From the Archbishop

The Archdiocese of Mobile is proud to present an excellently produced video on the life of our first bishop. Although the cathedral parish was established in 1703 and is the oldest congregation of any faith or denomination in Alabama, it was not until 1825 that a bishop was appointed for Mobile.

Each year, the priests in the Archdiocese of Mobile gather with the archbishop in the cathedral for the Chrism Mass when the oils used in worship are blessed and consecrated. Here is Archbishop Rodi’s sermon from this year’s Chrism Mass celebrated on March 29.

God sent Moses to Pharaoh with the message to let God’s people leave Egypt. When Pharaoh refused, God sent plague after plague upon Egypt, nine in all, but Pharaoh would not allow the Hebrews to leave Egypt. Finally, God sent a tenth plague, the death of the first born in each household. God told Moses that the angel sent to bring destruction would pass-over the homes of the Hebrews if they followed two commandments.

Fasting is found throughout the Bible. Many people are not familiar with fasting, but the Bible teaches us to fast. If the Bible teaches us to do something, we should want to do it.

Few people like to be awaken by an alarm clock from a sound sleep. Some people will turn the alarm off and go back to sleep. Others will repeatedly hit the snooze button trying to get some additional sleep. Others will get up and get going.