Anniversary Blessings
To Honor and Cherish
Bishop reminds anniversary couples their marriage is a ‘Sacrament of God’ BY MARY STADNYK Associate Editor and
ROSE O’CONNOR
Digital and Social Media Manager
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Couples beam as they reaffirm their wedding vows during the 2023 Anniversary Blessing Masses. Mike Ehrmann photo
ophia Cerullo had tears in her eyes when attending the Oct. 22 Bishop’s Anniversary Blessing Mass. A member of St. John the Baptist Parish, Allentown, Cerullo was happy to visit St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, for the very first time and witness her parents, Michael and Janet, renew their wedding vows before Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. “We’re excited to receive the graces from the Bishop as he blesses us on our 25th anniversary, both as a couple and as a family,” Janet Cerullo said. “Today, we’re going to pray for an abundance of graces that will serve us as we look forward to our next 25 years.” The Cerullos were among the nearly 300 couples from around the Diocese who attended the 2023 Bishop’s Anniversary Blessing Masses. Bishop O’Connell Continued on 47
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