Liturgical Celebrations
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Liturgical Celebrations
Liturgical celebrations serves as the fundamental building block for the work that the Church does to minister to the People of God.
Whether it is in the offering of Mass, hearing Confessions, or spending time before the Blessed Sacrament in Adoration, these moments offer the faithful an opportunity to spend time before our Lord Jesus in contemplation, to be in His Presence, to give praise and worship, and to be in communion with him. We are able to offer all of our joys, works, sorrows, and sufferings to him through these celebrations -- knowing that he came to save us and has given us new life.The Diocese serves in ensuring that liturgical celebrations and sacraments are available and being administered to the People of God in the various communities that make up our Diocese.
As in the words of Pope St. John Paul II, the founder of our Diocese, can describe as the faithful's role in liturgical celebration: “We are an Easter People, and Alleluia is our song!”
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Looking for a Mass Schedule? Adoration? Confession?
For schedules of Parishes within our Diocese, you can visit our Find a Parish page for their schedules. If you are traveling within or outside the Diocese, you can visit Masstimes.org to see the schedules posted of the parishes near you.
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Looking for Liturgical Celebrations for Persons with Disabilities?
While we are grateful for the gift of the Mass and the wide array of Sacraments that the Church makes available to the people, some of our brothers and sisters, who live with disabilities, may find it challenging at times due to a lack of resources that their Parish may have to meeting their needs.It is why certain Parishes (by God's grace) may have the resources needed to serve these particular communities. This is also why the Bishop of the Diocese, in 2014, established the Office for Persons with Disabilities to help assist with disability services and related ministries.
If you need assistance with locating a liturgy that serves to a particular disability, contact the Office for Persons with Disabilities for assistance.
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Looking for a Liturgy offered in a Different Language?
Our Diocese is blessed with having a wide-array of ethnic communities residing in the communities within our Diocese. As immigrants to our Nation, they come in search of a better life for themselves and their families. In an effort to maintain and preserve some of the traditions from their homeland, the ethnic communities come to celebrate the Mass in the unique traditions and language of their homeland as it would be celebrated there.In an effort to help meet the needs of these communities, the Diocese works with the various apostolates through the Office of Multicultural Ministry to help provide assistance to these communities.
If you are looking for a liturgical celebration offered in a different language, you can contact the Office of Multicultural Ministry for assistance in finding an Apostolate that serves the community of a particular language/nationality.
Office of Multicultural Ministry
In August 2019, the Diocese of Metuchen introduced the Office of Hispanic Evangelization and Pastoral Ministry to address the growing needs and concerns of the Hispanic community within the Diocese of Metuchen.
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- Misas en Español
- African-American, African and Caribbean Apostolate
- Brazilian & Portuguese Apostolate
- Chinese Apostolate
- Filipino Apostolate
- Hungarian Apostolate
- Indian and Sri Lankan Apostolate
- Indonesian Apostolate
- Korean Apostolate
- Polish Apostolate
- Vietnamese Apostolate
- American Sign Language (ASL)
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Looking for Liturgies in a Different Rite?
One of the richest traditions that the Church offers is that there are six liturgical traditions or rites within the Catholic Church (which the Diocese of Metuchen belongs to the Latin [Roman] Rite that serves as among one of the six liturgical rites). Deriving from those six rites, there is 24 sui iuris (autonomous or self-governing) churches that make up the one Catholic Church.
Our Diocese is blessed to have some of these Eastern Rite Churches, who serve the faithful of their Rites, within the communities of our Diocese and the surrounding areas. To find and participate in Eastern Catholic Rite liturgies, click below for more information.
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