For the first service of Easter in the Catholic Church we are instructed the Easter Vigil should begin in the darkness of night.

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.

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.

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)

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.