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In addition to the to the usual 7:00 and 9:00 am weekday Masses, we invite you to take part in these opportunities to observe the Lenten Season this week--click here for the list.

Click here to see Lenten opportunities in Mercer County.

Click here for information on the liturgical lines for Lent.

Remember man that you are dust, and unto dust you will return. This year the penitential season of Lent begins on March 5. Please bring in all your palms from last year to be burned and used for ashes on Ash Wednesday. Place your palms in the containers at all church exit doors on February 22 through March 2.

Coming to the end of the Advent and Christmas Seasons, we begin “Ordinary Time.” Are these weeks called "ordinary" because they are just humdrum, average? Click here to find out!

Pope Francis has declared the Holy Yea, 2025 to be named Spes Non Confundit (Hope does not disappoint, Romans 5:5). Click here for more information.

Will be celebrated at St. Anthony Church at 10:00 PM on Christmas Eve. It is a great honor for our parish to welcome the Most Reverend Bishop as celebrant and homilist of the 10:00 pm Mass on Christmas Eve at St. Anthony Church. We encourage you to be part of this special Christmas Liturgy.

Jesus is coming! We need your help to prepare for his arrival. You are invited to help decorate Our Lady of Sorrows Church at 6:30 pm on Monday December 23. Click here for more information.

As we celebrate the season of Advent, a time to anticipate the birth of Christ, the Light of the World, our parish continues its tradition of inviting families to carry the lighted Advent candle in procession at the beginning of each week-end Mass. Click here to find out how YOU can participate in this lovely tradition.

The Youth Choir of St. Ann Church in Lawrenceville, NJ will be presenting their Annual "Christmas Concert" on Sunday, December 15th beginning at 3:00 PM in the Church. The concert is free and open to the public.

Villa Victoria Academy will present a Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 10, from 7 to 8:30 PM. Click here for more information.

In 1969, St. Pope Paul VI began the custom of blessing the statuettes of the Infant Jesus that would be used in the manger scenes set up at home. We invite you, especially our children, to bring your “Gesu Bambino” to the 11:00 am Mass on December 15 to be blessed as we bring this delightful tradition to our parish.

The Mass schedule for Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (New Year's), as well as the schedule for confessions can be found here.

The Rosary Altar Society is holding its Annual Christmas Wreath Sale. Tomorrow is the last day to place an order! Click here for details.

Have you always wanted a real painting? For Christmas decor? Join us on Friday December 6, from 7 to 9 PM in the school cafeteria to paint your own Christmas painting! All supplies and simple step-by-step instructions will be provided! Click here for details.

Click here for some thoughts on the offerings we can make to show our love for our dear departed ones.

Celebrate the Jubilee Year 2025 on a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy, February 20 to March 1, 2025. Click here for details.

Devotion to the Heart of Christ existed in the Middle Ages and appears as a liturgical feast in 1675 following the apparitions of Our Lord to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. Click here for more information.

The Solemnity of Our Lord’s Ascension is transferred from May 9 to next weekend (May 11-12). Therefore the liturgy will be that of the Ascension and not of 7th Sunday of Easter.

The Feast of Divine Mercy is celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. Click here for information on indulgences granted to the faithful in honor of the feast of Divine Mercy.