National Day of Prayer for Peace

National Day of Prayer for Peace in our Communities
September 6, 2016

In light of recent incidents of violence and racial tension in communities across the United States, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) invited dioceses across the country to unite in a Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities.  This Day of Prayer will be Friday, September 9, the feast of St. Peter Claver.  He  also appointed a special task force to support bishops in marking that Day of Prayer, and more broadly, in promoting peace and healing during this time of great strain on civil society.

Bishop Shelton Fabre, chairman, Subcommittee on African American Affairs and a member of the USCCB Task Force to Promote Peace in Our Communities, along with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, chair, USCCB Task Force to Promote Peace in Our Communities, will be participating in a livestream media event  where they will answer questions from national media on violence and promoting peace.  This event will be held on  Thursday, September 8, 11:00-11:30am.

On the Day of Prayer for Peace in Our Communities, Bishop Fabre will also celebrate a special Mass at the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma,  Friday, September 9,  6:30pm.

**Click Here to see the recorded livestream of the event.

**Click Here to listen to Bishop Fabre's Homily from Friday's Mass.