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Diocese of Lake Charles
“How many boxes of food does your family need?” Brother Daniel Morrissey, CFR, asked as a vehicle drove up to Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana. “Do you need any diapers?”
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Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Modeled after a Holy Week tradition begun in Rome in the 16thcentury, more than 70 people took to the streets of Lake Charles to participate in a Seven Church Walk on Good Friday.
Read more: Religious Sisters of Mercy Bring Holy Week Tradition to Diocese
To contact the Diocese of Lake Charles, please call 337-439-7400 during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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On the night of the Easter Vigil, the deacon approaches the bishop following the reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. The deacon faces the bishop and announces to him: “Most Reverend Father, I bring you a message of great joy, the message of Alleluia.” At this point, all stand and the “Alleluia,” which we have not heard since before Ash Wednesday, is sung. Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Deacon Harry “Bud” Edward Wagner Jr., 90, who died on April 2, was interred in New Bethany Cemetery, located at Saint Charles Center in Moss Bluff, following a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated Tuesday, April 6, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sulphur.
Bishop Glen John Provost celebrated the Mass of Chrism with the priests of the Diocese on Wednesday, March 31. At this Mass, customarily in Holy Week, the Bishop blessed the holy oils to be used throughout the year for sacramental celebrations in the Diocese of Lake Charles. He addressed his homily to the priests and offered the following reflection: