Faithful proclaim right to life in Morristown July Fourth #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2327-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2327-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2327-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p><strong>Catholics from the Paterson Diocese</strong> and beyond gathered with Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on the morning of July 4, Independence Day, to promote an unborn child’s inalienable right to life for his Monthly Mass and Procession for Life at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J.</p>
<p>Participants joined their fellow U.S. citizens in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which establishes everyone’s unalienable rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”</p>
<p>Small American flags lined the sides of the main aisle in St. Margaret Church during the 8 p.m. Mass with Bishop Sweeney, which marked the start of the monthly event.</p>
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<p>Before the procession, Bishop Sweeney celebrated Mass at St. Margaret’s. Father Duberney Villamizar, pastor of St. Margaret’s, concelebrated, and Deacon Tim Holden assisted.</p>
<p>Afterward, the faithful walked in a rosary procession down Speedwell Avenue to Planned Parenthood, where they prayed for an end to abortion. Many carried pro-life signs. They then returned to St. Margaret’s and prayed before the Blessed Sacrament.</p>
<p>Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney holds the event on the first Saturday of each month starting at 8 a.m. at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J. All are welcome.</p>
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</div> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2327-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2327-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2327-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Catholics from the Paterson Diocese and beyond gathered with Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on the morning of July 4, Independence Day, to promote an unborn child’s inalienable right to life for his Monthly Mass and Procession for Life at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J. Participants joined their fellow U.S. citizens in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which establishes everyone’s unalienable rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Small American flags lined the sides of the main aisle in St. Margaret Church during the 8 p.m. Mass with Bishop Sweeney, which marked
Catholics from the Paterson Diocese and beyond gathered with Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on the morning of July 4, Independence Day, to promote an unborn child’s inalienable right to life for his Monthly Mass and Procession for Life at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J.
Participants joined their fellow U.S. citizens in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which establishes everyone’s unalienable rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
Small American flags lined the sides of the main aisle in St. Margaret Church during the 8 p.m. Mass with Bishop Sweeney, which marked the start of the monthly event.
Before the procession, Bishop Sweeney celebrated Mass at St. Margaret’s. Father Duberney Villamizar, pastor of St. Margaret’s, concelebrated, and Deacon Tim Holden assisted.
Afterward, the faithful walked in a rosary procession down Speedwell Avenue to Planned Parenthood, where they prayed for an end to abortion. Many carried pro-life signs. They then returned to St. Margaret’s and prayed before the Blessed Sacrament.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney holds the event on the first Saturday of each month starting at 8 a.m. at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J. All are welcome.
BEACON PHOTOS | JESSICA MARTINEZ
Faithful proclaim right to life in Morristown July Fourth #Catholic –
Catholics from the Paterson Diocese and beyond gathered with Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on the morning of July 4, Independence Day, to promote an unborn child’s inalienable right to life for his Monthly Mass and Procession for Life at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J.
Participants joined their fellow U.S. citizens in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which establishes everyone’s unalienable rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
Small American flags lined the sides of the main aisle in St. Margaret Church during the 8 p.m. Mass with Bishop Sweeney, which marked the start of the monthly event.
Before the procession, Bishop Sweeney celebrated Mass at St. Margaret’s. Father Duberney Villamizar, pastor of St. Margaret’s, concelebrated, and Deacon Tim Holden assisted.
Afterward, the faithful walked in a rosary procession down Speedwell Avenue to Planned Parenthood, where they prayed for an end to abortion. Many carried pro-life signs. They then returned to St. Margaret’s and prayed before the Blessed Sacrament.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney holds the event on the first Saturday of each month starting at 8 a.m. at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J. All are welcome.
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![Faithful proclaim right to life in Morristown July Fourth #Catholic - Catholics from the Paterson Diocese and beyond gathered with Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on the morning of July 4, Independence Day, to promote an unborn child’s inalienable right to life for his Monthly Mass and Procession for Life at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J.
Participants joined their fellow U.S. citizens in celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which establishes everyone’s unalienable rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
Small American flags lined the sides of the main aisle in St. Margaret Church during the 8 p.m. Mass with Bishop Sweeney, which marked the start of the monthly event.
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Before the procession, Bishop Sweeney celebrated Mass at St. Margaret’s. Father Duberney Villamizar, pastor of St. Margaret’s, concelebrated, and Deacon Tim Holden assisted.
Afterward, the faithful walked in a rosary procession down Speedwell Avenue to Planned Parenthood, where they prayed for an end to abortion. Many carried pro-life signs. They then returned to St. Margaret’s and prayed before the Blessed Sacrament.
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney holds the event on the first Saturday of each month starting at 8 a.m. at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J. All are welcome.
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