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Latest News from the Diocese of Tyler
Qué Pasa? – January 2, 2024
Texas Needs Fatima Rosary Rally: Texas Needs Fatima Ministry will host a bi-lingual Rosary Rally at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Gilmer on January 13th from 12:00-1:30pm. Visit texasneedsfatima.org or contact Jeanne at 214-769-7540 for more information. Annual Roe...
Advent Letter from Bishop Joe Vásquez
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...
Qué Pasa? – December 1, 2023
Join Texas Needs Fatima for their December Rosary Rally to pray for the Diocese of Tyler. The rally will take place at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 10:00am. From 10:00 am -11:00 am we will pray the Joyful and...
A Message from Bishop Joe Vásquez
Dear Priests, Deacons, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Tyler: Pope Francis appointed me as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Tyler on November 11, 2023. I accept the Holy Father’s trust in me and ask for your prayers as I take on this...
Important Announcement from the Diocese
It was announced today in Rome that Bishop Joseph Strickland has been relieved of pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler and that Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin has been appointed Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. Our work as the Catholic Church in northeast...
Diocesan Women’s Retreat Coming March 2024
Join us on March 23, 2024, for the They That Wait Diocesan Women’s Retreat! We are all waiting for something, for the Lord to come through in some way. Perhaps we are waiting for something to change in our work or ministries, maybe we are waiting for healing of...
Baptizing our son transformed our family’s life
As St. John says in his first letter, “Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within himself.” (1 Jn 5:10) Víctor Liera, a parishioner of St. Michael in Mount Pleasant, found that this transformative power of Christ is found in the sacraments. During a...
Bautizar a nuestro hijo cambió la vida de mi familia
Como dice San Juan en su primera escritura, “Si alguien cree en el Hijo de Dios, en él permanece viva la declaración de Dios.” (1 Juan 5:10) Víctor Liera, de la parroquia de St. Michael en Mount Pleasant, encontró que ese poder transformador de Cristo está en los...
Why is the Church talking about a marriage catechumenate, and what can married couples do to get involved?
Last year, the Vatican published Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life, a document outlining the Church’s desire to accompany and evangelize couples seeking the sacrament of marriage in a more intentional way. This “pathway” is meant to draw couples into deeper...
¿Por qué habla la Iglesia de un catecumenado matrimonial, y qué pueden hacer los matrimonios para participar?
El año pasado, el Vaticano publicó Caminos catecumenales para la vida conyugal, un documento que esboza el deseo de la Iglesia de acompañar y evangelizar a las parejas que buscan el sacramento del matrimonio de un modo más consciente. Este “camino” pretende...
Upcoming Events
Son Tres Los Que Se Casan: Retiro de CONVALIDACIONES (Texarkana)
Three to Get Married – English Retreat (May 3-4, 2024)
Rooted & Rising: Youth Ministers Formation Day
VIRTUS Training (English)