Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who led the Rochester Diocese as its sixth bishop (1966-69), will be beatified in St. Louis, Mo., on Sept 24.
His Mass of Beatification will be celebrated at 2 p.m. central time Sept. 24 at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Mo. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle will celebrate the Mass as the representative of Pope Leo XIV. Eighty-three bishops — including Rochester Bishop John S. Bonnici — and more than 870 priests are expected to be in attendance, along with nearly 45,000 pilgrims from 48 states and 12 countries.
Coverage of pre-beatification events begin Sept. 15
EWTN will begin its live coverage for the beatification on Sept. 15. From Sept. 15-23, it will broadcast the novena of Holy Hours from the Cathedral of St. Mary in Peoria, Ill., at 8 p.m. Eastern. On Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. Eastern, EWTN will carry the anniversary Mass of Archbishop Sheen’s ordination, also from the Cathedral of St. Mary.
The night before the beatification, EWTN will carry vespers from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis at 6 p.m. Eastern. Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, the Archbishop of St. Louis, Mo., will preside over vespers, with Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minn., giving the homily.
Beatification to begin with pre-show
Coverage of the beatification on Sept. 24 will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern with the “Archbishop Sheen Beatification Pre-Show.” The pre-show will be hosted by Katie Prejean McGrady, host of The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM. The show will include such speakers as Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop emeritus of New York, and Sister Josephine Garrett, CSFN, a nationally known Catholic speaker and author. There also will be music by Catholic recording artist Matt Maher, and Dave and Lauren Moore of the Catholic Music Initiative. The Mass of Beatification will begin at 2:30 p.m. Eastern.
The network also will broadcast an encore presentation of the Mass of Beatification Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. Eastern for those unable to watch the live broadcast.
To find out if ETWN programming is available through your cable provider, visit EWTN’s Channelfinder.
U.S. satellite subscribers can find EWTN’s English network on DISH® Network (Channel 261) and DIRECTV® (Channel 370).
For streaming devices, such as Roku or Apple TV), visit EWTN’s Apps page.
EWTN also will livestream all of its beatification coverage on its YouTube Channel.
Livestream of Mass of Thanksgiving with Bishop Bonnici
Bishop Bonnici will be in St. Louis for the beatification. The next day, he will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Peoria. The Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Central/2 p.m. Eastern, and it will be livestreamed on the Diocese of Peoria’s YouTube page.
Catholic Courier’s coverage of the beatification
The Catholic Courier’s digital content producer, Gina Capellazzi, will be in St. Louis for the beatification and then will travel to Peoria for the Mass of Thanksgiving and other events. You can follow her coverage from St. Louis and Peoria on the Courier’s Facebook and Instagram pages. Her reports also will appear on CatholicCourier.com and in the Courier’s October print edition.
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