News - Diocese of Lake Charles

Pastors Celebrate Mass Outdoors as Churches Gradually Reopen

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

Many pastors throughout the Diocese of Lake Charles have been thinking “outside the church building” to allow as many parishioners as possible the opportunity to attend Mass — something many Catholics have longed for since March 17. It was noon that day when public liturgies ceased in the diocese because of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus.

Bishop Begins Gradual Reopening of Churches

April 28, 2020
Tuesday

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

“I rejoiced when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” (Psalm 122:1)

Effective May 1, 2020, I am lifting the suspension on public liturgies in the Diocese of Lake Charles. The faithful are hungry for the Eucharist.

Diocese Consecrated to Mary, Mother of the Church

LAKE CHARLES — The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles, joined Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, on May 1, in renewing the Consecration of the United States to Mary, Mother of the Church. U.S. bishops also joined bishops and faithful in Canada as they consecrated their country to Mary.

Pastoral Letter of Bishop Provost: Plan in Works to Re-establish Public Worship

April 20, 2020
Monday

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Greetings in our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

It has been four weeks since we suspended public religious services in the Diocese of Lake Charles, granting a dispensation from the obligation of attending Mass on the days required. We desperately miss the Sacraments being celebrated openly and with our brothers and sisters in Christ. At the same time, the COVID-19 virus continues to menace our population.

Sacred Journey with the Lord and Three Red Fords

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Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — A pandemic has suspended public Masses around the world, but it hasn’t stopped Jesus Christ from public ministry in the Diocese of Lake Charles.