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October 2014
Archbishop Schnurr’s letter for World Mission Sunday
Dear Missionary Disciples, This is the title that Pope Francis encourages us to take on in our new evangelization efforts. As part of these endeavors, he states in his World Mission Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 message: “World Mission Day is a privileged moment when the faithful of various continents engage …
Blue Mass marks 10th year thanking first responders
![An American flag and a flag of mourning hang from between two Cincinnati Fire Department ladder trucks Sept. 14 before a Blue Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. A Cincinnati police SWAT vehicle is also visible. These vehicles, and others, were blessed prior to the Mass. (CT Photo/John Stegeman)](https://www.thecatholictelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Blue-Mass-web-main.jpg)
By John Stegeman The Catholic Telegraph The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Sept. 14, was the day of the 10th annual Blue Mass, held to thank and pray for the men and women who serve as police, firefighters and other emergency personnel. Before the Mass, people gathered …