Blessing of the Graves in the Diocese of Shreveport begins Saturday – Shreveport Times

From Staff Reports Published 2:51 p.m. CT Oct. 21, 2020

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The Catholic Diocese of Shreveport will conduct its annual Blessing of the Graves over the next two weekends leading into All Souls Day on Nov. 1.

Priests and deacons will offer prayers at local cemeteries on the weekends closest to All Souls Day, theannual commemoration of the faithful departed on the following dates:

Saturday, Oct.24

Forest Park Cemetery West Shreveport 11a.m. 400 Meriwether Road

Fr. Duane Trombetta, Deacon Jeff Chapman, Deacon Homer Tucker (Meet at Mausoleum)

Lincoln Park Cemetery Shreveport 11 a.m. 6915 West 70th Street

Fr. Joseph Martina, Deacon Bill Roche (Meet at Office)

Round Grove Cemetery Shreveport 11 a.m. 2869 Round Grove Lane

Rev. Jean Bosco Uwamungu, Deacon Charles Thomas

Sunday, Oct. 25

Rose-Neath Cemetery Bossier City 2:00 p.m. 5185 Swan Lake Spur

Bishop Francis Malone, Rev. Karl Daigle, Deacon Mike Wise, Deacon Steve Lehr

(Meet at statue in Catholic section on the right)

Forest Park Cemetery East Shreveport 2 p.m.3700 St. Vincent Avenue

Fr. Matthew Long, Fr. Kevin Mues, Deacon John Basco, Deacon Bruce Pistorius

(Meet at Mausoleum across from office)

Saturday , Oct. 31

Hillcrest Memorial Haughton 11 a.m. 601 Highway 80 East

Fr. Fidel Mondragon, Fr. James Moran, Deacon Ricardo Rivera (Meet at Mausoleum)

CenturiesShreveport 11 a.m. 8801 Mansfield Road

Fr. Rothell Price, Fr. Mark Watson, Deacon Freeman Ligon (Meet at North Gazebo)

Sunday, Nov. 1

Veteran Keithville 2 p.m. 7970 Mike Clark Road

Fr. John Paul Crispin, Deacon Bill Kleinpeter, Deacon Jack Lynch (Meet at committal shelter)

Monday , Nov. 2 (All Souls Day)

St. Joseph Cemetery Shreveport 11 a.m.(With Mass) 2100 Texas Avenue

Bishop Francis I Malone, Msgr. Earl Provenza, Deacon Daniel LeMoine

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