St. Mary's RC Church Nutley

St. Mary's RC Church Nutley St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church has been serving the community of Nutley, NJ since 1876. Visit our

Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil Mass 5pm
Sunday 7:30AM, 10:00AM, 12 Noon

Daily Mass (Monday-Friday) 12:10pm

Reconciliation: Saturdays 4-4:45PM

For more than 125 years Catholics of Nutley, Belleville and the surrounding area have come to Saint Mary's to celebrate the Eucharist, to grow in the spiritual life, to educate their children in the Faith, to befriend one another, and to work together to he

lp people and benefit our community. We hope you will be a part of this tradition we value so much, and that you will consider taking part in our parish life.

✨ Saturday Reflection | Sep 05, 2026 ✨ Peace is with us "The moral right to conscientious objection is recognized in the...
09/05/2026

✨ Saturday Reflection | Sep 05, 2026 ✨

Peace is with us

"The moral right to conscientious objection is recognized in the 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church (sect. 2311), but it is in no sense mandatory," noted St. Thomas University Professor Scott Wright in an issue of St. Thomas Magazine. "Still, as a form of Christian witness, pacifism — the opposition to all war — has also had a long and distinguished tradition."

This tradition is rooted in Jesus' Beatitudes and the gift of peace he leaves with his disciples; it is further sustained by Saint Paul's admonishment to the church in Corinth to be fools for Christ — and bless when reviled, endure when persecuted, and speak kindly when slandered. Peace be with you today and every day following.

Reflection Question: How can you respond to a difficult or hostile situation today with blessing instead of retaliation, as Saint Paul describes?

📖 WEEKDAY
1 Corinthians 4:6b-15; Luke 6:1-5 (436).

💬 "When ridiculed, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we respond gently."

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

✨ Friday Reflection | Sep 04, 2026 ✨ Out with the old Hearing Christ's message for the first time can be troubling becau...
09/04/2026

✨ Friday Reflection | Sep 04, 2026 ✨

Out with the old

Hearing Christ's message for the first time can be troubling because it is so new. We want what is comfortable and familiar. Saint Thomas Aquinas understood the challenges that come with discipleship. He prayed: "O Lord my God, make me submissive without protest, poor without discouragement, chaste without regret, patient without complaint, humble without posturing, cheerful without frivolity, mature without gloom, and quick witted without flippancy."

Compose your own prayer filled with the old ways of living that you hope to replace with the new ways of life in Christ.

Reflection Question: What old way of living or thinking is God inviting you to release so that new life in Christ can take hold?

📖 WEEKDAY
1 Corinthians 4:1-5; Luke 5:33-39 (435).

💬 "New wine must be poured into fresh wineskins."

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

✨ Thursday Reflection | Sep 03, 2026 ✨ Go fish There are commercial fishermen who make a tough living on the treacherous...
09/03/2026

✨ Thursday Reflection | Sep 03, 2026 ✨

Go fish

There are commercial fishermen who make a tough living on the treacherous waters of the sea and sports fishermen hoping to land a trophy to mount. Some fish with nets, others with baited lines or with lures and flies. There is no one way or reason to fish. This holds true for each of us commanded by Jesus to catch and bring people to the Lord.

"To be 'fishers of men,' " says Carmelite Bishop Silvio José Báez, "is to be builders of men, that is, people who approach others, seeking their good, serving them, helping them to move forward, supporting them in their difficulties, and above all, imparting hope and the joy of believing." Who can we "hook" today with a little kindness, a helping hand, a word of encouragement, an act of compassion, a forgiving heart?

Reflection Question: Who in your life today could you "hook" with a small act of kindness, encouragement, or hope?

📖 WEEKDAY
1 Corinthians 3:18-23; Luke 5:1-11 (434).

💬 "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men."

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

🎒✨ Back-to-School Blessing! ✨🎒Join us at Saint Mary’s on September 12th & 13th at all Masses for a special blessing of o...
09/02/2026

🎒✨ Back-to-School Blessing! ✨🎒

Join us at Saint Mary’s on September 12th & 13th at all Masses for a special blessing of our students, backpacks, and teachers! 📚🙏

Don’t forget to bring your backpack! 💚

✨ Wednesday Reflection | Sep 02, 2026 ✨ Love beyond boundaries As Christians, we believe in God, who created us out of l...
09/02/2026

✨ Wednesday Reflection | Sep 02, 2026 ✨

Love beyond boundaries

As Christians, we believe in God, who created us out of love for love. Unfortunately, we don't always love wisely or well. The good news is God forgives us for our shortcomings and offers us a chance to reconcile ourselves by following Christ, which is the path of self-giving love. Jesus felt compelled to proclaim this Good News to any who would listen. We are required to do nothing less.

Our compassion and generosity mustn't stop at our front doors, or at the parish boundaries, or at our national borders. The Good News — the incredible, saving news of Jesus Christ — belongs wherever and with whomever we find ourselves. Prepare yourself: You've got a lot of loving to do.

Reflection Question: Where have you drawn a boundary around your compassion, and how is God calling you to extend it further?

📖 WEEKDAY
1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Luke 4:38-44 (433).

💬 "To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God."

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

✨ Tuesday Reflection | Sep 01, 2026 ✨ When you know, you know The so-called demons of the gospels seem to have an edge. ...
09/01/2026

✨ Tuesday Reflection | Sep 01, 2026 ✨

When you know, you know

The so-called demons of the gospels seem to have an edge. They claim to know who Jesus is while the disciples do not. It is true: The disciples, like the rest of us, struggle to understand who Jesus is and what his radical message of love means for us. Saint Augustine helps answer our questions: "What does love look like?

It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see the misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like." Now it is up to us to be Christ for others.

Reflection Question: In what concrete way — with your hands, feet, eyes, or ears — can you be the love of Christ for someone today?

📖 WEEKDAY
1 Corinthians 2:10b-16; Luke 4:31-37 (432).

💬 "I know who you are — the Holy One of God!"

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

✨ Monday Reflection | Aug 31, 2026 ✨ A challenge worth accepting One of the distinctive features of biblical prophets is...
08/31/2026

✨ Monday Reflection | Aug 31, 2026 ✨

A challenge worth accepting

One of the distinctive features of biblical prophets is that they do not possess any special power. It is not they who choose to speak for God; rather, God chooses to speak through them. Furthermore, those God chooses would often prefer to run the other way!

That's because they know, then as now, that God's prophetic message is not often received with enthusiasm, especially when it challenges our most cherished assumptions. As 20th-century peace activist Philip Berrigan observed: "The poor tell us who we are. The prophets tell us who we can be. So we hide the poor and kill the prophets." Are you open to a prophetic challenge in your own life? Listen for it!

Reflection Question: What prophetic challenge might God be placing in your life right now, and are you open to receiving it?

📖 WEEKDAY
1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Luke 4:16-30 (431).

💬 "Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place."

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

✨ Sunday Reflection | Aug 30, 2026 ✨ Grace found in suffering Not long after Peter's moment of glory came his first hour...
08/30/2026

✨ Sunday Reflection | Aug 30, 2026 ✨

Grace found in suffering

Not long after Peter's moment of glory came his first hour of defeat. This pattern is familiar to all of us who know how quickly our circumstances can change. Peter beamed when Jesus praised him for his inspired declaration, "You are the Son of the living God!" But soon he made the mistake of refusing Jesus' prediction of the suffering that was to overtake him in Jerusalem.

"God forbid!" Peter shouted. Poor Peter. He couldn't bear the thought of his friend being harmed, and he didn't have the imagination to perceive how suffering might be turned into grace by the will of God. Surrender any present suffering to God's transforming touch.

Reflection Question: What suffering are you resisting right now that you might need to surrender to God's transforming touch?

📖 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jeremiah 20:7-9; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 16:21-27 (124).

💬 "Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me."

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

✨ Saturday Reflection | Aug 29, 2026 ✨ The price of prophecy If you ever wonder why there are so many "yes-people" in pl...
08/29/2026

✨ Saturday Reflection | Aug 29, 2026 ✨

The price of prophecy

If you ever wonder why there are so many "yes-people" in places of power today, remember what happened to John the Baptist. He's the one who gave us the expression, "Having your head served up on a platter," to describe those who pay the price for speaking up. For him, that payment was literal.

John wouldn't keep his mouth shut and insisted on speaking truth to power, as prophets have always done. Saying what needs to be said instead of protecting your own skin can be a difficult choice. In the end, though, what's really more worth saving: your short-term security or your integrity and your soul?

Reflection Question: Is there a truth you've been afraid to speak because of the personal cost, and what would it mean to speak it anyway?

📖 MEMORIAL OF THE PASSION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Mark 6:17-29 (430/634).

💬 "I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

✨ Friday Reflection | Aug 28, 2026 ✨ Wisdom for the ages Once a pagan and then a member of a heretical sect, Augustine b...
08/28/2026

✨ Friday Reflection | Aug 28, 2026 ✨

Wisdom for the ages

Once a pagan and then a member of a heretical sect, Augustine became a Christian bishop and one of the most influential Christian thinkers. His Confessions marks one of the great spiritual autobiographies ever written with a profound conversion story and compelling testament to the workings of God in the human heart. In The City of God, Augustine laid out his comprehensive view of heaven and Earth.

The impact of this deeply serious, honest, intelligent, and devoted Christian cannot be overstated. If you've never read the Confessions, pick up a copy. In it, you'll find such rich theological insights as this: "You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you."

Reflection Question: In what area of your life is your heart still restless, and how might it find rest in God?

📖 MEMORIAL OF AUGUSTINE, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
1 Corinthians 1:17-25; Matthew 25:1-13 (429).

💬 "The wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps."

— Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church 🕊️

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17 Monsignor Owens Place
Nutley, NJ
07110

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2pm
Tuesday 9am - 2pm
Wednesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Friday 9am - 2pm
Saturday 5pm - 6pm
Sunday 7:30am - 1pm

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