32 teens confirmed at Our Lady of Fatima & St. Nicholas Parish #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/StNicholas_03-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/StNicholas_03-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/StNicholas_03-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p><strong>At Our Lady of Fatima & St. Nicholas Parish</strong> in Passaic, N.J., 32 teenagers received the Sacrament of Confirmation, joined by their sponsors, families, and friends, at an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 30.</p>
<p>The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli, with Father Rolands Uribe concelebrating. The liturgy marked the end of the candidate’s formation as they deepened their understanding of their faith and prepared to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. </p>
<p>In his homily, Bishop Serratelli shared the message on the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful. </p>
<p>“The Holy Spirit comes with us, lives with us, helps us put God first, God’s will before our desires at once. The Holy Spirit helps us to respect God’s plan for his creation. The Holy Spirit, the spirit of love, makes us pure and chaste, honest and just, compassionate and charitable. In a word he enables us to live as sons and daughters of God for we are made not merely to explore this cosmos or to merely to enjoy life on earth. We are made to live now; this day, in this world as God’s children so that one day we could life beyond this world in Heaven with God forever.”</p>
<p>This celebration was a meaningful highlight for the young parishioners, who now take on a more active role in the life of the Church, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit.</p>
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<hr> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/StNicholas_03-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/StNicholas_03-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/StNicholas_03-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />At Our Lady of Fatima & St. Nicholas Parish in Passaic, N.J., 32 teenagers received the Sacrament of Confirmation, joined by their sponsors, families, and friends, at an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 30. The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli, with Father Rolands Uribe concelebrating. The liturgy marked the end of the candidate’s formation as they deepened their understanding of their faith and prepared to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. In his homily, Bishop Serratelli shared the message on the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful. “The Holy
At Our Lady of Fatima & St. Nicholas Parish in Passaic, N.J., 32 teenagers received the Sacrament of Confirmation, joined by their sponsors, families, and friends, at an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 30.
The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli, with Father Rolands Uribe concelebrating. The liturgy marked the end of the candidate’s formation as they deepened their understanding of their faith and prepared to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
In his homily, Bishop Serratelli shared the message on the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful.
“The Holy Spirit comes with us, lives with us, helps us put God first, God’s will before our desires at once. The Holy Spirit helps us to respect God’s plan for his creation. The Holy Spirit, the spirit of love, makes us pure and chaste, honest and just, compassionate and charitable. In a word he enables us to live as sons and daughters of God for we are made not merely to explore this cosmos or to merely to enjoy life on earth. We are made to live now; this day, in this world as God’s children so that one day we could life beyond this world in Heaven with God forever.”
This celebration was a meaningful highlight for the young parishioners, who now take on a more active role in the life of the Church, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
PHOTOS | JESSICA MARTINEZ
32 teens confirmed at Our Lady of Fatima & St. Nicholas Parish #Catholic –
At Our Lady of Fatima & St. Nicholas Parish in Passaic, N.J., 32 teenagers received the Sacrament of Confirmation, joined by their sponsors, families, and friends, at an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 30.
The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli, with Father Rolands Uribe concelebrating. The liturgy marked the end of the candidate’s formation as they deepened their understanding of their faith and prepared to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
In his homily, Bishop Serratelli shared the message on the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful.
“The Holy Spirit comes with us, lives with us, helps us put God first, God’s will before our desires at once. The Holy Spirit helps us to respect God’s plan for his creation. The Holy Spirit, the spirit of love, makes us pure and chaste, honest and just, compassionate and charitable. In a word he enables us to live as sons and daughters of God for we are made not merely to explore this cosmos or to merely to enjoy life on earth. We are made to live now; this day, in this world as God’s children so that one day we could life beyond this world in Heaven with God forever.”
This celebration was a meaningful highlight for the young parishioners, who now take on a more active role in the life of the Church, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
PHOTOS | JESSICA MARTINEZ
![32 teens confirmed at Our Lady of Fatima & St. Nicholas Parish #Catholic - At Our Lady of Fatima & St. Nicholas Parish in Passaic, N.J., 32 teenagers received the Sacrament of Confirmation, joined by their sponsors, families, and friends, at an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 30.
The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Arthur J. Serratelli, with Father Rolands Uribe concelebrating. The liturgy marked the end of the candidate’s formation as they deepened their understanding of their faith and prepared to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
In his homily, Bishop Serratelli shared the message on the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful.
“The Holy Spirit comes with us, lives with us, helps us put God first, God’s will before our desires at once. The Holy Spirit helps us to respect God’s plan for his creation. The Holy Spirit, the spirit of love, makes us pure and chaste, honest and just, compassionate and charitable. In a word he enables us to live as sons and daughters of God for we are made not merely to explore this cosmos or to merely to enjoy life on earth. We are made to live now; this day, in this world as God’s children so that one day we could life beyond this world in Heaven with God forever.”
This celebration was a meaningful highlight for the young parishioners, who now take on a more active role in the life of the Church, strengthened by the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
PHOTOS | JESSICA MARTINEZ
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