Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica to open the Year of Jubilee. This is a special time for the Church throughout the world, as we seek deeper conversion and spiritual growth through repentance, reconciliation, and mercy.

Bishop Checchio has designated four pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Metuchen, where the faithful may obtain the Jubilee Indulgence from now until December 8, 2025:

-St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen
-Shrine Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, Raritan
-Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Washington Twp.
-National Shrine of St. Lucy Filippini (St. Mary), New Brunswick

The following conditions apply for the reception of the Jubilee Indulgence:

• Reception of Holy Communion
• Prayer for the Intentions of the Holy Father
• Sincere intention to detach from all sin, even venial sin, and, if necessary, sacramental Confession
• Participating in liturgical celebrations, or other designated religious activities connected to the Jubilee

More information:
Diocese of Metuchen
Vatican Jubilee website

Hispanic Heritage Festival!!!
St. Joseph Catholic Church | 16 East Somerset St. | Raritan | NJ 
Sunday, September 7, 2025  |  1:00 pm -7:00 pm
8:30—10:30 AM   BUFFET BREAKFAST (School Auditorium)
1:00 PM  Festival officially begins with a Eucharistic Procession

Featuring food from more than 10 different countries of Latin America, including: Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Peru, Colombia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and the U.S.! The festival will also have games for children, raffles, Karaoke contest, live music, folkloric dance groups, and D.J. Chazy.

Everyone is cordially invited!  All proceeds to benefit St. Joseph Church      

108th Anniversary of the Fourth Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima

Saturday, September 13, 2025

National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima
674 Mountain View Road E, Asbury, NJ 08802
12:30 PM: Talk by Kevin Matthews
1:15 PM: Holy Mass with celebrant, Most Rev. James F. Checchio

For more information about this event, please email Dorothy Carollo, Shrine Manager, at [email protected], or call her at 908-246-6626.
https://bluearmyshrine.com

Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage to Washington, D.C.

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
400 Michigan Avenue, Northeast. Washington, DC 20017
with Most Rev. James F. Checchio, JCD, MBA
Bishop of Diocese of Metuchen, NJ
 
For more information about this event, please contact Angela Marshall, Administrative Assistant, at [email protected], or call her at 732-562-1543. https://www.nationalshrine.org

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RETROUVAILLE is a Lifeline to Help Couples Heal and Renew their Marriages sponsored by the Office of Family Life, Diocese of Metuchen, NJ.

RETROUVAILLE consists of a weekend experience for married couples (no group discussions) with four follow-up sessions. The upcoming weekend is January 30 – February 1, 2026. All inquiries are confidential. For further information, please contact Rich Colasuonno 732-236-0671 or Annette Colasuonno 732-672-0748 or email [email protected]. https://helpourmarriage.org/