Corpus Christi Church

05/08/2026

04/21/2026

Bishop O'Connell, Fr. John and the people of Corpus Christi Parish send you Birthday greetings! God Bless!

Warm birthday wishes are extended to Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., as we give thanks for his faithful leadership and dedicated service to the Diocese of Trenton. May God continue to bless him with strength, wisdom and peace as he shepherds the faithful with care and compassion.

04/05/2026

Happy Easter! Some photos of our Easter Vigil on April 4, 2026!

04/03/2026

Gospel of the Day (John 18,1-40.19,1-42)

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Aware that everything was now finished, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I thirst."
There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth.
When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, "It is finished." And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.
Now since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and they be taken down.
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus.
But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out.
An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may (come to) believe. For this happened so that the scripture passage might be fulfilled: "Not a bone of it will be broken."
And again another passage says: "They will look upon him whom they have pierced."
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body.
Nicodemus, the one who had first come to him at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about one hundred pounds.
They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried.
So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2026/04/03.html

04/03/2026

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper 2026.

03/06/2026

Daylight saving time will begin Sunday, March 8, at 2am. Clocks "spring forward" by one hour, meaning sunrise and sunset will occur one hour later. Locally, on Monday morning, sunrise will be at 7:30am and sunset at 7pm.

02/22/2026

Congratulations and God's blessings upon Fadima, who celebrated the Rite of Election today in Corpus Christi Parish and is now among the Elect of the Diocese preparing to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. Yes it was disappointing not to be able to visit St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral and join Bishop O’Connell for the Rite of Election and to be with the more than 390 other women, men and teens who, like Fadima, will be baptized, confirmed and receive First Eucharist at the Vigil. But given the weather predictions, safety is the priority and there were blessings in being able to hold the Rite in the parish. Special thanks to Fr. John for leading a beautiful Rite of Election and his warm words of welcome and encouragement to Fadima. Thanks as well to Fr. Mike Hall, diocesan director of the Office of Worship for providing the pastors with the needed text so that they coul conduct the Rite, and to Denise Contino, director of the Department of Catechesis, for her diligence in keeping the pastors and parish OCIA team members informed on the decision and steps needed to implement the Rite.

02/22/2026

Corpus Christi Church 8am masses on Monday, 2/23 and Tuesday 2/24 have been cancelled due to the impending snow storm.