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01.16.22 ===== Bishop Grob Pastoral Visit
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Dec '21
This coming January 16, 2022, for the 10:00am Mass, auxiliary bishop Most Rev. Jeffrey Grob will visit our parish in the name of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, as part of the series of Pastoral Visits to the different parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
But what is a Pastoral Visit? According to Canon Law 396.1: “A bishop is obliged to visit the diocese annually either in whole or in part, so that he visits the entire diocese at least every five years either personally or, if he has been legitimately impeded, through the coadjutor bishop, an auxiliary, vicar general, episcopal vicar, or another presbyter.” Pastoral Visits have been done so that the bishop will know the situation of the parish, its parish priest and the parish servants, the conditions of the temporal goods of the parish, which include financial goods and properties, and thus, he may give recommendations on how to serve the parish better in the future.
On the day of the Visit, the Bishop is welcomed at the doors of the church, after which he proceeds to the altar where the Blessed Sacrament is kept for a moment of prayer.
He then goes to the sacristy to vest for Mass. The Mass is attended by the parish community, led by the Parish Pastoral Council and the different ministries and organizations of the parish.
Everybody is invited to take part in this event. The presence of a bishop is a blessing to the parish when he visits. Those who attend and participate in the liturgical celebrations during the Visit may gain indulgences as well.