By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — In solidarity with U.S. bishops, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, consecrated the United States to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on Thursday, June 11, 2026, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The Diocesan Consecration Mass took place at 6:00 p.m. in what is considered an historic moment in the life the Church as the United States of America commemorates the 250^th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this year.

June 12, 2026
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

“Heart Speaks to Heart”

My dear People of God,

On the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I could turn to many sources to examine the rich significance of this Catholic devotion.   I think of the encyclical of Pope Pius XII, Haurietis Aquas [Athirst for the Waters] (May 15^th, 1956), written to commemorate the centennial of the feast’s institution, or Annum Sacrum [the Holy Year] (May 25^th, 1899) of Pope Leo XIII which spoke of consecrating the human race to the Sacred Heart.   We could also stretch back to St. Bonaventure’s (1217-1274) Lignum Vitae or St. John Eudes who wrote the prayers for the first office honoring the Sacred Heart, for which reason Pope Leo XIII, in proclaiming his virtues heroic in 1903, gave him the title of "Author of the Liturgical Worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Holy Heart of Mary." 

Be it known that the Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, after mature deliberation and for the good of the flock entrusted to his care, has decided to make the following assignment of offices in the Diocese of Lake Charles, in this Year of Salvation two-thousand twenty-six.

CAMERON PARISH — A “Blessing of the Coast” took place at the Historic Shrine of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Cameron by His Excellency, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, on Sunday, May 31, 2026.

The blessing followed the annual “Mass to Avert Storms” — this year on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity — in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Life Center in Creole to pray for protection from storms during the 2026 Hurricane Season (June 1 – November 30).

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is June 1 through November 30. We invite you to join us daily in praying the following prayer, composed in 1957 by The Most Reverend Maurice Schexnayder, Second Bishop of Lafayette, following Hurricane Audrey: