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Twenty-Fourth Annual Diocesan Secretaries Mass

Posted on April 20, 2019 in: Events

Twenty-Fourth Annual Diocesan Secretaries Mass

The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, cordially invites you to the Twenty-Fourth Annual Diocesan Secretaries Mass which will be held at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick, 213 Broadway, Norwich, Connecticut, at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Secretaries of all faiths are invited to attend as well as their families, friends, and employers.

This Mass is an opportunity for you and your loved ones to thank the Lord for the blessing of being called to serve in this way. It affords us an occasion to pray for secretaries and to seek the special intercession of Mary, Queen of Secretaries, and Saint Genesius of Arles, Patron of Secretaries.

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