Saint Cecilia Parish Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
90 Church Street Saint Cecilia Parish Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
Parish Office: 973-627-0313 Website: www.st-cecilia.org Fax: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig: Ext. 12 or [email protected] Fr. Cerilo: Ext 14 or [email protected]—Fr. Matt: Ext 15 or [email protected] School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17
Rev. Sigmund Peplowski MASSES PASTOR Weekends Rev. Cerilo Javinez Saturday: 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm PAROCHIAL VICAR Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:15 am
Rev. Mateusz Darlak 10:45 am and 12:15 pm PAROCHIAL VICAR 5:00 pm (Vietnamese)
Deacon Paul Willson Holydays Vigil 7:30 pm Mrs. Janet Maulbeck 6:30 am, 8:00 am, & 7:30 pm BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR and YOUTH PROTECTION/ Weekday Schedule: SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR Monday - Friday 6:30 am & 8:00 am Mr. James Clancy Saturday DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION 8:00 am followed by Novena
Mrs. Ann Mitchell Confessions Saturdays 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm PRINCIPAL CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY and 6:30 pm All Catholic Churches in the United States require from Any time by appointment Mrs. Diane Boykow Catholics serving as a Godparent for Baptism or a sponsor
CEMETERY ADMINISTRATOR for Confirmation a certificate of eligibility. This document certifies that the Godparent/sponsor is a registered member
of the parish, attends Holy Mass, approaches the sacra- Mr. Charles Linnell Susan Brennan ments regularly and contributes to the support of the MUSIC DIRECTOR TRUSTEE Church via the Sunday offering envelope program or “Parish Pay”. It is the responsibility of the individual to James Gallagher meet these requirements as listed in the Code of Canon TRUSTEE Law , #874.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM PARISH PRAYER LIFE A Pre-Baptismal Class is held the third Monday of each NOVENA: OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL month at 7:00 pm in the parish office. To register for the AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA class, please call 973-627-0313 . Both parents are encour- Saturday morning after the 8:00 am Mass aged to attend the class before the birth of the baby. The BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday @ 9:30 am, Monday Night Bible Study Sacrament of Baptism is administered weekly at the 12:15 @ 7:30 pm, Mommy Bible Study @ 9:30 am on Thursdays pm Mass and a Baptismal Ceremony at 1:30 pm. Families CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP are required to be active, contributing parishioners of St. Tuesday evenings at 7:45 pm (Hayes Hall ) Cecilia’s Parish for 2 months prior to the child’s baptism PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP: 3rd Wed. @ 7:00 pm (PO) date. HOLY HOUR : Monday @ 7:00 pm SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY ADULT FAITH FORMATION RCIA : Sunday @ 9:00 am for Arrangements are to be made at least ONE YEAR in ad- children & parents, 11:45 am for adults (PO) vance. The date should not be set until the priest has ROSARY PRAYER GROUP: Monday through Sat. @ 7:30 am been consulted. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Urgent calls will be attended to at any time of the day or night. If there is anyone at home or in the hospital who Parish Office Hours cannot get to Mass and the Sacraments because of illness Monday thru Thursday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or old age, please inform one of the priests or call the Friday: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm Parish Office. Closed for lunch: 12:00 to 1:00 Page 2 November 11, 2018 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
ST. CECILIA CHURCH COLLECTION GOALS Week Ending 11/4/18 Collection—Checks $ 3,969.00 Collection– Cash $ 10,575.00 Monday, November 12, Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr ParishPay Electronic Giving $ 2,536.34 6:30 am—Margaret Tironi req. by Maria, Brian, Evan & Aidan O’Dowd Total Weekly Collection 17,080.34 8:00 am—John Knight req. by the Boylan Family Tuesday, November 13, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin Yearly Collection Goal (BUDGET) $ 814,000.00 6:30 am—Margaret Tironi req. by Paul Hiler Weekly Goal $ 14,705.88 8:00 am—Charles I. Killeen req. by Agnes Maye Wednesday, November 14, Weekday Weekly Collection Surplus (Deficit) $ 1,884.26 6:30 am—Peter Chmiel req. by Family Year To Date Surplus (Deficit) $ (18,944.89) 8:00 am— Milton Kulawiec req. by wife, Mary Thursday, November 15, Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doc- THE WORD OF GOD tor of the Church Here are the readings for next Sunday 6:30 am—Special Intention for the sick 158: Dn 12:1-3 Ps 16:5, 8-11 8:00 am—Florence Haskin req. by Harry Lusardi & Kate Fitzgerald Heb 10:11-14, 18 Mk 13:24-32 Friday, November 16, Saint Margaret of Scotland; Saint Gertrude, Virgin 6:30 am—Special Intention Milton Kulawiec 8:00 am—Denis Klus req. by Mary Lou Kelly Requested by Saturday, November 17, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious Family 8:00 am—Peter Chmiel req. by Family Sunday, November 18, Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:30 pm— Rose Lettera req. by Gloria & Bill Stahl The Bread and Wine have been Gary Yacavino req. by the Bedell Family donated in loving memory of 7:00 pm— Deceased Members of the Van Mulekom Family req. by Trudy Simmons David Sharp, Fran & Sal Garafano req. by Family Birthday Remembrance 8:00 am— Michael Dembow req. by the Mooney Family Req. by Family Robert & Rena Benjamin req. by Bob & Tom Benjamin 9:15 am— Timothy Mohin req. by Sue VonDollen & Angela Goritski Charles Ebersole, Anv., req. by Daughter & Family 10:45 am Adele McConnell req. by Family Paul Minetti req. by Ed & Joanne Malone 12:15 pm—Special Intention Robyn Hornstein req. by Your St. Cecilia Church Family The people of St. Cecilia Parish are asked to pray for the following people serving our country in the armed services: SmE3 Andrew Clifford, LCpl. Aleksandr Killeen, Joseph Giannetti US Navy, Lance Corporal Dennis Wuest, Capt. Kel- ley E. Robbins, Pvt USMC, Diego Usma, Major Glenn E. Martinez, Sgt. Brian Whalen, Capt. Anthony Odierno, Cpl. Ethan Chandra, Dean Wayne Campbell, Doris Cusick, Kong V. Nguyen, Cpl. Jim Van Valen, LCPL Anthony Eres- Carol Centonze, Jane Gorcica, Sam Sessa, Hank man, Sgt. Paul J. Willson, PFC Cano Janeth, Sgt. Bob Brown, Carol Ferrante, Jim Golden, Karen Niles, Autrey, Col. William Paliwada, Sgt 1st Class (E7) Sam Co- Noel Wadleigh, Joanna Sacco, David Cicchine, lon, PFC Marylyn Rivera-Sachez, Cpl. Edward C. Thomp- Teresa D’Atria, Derek Bascharow, Debbie Malc, son, Major Kevin M. Nash, Lt. Amy Cronin, Lt. Col. John L. Grace McDermott, Joe Horvath, Jr., Elvira Bugaoan, Medeiros, Jr., Sgt. Daniel Healy, Marine Keith Leitner, Sgt. Pat Heady, Owen Peter Byrne, Tia Maddaloni, Ma- Spencer Lopez, PFC Taryn Kemp, Jeffrey Braunhausen, E7 son Walker Steussing, Susan Mejia, Derek Bascharow, Isabel Rattay, Joseph Grimsey, Bill Maloney, Greg Bloete, Gian Carlo Donna Cooke, Tom Hull, Kathleen Fazio, Kristin Wich, Kyle John- Bruzzese, Spc. Christopher Little, PFC Brittany Martindell, son, Kate Darlington, Jake Michael Miraldi, Cheryl Anne Borne- PO1 (E6) Matthew Fitzgerald, SA Justin C. White, Matthew mann, Sean Nolan, Maryann Hughes, Peggy Eileen Miars, Ray & Daniel Rosica, Mark Leonard, Sr. Armn. Ashley Valetta, Kennedy, Richard Corcoran, Madison Rose Leslie, Demetrius Sgt. John Wisnofsky, Cpl. T.J. Finn, Sgt. Kristopher Faber, Barbee, Lucille Bardi, Frances Finn, Dorothy Murray, Virginia Cous- Capt. Vincent Presto, Airman First Class William Kussler , ins, Madlyn Long. Stephanie Lewis, Florence Clements, Kimberly Spc. Gregory Villaneuva and Cpl Casey W. Lyness . We ask Dugan, Gale Sessa, Marguerite Buggy, Mike Murray, Carmen God the Father of us all, through the intercession of St. Mi- Liuzza, Jr., Helene Turner, Michael Turner, Ruben Lorenzo, Michael Alvarez., Mina Simmons-Jones, Joe Maulbeck, Mary Merz, Dolores chael the Archangel, to protect all the men and women in our Faulkner, Marion & Philipp Cables, Patricia Smith Schulman, Vin- Armed Forces, to bless them in their efforts toward bringing cent Fortunato, Joyce Turner, Tom Cummiskey, Dennis O’Brien, peace and justice to our world. May they be brought back Steven Simmons, Ann Kunzweiler, Ariel. safely to those they love. 580-St. Cecilia Page 3 November 11, 2018 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
PARISH EVENTS BEREAVEMENT GROUP TO MEET AT ST. CECILIA’S
Our parish bereavement ministry is up and running once again. A six week program for those who have lost a spouse, sibling or th friend will begin on Wednesday, November 28 in the parish office at 7 o’clock. The sessions will take place on December 5, 12, January 9, 16 and 23 (ALL WEDNESDAY EVENINGS). The program is open to both parishioners and non parishioners. Please call the parish office for additional information at 973.627.0313.
St. Cecilia Christmas Cards will once again be sold by the Men’s Society after all the Masses this weekend! The beau- Rockaway Food Closet & Thanksgiving tiful cards of our sanctuary will be on the bulletin boards as Donated Turkeys you exit the church to preview. The cost is $10.00 for a Saturday, November 17th packet of 15 cards! Between the hours of 9:00 am to 12;00 PM. This year’s dates for sorting, packing & distribution At the Presbyterian Church are as follows: BAPTISM CLASS – A meeting of all those wishing information and scheduling for a baptism will meet on Monday evening, No- Sorting: Thursday, Nov. 15th at 6:00 pm vember 19th in the Saint Cecilia Parish office at 7 o’clock in the (Age 12+, no younger siblings please) evening. Father will be present to conduct the information session Packing: Friday, Nov. 16th at 6:00 pm and answer questions regarding the celebration of the sacrament. (Adults only/heavy lifting involved) Distribution: Saturday, Nov. 17th, 9:00 am -12:00 pm Thank you in advance for your continued cooperation and support!
Volunteers are needed to assist in the laundering of the linens used during the Holy sacrifice of the Mass.. If ST. CECILIA SENIOR CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS you are interested or need more information, please call the parish office at 973-627-0313. Please be advised that all the “Senior Events” are open to everyone 55 and over from St. Cecilia & Sacred Heart Parishes! Tuesday, November 13—Crystal Point Yacht Club Day Trip for Elegant Luncheon and Show Starring MONTH OF ALL SOULS – During the month of No- Vincent Talarico & wife, Mary Tomaselli in vember we will especially remember the faithful departed “It Takes Two Baby” in our prayers and Masses. It is our tradition to give an Price $65 (members) or $70 (non-members) offering so that the faithful departed will be remembered at Tuesday, November 20—Regular Meeting all the Masses said during the month. Mass offering enve- 11 am set up; 12-1 social hour, coffee & cake lopes can be found on the altar of Saint Joseph. Please 1-2pm meeting, bingo & cards afterward place your offering inside and write the names of the de- Tuesday, November 27—Sands Casino parted on the envelope. Your envelope can be deposited in Price $25—Slot Play $20—Food $5 the box located on the altar. The envelopes are later placed
on the altar and remain for the entire month as we pray for those who have passed on to eternal life. You may also For more info on the casino trip call Lorraine @ 973-366-6871 write the names of the departed in the Book of the Dead For more info on the Crystal Point trip call located on the Saint Joseph altar. On this altar are the Carol @ 973-537-5529 names of our newly departed parishioners who had died since last All Souls Day. ETERNAL REST GRANT Don’t forget about the St. Cecilia Seniors UNTO THEM, O LORD! Adventure of The Seas on May 17, 2019 For more info: Call Alice Koller @ 973-627-8558
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St. Paul Inside the Walls—The Center for Catholic Evangelization 2018 Bishop’s Annual Appeal for the Diocese of Paterson Here I Am, Lord! One Way All adults (18+) are welcome to join this interactive, small-group With the help of funding from the Bishop’s Annual experience which aims to bring each participant to a new under- Appeal, Nazareth Village, our diocesan priests retire- standing of Jesus and His Church. This month we meet Tuesday, th th ment residence, has been a home over the years for a November 13 , 20 and 27th, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. For information visit insidethewalls.org/one-way-18plus number of our priests. These priests reside there while also serving parishes by celebrating Mass. The Ap- Set Free: Journey of Recovery through Christian Virtues peal also helps in providing financial support for the Our addictions do not make us less loved by God. Again and again, Jesus reminds us that with Him, we are capable of living in freedom. extraordinary healthcare needs of our priests Your So if God believes in us, why don’t we believe in ourselves? Join us gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal is a concrete way for lecture and group discussions in the following Tuesdays at 7:30 to acknowledge our priests decades of faithful service p.m. November 13, January 22, February 19, March 19 and May 21. to our Church. Please make a gift to the Annual Ap- Ellen Dorn, President of the Catholic Bar Association to speak peal today as a way of showing thanks. For your con- at SPIW. venience, you can make an online gift or pledge at Ellen Dorn will speak about the Catholic Bar Association and end of www.2018appeal.org. th life issues on Wednesday, November 14 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm. To register for this event please visit insidethewalls.org/ellendorn.
SAVE THE DATE SACRED HEART WINTER COAT DRIVE – In the event that you Advent Retreat, Saturday, December 1st missed our parish Men’s Society winter coat drive, the Sacred Heart 8:30 am to 1:00 pm @ St. Francis Resort, Denville. Women’s Society is sponsoring a winter coat drive to assist the Father Reservations Required! English Diocesan Center in distributing coats to the needy. Your dona- Questions and/or Information please call tion of a new coat (or clean, gently used coat) can be brought to Sa- Pat Zayac @ 973-625-4572 cred Heart Rectory, Monday-Thursday from 2-4 p.m. OR by bringing Sponsored by it to the church hall at the time of the daily Noon Mass. Coats, hats, The St. Monica Guild and gloves of all sizes are appreciated!
Christmas Music CD Offer from the Cathedral PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP CHANGES—Due to scheduling The musicians at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Church in conflicts, the Padre Pio Prayer Group will meet on the following days: Paterson are offering an hour long CD of 19 freshly recorded sa- Wednesday, November 14th in the Parish Office AND on Wednesday, cred Christmas hymns with singers from both Broadway and the December 12 in the church and Hayes Hall. The gathering begins Opera. The $15.75 donation per CD will be devoted to assisting the homeless and disadvantaged in the Paterson area. To obtain a with Holy Mass at 7:00 pm. Please take note of these changes!!! purchase form, call the parish office, the Cathedral website or call Tom Kieren @ 973-214-6473 or send it together with your check to: Christmas CD Offer, 140 Notch Rd, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438.
SAVE THE DATE -- DINNER DANCE FUND- ATTENTION MEN – A new men’s group called FA- RAISER THERS OF ST. JOSEPH will be meeting every other Sat- Mary Queen of All Nations Missionary Alliance urday morning at 5:30 a.m. in the St. Cecilia Office Build- (MQAN) will honor the following on Sunday December 09, ing. The sole aim and purpose of the group is to labor for 2018 (5 – 9 PM) at The Madison Hotel, Convent Station, NJ: Honoring: Mayor Kathleen Hyland, Morris Township; Sister the restoration, revitalization and redemption of human Mary Beth Lloyd Religious Teachers Filippini; Clare Byrne, fatherhood, in order that it may become what it has been Uganda Missionary, Imprint Hope Tickets per person will only created to be: an efficacious icon that directs the human be $ 80 a person. Reservations can be emailed by Novem- ber15th to [email protected] with check made to MQAN c/o 11 family to its Father. The Fathers of St. Joseph gatherings Featherleigh Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960-5703. If you have any are not so much meetings as they are mini retreats, whose questions feel free to call Julie Aquino Tel (973) 396-2392 . aim is to communicate the spirituality of fatherhood in a 100% of the net proceeds will go to the world poor. Goodwill donations in lieu of attendance will also be appreciated by the manner that encourages and inspires fathers to embrace, thousands of beneficiaries. engage and – by the power of the Holy Spirit – sanctify their vocation. Our next meeting is December 1st. 580-St. Cecilia Page 5 November 11, 2018 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time DIVINE MERCY ACADEMY NEWS
Monday, November 12 7:00 pm—Holy Hour (Church) 7:30 pm—Monday Night Bible Study (HH) Tuesday, November 13 9:30 am—Bible Study (HH) 7:45 pm—Charismatic Prayer Group (HH) Wednesday, November 14 Each year, our third graders research an assigned saint 9:00 am—Soup Kitchen (HH) and prepare a poster and presentation about that saint’s 7:00 pm—Padre Pio Prayer Group (PO) life. The third graders also coordinate and organize the Thursday, November 15 All Saints’ Day Mass. This year’s class did an excellent 9:30 am—Mommy Bible Study (Parish Office) job! Congratulations, third grade! 7:00 pm—Faith Formation (HH) Friday, November 16 6:30 pm—Generations of Faith (HH & Church) Saturday, November 17
5:30 am—St. Joseph Men’s Group (PO) 8:30 am—St. Monica Guild Meeting (HH) Divine Mercy Academy, a PreK3 to Grade 8 elemen- Sunday, November 18 tary school located in Rockaway has an opening for a 9:00 am—RCIA (Parish Office) Part-Time Aide for the After School Program. The 9:15 am—Children’s Liturgy 11:45 am—RCIA (Parish Office) hours are 2:00pm-6:00pm. 3:00 pm—Vietnamese Community (HH) For further information, please email Mrs. Annie Mitchell, Principal at [email protected] or call the school office at 973-627-6003.
Divine Mercy Academy, a PreK3 to Grade 8 elemen- tary school located in Rockaway has an opening for a Part-Time Technology Teacher for the 2018-2019 RCIA: school year. Have you been worshiping with us or in another Catholic Parish, Please send your cover letter and resume to Mrs. An- but have never officially taken steps to become Catholic? nie Mitchell, Principal - [email protected] Is another family member Catholic, but not you, and you wonder what is the Faith they are practicing? Were you baptized in the Catholic Church, For further information, please email the principal or but have not been attending Catholic Mass for some time? call the school office at 973-627-6003. Are you seeking a deeper personal relationship with Jesus, but have not been Baptized, or have not received First Communion, or have not been Confirmed in the Catholic Church? SIMBANG GABI Are you dating or engaged to a Catholic person, and concerned what the effect of marrying a Catholic would The lst night of the traditional novena of Filipino Masses before be? Christmas will be celebrated at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Are you married to a Catholic and attend Mass, church on Saturday, December 15th @ 7:00 pm. Fr. Cerilo but just don’t know what the next step is in becoming a Javinez will be the main celebrant. Fellowship and Filipino Catholic? refreshment immediately follows Mass.This traditional Filipino Are you or your spouse a Catholic, Mass is sponsored by the Diocesan Commission for Catholic but do not have a Catholic wedding? Ministries (DCCFM) of the Diocese of Paterson. For more If any of the above questions apply to you, information or if you wish to help, please contact DCCFM Vice contact Deacon Paul Willson at 973-551-0749, President, Elmer Maximo at 973-664-1949.. Maraming salamat Or leave contact information with Parish Office, po. Or send an email to [email protected]. 580-St. Cecilia Page 6 November 11, 2018 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
My Dear Parishioners, As we gather on this “first day of the week” to celebrate the Lord Jesus’ Holy Resurrection we come to the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the Old Testament reading the Prophet Elijah meets a widow who believes that her days are coming to a close along with that of her son. Her poverty will mean death due to starvation. The Prophet assures her that she will live but that she must share the little she has. Unselfishly she does so by placing her hope in his words and to her amazement a miracle occurs which provides for her life and that of her son. In the Gospel reading Jesus takes note of a poor widow who places the last of her coins in the Temple treasury as an offering to the Lord. Her unselfish act is a sign of faith in the Lord who does not abandon His holy ones. The humility and generosity of the widow are attributes that all of us, “saints in the making,” are called to acquire if we hope to attain eternal life. Both of these Scriptural texts speak of “the end” and MONEY. Since Jesus spoke more about money than about prayer (that’s a fact!), let me begin by addressing this point first. Sharing our gifts with God is a matter that we are introducing to our young children who attend the 9:15 Mass. Truthfully this suggestion came from some parents who asked that I place a basket near the altar so that the children can place their Sunday offering when they come to Mass. We have been doing this for a couple of weeks now and I am impressed with the participation. Just so that you will know, the monies collected will be sent to THE HOLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION which is a Pontifical organization which cares for children around the world who are in need of basics (food, clothing, education, medicine, and more). Our children’s offerings will help poor children! THE SEC- OND MONEY MATTER I would like to bring to you is the church roof repair work being done to the cupola. This metal structure houses the carillon system which provides the bell sounds for divine worship. Since the days of Monsignor Hayes we have experienced a water problem around the altar, which is directly below the cupola, especially during driving rain storms. We can no longer do a “patch job” and must address this problem before we have a TREMENDOUS PROBLEM! Depending upon the extent of the repairs, I may have to come to you and ask that a special offering be made to assist in the payment of this crucial work on our church. I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AND I KNOW THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO COUNT ON YOU! Just 2 more Sundays left for the 2018 Liturgical Year. “The End” is our focus and we look forward to it with faith and hope. Let us in this MONTH OF ALL SOULS offer prayers and Masses for the faithful departed who seek our assistance as they make their way to God. God bless you my good people! Father Zig
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS, Bishop November 11—Patron of Soldiers
This great and renowned Saint was born in Pannonia (Hungary) about 317. The son of pagan parents, he early became a cate- chumen and served in the Roman army until, after he had given half his cloak to a beggar at Amiens, a vision of Christ (about 339) impelled him to Baptism and the religious life. He was ordained an exorcist by St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, and spent the ensuing years in various places, for some time leading the life of a hermit off the Italian coast. He had the happiness of converting his mother and also was flogged for of- fering public opposition to the Arians. Upon St. Hilary’s return from exile, St. Martin rejoined him and built a monastery at Liguge where he lived until being chosen Bishop of Tours in 371. In his new dignity he continued to lead the same humble and mortified life as before. At first he lived in a little cell near the church, but he afterward laid the foundations of the celebrated monastery of Marmoutier, which then consisted only of a se- ries of grottoes in the rock, or of wooden cells, in which the holy Bishop and his disciples dwelt and performed their exercises of piety. A number of disciples flocked to his monastic standard, and he thus became the founder of monasticism in Gaul, as St. Anthony had been in Egypt and St. Hilarion in Palestine. This monastery also became a nursery of Bishops, such was the reputation of the disciples of St. Martin. The zealous labors of the Saint succeeded in extirpating idolatry from the diocese of Tours and the neighboring parts of Gaul. Although in the midst of the heresies of his time, he was a staunch adherent of the Catholic Faith. He, as well as St. Ambrose, energetically protested against those who would put heretics to death. The life of this great Saint was one of constant prayer. His virtues were also rewarded by an extraordinary gift of miracles. After a long life of more than eighty years, he died peace- fully in the year 397. PRAYER God, Your Bishop St. Martin glorified You by both his life and his death. Renew in us Your grace, so that neither death nor life can separate us from Your love. Amen. Taken from, Lives of the Saints; Catholic Booking Publishing Company, 1999, New Jersey 580-St. Cecilia 90 Church Street Saint Cecilia Parish Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
Parish Office: 973-627-0313 internet: www.st-cecilia.org FAX: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig, Ext. 12 or [email protected]
School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17