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  2. Dedication of churches - Wikipedia

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    On the day of consecration the bishop is to vest in a tent outside the church, then proceed to the door of the church on the outside, a single deacon being inside the church. There he blesses holy water, twelve lighted candles being placed outside, and twelve inside the church. He then sprinkles the walls all round outside and knocks at the door.

  3. St. Francis of Assisi Parish (New Orleans, Louisiana)

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    In response to these issues Archbishop Francis Janssens created two new parishes to serve the area. One was St. Francis of Assisi on November 6, 1890 and the other being the Most Holy Name in 1891. Early newspapers state that the parish was named in honor of the patron saint of the archbishop, St. Francis of Assisi, though other theories exist.

  4. Consecrated virgin - Wikipedia

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    A consecrated virgin may live either as a nun in a monastic order or in the world. [1] under the authority of her bishop, to the service of the church. The rite of consecration of virgins for women living in the world was reintroduced in 1970, under Pope Paul VI, in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. [2]

  5. New Orleans valedictorian lived in a homeless shelter as he ...

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    He had been living with his grandmother but he ended up in the Covenant House shelter before his senior year of high school. Despite the housing insecurity, Hogan pushed through to finish with a 3 ...

  6. Remembering the Superdome's role during Hurricane Katrina

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    The Mercedes-Benz Superdome is a landmark in the city of New Orleans. During Hurricane Katrina, then known as the Louisiana Superdome, the arena was used as a "shelter of last resort" to the ...

  7. Liturgical calendar (Lutheran) - Wikipedia

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    The Lutheran liturgical calendar is a listing which details the primary annual festivals and events that are celebrated liturgically by various Lutheran churches. The calendars of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are from the 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship and the calendar of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and ...

  8. Scott L. Smith Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Scott L. Smith Jr. (born 26 May 1983) is a Catholic American author and attorney. [1] Smith is the author of several books of Catholic theology and devotion including Consecration to St. Joseph for Children and Families co-authored with Fr. Donald Calloway, Pray the Rosary with St. John Paul II, The Catholic ManBook, and a new translation of the Preparation for Total Consecration according to ...

  9. Frances Joseph-Gaudet - Wikipedia

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    Many people from New Orleans used to summer in Holmesville, and as a teenager Gaudet went to New Orleans to live with her brother and attend Straight College. She married at age 17, but after 10 years of marriage, Joseph-Gaudet petitioned for a divorce on grounds of her husband's alcoholism. Thus, the young mother had three children to raise alone.