By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — Bishop Glen John Provost celebrated the annual Mass for the Dead at Consolata Cemetery at 6:00 p.m. on All Souls Day, November 2. The Mass is hosted annually by Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Several hundred people gathered on a breezy evening as the sun was setting around the main mausoleum.

November 2026 Prayer Intentions of Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Glen John Provost:

By Anne McCormack
Editor of The Serran

How often do you include current and potential vocations to the priesthood, permanent diaconate and religious life in your prayers? Now’s a good time to add Catholic vocations to your daily private and parish petitions. Additionally, if your parish doesn’t already have a Vocations Team or Committee, please consider starting one as an essential component of your community's ministry. 

National Vocation Awareness Week is just around the corner, taking place November 1-7 this year. It is a time officially designated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to promote and pray for vocations to the priesthood, permanent diaconate, and consecrated life.

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — For many, choosing between rent, groceries, electricity, or medicine is a reality they face on a regular basis.

When the People of Hope Museum rolled into Lake Charles for a two-day stop October 19-20, the nearly 220 visitors could “walk in the shoes” of those facing difficult choices through a variety of scenarios.

SULPHUR — His Excellency, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles, solemnly consecrated St. Francis de Sales Oratory on Monday, October 12, 2026. The historic hours-long ceremony marked the first church consecration in the American Province of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in 18 years.