cash-in-hand and ...
Outdoor Labor Day Mass Sept. 1
As has become our annual parish tradition, we’ll be celebrating Labor Day with a 9am outdoor and bilingual Mass, with a simple food social to follow the liturgy in front ...
Pastor’s Homily — 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
These are the so-called “dog days” of summer, when the heat and humidity are the most oppressive in the Northern Hemisphere. A couple of days ago, a parishioner came to ...
Deacon Gary Homily for 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Deacon Gary – Homily 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time The scripture readings today talk about faith. What is faith? Do you remember as a child being afraid of the dark? ...
Season of Creation 2025: Schedule of Events
For more than 30 years now, the mainline Christian community, including Catholics, has also observed Sept. 1 as a Day of Prayer for Creation. And Catholics have participated more recently ...
Lord of All Hearts Celebration July 26
At St. Joseph we feature several special national or even village-level patronal feast days. One of growing popularity in recent years has been our annual «Lord of All Hearts» celebration, ...
Special Mass for the Feast of St. Sharbel
On Thursday, July 24, the church celebrates the feast of St. Sharbel, the 19th-century Lebanese monk, whose intercession and influence continues today with a strong devoted following, and prayers for ...