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St. Dymphna Mental Health Mass

Posted on August 17, 2023 in: News, Events

St. Dymphna Mental Health Mass

On Wednesday, September 13, a Mass for Healing, Praying for Mental Health: Awareness and Actions for a Culture of Acceptance, will take place at 6 PM at St. Joseph Church in New London. This will be the second annual celebration of this Mass, again to be celebrated by Father Mark O’Donnell and Father Ray Introvigne. St. Joseph Church in New London was chosen in particular for the Mental Health Awareness Mass because it is home to a unique statue of St. Dymphna, patroness of mental health, depression, and nervous disorders. The large and ornate statue was carved from wood by a local artisan and gifted to the parish, it is one-of-a-kind. Last year’s mass was a great gathering of many faithful from across the diocese and it is our hope to bring even more people together this year to support those with mental health illnesses. For more information, please contact the Office of Faith Events at 860-848-2237, ext. 304 or 203.

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Posted on January 02, 2025 in: News

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When does Christmas Actually End? Here are the Different Views.

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Hope Does Not Disappoint: Join the Jubilee Year Mass at the Cathedral

Posted on December 20, 2024 in: Events

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Hope Does Not Disappoint: Join the Jubilee Year Mass at the Cathedral

The Jubilee Year is a sacred time of renewal, grace, and joy proclaimed by the Church every 25 years. For 2025, Pope Francis has announced the Jubilee Year under the theme “Spes Non Confundit” (Hope Does Not Disappoint), taken from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans (Rom 5:5). In his papal bull of proclamation, the Holy Father invites all Catholics to embrace this year as a time of profound encounter with God’s mercy and hope, symbolized by the opening of Holy Doors in cathedrals and churches around the world. The Jubilee Year offers an invitation to...

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Watch the Replay of Christmas Eve Mass from the Cathedral

Posted on December 25, 2024 in: News

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Watch the Replay of Christmas Eve Mass from the Cathedral

Merry Christmas! The beauty of the cathedral can be experienced year-round and will remain fully decorated until the Solemnity of the Epiphany on January 6, 2025. Masses are daily 7 AM and noon.

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Hope Does Not Disappoint — Jubilee Year Opens in Norwich

Posted on December 29, 2024 in: News, Jubilee 2025

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Hope Does Not Disappoint — Jubilee Year Opens in Norwich

This morning, December 29, on the Feast of the Holy Family, the Diocese of Norwich joyfully celebrated the Opening Mass of the Jubilee Year at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick. The liturgy, celebrated by Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford, was a profound reminder of the Jubilee theme, “Spes Non Confundit” (Hope Does Not Disappoint), as the Church enters this sacred time of renewal and grace. Bishop Betancourt delivered a homily emphasizing the unity of the Church as one faith, one family in Christ. The celebra...

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Christmas Pastoral from Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne

Posted on December 19, 2024 in: News, Reflections

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Christmas Pastoral from Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne

Christmas 2024 My friends, I am pleased to share with you this Christmas pastoral letter as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Norwich. Many of you are regular Mass goers. Some of you come occasionally, once a month or so. Some come once or twice a year on the major holidays of Christmas or Easter. For others, this may be the first time you have been in a church for years or maybe even for the first time. To all of you, I say, “Welcome and merry Christmas.” Whatever your relationship with the Church may be, I invite you to c...

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