A bilingual Mass was celebrated by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on Sept. 16, 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. Each year for National Hispanic Heritage Month, Americans celebrate the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
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