Bishop Byrne in his Pastoral Letter Back to Better, Our Road To Emmaus stated “The staggering fact that there are no seminarians for our diocese is a clear sign of the need for us, priests and lay faithful, to take up the privilege of inviting the next generation of future priests to hear and embrace the call. Each of us should be a vocation recruiter.”
Speaker: Fr. Mark Ivany, Director of Priests Vocations, Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
In Collaboration with Fr. Jon Reardon, Vocation Recruiter, and Fr. David Aufiero, Committee on Priest’s Spirituality
Tuesday 2:00 p.m. For more information and the program agenda, please see the FLYER.
Being a Eucharistic People in Digital Space: Liturgy in the Time of COVID
This webinar will feature ecclesiologists from Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian traditions who are reflecting upon and practicing the Eucharist and worship in the context of the pandemic.
Click Here to visit the program website for more information
From Bishop William D. Byrne
In keeping with my desire for us to commit to praying with and for each other in a Eucharistic Holy Hour, I would like to invite you to join me for the Annual Lenten Day of Prayer and Reflection for Priests and Deacons.
The annual event was held this year on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at St. Michael’s Cathedral from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and took advantage of the Season of Lent for an opportunity to come together to renew our relationship with the Lord through prayer, works of penance and charity. Confessors were available for those who wished to go to confession.
The presenter for the Day of Prayer and Reflection was Fr. Robert S. White, CSS, Superior Provincial of the American Stigmatine Province of the Holy Spouses, and Pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Springfield, MA. In the past, Fr. White served the Stigmatine community as a member of its formation team, as Provincial Secretary and as a General Councilor in Rome.
Fr. White was ordained a priest in 1973 and in addition to serving as Parish Priest, he is formerly a member of the Diocesan Review Board. He has also served as an appointed and elected member of the Presbyteral Council.
Fr. White offered a reflection on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter, Patris Corde (With A Father’s Heart) on the 150th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Saint Joseph as the Patron of the Universal Church.
Click here to Watch the Video of the Presentation.
For Reference: Pope Francis Patris Corde Proclamation on the Year of Saint Joseph
Instructional Videos for Distributing Ashes
Fr. William Hamilton and Deacon Pedro Rivera-Moran have produced short instructional videos which may be helpful to you and your parishioners. (Click Here)
To see the letter from the Office of Divine Worship, Click Here.