A Pro-Life Lobby Day is planned for Thursday, May 2. Come meet your legislators and be a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. Register for a morning of lobbying at the State House by visiting www.faithfulcitizenme.org. For more information, contact Suzanne Lafreniere, diocesan director of the Office of Public Policy, at (207) 773-6471.

Reminder that there will be no Stations of the Cross at 1PM today at Notre Dame because our priests are attending the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral in Portland. There will be Stations at 3PM at Sacred Heart on Good Friday.

“France has lost a cultural icon that has stood for over eight centuries, and the world has lost a beloved symbol of Christianity. The Cathedral of Notre-Dame served as a beautiful center of faith for countless generations of Catholics and as a source of inspiration and architectural brilliance for the millions of tourists who were blessed to visit it. It is difficult to process this tragic loss. At the request of Archbishop Michel Aupetit, archbishop of Paris, I invite Maine churches to ring their bells as an invitation to prayer. The Diocese of Portland joins the faithful around the world in praying for the people of Paris and the first responders who continue to battle this fire.”