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      • Finding light in the darkness
        April 5
        - Bishop Michael G. Duca
        Finding light in the darkness
        For the first service of Easter in the Catholic Church we are instructed the Easter Vigil should begin in the darkness of night.
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      • Adult Confirmation Set for June 5, 2022
        February 25
        Adult Confirmation Set for June 5, 2022
        Bishop Duca to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to adults in the Diocese of Baton Rouge who have not yet been confirmed and are properly prepared.  The celebration will be on the Solemnity of Pentecost, Sunday, June 5, 2022, 10:30AM Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge.
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      • Catholic schools thrive during unique challenges
        January 25
        - Bishop Michael G. Duca
        Catholic schools thrive during unique challenges
        It seems like every day I remark about how I can’t wait until we get back to normal!  Yet, if I am honest, except for the first few months when we were locked down, life in the church has continued.
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      • Altar Was the Foundation of the Diocese
        November 17
        - Most Rev. Michael G. Duca
        Altar Was the Foundation of the Diocese
        In the Book of Genesis, we learn that when Abraham arrived at the land promised to him by God he “built an altar to the Lord”(Gn 12:7)
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      • Bishop Duca Issues Updates to Diocesan COVID-19 Policy
        October 26
        - Most Rev. Michael G. Duca
        Bishop Duca Issues Updates to Diocesan COVID-19 Policy
        Given declining infection rates not only in the Greater Baton Rouge Area but throughout Louisiana, I am now modifying several of our practices based upon medical advice, wisdom, and recommendations from state leaders.  
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