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When it comes to clothing, what a person wears can make a dramatic statement. The same can be said about Catholic priests who wear layers upon layers of vestments, specific garments that are worn when carrying out their priestly functions. “The vestments, first and foremost, set Liturgy apart,” said Chris Labadie, associate director for Liturgical Formation, Office of Worship with the Archdiocese. “If a person, even a non-Catholic, walks into a room and sees a priest vested for Mass they know that something different is happening.”

PRAY FOR VOCATIONS - TAKE THE TRAVELING CHALICE HOME If you would like to host the chalice in your home and pray for vocations. You can sign up at the hospitality table after Mass. Click here for more information.

(Vatican Radio) At a public Consistory held on Tuesday, Pope Francis gave his approval for the canonization of five new saints. Click here for more.....

Celebrate Priesthood Sunday Sunday, Oct. 25th Honor our priests on this special occasion by offering a "Spiritual Bouquet" of prayers and sacrifices. Download a Spiritual Bouquet Card to send to your favorite priest. Enviar una Tarjeta Como Ramillete Espiritual

Adoration for Vocations will begin Thursday, Sept. 3 after the Morning Mass (8:30 a.m. Daily Mass) on the First Thursday of each month. Please join us as we pray for our young people to open their hearts to the possibility of priestly and religious vocations.

Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, visited St. Faustina on Father's Day and gave a special blessing to the fathers of the parish.

David Michael Moses is in residence this summer as a Seminarian at St. Faustina Catholic Church. Please welcome him.

Please welcome Deacon Ernie A Abadejos and his wife Paz as they join in leadership at St. Faustina Catholic Church.

Pope Francis named Father Brendan Cahill of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Victoria, Texas. Since 2010, Bishop-elect Cahill had been serving as the Director of Clergy Formation and Chaplaincy Services and Vicar for Clergy for the Archdiocese when the announcement was made by the Vatican, April 23. He will be the third bishop of Victoria, succeeding Bishop David E. Fellhauer, who has served as the Victoria bishop since 1990. Bishop Fellhauer has been granted retirement by the Holy See.