Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/29/2018
10:30 am - 11:30 pm
Location
St. John's Cathedral (Lafayette, Louisiana)
Categories
Bishop Douglas Deshotel will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass at 10:30am at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette, La.
Each year on Holy Thursday, the Bishop gathers with priests from across the Diocese of Lafayette to bless the Sacred Oils to be used in the coming year. These include the oil for the sick, used in anointing the sick; the oil for catechumens, used during baptism; and the oil for the sacred chrism, which is the primary anointing oil. It is used in the sacraments of initiation and holy orders as well as special acts of dedication. Priests from across the Diocese will concelebrate this Mass, during which they also renew their commitment to priestly service. At the end of the Chrism Mass, the Holy Oils are distributed to the priest of the Diocese to be brought back to parishes for use in the coming year.
All Catholics in the Diocese of Lafayette are invited to attend the Chrism Mass.
