Bishop of Worcester, issued today a Pastoral Letter on the Sacrament of Penance. In it he provided a brief summary of the church’s teaching on the need for the sacrament and called for Catholics in the Diocese of Worcester to partake in the sacrament, particularly during the upcoming season of Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17.
Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, S.T.D., Bishop of Worcester, is asking pastors to take up an additional collection this weekend to assist in the disaster relief efforts in Haiti in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake which hit the country on January 12.