Diocese invites all to pray for law enforcement during annual Blue Mass April 13 in Freehold
January 9, 2023 at 8:17 p.m.
People of all faiths throughout Central New Jersey are invited to pray for law enforcement personnel who work to keep their communities safe when the Diocese of Trenton hosts the 21st Annual Blue Mass April 13 in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will serve as principal celebrant and homilist and will be joined at the altar with priests from across Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Bagpipers, fife and drum corps members and color guard processions will once again be part of the day’s tribute.
Formally titled the Celebration of Law Enforcement, the event is organized by the Blue Mass Committee to thank God for the sacrifice and service to the communities given by police officers and law enforcement agents at every level. Since COVID-19 concerns forced the cancellation of the Blue Mass for the past three years, this year’s Mass will include the reading of names of those law enforcement personnel in the Diocese who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The Mass is open to the public. Afterward, a luncheon will be held for law enforcement personnel and their families. All those who wish to attend the luncheon are asked to register online at dioceseoftrenton.org/blue-mass; (Tickets are $20 per person; all immediate family members of law enforcement personnel are invited to the luncheon at no charge.)
Anyone unable to attend the Blue Mass is invited to watch via Livestream at www.youtube.com/trentondiocese. For more information, email: [email protected]
St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral is located at 61 Georgia Rd., Freehold.
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People of all faiths throughout Central New Jersey are invited to pray for law enforcement personnel who work to keep their communities safe when the Diocese of Trenton hosts the 21st Annual Blue Mass April 13 in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will serve as principal celebrant and homilist and will be joined at the altar with priests from across Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Bagpipers, fife and drum corps members and color guard processions will once again be part of the day’s tribute.
Formally titled the Celebration of Law Enforcement, the event is organized by the Blue Mass Committee to thank God for the sacrifice and service to the communities given by police officers and law enforcement agents at every level. Since COVID-19 concerns forced the cancellation of the Blue Mass for the past three years, this year’s Mass will include the reading of names of those law enforcement personnel in the Diocese who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The Mass is open to the public. Afterward, a luncheon will be held for law enforcement personnel and their families. All those who wish to attend the luncheon are asked to register online at dioceseoftrenton.org/blue-mass; (Tickets are $20 per person; all immediate family members of law enforcement personnel are invited to the luncheon at no charge.)
Anyone unable to attend the Blue Mass is invited to watch via Livestream at www.youtube.com/trentondiocese. For more information, email: [email protected]
St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral is located at 61 Georgia Rd., Freehold.