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    First Friday Healing Mass

    Every First Friday at 6:30-9:00PM

    Join us for healing at our First Friday Healing Mass with Father Jeff Kegley at 7:00 pm at Mary, Mother of God Church. Experience prayer, worship, and miracles!

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    Soup & Stations

    Join us on Fridays for a meaningful evening of prayer, soup, and fellowship as we gather during this sacred season of Lent. After sharing a meal at 5:00 in the Bulman Center, we will pray the Stations of the Cross at 6:30, walking with Christ on His journey to the cross. Come be nourished in body and spirit. All are welcome, no RSVP needed.

  • Mercy in the Monstrance

    Please join us on Wednesday evenings at 7pm during Lent at Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Shrine for an evening of adoration, a homily, benediction and confessions. Lent is a sacred invitation to return - not halfway, not distracted, but with our whole heart. Come kneel before Mercy Himself.

 

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View fullsize “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 ✝️🕊️ 3,210 hearts gathered at Saint Mary’s yesterday to begin Lent. Ashes on our foreheads. Hope in our hearts. 🖤 As Pope Leo XIV reminds u
View fullsize “Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart…” (Joel 2:12–13) Ash Wednesday is here. The ashes traced on our foreheads are not just a symbol — they are an invitation. To come back. To begin again. To re
View fullsize ✨ Lent at Saint Mary’s ✨ The journey begins. 🕊 Ash Wednesday – February 18 Start Lent the right way. Come receive ashes and enter this holy season with a humble, open heart. 🍲 Soup & Stations – Friday, February 20 | 5:00 PM
View fullsize This past Friday, our School and Church staff stepped away for our 2026 Spirituality Day at San Alfonso Retreat Center in Long Branch. Led by Tim Margiotta (People of Hope) and Fr. John Gordon (Archdiocese of Newark), it was a sacred pause from the n
View fullsize Ash Wednesday — February 18, 2026 ✝️ “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” Lent begins with a call to humility and conversion. The ashes we receive are not just a symbol — they are a visible sign of repentance and our desire
View fullsize When plans changed, the Holy Spirit still showed up in power. 🙏🔥 Our February Healing Mass became a Healing Service as Fr. Jeff was under the weather—but God never misses an appointment. Led by Jim Tortorici, Director of Encounter School of
View fullsize Lent begins February 18. 🌿 At Saint Mary’s, we’re entering these forty days with prayer, sacrifice, and hearts set on Christ. Time to slow down, refocus, and make room for what truly matters. How are you preparing this year? 💬 Any new
View fullsize ✨ This Week at Saint Mary’s ✨ A week to pray deeper, grow stronger, and show up together —there’s a place for you and your family here. 🤍 Mon | Respect Life Holy Hour (7 PM) An evening of prayer before the Lord for the dignity of
View fullsize Love stood at the altar again. 🤍 
This World Marriage Sunday at Saint Mary’s, couples renewed their vows and recommitted their hearts—inviting the Holy Spirit to strengthen and renew their sacred promise. The 10 AM Mass was especially b
View fullsize A beautiful evening gathered at Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Diocesan Shrine ✨ We celebrated Holy Mass with our adorers, giving thanks for the gift of the Eucharist and for the faithful hearts who keep watch with Our Lord 🙏🕯️. Celebrate