Annual Memorial Mass for deceased clergy; Memorial concert on Cemetery Sunday

Each November, during the month of All Souls, members of the archdiocesan community, including bishops, priests, deacons, religious women, men, and lay faithful, gather to remember all priests and deacons of the Archdiocese of Newark who died in the past year.
The Memorial Mass for 2024 will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 6, at 3 pm in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Newark, will be the principal celebrant. All Catholics in the Archdiocese of Newark are invited to attend the Mass. For more details, go to rcancem.org.
Priests and deacons serving in the archdiocese are invited to participate in the Mass. Clergy members planning to participate in the Mass are asked to R.S.V.P. to Graceann DelMauro by email.
Free Memorial Concert | Cemetery Sunday, November 3
On Sunday, November 3, 2024, a date designated as Cemetery Sunday, Catholic Cemeteries, Archdiocese of Newark, invites you to celebrate your faith in eternal life by visiting one of our cemeteries in a spirit of faith, prayer, and remembrance.
Catholic cemeteries are fitting places to visit – to pray, remember, grieve, heal, and console one another. It is important always to remember and to give thanks for Jesus’ promise of eternal life, which is at the heart of our Catholic faith.
Following your visit to the cemetery, you are invited to A Memorial Concert in Honor of the Faithfully Departed at 3 pm in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark. (89 Ridge Street).
This concert titled, “Requiem,” by Michael John Trotta, will feature a performance by The Cathedral Choir, Soloists, Orchestra, John Miller-Conductor, and Chung A. Hong-organist.
The concert is intended to provide comfort and consolation for all who have lost a loved one.
Anita Foley will present a brief pre-concert lecture to the bereaved at 2:20 pm in the Lady Chapel in the Cathedral.
Upon entering the Cathedral Basilica, guests are invited to inscribe the names of their beloved deceased in a Book of Remembrance.
The public is invited to attend. Tickets are not required. A free-will offering will be received. For more information, visit: newarkbasilica.org/concert-series.