Bishop O’Connell attends U.S. bishops’ assembly in Baltimore
November 16, 2021 at 3:58 p.m.
The 2021 assembly opened with a Nov. 15 Mass in The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Topics that the bishops are expected to address include: the Eucharistic revival initiative and approval of a national Eucharistic Congress in 2024; an update of the “Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines”; a statement on the Eucharist, The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church; the proposal to add Saint Teresa of Calcutta on the Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States as an optional memorial on September 5; new English and Spanish versions of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults; a translation of Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass; “National Statutes for the Catechumenate” in English and Spanish; and the USCCB’s 2022 budget.
To view the livestream of the USCCB Fall Assembly, click here.
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The 2021 assembly opened with a Nov. 15 Mass in The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Topics that the bishops are expected to address include: the Eucharistic revival initiative and approval of a national Eucharistic Congress in 2024; an update of the “Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines”; a statement on the Eucharist, The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church; the proposal to add Saint Teresa of Calcutta on the Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States as an optional memorial on September 5; new English and Spanish versions of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults; a translation of Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass; “National Statutes for the Catechumenate” in English and Spanish; and the USCCB’s 2022 budget.
To view the livestream of the USCCB Fall Assembly, click here.