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2023

• Dispensation Granted for Saint Patrick’s Day - Monday March 13th, 2023
  Lenten Guidelines of Fasting and Abstinence (Dispensation Granted for Saint Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17, 2023) Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for every Catholic bound according to age and health. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence from meat. For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting ...
• Notification of the Death of Bishop Emeritus Matthew H. Clark - Sunday January 22nd, 2023
  I regret to inform you that this morning, January 22, 2023, His Excellency, The Most Reverend Matthew H. Clark, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Rochester, died in his room at the Sisters of Saint Joseph Motherhouse, following a period of declining health. Bishop Clark was 85. Funeral arrangements for Bishop Clark are pending. Born on ...