A SCHEDULE OF CELEBRATIONS

Saturday, Sept. 15

  • What: Ceremony of Beatification
  • Who: Bishop Jacques Maurice Faivre of Le Mans diocese, presiding; José Cardinal Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, with declaration of beatification
  • Where: Centre Antares, Le Mans, France
  • When: 4 pm Le Mans time

Sunday, Sept. 16

  • What: Mass of Thanksgiving
  • Who: Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, DC, presiding
  • Where: Cathedral of Le Mans

Thursday, Sept. 20

  • What: Mass of Thanksgiving
  • Who: Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.
  • Where: Basilica of the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame

A COMMEMORATIVE STATUE

A statue of Father Moreau will be blessed and installed in one of the side chapels of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

The statue’s creator, Los Angeles-based sculptor Robert Graham, is well-known for works that include bas-relief pieces in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC.