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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 Inside the Cathedral of Saint Peter<\/a>, guests filled the space with song and praise for the Diocese of Scranton’s<\/a> annual Mass for Persons with Disabilities.<\/p>\n

Ahead of National Disability Awareness Month in March, the service welcomed individuals of all abilities for a peaceful and inclusive celebration of faith, despite the cold temperatures.<\/p>\n

Celebrating and honoring individuals with disabilities, Sister Maryalice Jacquinot, President and CEO of Saint Joseph\u2019s Center,<\/a> said the annual Mass is so meaningful and provides an uplifting experience for those attending.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis mass has become really one of the favorite traditions in the Diocese of Scranton. And it’s all about creating a welcoming community, especially for those individuals who have disabilities. And it’s a reminder that every member of the community is a valued part. And so those with disabilities may experience the mass differently. But we want to be sure that we’re including and learning from them,\u201d said Jacquinot.<\/p>\n

Serving as the homilist for the Mass, Jacquinot said Bishop Bambera honored all who attend while also recognizing those who serve individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cBishop Bambera does a beautiful homily that highlights the gifts, the generosity of people with disabilities. And he also typically addresses family members and staff who are just selfless in the care of a person with disabilities. And what they often say is that they wouldn\u2019t have life any other way,\u201d said Jacquinot.<\/p>\n

Even in the cold, a large crowd gathered for the mass.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a pretty good turnout. In years gone by, we would have people here from Saint Joseph\u2019s Center. It’s just a challenging day because of the extreme cold. We don’t want to hurt anyone or to cause any illness,\u201d said Jacquinot.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt actually brings out a lot of the handicapped people that don’t get to come all year long. It is a very cold day. So, we’re not expecting a lot of people. But believe it or not, they’re going to be here. And it\u2019s a very exciting mass,\u201d said Paula Greco.<\/p>\n

Partners supporting the Mass for Persons with Disabilities included Saint Joseph\u2019s Center of Scranton<\/a> and the Order of the Alhambra. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) \u2014 Inside the Cathedral of Saint Peter, guests filled the space with song and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-108725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}