to Fr. Rjoy Ballacillo on his ordination to the priesthood on June 5. We are especially pleased to welcome him as our neighbor in his assignment at St. Gregory the Great parish! May his ministry be fruitful for the glory of God and the welfare of the Lord’s Church!

...to Deacon Luders Desire, Deacon Dennis Slavin, and Deacon Jeffery Pierfy, all of whom are celebrating special anniversaries of their ordination to the Permanent Diaconate. Click the article title for more information.

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Click the article title to find out a little about where your donation to the Annual Catholic Appeal goes, and what programs and ministries it supports.

Please remember in your prayers and Masses the soul of the Most Reverend Edward U. Kmiec who died on Saturday, July 11, the Memorial of St. Benedict. For more information on his life, click the article title.

Our Diocese rejoices this Saturday, June 20, when His Excellency, Bishop David O’Connell, will ordain six men as deacons at the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold. For details, click the article title.

We offer our heartfelt congratulations and prayerful best wishes to Stephen Sansevere, who was ordained a priest at the hands of His Excellency, Bishop David O’Connell on Saturday, June 27, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine in Freehold. A Jersey City native, Father Sansevere comes to the Priesthood at age 67. Click the article title for more information.

This moving prayer was found next to the intention candles in St. Anthony Church. Click the article title to find the prayer.

...to His Excellency The Most Rev. David M. O’Connell, who celebrates today (December 1) his 9th anniversary as Bishop of Trenton!

If you think someone you know would be a good priest, please complete the Called by Name response card and return it to the parish office. Please continue to pray for priestly vocations.

Please submit names of men ages 16-40 who you think would make a fine priest by placing your CALLED BY NAME response card in the collection basket. You may also drop off the card at the parish office. Please continue to pray for the success of this program in our parish and our diocese, especially during these weeks of prayer for vocations.

Please pray especially this week, during our Called by Name campaign, for vocations to the priesthood. Click the article title for a prayer for priestly vocations from St. John Paul II.

Today (November 2-3), please submit names of men ages 16-40 who you think would make a fine priest by placing your CALLED BY NAME response card in the collection basket. You may also drop off the card at the parish office. Please continue to pray for the success of this program in our parish and our diocese, especially during these weeks of prayer for vocations.

Next weekend (November 2-3), all the parishes of the Diocese of Trenton will be promoting vocations to the priesthood through a program, Called by Name. During this week, pray for a young man (age 16-40) who you think would make a good priest. Details next Sunday! Click the article title for a prayer to the Lord of the Harvest for vocations, from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio.

Our parishioner, Salvatore Petro, is preparing for Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate. We are happy to share the news that Sal has fulfilled a significant component of the program which is principally academic—a three year study of theology. On May 22, Sal was awarded a Master of Arts degree by Georgian Court University! Click the article title for more information.

We offer to Msgr. Edward Arnister, Pastor of St. Rose in Belmar, our prayerful congratulations as he celebrates his 40th anniversary in the Holy Priesthood. A native of Trenton, Msgr. Arnister served as Vice Chancellor of the Diocese, Secretary to Bishop Reiss, and Pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Trenton.

Our parish congratulates Salvatore Petro, a candidate for the Diaconate who yesterday, February 2, was instituted into the Ministry of Lector from His Excellency, Bishop David O’Connell at the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption. Click the article title for more information.

Do you feel called to the priesthood? Do you just wonder what exactly ordination to the priesthood is? Check out the Holy Orders page under Worship & Liturgy > The Sacraments.

We are delighted to inform you that Fr. Joseph A. Tedesco, who served as Pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows from 2003-2005, was elected the fifth Superior of Mepkin Abbey, a Trappist monastery located on the Cooper River outside of Moncks Corner, SC.