In communion with Pope Francis, this morning at 11 a.m, I will join the Holy Father in this Act of Consecration and I invite the faithful of the Diocese of Austin to pray with me.
In communion with our Holy Father, Bishop Vasquez is calling on his priests and the faithful in the Diocese of Austin to join him on March 25, 2022, at 11 a.m. in consecrating these two countries.
As we enter the third week of our Lenten journey, we continue with acts of penance that allow the soul to make room for God’s grace and cultivate the fruits of wisdom and holiness.
On March 19, we celebrate the feast of Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary. In our diocese, we are also blessed to be celebrating the ordination of sixteen men to the permanent diaconate.
May the Lord Jesus Christ infuse each of you with his graces during these next 40 days so that as one People of God we will return to him with our whole hearts and come to know ourselves in serving others.