Morristown church joyfully celebrates Ecuadorian devotion on New Year’s #Catholic – On Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Spanish Mass at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J., to mark the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, also observed on that day. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. The well-attended Mass started with a procession into St. Margaret’s Church for “La Virgen de las Nubes,” or “The Virgin of the Clouds,” a Catholic devotion celebrated by the parish’s Ecuadorian community. Bishop Sweeney censed a statue of the Blessed Mother. Bishop Sweeney also blessed a new “hanging” crucifix, which was placed above the altar. A woman of the parish donated the crucifix. BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI [See image gallery at beaconnj.org]  

Morristown church joyfully celebrates Ecuadorian devotion on New Year’s #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/StMargaret_7457-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" /><p><strong>On Jan. 1, New Year’s Day,</strong> Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Spanish Mass at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J., to mark the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, also observed on that day.</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> <p>The well-attended Mass started with a procession into St. Margaret’s Church for “La Virgen de las Nubes,” or “The Virgin of the Clouds,” a Catholic devotion celebrated by the parish’s Ecuadorian community. Bishop Sweeney censed a statue of the Blessed Mother.</p> <p>Bishop Sweeney also blessed a new “hanging” crucifix, which was placed above the altar. A woman of the parish donated the crucifix.</p> <div style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: -24px"><strong>BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI</strong></div> <div> [<a href="https://beaconnj.org/morristown-church-joyfully-celebrates-ecuadorian-devotion-on-new-years/">See image gallery at beaconnj.org</a>]  </p> </div> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/StMargaret_7457-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" />On Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Spanish Mass at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in Morristown, N.J., to mark the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, also observed on that day. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. The well-attended Mass started with a procession into St. Margaret’s Church for “La Virgen de las Nubes,” or “The Virgin of the Clouds,” a Catholic devotion celebrated by the parish’s Ecuadorian community. Bishop Sweeney censed a statue of the Blessed Mother. Bishop Sweeney also blessed a new “hanging” crucifix, which was placed above the altar.