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First Communion and Confirmation celebrated around the Archdiocese of Newark (Photos)

Joe Jordan

In late April and throughout the month of May, parishes around the Archdiocese of Newark observed two joyful and significant moments in church life: the holy sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation.

During First Communion, churches were filled with smiling relatives, watching on as children in suits and white dresses received the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ for the first time. And in Confirmation, candidates were sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit and welcomed into a deeper communion with the Church.

JerseyCatholic.org collected a variety of pictures from the jubilant occasions. Take a look at how a number of parishes celebrated in the pictures below.

First Communion

Church of the Little Flower – Berkeley Heights
Church of the Presentation – Upper Saddle River
Church of the Presentation – Upper Saddle River
Corpus Christi – Hasbrouck Heights
Immaculate Heart of Mary – Scotch Plains
Immaculate Heart of Mary / St. Patrick – Elizabeth
Our Lady of Grace – Fairview
Our Lady of Mercy – Jersey City
Our Lady of Mercy – Jersey City
Our Lady of Mercy – Park Ridge
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Newark
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ridgewood
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ridgewood
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ridgewood
Queen of Peace – North Arlington
Sacred Heart – Lyndhurst
Sacred Heart – Rochelle Park
St. Aedan – Jersey City
St. Anastasia – Teaneck
St. Anne – Fair Lawn
St. Bartholomew the Apostle – Scotch Plains
St. Bartholomew the Apostle – Scotch Plains
St. Francis of Assisi – Hoboken
St. Helen – Westfield
St. James the Apostle – Springfield
St. Lawrence – Weehawken
St. Mary – Closter
St. Michael – Newark
St. Paul – Ramsey
St. Paul of the Cross – Jersey City
St. Rocco / St. Brigid – Union City
St. Valentine – Bloomfield

Confirmation

Church of the Assumption – Emerson
Divine Mercy – Rahway
Notre Dame – North Caldwell
Notre Dame – North Caldwell
Our Lady of Fatima – Elizabeth
Our Lady of Grace – Fairview
Our Lady of Lourdes – Mountainside
Our Lady of Mount Virgin – Garfield
Our Lady of Mount Virgin – Garfield
Our Lady of Peace – New Providence
Saint Helen – Westfield
St. Andrew – Westwood
St. Andrew – Westwood
St. Ann – Hoboken
St. Bartholomew the Apostle – Scotch Plains
St. Bartholomew the Apostle – Scotch Plains
St. Bartholomew the Apostle – Scotch Plains
St. Cassian – Upper Montclair
St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Linden
St. Francis of Assisi – Hoboken
St. Francis of Assisi – Hoboken
St. Genevieve – Elizabeth
St. Lawrence – Weehawken
St. Paul – Ramsey
St. Paul – Ramsey
St. Paul of the Cross – Jersey City
St. Rocco / St. Brigid – Union City
St. Rocco / St. Brigid – Union City

Pictures of First Communion and Confirmation are courtesy of the parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark. Any professional photography displayed is the property of the attributed parish.

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