St. Therese Parish and School in the Succasunna neighborhood of Roxbury Township on Sept. 29 celebrated the feast day of their patron, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, during a Mass. St. Therese’s feast day is Oct. 1.
Bishop Sweeney celebrated the Mass. Father Richard D. Kilcomons, St. Thérèse’s pastor, and Father Dulibber G. Gonzalez and Father Jun Vizcara, the parish’s parochial vicars, concelebrated the liturgy.
Staff, faculty, students, and parents of St. Thérèse School also attended the Mass. Afterward, Bishop Sweeney joined with participating clergy, students, and faculty to record a video greeting to Principal Timothy Dunnigan, who was in Ireland.
— MICHAEL WOJCIK
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