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Adjustments made due to thecoronavirus health crisisAccording to directives issued by Bishop Checchio on March 16, public Masses are temporarily suspended in the Diocese of Metuchen. In addition, Governor Murphy's executive order on March 21 has resulted in the temporary closure of parish offices and most businesses and limited travel.
St. Ann’s Church will be open for private prayer weekdays from 11am to 3pm.
Priests will be available for Confessions on Fridays, 6:30-7:30pm.
If visiting the church, please take care to observe prescribed precautions.
The parish offices are closed.
(The Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament, St. Joseph and Holy Trinity Churches
will remain closed and inactive until further notice.)
Mass is available for viewing by on-demand, streaming video:
Sunday: English & Spanish by 9 am,
Latin (EF) by 12 noon
Monday – Friday (English): by 9 am
www.raritanoratory.org YouTube Channel: Raritan Oratory
The Oratorian priests are fulfilling the requested Mass intentions when praying the Mass in private.
If you have a pastoral need during this time,
please contact us by phone or email:
908-725-1008, press 1 then 3 (Fr. Tom),
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An Act of Spiritual Communion
As more Catholics around the world find themselves unable to receive the Eucharist due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis provided an example of a spiritual communion prayer that can be said from home.
“My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart …
I embrace You as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You,”Pope Francis prayed March 21 in his televised daily Mass from his residence in Vatican City. Pope Francis invited those viewing the livestreamed Mass to find the Lord in prayer. A spiritual communion is a uniting of oneself to the Sacrifice of the Mass through prayer.
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Friends, in today’s Gospel the Lord tells some Jewish leaders that they are enslaved to sin and that the truth will set them free. Jesus was distinguishing between sins and sin, between the...
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Letter from Bishop James Checchio for the Solemnity of the Annunciation
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Note from Father Tom
Dear Brothers and Sisters, These days have been challenging and inconvenient. We face them with the Lord, who did not run away from pain and suffering. His endurance and fortitude was powered by his faithfulness to his mission and his love for us. Let us also persevere with a willingness to endure the present suffering with charity and concern for the well-being of our neighbor. Invite the Lord to be with you as you continue the Lenten discipline. Our hope is in the power of the Cross and the victory of the Resurrected One. You are in my prayers!
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Video of Pope Francis special Urbi et Orbi Blessing
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Welcome to the Catholic Church of St. Ann
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Gn 17:3-9Responsorial Psalm 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Gospel Jn 8:51-59
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Saint of the Day
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text of plenary indulgences from pope francis
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