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Bishop Olmsted announces lifting of the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Day obligations effective July 1, 2021
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Bishop Olmsted announces lifting of the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Day obligations effective July 1, 2021

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Bishop Olmsted announces lifting of the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Day obligations effective July 1, 2021

Bishop Olmsted announces the restoration of the obligation for Sunday and holy day Masses in the Diocese of Phoenix, effective July 1, 2021. On this day we commemorate Saint Junipero Serra, the great missionary and evangelist. He is a shining example of the Church’s mission to announce the joy of the Gospel to all the nations.

Bishop Olmsted on Catholic Faith Network

Bishop Thomas Olmsted talks with Monsignor Jim Vlaun of CFN Live on April 22, 2021, about "Veneremur Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling," his new Apostolic Exhortation on the Eucharist.

Veneremur Cernui – Down in Adoration Falling: An Apostolic Exhortation to Priests, Deacons, Religious and the Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix on the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist

In new apostolic letter, Bishop Olmsted calls upon priests and laity to embrace a deeper love for and understanding of the Eucharist as the source and summit of the Catholic faith.