December 12, 2018: Year of Awakening Launch

On December 12, 2018, Bishop James F. Checchio celebrated Evening Prayer to begin the Year of Spiritual Awakening.
From December 12, 2018 - December 12, 2019, the Diocese of Metuchen will be preparing to be consecrated for a New Evangelization under the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Through Mary we hope to grow closer to her Son, Jesus, throughout this Year of Awakening. "We cannot rest until we rest in Him," Bishop said in his homily. Bishop hopes that this year will bring a new fire of the Holy Spirit down in each heart in our diocese: "As I shared with you in my first pastoral letter, Lighting a fire in the heart of our world, my desire is that we become kindling so that the Holy Spirit could set us on fire and enable us to go out and be His disciples in the world, as He asks us to do. It’s a hard challenge but it’s God’s call to us. I know I can count on you.”
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