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People and priests gather for the Celebration of the Holy Mass

Luz Marina Bazalar, Pat Hughes, Florence Tarantino and Louise Easton represent the three Shrine Communities

SHRINE OF ST. JOSEPH MARKS BOTH ANNIVERSARY — A celebration Liturgy was held April 25 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Shrine of St. Joseph in bucolic Stirling. With Bishop Rodimer presiding, Trinitarian Father Austin Walsh, general custodian of The Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, the order which staffs the shrine, was the principal celebrant of the Mass. Concelebrants included Trinitarian Father Peter Krebs, shrine director; 20 other Trinitarian priests; and Msgr. Patrick Brown, pastor of neighboring St. Vincent DePaul Parish in Stirling. At the shrine (shown at left), the bishop (below) greets Trinitarian Father Cajetan McDyre, who is assisted by Trinitarian Father Marco Antonio Sanchez. Msgr. Brown is at right. The shrine's Hall of Saints (right) includes St. Joseph, St. Jude and St. Anthony. Below, those who filled the shrine pray during the Liturgy (left), and a young mother nurtures her child (below). In honor of the multicultural communities who visit and worship at the shrine, music for the Mass was in English and Spanish. In 1924, Father Thomas Judge, founder of Missionary Servants, purchased a small farm atop a scenic hill in the Watchung Mountains overlooking Stirling to begin what is now known as the Shrine of St. Joseph. [Beacon photos by Joe Gigli]

Peace and Love - the message of the Shrine of Saint Joseph

The Wall of Saints in the Chapel

Father Cajetan and Bishop Rodimer - see article

Saint Joseph, the Worker tapestry inside the Chapel