The Catholic Diocese of Tyler

Lenten Message from Bishop Joe Vásquez

Lenten Message from Bishop Joe Vásquez

by | Feb 7, 2024 | Bishop, Liturgy, News

February 7, 2024 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:  Next week, we will begin the season of Lent. This liturgical season is a time of renewal and conversion for those of us who are already Christian, and it is about welcoming the newly baptized and initiated...
Advent Letter from Bishop Joe Vásquez

Advent Letter from Bishop Joe Vásquez

by | Dec 7, 2023 | Bishop, Liturgy, News

My Dear Brothers and Sisters: Blessed Advent greetings in Christ! Each year, this holy season brings us a new opportunity to contemplate the face of God in the Christ Child. The joyful expectation of Advent leads us to the glory of Christmas, where we are again...
Celebrating Easter 2023

Celebrating Easter 2023

by | Apr 8, 2023 | Liturgy, News

As we celebrate this Easter season, we take time to reflect on the incredible gift that has been given to us through Christ’s sacrifice and resurrection. Let us rejoice and give thanks for the promise of eternal life in Christ that we have been given, and let us...
In Memoriam: Pope Benedict XVI

In Memoriam: Pope Benedict XVI

by | Jan 3, 2023 | Liturgy

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland and the clergy of the Diocese of Tyler will celebrate a memorial Mass for Benedict XVI on Friday, Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler. The retired pope died on Dec. 31 in Rome. Pope Francis is scheduled...