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The world knew Mother Teresa because of her great love, humility, and selflessness. Her desire to pursue her “call within a call” and serve the poorest of the poor resonated with millions of people...
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Almost every single time I hear a Taylor Swift song, I think of my friend Sofía. During high school, I didn’t have a car of my own, and she didn’t mind giving me free rides everywhere, so we spent...
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Some saints are instantly recognizable when you spot them, others remain in hazy anonymity. You know St. Therese when you see her, pristine Carmelite habit surrounding a bouquet of roses, austere and...
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Life Teen Blog
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St. Francis of Assisi Born: 1181 or 1182 Died: October 3, 1226 Feast Day: October 4 Patron of animals, merchants, and ecology Background Few saints enjoy the kind of “rock star” status that St...
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“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.” St. Thérèse of Lisieux Born...
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“A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.” St. Jerome Born: A.D. March 27, 347 Died: A.D. September 30, 420...
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News From the Beacon
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September 28
A bilingual Mass was celebrated by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on Friday, Sept. 15, in the chapel of St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, to launch the hospital’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, observed nationally from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.Read More -
September 28
Filipino Catholics of the diocese gathered with pride, joy, and gratitude to celebrate two martyrs of their homeland — St. Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod — during a Mass on Sept. 23 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson.Read More -
September 28
St. James of the Marches Parish and the Academy of St. James of the Marches in Totowa on Sept. 17 held a Mass to mark the opening of the 2023–24 academic year and Catechetical Sunday, which was celebrated by the Catholic Church on that day.Read More
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