By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
More Holy Hours planned for Year of Consecrated Life
The Office for Religious of the Archdiocese of Miami invites the community to a Holy Hour each month at a different parish in order to mark the Year of Consecrated Life. The goal is to thank God for the gift of consecrated life and plead for more vocations to the religious life. All the Holy Hours are bilingual, and most consist of Mass and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. The schedule of Holy Hours for the rest of this year is:
- Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., at St. Boniface Church, Pembroke Pines;
- Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Miami;
- Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m. at Blessed Trinity Church, Miami Springs;
- Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. at St. Agnes Church, Key Biscayne; and
- Saturday, Dec. 19, 3 p.m. (Holy Hour only), Our Lady of Charity National Shrine, Miami.
Tribute to Bishop Roman precedes annual Charity Mass
Bishop Agustin Roman, auxiliary bishop of Miami, 1979-2003.
A biography and a statue — both tributes to Miami’s late Auxiliary Bishop Agustín Román — will be unveiled in the weeks leading up to the annual celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Charity, Cuba’s patroness.
The biography of the beloved Cuban bishop will be presented at an event Saturday, Aug. 22 at 4 p.m. at the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami. Those needing transportation can meet at Our Lady of Charity National Shrine at 3 p.m. The cost of the bus is $5.
On Saturday, Sept. 5, at 5 p.m., a statue of Bishop Román will be unveiled at the shrine, which is located at 3609 S. Miami Ave., Miami.
The annual maritime procession with the image of Our Lady of Charity will depart from the shrine at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, and return by 4 p.m. The day also will mark the start of the novena to Our Lady of Charity which will conclude with the annual Mass on her feast day, Sept. 8, at the Bank United Center on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables.
The image of Our Lady of Charity will leave the shrine at 5 p.m., and the doors of the Bank United Center will open at the same time. Once the image arrives at the center, the rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m., the procession will begin at 7 p.m., and the Mass will start at 8 p.m.
For more information, contact the shrine at 305-854-2404 or go to www.ermitadelacaridad.org.
Charismatic conference coming in September
The 34th annual Catholic Charismatic Conference of the Archdiocese of Miami will take place Sept. 25-27 at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel, 1825 Griffin Road, Dania Beach. The conference will feature prayer and praise, prayer teams, Mass Saturday and Sunday, a healing service, individual prayer ministry and more. Speakers for the weekend will be: Jesuit Father John Horn, Deacon Michel Du Chaussee, Dr. Rene Pelleya-Kouri, Gerard John and others. Bill Brown will be master of ceremonies and Charles Stracuzzi and 2nd Chance will provide the music.
The deadline for hotel reservations is Aug. 31. Registration is $40 for adults ($45 at the door), free for teens. For more information and registration forms, contact the Catholic Charismatic Office, 954-961-1856 or [email protected].
Why Catholic? begins ‘Believe’ series
All parish captains and small group facilitators of the Why Catholic? series are invited to attend the facilitators workshops in order to prepare for the next booklet in the series, “Believe.” The workshops will take place Thursday, Aug. 6, through Tuesday, Aug. 11, in English and Spanish, at locations throughout the archdiocese. For more information, call Lorelle Watkins in the Office of Evangelization and Parish Life, 305-762-1128 or email [email protected].
Orientation set for parish youth ministry coordinators
The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry is asking every parish that offers any kind of youth ministry to send one representative to the Parish Youth Ministry Coordinator Orientation, to be held Saturday, Aug. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pastoral Center, 9401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Shores. The meeting will cover policies, procedures and best practices in youth ministry. For more information, contact the Youth and Young Adult Office, 305-762-1189 or [email protected].
