Church Life
LAWRENCE CHATAGNIER/BAYOU CATHOLIC
Bishop Shelton J. Fabre prays as the candidates and their sponsors stand at the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales during the act of recognition at the Rite of Election held on the first Sunday of Lent.
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Bishop Shelton Fabre greets
38 catechumens, 33 candidates Bishop Shelton J. Fabre greeted 38 catechumens and 33 candidates of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux at the Rite of Election ceremony on the first Sunday of Lent at the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma. At the Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Rite of the Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates, the catechumens and candidates gather with others from
throughout the diocese and have a sense of being part of the larger church community. The catechumens, those who have not been baptized, are called forth by name. Their godparents are questioned with regard to their readiness. The catechumens are then invited to sign their name in the Book of the Elect. Next they are greeted by the celebrant and officially declared to be members of
the “elect” or chosen by God to be initiated at the Easter Vigil. n Catechumens from the church parishes of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux are: Lysia Smith, Kafui Sobo, Nashalie Dominguez, Christ the Redeemer, Thibodaux; Kobi Billiot, Bayli Scully, Michelle Topham, Holy Cross, Morgan City; Michele Ducos, St. Genevieve, Thibodaux; Brooke Baker, Gracie Dardar,
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