Letter from Bishop Frank J. Rodimer on the 75th Anniversary of our Parish
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From a letter written by Bishop Frank J. Rodimer to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Parish we can learn a brief history. Bishop wrote…
Parish was home, but far from the homeland, to the Polish immigrants who came to our land. They were looking for what our nation could offer, and at the same time wanted to keep and to profess the faith they have acquired in Poland. They needed a place where they could pray and hear the Word of God in their own language. Thanks to resilience their culture survived. They have made great sacrifices to build the House of God, and even more to maintain it. It was their home, but His first!Thanks to the clergymen and seculars, who prayed in the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary for three quarters of a century, the parish acquired many faithful of God’s love, manifested to them through His Son, our Savior. They have repeatedly demonstrated their faith by participating in the Holy Eucharist.
Jesus lived in their hearts through the sacraments and they have showed how important it is for them The Our Lady of the Rosary - not only for the unity of parish community, but for the whole diocese. And it is exactly what I am grateful to all of you for.Most Rev. Frank J. Rodimer
Bishop of Paterson
May 1993