SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM A Pre-Baptismal Class is held the third Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the parish office. To register for the class, please call 973-627-0313 . Both parents are encour-aged to attend the class before the birth of the baby. The Sacrament of Baptism is administered weekly at the 12:15 pm Mass and a Baptismal Ceremony at 1:30 pm. Families are required to be active, contributing parishioners of St. Cecilia’s Parish for 2 months prior to the child’s baptism date.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Arrangements are to be made at least ONE YEAR in ad-vance. The date should not be set until the priest has 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 cannot get to Mass and the Sacraments because of illness or old age, please inform one of the priests or call the Parish Office.

90 Church Street

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 speplowski@optonline.net Fr. Cerilo: Ext 14 or javinece@shu.edu—Fr. Matt: Ext 15 or frmateuszdarlak@gmail.com School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17

Saint Cecilia Parish

MASSES

Weekends

Saturday: 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 9:15 am

10:45 am and 12:15 pm 5:00 pm (Vietnamese)

Holydays

Vigil 7:30 pm 6:30 am, 8:00 am, & 7:30 pm

Weekday Schedule:

Monday - Friday 6:30 am & 8:00 am

Saturday 8:00 am followed by Novena

Confessions

Saturdays 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:30 pm

Any time by appointment

Susan Brennan TRUSTEE

James Gallagher TRUSTEE

Rev. Sigmund Peplowski PASTOR

Rev. Cerilo Javinez

PAROCHIAL VICAR

Rev. Mateusz Darlak PAROCHIAL VICAR

Deacon Paul Willson

Mrs. Janet Maulbeck BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR

and YOUTH PROTECTION/ SAFE ENVIRONMENT

COORDINATOR

Mr. James Clancy

DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION

Mrs. Ann Mitchell

PRINCIPAL

Mrs. Diane Boykow

CEMETERY ADMINISTRATOR

Mr. Charles Linnell

MUSIC DIRECTOR

PARISH PRAYER LIFE NOVENA: OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA Saturday morning after the 8:00 am Mass BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday @ 9:30 am, Monday Night Bible Study @ 7:30 pm, Mommy Bible Study @ 9:30 am on Thursdays

CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP Tuesday evenings at 7:45 pm (Hayes Hall ) PADRE PIO PRAYER GROUP: 3rd Wed. @ 7:00 pm (PO) HOLY HOUR : Monday @ 7:00 pm ADULT FAITH FORMATION RCIA : Sunday @ 9:00 am for children & parents, 11:45 am for adults (PO) ROSARY PRAYER GROUP: Monday through Sat. @ 7:30 am

CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY All Catholic Churches in the United States require from

Catholics serving as a Godparent for Baptism or a sponsor

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-

ments regularly and contributes to the support of the

Church via the Sunday offering envelope program or

“Parish Pay”. It is the responsibility of the individual to

meet these requirements as listed in the Code of Canon

Law , #874.

Parish Office Hours

Monday thru Thursday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Friday: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm

Closed for lunch: 12:00 to 1:00

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. Kong V. Nguyen, Cpl. Jim Van Valen, LCPL Anthony Eres-man, Sgt. Paul J. Willson, PFC Cano Janeth, Sgt. Bob Autrey, Col. William Paliwada, Sgt 1st Class (E7) Sam Co-lon, PFC Marylyn Rivera-Sachez, Cpl. Edward C. Thomp-son, Major Kevin M. Nash, Lt. Amy Cronin, Lt. Col. John L. Medeiros, Jr., Sgt. Daniel Healy, Marine Keith Leitner, Sgt. Spencer Lopez, PFC Taryn Kemp, Jeffrey Braunhausen, E7 Joseph Grimsey, Bill Maloney, Greg Bloete, Gian Carlo Bruzzese, Spc. Christopher Little, PFC Brittany Martindell, PO1 (E6) Matthew Fitzgerald, SA Justin C. White, Matthew & Daniel Rosica, Mark Leonard, Sr. Armn. Ashley Valetta, Sgt. John Wisnofsky, Cpl. T.J. Finn, Sgt. Kristopher Faber, Capt. Vincent Presto, Airman First Class William Kussler , Spc. Gregory Villaneuva and Cpl Casey W. Lyness . We ask God the Father of us all, through the intercession of St. Mi-chael the Archangel, to protect all the men and women in our Armed Forces, to bless them in their efforts toward bringing peace and justice to our world. May they be brought back safely to those they love.

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Ethan Chandra, Dean Wayne Campbell, Doris Cusick,

Carol Centonze, Jane Gorcica, Sam Sessa, Hank Brown, Carol Ferrante, Jim Golden, Karen Niles, Noel Wadleigh, Joanna Sacco, David Cicchine, Teresa D’Atria, Derek Bascharow, Debbie Malc, Grace McDermott, Joe Horvath, Jr., Elvira Bugaoan, Pat Heady, Owen Peter Byrne, Tia Maddaloni,

Mason Walker Steussing, Susan Mejia, Derek Bascharow, Isabel Rattay, Donna Cooke, Tom Hull, Kathleen Fazio, Kristin Wich, Kyle Johnson, Kate Darlington, Jake Michael Miraldi, Cheryl Anne Borne-mann, Sean Nolan, Maryann Hughes, Peggy Eileen Miars, Ray Kennedy, Richard Corcoran, Madison Rose Leslie, Demetrius Barbee, Lucille Bardi, Frances Finn, Dorothy Murray, Virginia Cous-ins., Madlyn Long. Stephanie Lewis, Florence Clements, Kimberly Dugan, Gale Sessa, Marguerite Buggy, Mike Murray, Carmen Liuzza, Jr., Helene Turner, Michael Turner, Ruben Lorenzo, Michael Alvarez., Mina Simmons-Jones, Joe Maulbeck, Mary Merz, Dolores Faulkner, Marion & Philipp Cables, Patricia Smith Schulman, Vin-cent Fortunato, Joyce Turner, Tom Cummiskey, Dennis O’Brien, Steven Simmons.

THE WORD OF GOD

Here are the readings for next Sunday

152: Dt 6:2-6 Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51

Heb 7:23-28 Mk 12:28b-34

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Monday, October 29, Weekday 6:30 am—Dante Taglieri req. by Patrick & Kathy Deo 8:00 am—Michael Dachisen req. by the Trapasso Family Tuesday, October 30, Weekday 6:30 am—Margaret Tironi req. by the St. Cecilia Seniors 8:00 am—Janice Harding req. by Roberta Vitcusky Wednesday, October 31, Weekday

6:30 am—Special Intention for World Peace 8:00 am— Joseph Talar req. by Dianna & John Sullivan

7:30 pm—For the Intention of St. Cecilia Parishioners (Vigil All Saints) Thursday, November 1, All Saints Holy Day of Obligation 6:30 am—For the Intention of St. Cecilia Parishioners 8:00 am—For the Intention of St. Cecilia Parishioners 7:30 pm—For the Intentions of St. Cecilia Parishioners Friday, November 2, The Commemoration of All the Faithful De-parted (All Souls’ Day) 6:30 am—For the Faithful Departed 8:00 am—For the Faithful Departed 7:30 pm—For the Newly Departed Saturday, November 3, Saint Martin de Porres, Religious; BVM 8:00 am—Deceased Members of the Rosary Society Noreen O’Neill req. by the Haynes Family Sunday, November 4, Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:30 pm— Rose Peplowski req. by Fr. Zig

Rev. Donald Berdis req. by Gloria & Bill Stahl

7:00 pm— Louis Janosik req. by Jim & Barbara Berdis

Peter Chmiel req. by Family

8:00 am— McBride Family

Peter Chmiel req. by Family 9:15 am—Anna Kobylar req. by Fr. Zig Ronald Rook, Birthday Remembrance req. by the Montalto-Rook Family 10:45 am—Adele McConnell req. by Andrew O’Carroll & Family Paul Minetti req. by Fox Ridge Bldg #6

12:15 pm—James Boyer req. by the Boyer Family James Iannielli req. by the Mooney Family

Kevin Campos

Requested by

Therese Udasco

ST. CECILIA CHURCH COLLECTION GOALS

Week Ending 10/21/18 Collection—Checks $ 3,025.00

Collection– Cash $ 7,518.00

ParishPay Electronic Giving $ 2,494.03

Total Weekly Collection 13,037.03

Yearly Collection Goal (BUDGET) $ 814,000.00

Weekly Goal $ 14,705.88

Weekly Collection Surplus (Deficit) $ (2,159.05)

Year To Date Surplus (Deficit) $ (20,374.34)

PARISH EVENTS

ST. CECILIA SENIOR CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS

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Please be advised that all the “Senior Events” are open to everyone 55 and over from

St. Cecilia & Sacred Heart Parishes! Tuesday, November 6—Regular Meeting 11 am set up; 12-1 social hour, coffee & cake

1-2pm meeting, bingo & cards afterward Tuesday, November 13—Crystal Point Yacht Club

Day Trip for Elegant Luncheon and Show Starring Vincent Talarico & wife, Mary Tomaselli in

“It Takes Two Baby” Price $65 (members) or $70 (non-members)

Tuesday, November 20—Regular Meeting 11 am set up; 12-1 social hour, coffee & cake

1-2pm meeting, bingo & cards afterward Tuesday, November 27—Sands Casino

Price $25—Slot Play $20—Food $5 For more info call Lorraine @ 973-366-6871

Don’t forget about the St. Cecilia Seniors Adventure of The Seas on May 17, 2019

For more info: Call Alice Koller @ 973-627-8558

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Craft and Vendor Fair

The Rosary Society will be hosting their annual craft &

vendor fair on Saturday, November 10th, from 9:00 am—

2:00 pm in Hayes Hall. Any questions please call 973-886

-8023 or saintceciliarosarysociety@gmail.com.

Can you do something beautiful for God? Please consider joining us in a peaceful prayerful vigil for one

hour a week or so during 40 Days for Life fall campaign which

runs from Sept 26th through November 4th. To sign up go to

40daysforlife.com and search for a location near you, or con-

tact: Morristown: Frances Spilman: 44lifeus@gmail.com

Montclair: Lisa Hart: lisahartpt@yahoo.com Babies lives

depend on your prayers!

All Souls and Cemetery: The projects undertaken by

the cemetery committee for this season have been

completed. Paver stones around the Columbarium and

the erection of the altar are done. Also completed is

the walkway to the Crucifix Shrine. This work will be

blessed at the All Souls Cemetery Service which will

be held on Sunday, October 28th @ 1:30 pm. Join us

as we pray for the faithful departed and bless the

newly accomplished cemetery projects.

CHILDREN’S OFFERING AT 9:15 SUNDAY MASS:

It has been suggested to me that the children at the 9:15 Sun-

day Mass have the opportunity to place an offering (their

loose change) in the offering basket which will be placed by

the altar. The children would be invited to place their offer-

ing in the basket following their return to the nave after par-

ticipating in the children’s liturgy. Hopefully this will instill

within our young ones the desire to share what they possess

with God. Most children are already “joyful givers”.

Father Zig

The Men’s Society Christmas

Card Sale

will resume the weekend of

November 3rd!

ALL SOULS DAY MASS FOR NEWLY DEPARTED –

All those who had died since last November 2nd to the pre-

sent will be remembered at the All Souls Day Mass on Fri-

day evening, November 2nd at 7:30 p.m. Family members of

the recently departed are invited to attend and to take the

memorial candle which will be lit in memory of their loved

one home or for placement at the grave.

BEREAVEMENT GROUP TO MEET AT SAINT 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

friend will begin on Wednesday, November 28th in the parish office

at 7 o’clock. The sessions will take place on December 5 and 12

AND 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

(973.627.0313).

Project 20-20 Respect Life Post Cards was a Success!

We broke 1000 on the post card launch!

Thank you to everyone who helped!

St. Cecilia = 857

Sacred Heart = 174

What a testimony to the POWER of

Everyone doing a little!

Knights of Columbus Membership Drive

The Our Lady of the Lakes Council of the Knights of

Columbus will be having a membership drive at St. Ce-

cilia Church after all the Masses the weekend of Novem-

ber 3rd & 4th. All Catholic Gentlemen age 18 and over

are invited to join what the Vatican calls “the strong right

arm of the Catholic Church”. Charity, Unity, Fraternity

and Patriotism are the main principles of our Order. For

more information, please call Guy Mariani @ 973-586-

0098.

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BAPTISM CLASS – A meeting of all those wishing information and

scheduling for a baptism will meet on Monday evening, November

19th in the Saint Cecilia Parish office at 7 o’clock in the evening.

Father will be present to conduct the information session and an-

swer questions regarding the celebration of the sacrament.

ATTENTION MEN – A new men’s group called FA-

THERS OF ST. JOSEPH will be meeting every other Sat-

urday morning at 5:30 a.m. in the St. Cecilia Office Build-

ing. The sole aim and purpose of the group is to labor for

the restoration, revitalization and redemption of human

fatherhood, in order that it may become what it has been

created to be: an efficacious icon that directs the human

family to its Father. The Fathers of St. Joseph gatherings

are not so much meetings as they are mini retreats, whose

aim is to communicate the spirituality of fatherhood in a

manner that encourages and inspires fathers to embrace,

engage and – by the power of the Holy Spirit – sanctify

their vocation. Our next meeting is November 10th.

Annual Senior Sisters Sale to Benefit Religious Teachers

Filippini—Villa Walsh, Mother Ninetta Hall, 455 Western

Ave., Morristown, NJ, Sunday, Nov. 4th— noon—5:00 pm.

Villa Walsh will host their annual Christmas Bazaar Extrava-

ganza on Nov 4th, featuring unique gifts, crafts, a money raf-

fle, baked goods, and much more. There’s also a food court

for nourishment while you shop. Come and enjoy their pizza

frittas made right on the premises as well as luncheon pack-

ages of homemade Italian sandwiches and desserts. You

won’t be able to resist their home baked cakes, pies, cookies,

and Italian pizzelles along with their traditional pangiallo.

Please come and show your support for the retired teachers

and the Senior Sisters housed in the infirmary. ACROSS THE COUNTRY – You are invited to partici-

pate in an event which is taking place in 177 dioceses

around our nation on Monday evening, October 29th at Our

Lady of the Magnificat Church in Kinnelon. Due to limited

seating, tickets (which are free) are required for this event

at The 177 PROJECT.COM. or by calling the church at

973.838.6838. Doors open at 6 p.m. At 6:45 the Rosary

will be prayed, 7:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration, 8:15 pm a

concert will take place by nationally acclaimed Jon Nevin

and Dana Catherine. RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKETS

TODAY!!!

Parish Coat Drive - Thanks to all who participated in this

year's coat drive. Over 200 coats plus many gloves and scarfs were donated by parishioners and brought to the

Market Street Mission in Morristown. Many of the coats will

be used by The Mission who is holding their annual coat give

away on the Morristown Green on November 3. Again

thanks to everyone who donated.

SAVE THE DATE

Advent Retreat, Saturday, December 1st

8:30 am to 1:00 pm @ St. Francis Resort, Denville.

Reservations Required!

Questions and/or Information please call

Pat Zayac @ 973-625-4572

Sponsored by

The St. Monica Guild

Christmas Music CD Offer from the Cathedral

The musicians at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Church in

Paterson are offering an hour long CD of 19 freshly recorded sa-

cred Christmas hymns with singers from both Broadway and the

Opera. The $15.75 donation per CD will be devoted to assisting

the homeless and disadvantaged in the Paterson area. To obtain a

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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BISHOP RODIMER – Our Bishop Emeritus

and parishioner, His Excellency, Bishop Frank Rodimer celebrated his

91st birthday last Thursday, October 25th. Our prayers and best wishes

for good health and the Lord’s many blessings! You can send a be-

lated birthday wishes to: Bishop Frank J. Rodimer, St. Joseph Home

for the Elderly, 140 Shepherd Lane, Totowa, NJ 07512.

ANNULMENT INFORMATION – The Diocese of Paterson is

sponsoring an information evening regarding the marriage annulment

process on Wednesday, November 7th at Saint Paul Inside the Walls

Evangelization Center in Madison. The presentation will be held from

7:30 to 9 o’clock. Holy Mass will preceed at 7 o’clock. Monsignor

Edward Kurtyka, Judical Vicar for the matrimonial tribunal will make

the presentation and be available for questions.

SACRED HEART WINTER COAT DRIVE – In the event that you

missed our parish Men’s Society winter coat drive, the Sacred Heart

Women’s Society is sponsoring a winter coat drive to assist the Father

English Diocesan Center in distributing coats to the needy. Your dona-

tion of a new coat (or clean, gently used coat) can be brought to Sa-

cred Heart Rectory, Monday-Thursday from 2-4 p.m. OR by bringing

it to the church hall at the time of the daily Noon Mass. Coats, hats,

and gloves of all sizes are appreciated!

ALL SOULS MONTH – November is the Month of All Souls. Dur-

ing this month the Saint Joseph Altar will be the location of the Book

of the Dead and where the All Souls envelopes may be deposited. The

names of the newly departed who have passed on to eternal life since

last November are also displayed there. The names of those inscribed

on the All Souls envelopes will be placed on the altar during the

month of All Souls and will be remembered at all the Masses.

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Monday, October 29 7:00 pm—Holy Hour (Church) 7:30 pm—Monday Night Bible Study (HH) Tuesday, October 30 9:30 am—Bible Study (HH) 7:45 pm—Charismatic Prayer Group (HH) Wednesday, October 31 7:00 pm—Vigil Mass (Church) Thursday, November 1 8:00 am—Holy Mass (Church) 9:30 am—Mommy Bible Study (Parish Office) 7:30 pm—Holy Mass (Church) Friday, November 2 7:30 pm—Holy Mass (Church) Saturday, November 3 5:30 am—St. Joseph Men’s Group (PO) 9:00 am—Rosary Society Meeting (HH) 11:00 am—Altar Servers Meeting (Church) Sunday, November 4 Knights of Columbus Membership Drive 9:00 am—RCIA (Parish Office) 9:15 am—Children’s Liturgy 10:45 am—Hospitality (HH) 11:45 am—RCIA (Parish Office)

DIVINE MERCY ACADEMY NEWS

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RCIA:

Have you been worshiping with us or in another Catholic

Parish,

but have never officially taken steps to become Catholic?

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,

but have not been attending Catholic Mass for some time?

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?

Are you dating or engaged to a Catholic person,

and concerned what the effect of marrying a Catholic would

be?

Are you married to a Catholic and attend Mass,

but just don’t know what the next step is in becoming a

Catholic?

Are you or your spouse a Catholic,

but do not have a Catholic wedding?

If any of the above questions apply to you,

contact Deacon Paul Willson at 973-551-0749,

Or leave contact information with Parish Office,

Or send an email to paul.d.willson@gmail.com.

Respect Life Corner

20/20 Prayer Project

Father, we thank you for bringing us all together to

work on the 20/20 Project. We pray for the babies who are in danger of being aborted, their mothers, their fami-lies, and all the victims of the abortion industry. We ask that you provide us with the vision, hope, and resiliency, needed to pass the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" in New Jersey in the year 2020. We offer our work to you and ask that you make it fruitful. Give us the wisdom, humility, and courage to faithfully fight for equal rights for babies in the womb by relying completely on the power of Jesus' death and resurrection. Amen. I, (your name) pledge to devoutly pray this prayer for the 20/20 Project each day until the end of the year 2020.

On September 14, 2018, Hurricane Florence devastated the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The storm left 43 people dead in its wake, along with up to $22 billion in damage. Not too long after Florence hit, Hur-ricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle. Michael left 17 dead and 1.3 million homes and businesses without power. To aid the American Red Cross in their efforts to provide disaster relief, we are hosting a bake sale on Sat-urday, November 3rd and Sunday, November 4th after all masses. Please come and purchase a delicious treat to support the victims of Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael or you can provide monetary assistance. Thank you for your help and may God bless you!

The 6th grade students signed the pledge to stand up against bullying after Mrs. DeGrezia visited their classroom to provide a lesson on the impact of cyberbullying.

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ST. MARCELLINUS was born in Africa of noble parents. He journeyed to Gaul with Vincent and Domninus and preached the Gospel with great success in the vicinity of the Alps. Then he fixed his residence at Embrun, where he built an oratory, in which he spent his nights in prayer after consecrating the day to the works of the ministry.

His example and discourses converted a great number of the idolaters among whom he lived. When the whole city had been con-verted to Christianity, St. Eusebius of Verceil consecrated his oratory at his request.

St. Marcellinus himself received Episcopal consecration, and worked with all his power for the spread of the Kingdom of God. He commissioned Vincent and Domninus to preach in several places that he could not visit in person. Heaven confirmed his ap-ostolic labors with miracles. He died at Embrun in 374.

PRAYER God, Light and Shepherd of souls, You established St. Marcellinus as Bishop in Your Church to feed Your flock by his word and form it by his example. Help us through his intercession to keep the Faith he taught by his word and follow the way he showed by his example. Amen.

Taken from, Lives of the Saints; Catholic Booking Publishing Company, 1999, New Jersey

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ST. MARCELLINUS, Bishop

April 20

My Dear parishioners,

In our celebration of the Lord’s Day we mark the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel reading for this Sunday tells us

the story of the blind man Bartimaeus who was cured of his disability by the Lord Jesus after crying out, “Jesus, Son of David,

have pity on me.” The Gospel account concludes with Jesus saying to him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.” The

words which follow are, “Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.” This is faith put into action, fol-

lowing Jesus on the way. This is what holy people do, follow Jesus on the way.

This week we will celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints on Thursday, November 1st. This is the feast which honors all the

holy ones whose names we know and those we don’t. They are the citizens of the Heavenly Jerusalem. This is the throng of

the just and righteous ones who followed Jesus in this life and now enjoy the eternal bliss of Heaven. They are our interces-

sors who stand before God who assist us with their prayers. They are the victors, the conquerors, the faithful ones who would

not allow the evil in the world to corrupt them in their witness to Christ the Savior.

One of the fond memories I have of attending Catholic school as a kid were the stories the Sisters told us of the Saints. The

nuns brought these stories to life and encouraged us to acquire unto ourselves the virtues which these holy men, women and

children possessed. To this day I read about the Saints each day reminding myself of my need to do better, to live holier and to

love more profoundly. I encourage you to do the same. Pick up a book of Saints and be introduced to the one who mem-

ory is celebrated each day of the year! Introduce your children and grandchildren to these heroes of our faith. Movie stars

and sports figures can’t replace those who lived their lives for Christ and suffered for the cause of holiness.

Let us not forget the souls of all the faithful departed for whom we pray on November 2nd and throughout the month of No-

vember. These are our loved ones, friends, neighbors, who have passed on to eternal life and who are making their way to

God. In this process they need the help of our prayers. The highest form of prayer is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. In giving

an offering to the priest the Holy Sacrifice is celebrated for the intention of the departed soul. The giving of a MASS CARD at

the time of death is a great act of faith in Christ’s Holy Resurrection and an act of love for the departed.

I look forward to seeing all of you at Holy Mass later in the week as we commemorate these days. Our faith is summed up in

today’s Alleluia Verse: Our Savior Jesus Christ destroyed death and brought life to light through the Gospel.

God bless you my good people!

Father Zig

Parish Office: 973-627-0313 internet: www.st-cecilia.org FAX: 973-627-4811 To Contact: Fr. Zig, Ext. 12 or speplowski@optonline.net

School: 973-627-6003 CCD Office: 973-627-0313 Ext. 17

Saint Cecilia Parish 90 Church Street Rockaway, New Jersey 07866