Parish liturgies, prayer services to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11
Friday, Sept. 11 will mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., and the crash of Flight 93 in a Pennsylvania field.
Across the Archdiocese of Newark, parishes will hold special 25th anniversary liturgies, prayer services, and other events to remember 9/11 victims, their families, first responders, and survivors of the attacks. Many parishes will also participate in civic memorials in their towns.
Below is a select list of parish liturgies and services. All events will be held on Friday, Sept. 11, unless otherwise noted. Please visit the websites of the listed parishes for addresses and to confirm start times.
Bayonne
12 p.m. – St. Vincent De Paul Parish
Memorial Mass
Belleville
8:30 am – St. Peter’s Parish
Mass of Remembrance
Berkeley Heights
10 a.m. – Church of the Little Flower
Mass, Adoration, Rosary, and Benediction
Bogota
7 p.m. – St. Joseph Parish
Community Ecumenical Prayer Service
Elizabeth
7 p.m. – St. Genevieve’s Parish
Union County Mass of Remembrance
Auxiliary Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo, O.S.B., presiding
Fair Lawn
1 p.m. – St. Anne Parish
Holy Hour of Prayer and Adoration for victims and families
Franklin Lakes
7:30 a.m./9 a.m. – Most Blessed Sacrament Parish
Masses Remembering 9/11
Glen Rock
8 a.m. – St. Catharine Parish
Mass for 9/11 victims and their families
Harrington Park
Sept. 10, 6 p.m. – Our Lady of Victories Parish
Special Mass for 9/11 Victims and First Responders
Hasbrouck Heights
8 a.m. – Corpus Cristi Parish
25th Anniversary Mass and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Hoboken
7:30 a.m. – St. Ann Parish
Mass for Victims of 9/11
Jersey City
9 a.m. – Christ the King Parish
Memorial Mass
Kearny
9 a.m. – St. Stephen’s Parish
Memorial Mass
7:30 pm. – St. Stephen’s Parish
Ecumenical Remembrance Service
Leonia
Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m. – St. John the Evangelist Parish
“United We Stand” concert of remembrance and hope
Linden
8 a.m./12 p.m. – St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish
Masses for victims of the 9/11 attacks
Montclair
7 p.m. — Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Bilingual Mass of Remembrance
New Providence
12:10 p.m. – Our Lady of Peace Parish
Mass for Victims of 9/11
North Arlington
3 p.m. — Holy Cross Cemetery
Memorial Prayer Service
North Bergen
8 a.m. – Sacred Heart Parish
Mass for victims of the World Trade Center
North Caldwell
9 a.m. – Notre Dame Parish
Mass for victims of the 9/11 tragedy
Park Ridge
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Our Lady of Mercy Parish Chapel
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Ramsey
12 p.m. – St. Paul Parish
Mass for all victims of 9/11
Ridgewood
7 p.m. – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
Mass of Remembrance
Scotch Plains
7:30 p.m. — Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
Memorial Mass
Springfield
7 p.m. — Saint James the Apostle Parish
Prayer Service for Remembrance and Peace
Summit
7 p.m. – Saint Teresa of Avila Parish
Holy Hour in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Teaneck
7 p.m. – St. Anastasia Parish
Remembrance Mass
Upper Montclair
8:15 a.m. – St. Cassian Parish
9/11 Mass and Memorial Service
Upper Saddle River
9 a.m. – Church of the Presentation
Mass followed by storytelling and fellowship reflection
Westfield
7 p.m. – Saint Helen Parish
Remember September 11 Mass
Westwood
7 p.m. – St. Andrew Parish
“Faith Amid the Tragedy” prayer service
Featured image: A cross made of steel from one of the fallen towers of the One World Trade Center is seen at sunrise Sept. 11, 2021, at New York’s Breezy Point 9/11 Memorial on the day marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. U.S. Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks Sept. 11, 2026. (OSV News photo/Caitlin Ochs, Reuters)
