Survivors of Violence Mass

Violence hits all communities, incomes and age groups, and it also tests our faith. We have a responsibility to respond. Acadiana has had its share of violence, domestic abuse, serial killings, stabbings, and the list goes on.

Join Bishop Deshotel, the Office of Justice & Peace, and Marriage & Family Life on Saturday, May 27, 2023 for a Survivors of Violence Mass. This special Mass will be held at St. Pius X Church in Lafayette at 10:00am. Registrations can be taken at the door for the name of your loved one that died by violence and a candle bearing your loved ones name will be displayed near the altar. Please arrive by 9:45am in order to register your loved ones name.

We encourage you to bring a table top photo of your loved one that died by violence so that it can be displayed near the candles during the Mass.  At the conclusion of the Mass, you will be invited to take the candle and photo home. 
 

A reception will be held after Mass in the Parish Life Center at St. Pius X Church