Dear Parish Representatvies for the Synod on Synodality - Diocese of Las Cruces,
Most Rev. Peter Baldacchino, Bishop of Las Cruces, invites you to the 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at the Cathedral of Immaculate Heart of Mary in Las Cruces, to celebrate and close the worldwide Synod on Synodality for the Diocese of Las Cruces.
This Eucharistic celebration is in thanksgiving for the promised gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church, and for the gathering of the Diocese of Las Cruces faithful in this historic initiative . . . to plant dreams, draw forth prophecies and visions, allow hope to flourish, inspire trust, bind up wounds, weave together relationships, awaken a dawn of hope, learn from one another and create a bright resourcefulness that will enlighten minds, warm hearts, and give strength to our hands. - Pope Francis, Address at the Opening of the Synod of Bishops on Young People (3 October 2018).
Following Mass, the Hospitality Ministry for the Cathedral of Immaculate Heart of Mary is hosting an ice-cream social in the Church Foyer. Please join us in fellowship with one another!
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Roman Catholic Dcs-Las Cruces