Passaic parish honors St. John Paul II at Mass #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/JP-FeastDay_5014-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/JP-FeastDay_5014-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/JP-FeastDay_5014-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p><strong>The Shrine of St. John Paul II/Holy Rosary Parish</strong> in Passaic concluded a weeklong celebration of the beloved St. John Paul II on Oct. 25 with a Mass presided over by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney. The Church observes St. John Paul II’s feast day on Oct. 22.</p>
<p>Father Stephen Las, pastor of Holy Rosary, which serves an active Polish community, and Father Michal Dykalski, a parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The bishop’s visit also included Eucharistic adoration.</p>
<p>St. John Paul II is remembered for guiding the Catholic Church into a new millennium by championing human dignity, traditional moral values, and a vigorous, worldwide new evangelization.</p>
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<hr> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/JP-FeastDay_5014-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/JP-FeastDay_5014-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/JP-FeastDay_5014-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The Shrine of St. John Paul II/Holy Rosary Parish in Passaic concluded a weeklong celebration of the beloved St. John Paul II on Oct. 25 with a Mass presided over by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney. The Church observes St. John Paul II’s feast day on Oct. 22. Father Stephen Las, pastor of Holy Rosary, which serves an active Polish community, and Father Michal Dykalski, a parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The bishop’s visit also included Eucharistic adoration. St. John Paul II is remembered for guiding the Catholic Church into a new millennium by championing human dignity, traditional
The Shrine of St. John Paul II/Holy Rosary Parish in Passaic concluded a weeklong celebration of the beloved St. John Paul II on Oct. 25 with a Mass presided over by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney. The Church observes St. John Paul II’s feast day on Oct. 22.
Father Stephen Las, pastor of Holy Rosary, which serves an active Polish community, and Father Michal Dykalski, a parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The bishop’s visit also included Eucharistic adoration.
St. John Paul II is remembered for guiding the Catholic Church into a new millennium by championing human dignity, traditional moral values, and a vigorous, worldwide new evangelization.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
Passaic parish honors St. John Paul II at Mass #Catholic –
The Shrine of St. John Paul II/Holy Rosary Parish in Passaic concluded a weeklong celebration of the beloved St. John Paul II on Oct. 25 with a Mass presided over by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney. The Church observes St. John Paul II’s feast day on Oct. 22.
Father Stephen Las, pastor of Holy Rosary, which serves an active Polish community, and Father Michal Dykalski, a parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The bishop’s visit also included Eucharistic adoration.
St. John Paul II is remembered for guiding the Catholic Church into a new millennium by championing human dignity, traditional moral values, and a vigorous, worldwide new evangelization.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
![Passaic parish honors St. John Paul II at Mass #Catholic – The Shrine of St. John Paul II/Holy Rosary Parish in Passaic concluded a weeklong celebration of the beloved St. John Paul II on Oct. 25 with a Mass presided over by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney. The Church observes St. John Paul II’s feast day on Oct. 22.
Father Stephen Las, pastor of Holy Rosary, which serves an active Polish community, and Father Michal Dykalski, a parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The bishop’s visit also included Eucharistic adoration.
St. John Paul II is remembered for guiding the Catholic Church into a new millennium by championing human dignity, traditional moral values, and a vigorous, worldwide new evangelization.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
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Father Stephen Las, pastor of Holy Rosary, which serves an active Polish community, and Father Michal Dykalski, a parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass with Bishop Sweeney. The bishop’s visit also included Eucharistic adoration.
St. John Paul II is remembered for guiding the Catholic Church into a new millennium by championing human dignity, traditional moral values, and a vigorous, worldwide new evangelization.
BEACON PHOTOS | JOE GIGLI
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