More Good News

Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Mass for the opening of the school year at Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown on Sept. 16 and the Academy of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station on Sept. 13.

A first-class relic of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, a patron of the pro-life movement, will be exposed during and after 8:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Oct. 2, in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Rockaway, to be celebrated by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney. The Mass is for everyone but especially for couples suffering from infertility or child loss.

Nearly 600 people attended a gathering organized by the General Assembly for Region 2 of the Hispanic Catholic Charismatic Renewal on Sept. 17 at the St. John Paul II Pastoral Center in Clifton. It was the first time the diocese hosted the event, and it was attended by members of the faith community from New Jersey and New York.

The Religious Teachers Filippini of the Province of St. Lucy celebrated the 350th birthday of their Foundress on Sept. 10 at Villa Walsh Academy in Morris­town with a Eucharistic Liturgy followed by a reception. Celebrations for St. Lucy Filippini are being held throughout this anniversary year worldwide. For this Inter­national community, observances were held at the Filippinis’ Generalate in Rome and in countries around the world where the Sisters minister in Catholic education, faith formation, and especially to the poor and those in need. In the Paterson Diocese, the Filippini Sisters operate Villa Walsh Academy, Morristown; St. Gerard Majella School,

Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney consecrated the newly-completed chapel at St. Mary’s Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Passaic on Sept. 9. He also celebrated Mass in the new space with Father Jorge Rodriguez, the pastor of St. Mary’s, and other clergy members.