All are welcome to join as for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 10 to 11 a.m. This is also a Friday where we will open at 7:30 a.m. for those who would like to start up their day or wind down their week in an hour of silence, meditation, prayer or reflection. Stations of the Cross will be at 11 a.m.
We invite residents of downtown Dallas and employees to end their week or start their weekend in an hour meant for prayer, meditation and reflection or in silence. This is our last Friday of the Lenten season we will host this Holy Hour. This is also the last Friday we will do the Stations of the Cross at 11 a.m.
Starting tomorrow March 7th, we will have Stations of the Cross at the Chapel at 11 a.m. throughout the Lenten season. (We will not have Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.) We hope to see you there!
On Ash Wednesday in 2021, Most Reverend Edward J. Burns, eighth Bishop of Dallas, wrote a Letter to the Faithful, acknowledging the profound impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the community. He shared, "A historic pandemic needed a historic response," and announced his decision to convene a synod for the Diocese of Dallas. This would be the first synod in 90 years, since the one convened by Bishop Joseph P. Lynch.
The diocesan synodal process began on December 12, 2021, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Today, four years later, after 30 listening sessions with thousands of participants, countless pages of feedback, and a Synod Assembly with more than 300 delegates, Bishop Burns presents the Post-Synodal Pastoral Letter for the Diocese of Dallas. This is the first of a small series of letters that will highlight the work and status of the Diocesan Synod in the Diocese of Dallas.
As we begin this time of Lenten prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, we invite you today to read and reflect on the 2025 Ash Wednesday Pastoral Letter by Bishop Burns.