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22nd Annual Consecrated Life Mass

Posted on January 03, 2019 in: Events

On Sunday, February 3, 2019, the 22nd annual Mass of Thanksgiving for the Gift of Consecrated Life will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich.

All are invited to join Bishop Cote in thanking God for the gift of consecrated life and for the sisters, brothers, and religious priests who enrich the Church and build up God’s Kingdom with the witness of their religious commitment.

The homilist will be Father Erik Lenhart, O.F.M. Cap., the former Episcopal Vicar for Consecrated Life for the Diocese of Norwich and currently a chaplain for the Capuchin Youth and Family Ministries (CYFM) in Garrison, New York.

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