Information and Announcements About The Diocese
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!
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:
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A group of high school students from The Highlands School in Irving, Texas chose to be the hands and feet of Christ over their recent spring break, helping many still trying to pick up the pieces from last year’s back-to-back hurricanes in the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Read more: Texas Students Lend Helping Hand with Hurricane Recovery
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SULPHUR — History came full circle on Palm Sunday weekend as the inaugural Solemn High Mass was celebrated at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in the same building that once served as the first Catholic Church in Sulphur nearly 100 years ago. The apostolate — the only one in the South for the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest — is now home for the traditional Latin Mass in the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Read more: Blessing and Inaugural Mass for St. Francis de Sales Oratory
March 18, 2021
Thursday
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Almost two weeks have passed since my quarantine ended. As those who have endured this illness know, recovery can be slow. I am pleased to report that my convalescence is progressing. The doctors and I are in touch regularly, and I am gradually resuming a normal schedule.
Read more: Bishop Provost Reports on His Post-COVID Recovery
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
To mark the Centenary Year of the founding of the Legion of Mary, a tree dedication ceremony is planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17, in the prayer garden of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church, 602 N. Claiborne Street in Sulphur. The event precedes the main celebration of the 100th Anniversary Mass of Thanksgiving on Tuesday, Sept. 7, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
LAKE CHARLES (March 12, 2021) — Up to 400 students will have an opportunity to earn scholarships to attend Catholic schools this Fall within the Diocese of Lake Charles, thanks to the generosity of a patron giving a $1.8 million donation. The family, who wishes to remain anonymous, made the generous gift through ACE Scholarships, which provides children of low-income families access to quality education through its scholarship program.
Read more: Nearly 400 Scholarships Available for Diocese of LC Schools
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One woman in the Diocese of Lake Charles is turning to billboards in response to God’s direction for her to “go bigger” with her pro-life message: Life Is Beautiful From Day One.
Read more: Billboard Campaign Shares Message of Life in Womb
March 16, 2021
Statement by Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops
As the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops (LCCB), we seek to implore our collective U.S. senators to oppose the Equality Act that has already passed the U.S. House of Representatives. While promoted as an anti‐discrimination and protective measure, this legislation could disrupt and endanger the Gospel‐based work that the Catholic Church engages in on a daily basis.
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LAKE CHARLES — The Vikings at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic School are all together again after being separated for several months. The school is one of three in the Diocese of Lake Charles that received significant damage last year from Hurricanes Laura and Delta.
It is morally evil that the cells of aborted children are used in the production of vaccines. It is unfortunate that all publicly available vaccines for COVID-19 have some connection to abortion-derived cell lines. The vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are not produced using materials connected to abortion-derived cell lines, although they did make use of them in ancillary testing. The vaccine from Johnson and Johnson is produced using material connected to abortion-derived cell lines, and thus it is more morally problematic than the alternatives. When given the choice, a Catholic that makes an informed decision to be inoculated should choose from vaccines with the least connection to abortion.