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PHILADELPHIA ARCHBISHOP NELSON J. PEREZ

‘Anointed to Anoint’

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We celebrate Chrism Mass in my diocese on the Wednesday of Holy Week. The pews fill with Catholic schoolchildren in white shirts and navy pants and skirts. Buses from Lakeland, Ocala, and the coast unload elderly parishioners who would not otherwise be able to make the two-hour drive to Orlando. I enjoy seeing familiar faces Read More
Bishop Rhoades

Anointed with the Chrism of Salvation

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Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend delivered the following homily during the chrism Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on April 9, 2020. Brothers and sisters, at this Mass, we are reminded that we were all anointed with the chrism of salvation, that we Read More

COVID-19: A pastor’s perspective: ‘Thanks for Giving Your Life to the Church’

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In July 1988, I was ordained a priest of Jesus Christ at the young age of 26. One thing I will always remember from that glorious day, which incidentally happened in my home parish church, was a private exchange with the ordaining bishop just moments before the Holy Mass began. He ushered me into the Read More