Bishop Fabre Announces Plans for the Public Celebration of Mass

Join Bishop Fabre on Tuesday, May 12 at 5pm as he announces new plans for the public celebration of Mass.  This announcement follows today’s update from the Governor regarding Phase One.

Bishop Shelton Fabre has announced that the celebration of outdoor masses will be allowed this upcoming weekend, May 9th and 10th, in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. This decision comes days after Governor John Bel Edwards announced that he would allow outdoor religious celebrations, and the state fire marshal issued strict guidelines for the liturgies. 

In light of the governor’s latest proclamation and his plans for the upcoming implementation of gradual phases of changes to the Stay at Home order, our high school leaders have been working diligently behind the scenes with the Catholic Schools Office to offer the most meaningful and traditional baccalaureate celebrations possible and have prayerfully determined the rescheduling of our Catholic high school graduations.

Join Bishop Fabre Friday, May 1 @ 1:45pm as he consecrates our diocese to Mary, Mother of the Church.

Bishop Fabre addresses those recently scheduled to celebrate Sacraments.

“This is difficult for our priests. It’s difficult for you. It’s difficult for me.” -Bishop Fabre | Bishop Fabre shares a message of solidarity and hope with us during these difficult times.

 In compliance with the emergency statewide proclamation issued by Governor John Bel Edwards dated April 15, 2020, Bishop Shelton J. Fabre and Superintendent Suzanne Troxclair are announcing the continuation of distance learning in all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. The diocesan decision is in full alignment with Wednesday’s state directive ordering the closure of all public schools in our state. 

The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux recently received a generous gift of $50,000 from the Lorio Foundation to support Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. In addition, the Lorio Foundation has helped to purchase additional technology for our local Thibodaux Catholic schools to support distance learning with their students during the pandemic. 

The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will be livestreaming or recording the following Holy Week Masses with Bishop Fabre...

Bishop Fabre gives us an update on what's been going on around the diocese during this difficult time.

Bishop Fabre grants the faithful of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux dispensation from the obligation to abstain from eating meat for the remaining Fridays in Lent (4th and 5th weeks).

“I invite all the Heads of Churches and the leaders of all the Christian Communities, together with all the Christians of the various Confessions, to invoke the Most High, Almighty God, reciting contemporaneously the prayer that Jesus Our Lord taught us.  I invite all, therefore, to do so several times a day, but, all together, to recite the Our Father on Wednesday, March 25, at midday – all together.”

After much consideration, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux has decided to modify the distribution programs at the Good Samaritan Food Bank in Thibodaux, the Good Samaritan Food Bank in Raceland, and the Catholic Community Center in Galliano to protect the community, volunteers, and staff during this time of pandemic concern and national emergency declaration.

Bishop Fabre Addresses the Diocese in light of the Coronavirus.

In response to suggested restrictions on gatherings made by our national and state leaders today, Bishop Fabre have chosen to cancel the public celebration of Mass in our diocese on Sundays and weekdays until further notice, effective immediately.

Dr. Guy Zeringue offers a doctor's perspective on the coronavirus pandemic.

All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux and all public schools in the state of Louisiana will be closed from Monday, March 16th until Monday, April 13th, as Louisiana seeks to slow the spread of coronavirus in the state.  Over the last several weeks, our Catholic Schools Office has been preparing for this possibility.  

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following regarding Coronavirus.

A Message from Bishop Fabre on the Coronavirus