A Catholic Cemetery Guadalupe Torch will visit St. Mary’s Cemetery from Tuesday, November 12 until Friday, November 15. Each day the torch and the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will lead participants on a procession through the cemetery. Prayers will be offered and the names of deceased loved ones will be called out with the ringing of bells. For more information, click the article title.

Join us for a journey from Grief to Healing. Beginning November 11, Our Lady of Sorrows – St Anthony and St. Gregory the Great will offer a Bereavement Program that will run for 9 consecutive Mondays from 10 to 11 am in the Church Meeting Room at Our Lady of Sorrows. The program is open to anyone in the Lumen Christi Cohort parishes who has lost a loved one. Click the article title for details.

Beginning November 11, a Bereavement Program that will run for 9 consecutive Mondays from 10 to 11 am will take place at Our Lady of Sorrows. Watch here for details.

The month of November is dedicated to prayer for the faithful departed. During this month the names of our beloved deceased, indicated on the envelopes you have returned, will be placed upon the altars of our churches. There they will remain for prayerful remembrance. Click the article title for additional information on leaving a photo of your beloved deceased to display by the Statue and Altar of the Blessed Mother.

Our parish will remember and pray for the deceased of the past year at a special Mass to be celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Church on Saturday, November 2, at 10:30 a.m. Let us pray also for their families and friends. All are welcome!

If you have lost a loved one and would like help dealing with the pain and grief of your loss, please call the Parish Office.

Are you grieving? Are you blaming God for your loss? Do you want to know if this grief is normal? Look on the Grief Support page under Worship & Liturgy > Funerals for information on the stages of grief, some simple things you can do to help you get through it, and contact information for local grief support groups. You can get help.

Do you need to plan a funeral for a loved one? While Susan Commini, our parish Director of Pastoral Outreach will help you with all the preparations, you may want to look at the page Planning the Funeral, under Worship & Liturgy > Funerals. Click the article title to find out more about what you'll find there!

Were you wondering if the Catholic Church allows cremation, or if Catholic funerals are allowed for a victim of suicide? Do you want to know what is possible for lapsed Catholics? You’ll find the answers to these and other questions on the Worship & Liturgy > Funerals > Common Questions page.

Together with my family I extend heartfelt thanks for the condolences and prayers offered at the death of my beloved sister, Vincenza Brophy. Receiving the Masses, Enrollments, and cards along with your personal expressions of sympathy were indeed a great comfort in our sorrow. God bless you!

Did you know that our website contains information about Catholic funerals, including common questions, planning a funeral, and grief support? You’ll find all this, as well as a brief explanation of Christian funerals under the Worship & Liturgy > Funerals page.

In order to allow for parish participation in both Loaves and Fishes (on June 29) and Kelli Pierfy's Memorial Mass, the Memorial Mass has been scheduled for July 13. Click the article title for more information.

The Trenton Catholic Academy Community invites you to participate in the Alumni Memorial Mass for the deceased graduates of St. Anthony High School, McCorristin Catholic High School, and Trenton Catholic Academy. Click the article title for more information

This weekend, March 30-31, is your last chance to order a Palm Cross. The cross is approximately 12 x 20" and made of looped palms on a wooden cross, and mounted on a stake, which makes a suitable cemetery adornment. Click the article title for more details.

Are you grieving? Are you blaming God for your loss? Do you want to know if this grief is normal? Look on the Grief Support page under Worship & Liturgy > Funerals for information on the stages of grief, some simple things you can do to help you get through it, and contact information for local grief support groups. You can get help.

Do you need to plan a funeral for a loved one? While Susan Commini, our parish Director of Pastoral Outreach will help you with all the preparations, you may want to look at the page Planning the Funeral, under Worship & Liturgy > Funerals. On this page, you’ll find information about the Catholic funeral rites, and the pages under this one include information about the symbolic elements, and provide a list of the readings, and the text of the intercessory prayers you can select.

The Diocese of Trenton offers a 6-day program for all persons involved in pastoral ministry, including visiting the sick, jail or prison volunteers, family caregivers, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion who visit nursing homes or hospitals, grief/bereavement counselors, separated and divorced group ministers, Elizabeth ministers, Stephen ministers, and parish pastoral ministers. Click the article title for more information.

Have you lost a loved one? Would you like someone to help you deal with the pain and grief of your loss? Deacon Jeff Pierfy has fifteen years’ experience counseling the bereaved. If you are interested in meeting with Deacon Pierfy, please call the parish office.

Did you know that our website contains information about Catholic funerals, including common questions, planning a funeral, and grief support? You’ll find all this, as well as a brief explanation of Christian funerals under the Worship & Liturgy > Funerals page.