Paterson Parish showcases powerful devotion during St. Therese Mass #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/StTherese_4429-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/StTherese_4429-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/StTherese_4429-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p><strong>On Oct. 4, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney</strong> helped St. Therese Parish in Paterson, N.J., celebrate the feast day of St. Thérèse the Little Flower, traditionally observed on Oct. 1, with a Spanish Mass in the church. The popular saint is also known as St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.</p>
<p>Father Yasid Salas, St. Therese’s pastor, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The Mass included many faithful dressed as St. Thérèse and a dramatic devotion to her.</p>
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<hr> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/StTherese_4429-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/StTherese_4429-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/StTherese_4429-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />On Oct. 4, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney helped St. Therese Parish in Paterson, N.J., celebrate the feast day of St. Thérèse the Little Flower, traditionally observed on Oct. 1, with a Spanish Mass in the church. The popular saint is also known as St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Father Yasid Salas, St. Therese’s pastor, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The Mass included many faithful dressed as St. Thérèse and a dramatic devotion to her. BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
On Oct. 4, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney helped St. Therese Parish in Paterson, N.J., celebrate the feast day of St. Thérèse the Little Flower, traditionally observed on Oct. 1, with a Spanish Mass in the church. The popular saint is also known as St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.
Father Yasid Salas, St. Therese’s pastor, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The Mass included many faithful dressed as St. Thérèse and a dramatic devotion to her.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
Paterson Parish showcases powerful devotion during St. Therese Mass #Catholic –
On Oct. 4, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney helped St. Therese Parish in Paterson, N.J., celebrate the feast day of St. Thérèse the Little Flower, traditionally observed on Oct. 1, with a Spanish Mass in the church. The popular saint is also known as St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus.
Father Yasid Salas, St. Therese’s pastor, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The Mass included many faithful dressed as St. Thérèse and a dramatic devotion to her.
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Father Yasid Salas, St. Therese’s pastor, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The Mass included many faithful dressed as St. Thérèse and a dramatic devotion to her.
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