Mass at Our Mother of Mercy, Beaumont, on Sept. 11 was filled with white hats and gold sashes as the Knights and Ladies Auxiliary of St. Peter Claver gathered to celebrate their patron saint’s feast day.
Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, celebrated Mass with the Knights and Ladies. (more…)
Though it was a time of fear and uncertainty 10 years ago, during the noon Mass at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, in memory of Sept. 11, love was the overwhelming emotion.
“God has created us to be at peace with each other. He has created us to love one another because it is love that keeps it all together,” Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, said during his homily. (more…)
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, neared, the president of the U.S. bishops pledged “today and always to reject hatred and resist terrorism” in a statement reflecting on 9/11.
“A decade later we remain resolved to reject extreme ideologies that perversely misuse religion to justify indefensible attacks on innocent civilians, to embrace persons of all religions, including our Muslim neighbors, and to welcome refugees seeking safety,” said Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York in his message, “A Time for Remembrance, Resolve and Renewal: Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11.” (more…)
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI offered his blessings to U.S. Catholics as they prepared to observe the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
In a message to Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. bishops, the pope said, “I join you in commending the thousands of victims to the infinite mercy of Almighty God and in asking our heavenly Father to continue to console those who mourn the loss of loved ones.” (more…)
“It’s a time to remember victims and their families, pray for peace and recommit to working toward peace,” Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, said about the upcoming Sept. 11 Mass.
Four Southeast Texas first responders will carry a 12 foot replica of the Ground Zero Cross into St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, corner of Jefferson and Wall, Beaumont, at the noon Sept. 11 Mass in memory of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 10 years ago. (more…)
Former students of St. Pius X Catholic School, Beaumont got a chance to walk down memory lane Sept. 4 during the first St. Pius X All School Reunion.
Alumni gathered in the parish hall to pray and sing a few songs that were school favorites before taking a tour of the old school buildings and reminiscing about their younger days. (more…)
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, in an annual Labor Day statement, likened today’s workers and the difficulties they face to those who inspired Pope Leo XIII’s landmark encyclical of 120 years ago, “Rerum Novarum”, (“On New Things”). (more…)
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In many countries, Catholics and Orthodox face the same challenges in strengthening Christian life, and an important part of that effort is working together with love and respect, Pope Benedict XVI said. (more…)
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The federal government’s mandate that all health insurance plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge “represents an unprecedented attack on religious liberty” and creates “serious moral problems” that require its rescission, attorneys for the U.S. bishops said in comments submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services. (more…)
An illustration of St. Michael is seen on a page proof of the new edition of the Roman Missal at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington May 26. The new Roman Missal will go into use in the United States Nov. 27, the first Sunday of Advent. The USCCB is one of seven publishers that will release the new edition in the United States Oct. 1. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the third edition of the English-language version of the Roman Missal is implemented at Advent, it will mark the continuing evolution of the eucharistic liturgy that began in the earliest days of the church.
The most recent changes — which more closely reflect “Liturgiam Authenticam” (“The Authentic Liturgy”), the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments’ 2001 document on liturgical translations — are unlikely to be the last, liturgists agree.
From Aramaic to Greek to Latin to vernacular language after the Second Vatican Council, the Mass has evolved over 2,000 years in an effort to help worshippers appreciate the mystery that is God. (more…)
