Our Lady of Grace Roman Catholic Church - Hoboken Campus
Catholic · Liturgical worship · Hoboken, NJ
- Location
- Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
- Denomination
- Catholic
- Worship style
- Liturgical
- Size
- Mid-size
- Ministries & emphasis
- Liturgical, Sacramental Preaching, Kids Ministry, Youth Ministry, Small Groups, Young Adults
- Google rating
- ★ 3.7 (81 reviews)
- Kids ministry
- Yes
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What visitors say
My family has been a part of this parish for about 100 years. My grand parents attended Our Lady of Grace school as well as my father, uncle, myself and my six brothers and sisters. My grandmother and parents were heavily involved in preventing the church from falling apart when it was in need of great repair. Hence, donating alot of monies and their time and effort. On Thursday (09/07/23), we sadly said goodbye to my brother and celebrated his life there. Father Phillip gave a great sermon and was very accommodating, even promising that we could park at the church parking lot while we attended my brothers repass at Leo's Restaurant , a few blocks away. If your not aware,, parking is horrible in Hoboken, and we were very relieved to hear this. Soon after mass was over, my husband approached Pastor Andrew to verify that it was ok to park in the churches lot, the Pastor was very short and kurt, he informed my husband that we couldn't park in the lot and insisted we move our vehicles immediately, of course we did what was asked of us. Meanwhile, as we vacated the lot in our automobiles, the organist, gave us ugly scowling stares in the parking lot. I and my family where highly disappointed and insulted. Needless to say, it took us 45 minutes to park elsewhere in the city. Not nice, considering it cost us 500.00 for a 45 minute service. Very unacceptable, to say the least. I was looking for a Church in Hoboken to start returning to Mass for the first time in 10 years after a traumatic event in life. When I arrived, I saw Church-sponsored fair/carnival was occurring outside on their front lawn. I noticed a "male modeling" tent next to a "pride" tent catering to children and thought to myself, that's strange... upon entering in my humble khakis and short sleeve button down shirt I was the most appropriately dressed person in the mass... To cap it off, the priest gave a homily that was totally political and secular - against being "a bigot" (in the political sense) - and at the end of the mass a second priest came out and gave a neurotically impassioned pitch to the congregation on donating to his charity for Gaza and slammed Israel's war policy. Whatever your politics are, using the Catholic Mass as a surrogate for preaching them is shameful. I'd be just as annoyed if the priest started railing against illegal immigration. Needless to say, I was severely disappointed and won't be going back. If you're looking for a serious mass, this church is not for you. Our Lady of Grace brought me back into the faith. I am beyond grateful I experienced many Sundays here with my parents for a couple of years. My dad so appreciated Fr Alex. When my dad passed away in August 2024, it felt comforting to have his funeral Mass here. It was reverent and brought peace to my family, with special thanks to Fr Phil. OLG welcomes and loves all. It will remain one of my favorite churches. Went here on a trip from out of town. The pastor was welcoming and delivered and excellent homily. Thank you Father for your encouragement to my friends and I! My husband and I have been parishoners for several years. It is the most welcoming environments of any church we have ever attended. The building itself is beautiful and historical (built by Irish immigrants over a 100 years ago) and the pastor (Fr. Santora) preaches the true word of God and Jesus. Love thy neighbor. If you want to hear a bigoted, hateful, fire and brimstone homily/sermon, then don't come here. If you want to feel hope, love and community, then this is the place for you.
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