We invite you to pray in a special way for Deacons Robert Warren Bauman, Michael Patrick Camilleri, John Warren Cuppett, Maximilian Karl Frei, Juan González Hernández, Bryan Ilagor, Michael James Lugo, Daniel Chaves Peña, Peter James Townsend, and James Connor Tweed. These men are preparing to be ordained to the Holy Priesthood for the Diocese of Charlotte in May.
Ten handmade wooden kneelers are visiting parishes around the diocese as part of our “Kneeler Pilgrimage.” The kneelers will stay in each location about one week, and information will be posted in your bulletin. Please take a moment to pray on the kneelers for the deacons. There will be prayer cards and journals in which you can write messages of encouragement and well wishes. The kneelers and journals will be given as gifts from Mary’s Sons to the men at their ordination.
We will post dates and locations as they are confirmed. Please check back!
“Pray much for priests because we need holy priests. The holier the priest, the more holy we religious will be. Then too, the more holy will be the families who are longing for God. If we have holy families, we will have many holy vocations.” – St. Teresa of Calcutta
2025
December 8 to December 16: Our Lady of the Americas, Biscoe
December 22 to December 29: St. Aloysious, Hickory
December 22 to December 29: St. Joseph, Newton
December 22 to December 29: Immaculate Conception, Forest City
December 29 to January 5: St. Therese, Mooresville
2026
January 5 to January 12 (8 kneelers): St. Ann, Charlotte
January 12 to January 19 (2 kneelers): St. Bernadette, Linville
January 13 to January 20 (8 kneelers): Our Lady of Guadalupe, Charlotte
January 19 to January 25 (2 kneelers): St. Elizabeth of the Hills, Boone
January 20 to January 26 (8 kneelers): Our Lady of the Assumption, Charlotte
January 26 to February 1 (10 kneelers): St. John Neumann, Charlotte
February 2 to February 8 (10 kneelers): St. Matthew, Charlotte
February 9 to February 17 (10 kneelers): St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlotte
February 23 to March 2 (5 kneelers): St. Paul the Apostle, Greensboro
February 23 to March 2 (5 kneelers): Our Lady of Grace, Greensboro
March 2 to March 9 (3 kneelers): St. Pius X, Greensboro
March 2 to March 9 (4 kneelers): St. Mary, Greensboro
March 3 to March 8 (3 kneelers): Pennybyrn, High Point
March 9 to March 15 (5 kneelers): Our Lady of Grace, Greensboro
March 9 to March 16 (5 kneelers): Sacred Heart, Salisbury
March 16 to March 22 (5 kneelers): Sacred Heart, Salisbury
March 16 to March 23 (3 kneelers): St. Francis of Assisi, Lenoir
March 23 to March 29 (10 kneelers): Immaculate Conception, Hendersonville
March 30 to April 7 (6 kneelers): St. Dorothy, Lincolnton
March 30 to April 7 (4 kneelers): St. John the Baptist, Tryon
April 8 to April 12 (2 kneelers): St. Francis of Assisi, Mocksville
April 13 to April 20 (8 kneelers): St. Francis of Assisi, Jefferson
April 13 to April 20 (2 kneelers): St. Francis of Rome, Sparta
April 21 to April 27 (5 kneelers): Holy Cross, Kernersville
April 21 to April 27 (5 kneelers): Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe
April 27 to May 3 (5 kneelers): St. Michael the Archangel, Gastonia
April 28 to May 3 (5 kneelers): Queen of the Apostles, Belmont
May 4 to May 11 (5 kneelers): St. Leo the Great, Winston Salem
May 4 to May 11 (5 kneelers): Our Lady of Mercy, Winston Salem
May 11 to May 18 (5 kneelers): St. Leo the Great, Winston Salem
May 11 to May 18 (5 kneelers): Holy Family, Clemmons