Youth from St. Joseph, Livingston, led a parade to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 11. After the parade Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, celebrated Mass. “We can learn so much from St. Juan Diego. We can grow and strengthen our faith through his story,” Bishop Guillory said.
Archive for December, 2011
Starting hours before sunrise, folks in South County gathered at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Port Arthur, to celebrate the feast day of its patron with Las Mañanitas, Mass and breakfast.
Parishioners of St. Louis, Winnie, and Our Lady of Light, Anahuac came together Dec. 10 at St. Louis for a day long celebration in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Parishioners of Cristo Rey, Beaumont, took their devotion of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the streets Dec. 10. The annual procession is the parish’s first celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe this year. The community will continue to celebrate through Dec. 12.
Parishioners of St. Mary, Cleveland, celebrated the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 11 and 12 with an outdoor procession and Mass, a festival, and a rosary and Mañanitas.
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops’ pro-life spokeswoman said she was relieved that the Obama administration has decided not to allow the Plan B One-Step “morning-after pill” to be sold without a prescription to those under 17. “Luckily, things did not go from bad to even worse,” Deirdre [...]
The Jefferson County Courthouse was filled with memories and Christmas spirit Dec. 6 as the victims of crime and family members of victims gathered for the 11th Annual Tree of Angels ceremony. Misty Craver, member of the Jefferson County Coalition for Victims of Crime, opened the ceremony with a few words.
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service ISIOLO, Kenya (CNS) — Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo’s day, week and month were about to take a turn from whatever he had scheduled. An outbreak of violence the previous night in a rural part of his Apostolic Vicariate of Isiolo, in central Kenya, soon overrode much of his normal [...]
Youth from throughout the diocese came together Dec. 3 at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, for a dynamic night of worship and praise. The diocesan Hispanic and Youth Ministries hosted the event with the theme of Come Let Us Adore Him. Youth jammed out to the music of Ben Walther, an up-and coming Indie Christian [...]
Thanksgiving has come and gone but don’t think that Christmas is the next big event on the calendar. The season of Advent is here to help prepare Christians for the birth of Jesus. The word Advent originally comes from the Latin word “adventus” meaning “coming.” The Advent season is a time of waiting and preparation [...]
