Seminarian Lawrence Barile was ordained a transitional deacon on Wednesday, April 15th. The ordination took place at Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, MA. Bishop Robert F. Hennessy, Auxilliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston presided. Here is a Reflection that...

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Join us TONIGHT, April 23, 6 pm, as we Livestream the Holy Hour for Vocations from St. Bridget of Kildare - Moodus, CT.  Our prayer is for men to answer the call to be instruments of God’s grace as priests and for women to answer the call to consecrated life.  Livestream can ...

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This month, Larry Barile presents us with a brief look at his journey as he prepares to be called to ordination as a Transitional Deacon. Please keep Larry in your prayers, Larry was ordained a transitional deacon, April 15, 2020 at Pope John XXIII National Seminary where he is presently in h...

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Vocations, Norwich, Catholic

This Holy Hour is cancelled as a precaution to halt the spread of the Coronavirus. Join us March 19, 6 pm. at St. Joseph Church, Chester as we pray for men to answer the call to be instruments of God’s grace as priests and for women to answer the call to consecrated life.  ...

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Vocations

Father Gregory Galvin, Director of Priestly Vocations During New Year’s week, more than 8,500 Catholic college students, Focus Missionaries, priests and religious from across the country and around the world gathered for a four-and-a-half-day national conference on the Catholic faith. It...

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Vocations, Norwich, Catholic, Priests

By Courtney Mares Vatican City (CNA) - Pope Francis published his response to the Vatican’s 2019 Amazon synod in an apostolic exhortation Wednesday. Despite widespread speculation following the synod, the pope does not call for married priests, but seeks to expand "horizons b...

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Mass, Catholic, Priests, Pope, Francis

Join us February 20, 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, Norwich as we pray for men to answer the call to be instruments of God’s grace as priests and for women to answer the call to consecrated life.  March Holy Hour for Vocations will take place March 19, 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, C...

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Those who have devoted their lives to God’s calling gathered to celebrate and renew that commitment at the Mass of Thanksgiving for the Gift of Consecrated Life on February 2nd at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich. Six Jubilarians marked anniversaries of between 25 and 65 years of con...

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Norwich, Mass, Catholic

Father Gregory Galvin, Director of Priestly Vocations Hallelujah to our newborn King, Christ the Lord! My hope is that you experienced a merry Christmas filled with many blessings of joy, peace, faith and divine love! It’s amazing how quickly Advent and Christmas came and went. Who co...

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Vocations, Norwich, Catholic

On Sunday, February 2, the 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 Michael R. Cote in thanking God for the gift of consecrated life and for the sisters, b...

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Norwich, Mass, Catholic