Married couples celebrate enduring love at cathedral Mass #Catholic – The gift of marital love was celebrated and renewed on Nov. 1, All Saints Day, during the Paterson Diocesan annual Silver and Gold Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, N.J., where 71 couples married 25, 50, and up to 70 years ago marked their milestone anniversaries. During the Mass, these happy couples also renewed their wedding vows before Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, the main celebrant of the liturgy, and several priests from around the diocese who concelebrated the liturgy. The Diocesan Family Life Office coordinated the Mass. As on their wedding days, the couples exchanged vows, held each other’s hands, and renewed their love, fidelity, and commitment in Holy Matrimony. The couples celebrated often with their families present. The couples received certificates signed by Bishop Sweeney honoring their anniversaries. Each couple was invited to meet the bishop and take a photo with him. BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI [See image gallery at beaconnj.org] Couples marking milestone anniversaries: 70 Years Louis & Concetta Golia St. Mary’s Parish, Denville 61 Years Joseph & Mary Bono St. Joseph Parish, Lincoln Park 60 Years Francesco and Caterina Anello Padre Pio Parish, Paterson Robert & Susan Bantang Holy Family Parish, Florham Park John & Ellen Baxter St. Joseph Church, Mendham James & Rita Behan St. Joseph Parish, Lincoln Park Walter & Maria Breakey St. Joseph Parish, Lincoln Park Richard and Mary Ann Decker St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes Jeff And Joyce Fitzgerald Our Lady of the Holy Angels Parish, Little Falls Fred & Kathleen Iradi St. Ann Parish, Parsippany William & Susan Kadar St. Joseph Church, Newton Robert and Barbara Lussier Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Sparta Joseph & Mary Louise Mazzarella St. Joseph Church, Sparta John & Ellen Mitro St. Michael Parish, Netcong William J. Murphy & Joanne M. Murphy Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Wayne John & Carol Pasqua St. Vincent Martyr Parish, Madison Roger & Jadwiga Siara Holy Family Parish, Florham Park Anna and Antonio Vacca St. James of the Marches Parish, Totowa Robert & Maria Werner Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Whippany 50 Years Joan and Alan Bocchino St. Mary’s Parish, Dover Stefano and Jackie Castaldo St. Philip The Apostle Parish, Clifton Richard & Rosemarie Conklin St. Pius X Church, Montville Edward & Joanne Connell St. Francis de Sales Parish, Vernon Jorge & Julia Curi Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson Victor T. and Mathilda H. DeLorenzo St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes Chris and Elizabeth Dennis St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Parsippany Michael & Vivian Fabrizio St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Butler Jane & Robert Fahey St. Catherine of Bologna Parish, Ringwood Frederick & Donna Fania St. Luke Parish, Long Valley James & Kathy Frega St. Anthony Parish, Hawthorne Kathy and Joseph Heatter Our Lady of the Lake Church, Sparta John and Dorothea Heine Good Shepherd RC Church, Andover George & Jo-Ann Higgs St. Joseph Church, Newton Vincent and Margaret LoProto St. Philip The Apostle Parish, Clifton John & Joan Lucas St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Sparta Jerome & Anne Memory St. Joseph Church, Newton Wayne and Susan Merckling St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes Joseph & Josephine Muller St. Clare Church, Clifton Craig & Mary Jane Osberg Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Parish, Cedar Knolls Frank and Maryann Palmieri St Peter the Apostle Parish, Parsippanay Ricardo and Mary Ann Perez St. Virgil Parish, Morris Plains Robert & Annette Putts Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Whippany Stephen & Ann Reale St. Joseph Church, Mendham Santo and Peggy Recchia St Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Flanders Donna & James Scarmazzo St. James of the Marches Parish, Totowa Anthony & Denise Schlachter Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Wayne David & Marie Smith Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Sparta Michael & Karen Spiecker St. Therese Parish, Succasunna Gabriel & Dolores Tardive St. Michael Parish, Netcong John & Alice Wojtowicz St. Clare Church Parish, Clifton Fay and Michael D. Woomer St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Oak Ridge 25 Years Luis and Annette Barragan St. Clement Pope & Martyr Parish, Dover John and Mirabel Bautista St. Virgil Parish, Morris Plains Gail & Susan Braden St. Michael Parish, Netcong Sergio Guaman & Gloria Calle Sacred Heart Parish, Dover Lisa & Bob Carey Corpus Christi Parish, Chatham Vincent Hoye and Eileen Conti St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish, Chester Matthew & Christine DiBrienza Holy Family Parish, Florham Park Nazario and Cristina Fuentes St. Paul Parish, Clifton Rafael & Arleth Galindo Our Lady of Fatima & St Nicholas Parish, Passaic Ramon & Susana Gallego Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson Jason & Nicole Geary St. Joseph Parish, Mendham Mary Kathleen Iellimo & Matteo Giacomo Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Whippany José Alejandro & Sonia Yanira Guerra St. Paul Parish, Clifton Bernardo Lopez & Viviana Lopez St. Brendan & St. George Parish, Clifton Thomas & Therese Paragano St. Joseph Church, Mendham Christopher and Chris Ann Patrick St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes Juan & Alba Lucia Pavlowski, St. Padre Pio Parish, Paterson Richard & Elizabeth Poore Holy Family Parish, Florham Park John & Taryn Pry St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Sparta Jorge Juan Ramirez and Maria Virginia Mendoza St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes Margaret and Thomas Sanders Our Lady of the Mountain Parish, Long Valley Michael & Jennifer Schermerhorn St. Mary’s Parish, Denville Paul & Stephanie Schuckalo Our Lady of the Magnificat Parish, Kinnelon Joseph & Maria Schwab Our Lady of the Magnificat Parish, Kinnelon Hermes & Luz Tafur St. Paul Parish, Clifton King Yun Tsoi & Kitsum Joyce Chan St Peter the Apostle Parish, Parsippany Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

Married couples celebrate enduring love at cathedral Mass #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SilverGold_6563-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SilverGold_6563-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SilverGold_6563-1-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p><strong>The gift of marital love was celebrated</strong> and renewed on Nov. 1, All Saints Day, during the Paterson Diocesan annual Silver and Gold Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, N.J., where 71 couples married 25, 50, and up to 70 years ago marked their milestone anniversaries.</p> <p>During the Mass, these happy couples also renewed their wedding vows before Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, the main celebrant of the liturgy, and several priests from around the diocese who concelebrated the liturgy. The Diocesan Family Life Office coordinated the Mass.</p> <p>As on their wedding days, the couples exchanged vows, held each other’s hands, and renewed their love, fidelity, and commitment in Holy Matrimony. The couples celebrated often with their families present.</p> <p>The couples received certificates signed by Bishop Sweeney honoring their anniversaries. Each couple was invited to meet the bishop and take a photo with him.</p> <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: -24px;"><strong>BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI</strong></div> <div> [<a href="https://beaconnj.org/married-couples-celebrate-enduring-love-at-cathedral-mass/">See image gallery at beaconnj.org</a>] <h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Couples marking milestone anniversaries:</em></h3> </div> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: center;">70 Years</h3> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Louis & Concetta Golia</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Mary’s Parish, Denville</p> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: center;">61 Years</h3> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Joseph & Mary Bono</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Parish, Lincoln Park</p> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: center;">60 Years</h3> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Francesco and Caterina Anello</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Padre Pio Parish, Paterson</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Robert & Susan Bantang</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Holy Family Parish, Florham Park</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">John & Ellen Baxter</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Church, Mendham</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">James & Rita Behan</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Parish, Lincoln Park</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Walter & Maria Breakey</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Parish, Lincoln Park</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Richard and Mary Ann Decker</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Jeff And Joyce Fitzgerald</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Holy Angels Parish, Little Falls</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Fred & Kathleen Iradi</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Ann Parish, Parsippany</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">William & Susan Kadar</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Church, Newton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Robert and Barbara Lussier</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Sparta</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Joseph & Mary Louise Mazzarella</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Church, Sparta</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">John & Ellen Mitro</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Michael Parish, Netcong</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">William J. Murphy & Joanne M. Murphy</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Wayne</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">John & Carol Pasqua</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Vincent Martyr Parish, Madison</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Roger & Jadwiga Siara</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Holy Family Parish, Florham Park</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Anna and Antonio Vacca</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. James of the Marches Parish, Totowa</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Robert & Maria Werner</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Whippany</p> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: center;">50 Years</h3> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Joan and Alan Bocchino</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Mary’s Parish, Dover</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Stefano and Jackie Castaldo</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Philip The Apostle Parish, Clifton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Richard & Rosemarie Conklin</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Pius X Church, Montville</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Edward & Joanne Connell</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Francis de Sales Parish, Vernon</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Jorge & Julia Curi</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Victor T. and Mathilda H. DeLorenzo</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Chris and Elizabeth Dennis</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Parsippany</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Michael & Vivian Fabrizio</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Butler</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Jane & Robert Fahey</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Catherine of Bologna Parish, Ringwood</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Frederick & Donna Fania</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Luke Parish, Long Valley</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">James & Kathy Frega</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Anthony Parish, Hawthorne</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Kathy and Joseph Heatter</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Lake Church, Sparta</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">John and Dorothea Heine</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Good Shepherd RC Church, Andover</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">George & Jo-Ann Higgs</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Church, Newton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Vincent and Margaret LoProto</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Philip The Apostle Parish, Clifton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">John & Joan Lucas</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Sparta</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Jerome & Anne Memory</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Church, Newton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Wayne and Susan Merckling</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Joseph & Josephine Muller</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Clare Church, Clifton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Craig & Mary Jane Osberg</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Parish, Cedar Knolls</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Frank and Maryann Palmieri</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St Peter the Apostle Parish, Parsippanay</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Ricardo and Mary Ann Perez</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Virgil Parish, Morris Plains</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Robert & Annette Putts</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Whippany</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Stephen & Ann Reale</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Church, Mendham</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Santo and Peggy Recchia</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Flanders</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Donna & James Scarmazzo</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. James of the Marches Parish, Totowa</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Anthony & Denise Schlachter</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Wayne</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">David & Marie Smith</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Sparta</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Michael & Karen Spiecker</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Therese Parish, Succasunna</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Gabriel & Dolores Tardive</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Michael Parish, Netcong</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">John & Alice Wojtowicz</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Clare Church Parish, Clifton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Fay and Michael D. Woomer</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Oak Ridge</p> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: center;">25 Years</h3> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Luis and Annette Barragan</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Clement Pope & Martyr Parish, Dover</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">John and Mirabel Bautista</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Virgil Parish, Morris Plains</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Gail & Susan Braden</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Michael Parish, Netcong</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Sergio Guaman & Gloria Calle</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Sacred Heart Parish, Dover</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Lisa & Bob Carey</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Corpus Christi Parish, Chatham</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Vincent Hoye and Eileen Conti</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish, Chester</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Matthew & Christine DiBrienza</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Holy Family Parish, Florham Park</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Nazario and Cristina Fuentes</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Paul Parish, Clifton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Rafael & Arleth Galindo</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of Fatima & St Nicholas Parish, Passaic</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Ramon & Susana Gallego</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Jason & Nicole Geary</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Parish, Mendham</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Mary Kathleen Iellimo & Matteo Giacomo</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Whippany</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">José Alejandro & Sonia Yanira Guerra</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Paul Parish, Clifton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Bernardo Lopez & Viviana Lopez</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Brendan & St. George Parish, Clifton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Thomas & Therese Paragano</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Joseph Church, Mendham</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Christopher and Chris Ann Patrick</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Juan & Alba Lucia Pavlowski,</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Padre Pio Parish, Paterson</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Richard & Elizabeth Poore</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Holy Family Parish, Florham Park</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">John & Taryn Pry</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Sparta</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Jorge Juan Ramirez and Maria Virginia Mendoza</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Margaret and Thomas Sanders</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Mountain Parish, Long Valley</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Michael & Jennifer Schermerhorn</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Mary’s Parish, Denville</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Paul & Stephanie Schuckalo</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Magnificat Parish, Kinnelon</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Joseph & Maria Schwab</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">Our Lady of the Magnificat Parish, Kinnelon</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">Hermes & Luz Tafur</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St. Paul Parish, Clifton</p> <h4 style="text-align: center;">King Yun Tsoi & Kitsum Joyce Chan</h4> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: -18px;">St Peter the Apostle Parish, Parsippany</p> <hr /> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://beaconnj.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.</span></a></h6> <hr /> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SilverGold_6563-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SilverGold_6563-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/SilverGold_6563-1-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The gift of marital love was celebrated and renewed on Nov. 1, All Saints Day, during the Paterson Diocesan annual Silver and Gold Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, N.J., where 71 couples married 25, 50, and up to 70 years ago marked their milestone anniversaries. During the Mass, these happy couples also renewed their wedding vows before Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, the main celebrant of the liturgy, and several priests from around the diocese who concelebrated the liturgy. The Diocesan Family Life Office coordinated the Mass. As on their wedding days, the couples