The Diocese is featured in the Winter 2013 issue of "Neighbors" from the Catholic Home Mission. Go to the PDF version at
Winter 2013 issue of "Neighbors"
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May 2013 Catholic Islander
The May 2013 issue of the Catholic Islander is online, click on the above image of the front cover or here.
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Blessing of the Palms at the St. Joseph Church trailers on St. Croix before the 7:00 AM Mass on Palm Sunday 2013
Fr. John Mark, Pastor of St. Joseph Church, blesses the palms assisted by Deacon James Verhoff.
The Rite of Candidacy for Deacons took place at the 5 PM Mass at St. Joseph Church on March 16, 2013. Four Deacon candidates took part in the Rite. The photo below was taken at the end of the Mass.
(Left to right) Deacon Joseph Mark; Deacon Candidate, Hector Arroyo, St Joseph Church; Deacon Candidate Alvin Bedneau, St Ann's Church; Msgr. Michael Kosak; Bishop Herbert Bevard; Shane Bedneau, Server; Deacon Candidate, Melford Murray, St Patrick's Church; Fr. John Juszczak, C.Ss.R., ; Deacon Candidate, Reynold Modeste, Holy Cross Church; Deacon Benjamin Parilla
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Cardinal Seán O'Malley Received the 2013 Keys and Sword Award
Bishop Herbert Bevard presented Cardinal Seán O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, chair of the USCCB Committee on Pro life activities and former Bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, with the 2013 Keys and Sword Award on January 26, 2013. Read the article and see more photos from the event in the March 2013 issue of the Catholic Islander.
St. Ann Chapel on St. Croix is 190 Years Old!
(Left Picture Insert) Rev. Monsignor Michael F. Kosak, P.A., Pastor of St. Ann's Catholic Church; (Right Picture Insert) Rev. Fr. Simon Opira, Associate Pastor of St. Ann's Catholic Church. Click on the above picture for a larger view. Go to the St. Ann's Catholic Church Website
Click on the above photo for a large panoramic view of Bishop Bevard's Mass at St. Ann's. To see a flash virtual reality version click here. To see a quick time virtual reality version click here.
At the start of the procession into St. Ann's Church on December 19, 2012. Left to right: Deacon Denis Griffith, Rev. E. Patrick Lynch, C.Ss.R., Fr. John Wladyslaw Juszczak, C.Ss.R., Rev. Monsignor Michael F. Kosak, P.A., Most Rev. Bishop Herbert A. Bevard, Fr. Wojciech Kusek, C.Ss.R. For a slide show from the Catholic School's Mass click here or on the above photo.
Letter from Bishop Bevard on the Year of Faith
His Eminence Seán Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. CAP, Archbishop of Boston was honored at the Fourth Annual 2013 Keys and Sword Award Benefit on January 26 at the Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Hotel on St. Thomas. Read the article about the event in the January 2013 issue of the Catholic Islander.
The St. Joseph High School Class of 2012
The 2012 graduates of from Sts. Peter and Paul High School, St. Thomas on May 31 at their commencement at the UVI Sports and Fitness Center. The Valedictorian was Sarah-Ann Charles and the Salutatorian was Dahkia Daniel.
Bishop Herbert Bevard celebrated the 5 PM Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church on 3/17/12. Click on the photos below for a larger view.
His Excellency, Bishop Herbert Bevard met with the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI.
His Excellency, Bishop Herbert Bevard and bshops of the Archdioceses of Washington, Baltimore and Military Services met with the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, at the Vatican on January 16-21, 2012. Click on a photo for a larger view.
Thirty Virgin Islanders, most of them youth, traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the National March for Life. Pictured right, Fr. Eduardo Ortiz Santiago, administrator of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on St. Thomas, and Fr. Patrick Lynch, CSsR, pastor of St. Patrick Church on St. Croix, were among the representatives from the Virgin Islands. Click on the above image for a larger image.
Bishop Herbert Bevard celebrated Christmas Mass under sunny skies for about 60 Spanish-speaking residents of Fredensborg on St. Croix. Fredensborg is a community that was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and re-emerged in recent years by squatters who could not find homes elsewhere on the island.
The Religious of the Good Shepherd, who organize the annual evet, set up a makeshift altar (shown at the right in the first photo) in a lot littered with abandoned cars. Pictured here with Sister Digna Rivas, RGS, everyone sang the opening hymn, “Navidad, Navidad.”
Following Mass, Bishop Bevard called forth the children by name and presented them with gifts of clothing and shoes. The children were also given toys through the generosity of the parishioners of Holy Cross Church. A hot lunch was served as well.
His Excellency, Bishop Herbert Bevard, and Msgr. Jerome Feudjio, rector, climbed to the bell tower of Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas to see how the workers would restore it. Click on the photo for a larger view.
(left) After the workers began removing the galvanizing on the roof of Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas, His Excellency, Bishop Herbert Bevard, climbed onto the roof to see the new plywood base. Click on the photo for a larger view.
(right) After plywood, tar paper, another layer of plywood, and the red aluminum sheets were added, the last stage of roof repair was finally completed. Click on the photo for a larger view.
Find out how you can help the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral Restoration Project.
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His Excellency, Bishop Herbert Bevard celebrated Mass for the USVI Inauguration at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul on January 3, 2011. The Mass took place before the USVI Inauguration ceremony which was held in Emancipation Garden on St.Thomas. This photo was taken before the Mass and shows from left to right: Lt. Gov. Gregory R. Francis and his wife, Cheryl Francis; First Lady Cecile de Jongh and Governor John deJongh Jr.; and Bishop Herbert Bevard. Both the Governor and Lt. Governor are starting their second terms in office. Click on the photo for a larger view.
His Excellency, Bishop Herbert Bevard, celebrated Christmas Mass at noon time for the residents of Fredensborg on St. Croix. The Mass took place in a community recreation center. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, who include the Fredensborg community as one of their ministries, helped to arrange for the Christmas Mass. Click on the above photos to see a page of photos taken during the Mass. Click on the panoramic photo below to see the large view.
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His Excellency, Bishop Herbert Bevard, celebrated Mass for all the Catholic school students on St. Croix at Ss. Joachim and Ann Church on Wednesday, December 15, at 9:30 a.m. He celebrated Mass for Ss. Peter and Paul School students at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on St. Thomas on Wednesday, December 22, at 8:15 a.m. The panoramic photo below is from the Mass on St. Croix. Click on the photo to see the large view.
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