Welcome to The Diocese of Covington
May 2009
My dear Friends in Christ:
Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has declared a special Year of the Priest that will last from June 19, 2009, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus until June 19, 2010. This Year of the Priest coincides with the 150th anniversary of the death of Saint John Mary Vianney, Patron of Priests.
In a communication from the Congregation for the Clergy we are reminded that this “Year of the Priest represents an important opportunity to contemplate once more and with grateful awe the work of the Lord who willed to institute the ministerial Priesthood, linking it inseparably to the Eucharist, the source and summit of life for the whole Church. It will therefore be a year during which we can discover anew the beauty and importance of the Priesthood and of each priest, making the entire holy people of God attentive to this: men and women religious, Christian families, those who suffer and, above all, the young who are so eager for great ideals that are lived with genuine enthusiasm and constant fidelity.”
The Year of the Priest will commence in our Diocese with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and 1st Vespers of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at our Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington at 7:00pm on Thursday, June 18, 2009. All parishioners from throughout the Diocese are invited and encouraged to attend and pray for our priests and with our priests as we begin the Year of the Priest. Your presence will be a concrete demonstration of your love and esteem for the priests who minister to you.
Throughout the year our days of continuing education and formation for our priests will focus on the ministerial priesthood. I have also designated Thursday, March 4, 2010 as a day of Prayer for Priests. On that day we will keep our churches open so that people may pray for our priests before the Blessed Sacrament. That evening we will celebrate a holy hour in different regions of our Diocese to pray for our priests.
Especially during this Year of the Priest I ask that you pray daily for our priests who serve the Lord so very well. We will be providing you with a prayer for priests that we will use during this year.
Be assured always of my love and devotion and of my prayers. Please pray for me.
Yours devotedly in the Lord,
Most Reverend Roger J. Foys, D. D.
Bishop of Covington
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Reporting Misconduct/Sobre Conducta Inapropiada
Anyone who has experienced sexual misconduct by a cleric, employee, religious or volunteer of the Diocese of Covington is asked to contact Ms. Margie Schack, diocesan victims assistance coordinator (859) 392-1515 . Professional assistance and pastoral support will be provided in confidentiality and with respect.
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