‘Apostles to the Slavs’ honored at Clifton parish #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SsCM_9305-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" /><p><strong>Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney led</strong> Ss. Cyril & Methodius Parish in Clifton, N.J., in honoring Ss. Cyril and Methodius, its patron saints, known as the “Apostles to the Slavs,” during a trilingual Mass — in English, Spanish, and Slovak — on Feb. 14 in the church.</p>
<p>Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass. Father Misael Jaramillo, pastor of Cyril and Methodius, and Father Francis Conka, a priest of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri from New York, were concelebrants. Deacon Eugenio Morales of the parish assisted with the liturgy.</p>
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<p>Some churchgoers wore ethnic clothing. The Knights of Columbus and members of the group Señor de los Milagros, or “Lord of the Miracles,” a devotion from Peru, participated in the Mass.</p>
<p>Feb. 14, also Valentine’s Day, is the feast day of Ss. Cyril & Methodius, who were 9th-century Byzantine brothers and missionaries known as the “Apostles to the Slavs” for spreading Christianity in Central Europe.</p>
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Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney led Ss. Cyril & Methodius Parish in Clifton, N.J., in honoring Ss. Cyril and Methodius, its patron saints, known as the “Apostles to the Slavs,” during a trilingual Mass — in English, Spanish, and Slovak — on Feb. 14 in the church.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass. Father Misael Jaramillo, pastor of Cyril and Methodius, and Father Francis Conka, a priest of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri from New York, were concelebrants. Deacon Eugenio Morales of the parish assisted with the liturgy.
Some churchgoers wore ethnic clothing. The Knights of Columbus and members of the group Señor de los Milagros, or “Lord of the Miracles,” a devotion from Peru, participated in the Mass.
Feb. 14, also Valentine’s Day, is the feast day of Ss. Cyril & Methodius, who were 9th-century Byzantine brothers and missionaries known as the “Apostles to the Slavs” for spreading Christianity in Central Europe.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
‘Apostles to the Slavs’ honored at Clifton parish #Catholic –
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney led Ss. Cyril & Methodius Parish in Clifton, N.J., in honoring Ss. Cyril and Methodius, its patron saints, known as the “Apostles to the Slavs,” during a trilingual Mass — in English, Spanish, and Slovak — on Feb. 14 in the church.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass. Father Misael Jaramillo, pastor of Cyril and Methodius, and Father Francis Conka, a priest of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri from New York, were concelebrants. Deacon Eugenio Morales of the parish assisted with the liturgy.
Some churchgoers wore ethnic clothing. The Knights of Columbus and members of the group Señor de los Milagros, or “Lord of the Miracles,” a devotion from Peru, participated in the Mass.
Feb. 14, also Valentine’s Day, is the feast day of Ss. Cyril & Methodius, who were 9th-century Byzantine brothers and missionaries known as the “Apostles to the Slavs” for spreading Christianity in Central Europe.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
![‘Apostles to the Slavs’ honored at Clifton parish #Catholic - Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney led Ss. Cyril & Methodius Parish in Clifton, N.J., in honoring Ss. Cyril and Methodius, its patron saints, known as the “Apostles to the Slavs,” during a trilingual Mass — in English, Spanish, and Slovak — on Feb. 14 in the church.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was the main celebrant of the Mass. Father Misael Jaramillo, pastor of Cyril and Methodius, and Father Francis Conka, a priest of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri from New York, were concelebrants. Deacon Eugenio Morales of the parish assisted with the liturgy.
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Some churchgoers wore ethnic clothing. The Knights of Columbus and members of the group Señor de los Milagros, or “Lord of the Miracles,” a devotion from Peru, participated in the Mass.
Feb. 14, also Valentine’s Day, is the feast day of Ss. Cyril & Methodius, who were 9th-century Byzantine brothers and missionaries known as the “Apostles to the Slavs” for spreading Christianity in Central Europe.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
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