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A message from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. This year’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, September 1, 2024, continues the annual tradition established by our Holy Father Pope Francis after the release of his May 24, 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’: Care of Our Common Home.” Each year for September 1, Pope Francis selects a theme and publishes a message which “focuses on care for the natural environment and all people, as well as broader questions of the relationship between God, humans, and the earth (Christopher Rice, “Best Summary of “Laudato Si’”,May 5, 2022).

This year’s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, September 1, 2024, continues the annual tradition established by our Holy Father Pope Francis after the release of his May 24, 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’: Care of Our Common Home.” Each year for September 1, Pope Francis selects a theme and publishes a message which “focuses on care for the natural environment and all people, as well as broader questions of the relationship between God, humans, and the earth (Christopher Rice, “Best Summary of “Laudato Si’”,May 5, 2022).

THE CHANCERY IN LAWRENCEVILLE will be closed Thursday, August 15 and Friday, August 16 for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven. Regular business hours will resume Monday, August 19.

Every year, we celebrate Mother’s Day on the first Sunday of May. And whether our moms are living or deceased, we remember them in special ways. One day a year, however, is not enough time to consider all that our mothers have done for us. I think it is fairly safe to say that most of us think of our moms much more than on just a single day.

EVERY YEAR, WE CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF MAY. And whether our moms are living or deceased, we remember them in special ways. One day a year, however, is not enough time to consider all that our mothers have done for us. I think it is fairly safe to say that most of us think of our moms much more than on just a single day

IF ONE IMAGE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE CAPTURED THE AWE-FILLED EXPERIENCE shared at a five-day spiritual gathering on the Eucharist, this month’s cover image comes pretty close. Brought to you courtesy of Amanda Kleinmann, one of the participants from the Diocese of Trenton, the image shows the Blessed Sacrament housed in the monstrance and illuminated in the midst of some 60,000 attendees during evening Adoration at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis.