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Congratulations to Bishop James Mark Beckman, newly ordained, consecrated, and installed as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville! We hold him in our prayers, our rosaries, the divine office, and most especially in our hours of Eucharistic adoration. May God bless him and Mary hold him close all the days of his life!
As part of the Eucharistic Revival and the fast-approaching July Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, cross country Eucharistic Pilgrimage routes (from each direction of the compass) are converging on Indianapolis. This Monday, the Southern Route – Juan Diego Route that began in Brownsville, TX – will reach Tennessee. On the Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist, the pilgrimage will stop in Chattanooga for a day of adoration, worship, public witness and celebration of this Source and Summit of our Catholic Faith: the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
We have a new Bishop! Pope Francis has selected Bishop-Elect Mark Beckman of Nashville to lead the Diocese of Knoxville in East Tennessee. He will be ordained and installed as the fourth Bishop of Knoxville on July 26th, 2024. Please pray in thanksgiving for this appointment and for this priest as he steps into his new role as Knoxville’s shepherd.
As the only cloistered nuns in East Tennessee the Handmaids of the Precious Blood will remain at Cor Jesu Monastery but unite spiritually by having a special community holy hour of Eucharistic adoration at the same time as the Rorate Mass. In particular, we will remember all our fellow consecrated religious as well as the formal intention of prayers for the next Bishop appointed to lead the Church in Knoxville.
On June 27, 2015, at Bishop Stika’s special invitation, three Handmaids of the Precious Blood had the privilege of representing our community at the ordinations of Father Jesús Guerrero-Rodriguez, Father Michael Hendershott, Father Ray Powell, and Father Scott Russell. Not surprisingly, the Sisters came home ecstatic over the whole wonderful day. Prominent in their observations were not only the ordinations …