We invite you to pray in a special way for Deacons Matthew Wayne Dimock Jr., Christian Joseph Goduti, Matthew Philip Harrison II, Kevin Ruben Martinez, José Alfredo Palma Torres, Elliott Cade Suttle, and Kevin Michael Tran as they prepare to be ordained to the Holy Priesthood for the Diocese of Charlotte next June.
During the coming months, seven handmade wooden kneelers will visit parishes around the diocese. 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 continue to finalize the schedule for the pilgrimage and 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
2023
September 4 to September 18: St. Mary Mother of God, Sylva (2 kneelers)
September 5 to September 18: Our Lady of the Mountains, Highlands (4 kneelers)
September 5 to September 18: St. Jude, Sapphire Valley (1 kneeler)
September 18 to October 2: St. John the Evangelist, Waynesville (2 kneelers)
September 25 to October 2: St. Eugene, Asheville
October 9 to October 16: St. Barnabas, Arden (3 kneelers)
October 9 to October 16: Sacred Heart, Brevard (4 kneelers)
October 16 to October 23: Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville (7 kneelers)
October 23 to October 30: Immaculate Conception, Hendersonville (7 kneelers)
October 30 to November 6: St. Francis of Assise, Lenoir (5 kneelers)
October 30 to November 6: St. Margaret Mary, Swannanoa (2 kneelers)
November 6 to November 13: St. Francis of Assisi, Lenoir (2 kneelers)
November 7 to November 12: St. Joseph, Newton (3 kneelers)
November 8 to November 13: St. Joan of Arc, Candler (2 kneelers)
November 13 to November 20: Queen of the Apostles, Belmont (7 kneelers)
November 20 to November 27: St. Aloysius, Hickory (7 kneelers)
November 27 to December 4: St. Mary Help of Christians, Shelby (4 kneelers)
December 4 to December 11: St. John the Baptist, Tryon (7 kneelers)
December 11 to December 17: Christ the King, High Point (3 kneelers)
December 18 to December 26: Immaculate Conception, Forest City (2 kneelers)
December 23 to January 2: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Charlotte (4 kneelers)
2024
January 2 to January 9: St. Francis of Assisi, Mocksville (4 kneelers)
January 3 to January 12: Holy Spirit, Denver (1 kneeler)
January 8 to January 13: St. Joseph Vietnamese, Charlotte (2 kneelers)
January 9 to January 14: St. Francis of Assisi, Mocksville (3 kneelers)
January 15 to January 22: St. John Neumann, Charlotte (7 kneelers)
January 22 to January 29: Holy Cross, Kernersville (7 kneelers)
January 29 to February 5: Our Lady of Grace, Greensboro (7 kneelers)
February 5 to February 12: Pennybryn, High Point (7 kneelers)
February 12 to February 19: St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlotte (7 kneelers)
February 19 to February 26: St. Paul the Apostle, Greensboro (4 kneelers)
February 26 to March 4: St. Mary, Greensboro (3 kneelers)
February 26 to March 4: St. Pius X, Greensboro (4 kneelers)
March 4 to March 11: St. Ann, Charlotte (3 kneelers)
March 11 to March 18: Sacred Heart, Salisbury (7 kneelers)
March 18 to March 25: St. Michael the Archangel, Gastonia (7 kneelers)
March 25 to April 2: St. Dorothy, Lincolnton (7 kneelers)
April 2 to April 8: St. Leo the Great, Winston Salem (3 kneelers)
April 2 to April 8: St. Joseph, Asheboro (2 kneelers)
April 8 to April 15: St. Leo the Great, Winston-Salem (4 kneelers)
April 8 to April 15: Good Shepherd, King (3 kneelers)
April 15 to April 22: Holy Family, Clemmons (7 kneelers)
April 22 to April 29: Our Lady of Mercy, Winston-Salem (7 kneelers)
May 6 to May 13: St. Therese, Mooresville (7 kneelers)
May 13 to May 20: Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe (7 kneelers)
May 27 to June 10: St. Mark, Huntersville (7 kneelers)
June 10 to June 14: Cathedral of St. Patrick, Charlotte (7 kneelers)