Prayers and presence in the oil disaster area

ARCHBISHOP TO CELEBRATE MASS TO PRAY FOR END TO OIL TRAGEDY

Plus, this weekend the archbishop begins visiting coastal parishes for Sunday Mass



NEW ORLEANS, La. – New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond will celebrate a special Mass on Sunday, July 11 at 2 pm to invoke the intercession of Our Lady of Prompt Succor to protect the Gulf Coast from further affects of the oil spill and for the region's recovery. The Mass will be held the National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor at 2701 State St. in New Orleans . All are welcome.



This weekend, the archbishop will begin visiting affected coastal church parishes for Sunday Mass. The schedule is as follows:



Sunday, July 4 at 9 am at St. Bernard Catholic Church in St. Bernard;

Sunday, July 11 at 9 am at St. Thomas in Point a la Hache;

Sunday, July 18 at 11 am at St. Anthony in Lafitte; and

Sunday, July 25 at 10 am at St. Patrick in Port Sulphur .



These parishes are all sites of Catholic Charities oil spill emergency relief centers where about 14,000 people have received emergency assistance, food, counseling and case management services since May 1.