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Ash Wednesday Message - Bishop Cote

Posted on February 17, 2021 in: Reflections, Lent

The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, Bishop of Norwich delivered his Ash Wednesday message during the Noon Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich. Drawing on Pope Francis' Ash Wednesday message of last year - as the pandemic began to take hold in Italy and around the world - Bishop Cote...

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Lenten Message 2021

Posted on February 11, 2021 in: Lent

Lenten Message, 2021 “And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.” Matthew 6:18 Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, In the Gospel reading offered for our reflection each Ash Wednesday, the Lord ins...

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The Humility of Dust - February Bishop's Column

Posted on February 11, 2021 in: News, Lent

February 2021 Four County Catholic The Humility of Dust My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Lent is nearly upon us. It begins with a simple mark of ashes on our forehead and a reminder of our own mortality. “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.&rd...

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Ash Wednesday Will Look Different This Year

Posted on February 11, 2021 in: News, Lent

Pandemic safety protocols bring changes to the distribution of ashes. This year you will notice some differences in the distribution of ashes. The changes are being implemented during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to ensure the safety of both the clergy and faithful. Catholics around the wo...

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Resources to Help You on Your Lenten Journey

Posted on February 11, 2021 in: News, Lent

During Lent, we prepare for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection through prayer and reflection. We contemplate the promised Second Coming of Jesus as Savior. And amid the flurry of preparations, we look for practical ways to observe the holiness of the season in our everyday lives. ...

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What's New in the February Four County Catholic

Posted on February 11, 2021 in: News, Lent

The latest issue of the Four County Catholic is available now, and is filled cover to cover with news from within the Diocese of Norwich. Lent with a Different Look Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17. Changes to the distribution of ashes are being made this year to ensur...

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Make this a Holy Week to Remember

Posted on April 09, 2020 in: News, Lent

"While it is true that we are not physically present to one another it is also true that we are not apart. For the church through God‘s grace and power will accomplish among us what God has always done – He remains with us. The moment we face is no greater than God‘s grace....

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Bishop Cote Shares a Timely Palm Sunday Homily

Posted on April 05, 2020 in: News, Reflections, Lent

This morning, April 5th, the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick. He could be heard on radio station WICH 1310 AM and viewed via live stream on the diocesan website-NorwichDiocese.org. In case you weren't one...

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Stations of the Cross from the Cathedral of Saint Patrick

Posted on April 05, 2020 in: News, Reflections, Lent

The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims to Jerusalem who would retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. Later, for the many who wanted to pass along the same route, but could not make the trip to Jerusalem, a practice developed that eventually took the for...

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Holy Week Masses from the Cathedral of St. Patrick

Posted on April 02, 2020 in: Lent

Holy Week Masses from the Cathedral of Saint Patrick The Cathedral will be CLOSED to the public during these liturgical celebrations. Masses will be livestreamed on the Diocesan Website - NorwichDiocese.org/Masses.Sunday Masses can also be heard on radio station WICH 1310 AM Palm S...

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St. Patrick's Day Lenten Dispensation

Posted on March 16, 2023 in: News, Lent

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Whereas, the disciplinary practice of abstaining from meat on the Fridays in Lent is an important dimension of the penitential nature of the season and applies to all Catholics who have reached the age of fourteen (canons 1251 and 1252); Whereas, this year the Feast of St. Patrick, March 17, falls on a Friday in Lent; Now therefore, in accord with canon 87 §1 of the Code of Canon Law, given the many celebrations that occur on this day in commemoration of St. Patrick, Principal Patron of the Diocese of Norwich and titular of the Cathedral, I hereby grant to all Ca...

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Virtual Lenten Mission Recording: Witness and Wisdom

Posted on March 11, 2023 in: Lent

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Virtual Lenten Mission Recording: Witness and Wisdom

Please enjoy this recording of Fr. Jacob Ramos sharing his vocation story as part of the Office of Faith Event's Virtual Lenten Mission. Lenten Mission - Fr. Jacob Ramos from Office of Faith Events-Norwich on Vimeo.

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