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At this Mass the Oil of the Sick and the Oil of the Catechumenate are blessed and the Sacred Chrism consecrated. Priests of the diocese also renew their promises to the bishop.

The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) will offer a free webinar series entitled The Art of Celebrating: Something More is Required. Clergy, liturgy coordinators, and music directors are encouraged to attend. This session offers a broad exploration of Ars Celebrandi – where the term comes from and why it should always be a goal and concern. What is ritual and how does it have the power to transform? How can the Church endeavor to foster genuine encounters with Christ in a post-pandemic, technology-saturated world. What is the “something more” which is required? Presenters: Rev. Paul Turner and Rev. Bruce Cinquegrani

The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) will offer a free webinar series entitled The Art of Celebrating: Something More is Required. Clergy, liturgy coordinators, and music directors are encouraged to attend. Through our baptism, each member of the assembly is called to full, conscious, and active participation in the liturgy. How, too, is the entire community called to active and conscious participation? What mission do we bear to the rest of the world? Presenter: Sr. Joyce Ann Zimmerman

The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) will offer a free webinar series entitled The Art of Celebrating: Something More is Required. Clergy, liturgy coordinators, and music directors are encouraged to attend. Focusing on clergy, this session draws from Desiderio desideravi and emphasizes the role of the presider. What skills, traits, and attitudes must he possess? What must he avoid? What does ordination call him to be as a leader of liturgy? Presenter: Bishop Mark Seitz

The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) will offer a free webinar series entitled The Art of Celebrating: Something More is Required. Clergy, liturgy coordinators, and music directors are encouraged to attend. What do all liturgical ministers have in common? How do they both serve the assembly and model fruitful participation? How do formation programs for these ministers ensure competency as well as a true sense of ministry? How do we continually support these ministers? This session will offer key insights to diocesan and parish leaders as well as to those who exercise these ministries faithfully. How do we encourage and form those lay ministers who regularly lead prayer services, devotions, the celebration of the Hours, or Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest. Presenters: Ms. Victoria Tufano and Msgr. Michael Begolly

The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC) will offer a free webinar series entitled The Art of Celebrating: Something More is Required. Clergy, liturgy coordinators, and music directors are encouraged to attend. Music is not a beautiful addition to a liturgy – it is integral to it. How does the thoughtful selection and preparation of liturgical music and the formation of pastoral musicians assist in deepening the assembly’s participation? How do music leaders effectively accommodate the cultural, pastoral, and liturgical needs of the assembly whom they serve? Presenters: Dr. Dolores Martinez and Dr. Steven Janco

The 9th Annual Red Mass for judges, lawyers, and members of the civic community will be celebrated by Bishop Timothy L. Doherty on Monday, October 6. Dinner and a talk by Professor Nicole Stelle Garnett will follow.

This year's National Catholic Youth Conference will be held November 20-22, 2025 in Indianapolis.