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Welcome To Our Lady Queen of Peace
Rev. Edward G. Rama, Pastor
973-948-3185
FatherEd@OLQPBranchville.org
209 Route 206
Branchville, New Jersey 07826 -
Chastity: The School of Love
Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli
Beacon: February 7, 2019
Pastoral Letter:
To all the faithful, religious, deacons and priests:
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
and the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
In Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey, the hero Ulysses on his way home from the Trojan War has to pass by a lovely island where the Sirens dwell. These beautiful sea-nymphs were known to lure sailors to their death by their sweet music. To avoid hearing their bewitching song, Ulysses orders his sailors to fill their ears with beeswax. With this ruse, his men successfully escape the fatal danger of the Sirens’ seductive song... -
The Net that will not Tear: The Rosary
From the Desk of Father Ed:
Dear Parishioners:
Isaiah the prophet had a vision and heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” “Here I am, I said; Send me!” “I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of His garment filling the Temple. Seraphim were stationed above. They cried one to the other, ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts!’” Isaiah thought that he would die because no one can see God and live. Isaiah said, “I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips…” -
Healing Mass
Monthly Healing Mass
Our Lady Queen of Peace ParishThursday, February 21, 2018
Praise & Worship Music: 7:00 pm
Holy Mass Celebrated at 7:30 pmThe Healing Service will take place immediately after Mass;
Father Ed will be celebrating the Mass and Healing Service.
Come and join us and experience the Lord’s healing power.
Praise & Worship Music by Dan Ferrari and Ben Yates -
First Friday Adoration: (Winter Schedule)
Eucharistic Adoration (Weather Permitting)
For the Winter Months of December to March Eucharistic Adoration will be on a Winter Schedule and be reduced from 24 hours to 12 hours of Adoration.
Beginning After the First Friday Mass on March 1, 2018 at 8:oo am
Ending Friday evening at 8:00 pm.
Mass on Friday Morning will be Celebrated Ad Orientem
"The Eucharist contains, as we all know, 'truly, really and substantially' the Body and Blood, together with the Soul and Divininty of our Lord Jesus Christ." (Mediator Dei, 129) -
Free Film Festival
Our Lady Queen of Peace Film Festival
Free Movie Showing in the Parish Hall
Intermission with Refreshments
Sunday, January 27th 2:00 pm "Romero", 1989 1Hr 42 Min
Sunday, February 3rd 2:00 pm "I Confess", 1951 1Hr 35 Min
Sunday, February 10th 2:00 pm "Of Gods and Men", 2010 2 Hrs 2 Min
Sunday, February 17th 2:00 pm "Cry, The Beloved Country", 1995 1HR 46 Min -
St. Patrick's Day Parish Dinner
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Saturday, March 16th, 2019
6:00 pm
Our Lady Queen of Peace Pavilion
Cost: $15.00 per Adult
$7.00 per Child (Chicken Fingers and Fries)
Adult Dinner Includes: Corned Beef and Cabbage,
Potatoes, Irish Soda Bread, Hot/Cold Beverages, and Dessert.Tickets are available after all Masses in the Parish Hall and the office.
Tickets for dinner must be purchased in advance. (Limited amount of tickets)
50/50 tickets will be sold at the night of the dinner. -
Canada Pilgrimage
Parish Pilgrimage to Canada
Monday, June10th - Friday, June 14th
We will leave Monday morning from Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish by bus and arrive in Three Rivers, Canada.
We will be staying at The Shrine of Our Lady of The Cape for 4 nights. The Pilgrimage will include a day trip to Montreal & St. Joseph’s Oratory along with a stop in Quebec City and The Basilica of St. Ann de Beaupre.
$590.00 per person (double occupancy)
$725.00 per person (single occupancy)Breakfast & Dinner Meals in Canada, Hotel room, & Transportation is Included.
Pilgrimage Chaplain: Father Ed
Come & Join us this Summer for Our Parish Pilgrimage to Canada.
(You will need a passport).
Deadline to Register: April 10, 2019
Click Here to Register -
National Catholic Register
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By Tito Edwards | The Velatio Nuptialis: An Ancient (& Forgotten) Part of the Latin Marriage Rite ☩ Gregory DiPippo of New Liturgical Movement +1 The Lost World of Christendom...
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By Edward Pentin | Cardinal Robert Sarah is to publish a new book, this time on the “profound spiritual, moral and political crisis in the contemporary world.” The book, the last volume of three...
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By Edward Pentin | VATICAN CITY — A joint Catholic-Muslim declaration signed by Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi earlier this month was praised for trying to push back a drift toward a “clash of...
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By Kathy Schiffer | Some years ago, a co-worker told me the story of the Vacuum Cleaner and the Bow. My co-worker was by nature a neatnik, putting his dirty clothes in the hamper and...
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By K.V. Turley | It is fair to say that just as the Duke of Wellington, then British Prime Minister, laid his own political career on the line to deliver the Roman Catholic Relief Act on April 12...
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Mass Times
Saturday:
5:00 PM
Sunday:
8:00 AM
9:30 AM Family Mass
11:00 AM
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Monday to Saturday:
8:00 AM
(Rosary following Mass)
(Friday & Saturday Morning Masses
are celebrated Ad Orientem)
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Healing Mass:
7:00 PM
Every 3rd Thursday of the Month
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Holyday:
8:00 AM, 7:00 PM -
Confession Times
Saturday:
3:45 PM to 4:45 PM
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Available After All Weekday Masses, During Monday Night Adoration,
During Friday Morning Adoration,
and Any Time By Appointmemt -
Adoration Times
Monday: Ending with Benediction
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday:
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
First Friday: Eucharistic Adoration
Friday 8:30 AM - Friday 8:00 PM
Note: Winter Schedule -
Office Hours
Monday-Friday:
9 AM - 2:00 PM
Telephone: 973-948-3185 -
Religious Education Program
Registration is now open for the 2018-2019 Religious Education program. All registration forms may be accessed from the Religion Education tab at the top of this page. Thank you. -
Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Gn 3:1-8Responsorial Psalm Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7Gospel Mk 7:31-37
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