Diocese of Austin

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the bishops of the United States will consecrate the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11, beginning with this Novena, which begins June 3.

Learn more: https://www.austindiocese.org/consecration-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus

Join us in praying the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus from June 3 -11 as we prepare for the Consecration of the United States of America to the Sacred Heart.

Deacon Chris Haberberger will be ordained to the priesthood June 6 at St. William Parish in Round Rock. He grew up in Jacobstown, New Jersey, and considers St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish in College Station his home parish because that is where the Lord first nourished and confirmed his vocation before he was ready to enter seminary.

“During the wedding of two close friends at St. Mary’s Catholic Center, I very clearly heard God say to me, ‘This isn’t for you.’ What surprised me most was the peace that came with it. I didn’t feel loss so much as clarity." - Dcn. Chris

Read more at https://austindiocese.news/chris-haberberger

Deacon Solomon Akpan will be ordained to the priesthood June 6 at St. William Parish in Round Rock. He grew up in Nigeria and was introduced to the Diocese of Austin when he attended Baylor University in Waco. His home parish is St. Peter Catholic Student Center.

"It was there, in the heart of campus life, that my vocation was renewed and clarified. Through the sacraments, the vibrant faith community and the pastoral leadership and mentorship I received, I experienced a deep sense of belonging and spiritual nourishment." - Dcn Solomon

Read more: https://austindiocese.news/solomon-akpan

Project Rachel's post-abortion healing retreat provides a safe, confidential, and faith-filled opportunity for healing and restoration.

If you or someone you love is suffering after an abortion, we invite you to take this step toward healing.

Learn more about what this retreat can offer by visiting austindiocese.org/project-rachel, contacting [email protected], or calling (512) 949-2487.

Many people carry the pain of abortion in silence — wondering if healing, peace, or forgiveness is possible.

As the Church, we want every person to know: you are not alone, and Christ’s mercy is always greater than our wounds.

Our post-abortion healing retreat provides a safe, confidential, and faith-filled opportunity for healing and restoration.

Sometimes healing begins simply by knowing someone cares.

If you or someone you love is suffering after an abortion, we invite you to take this step toward healing.

Learn more about what this retreat can offer by visiting austindiocese.org/project-rachel, contacting [email protected], or calling (512) 949-2487.

✝ God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:16-18)

"Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together... In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness." (Magnifica Humanitas, 1)

Read Pope Leo's XIV's first encyclical and find helpful resources here: https://www.usccb.org/magnifica-humanitas

🙏 May Mary, the "Woman of the Magnificat, [...] guide our steps through this time of change and preserve in each of us true faith in the Gospel, so that we may bear witness to the grandeur of humanity, in which God has made his dwelling." (MH, 245)

Recordatorio: Acompáñanos en la Catequesis en el Amor Humano ✨

Inspirada en la catequesis sobre el amor humano de San Juan Pablo II, esta formación ofrece a padres de familia, catequistas, maestros y parejas mentoras la rica visión de la Iglesia sobre la persona humana y la belleza del amor conyugal como don de sí — una visión clara, llena de esperanza y transformadora.

Para obtener más información, póngase en contacto con Luisa de Poo en [email protected] o en el 512-949-2487. Ofrecemos 2x1 para parejas. Hay becas disponibles.

Inscríbase aquí: https://www.austindiocese.org/catechesis-on-human-love

With praise and thanksgiving Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia and the Diocese of Austin joyfully announce the ordination of

Deacon Solomon Cletus Akpan
Deacon Isaiah Andrew Minke
Deacon Brian Paul McNaughton
Deacon Christopher Lee Haberberger
Deacon Cameron Alexander Kologinczak

To the Sacred Order of Presbyter on June 6 at 10:30 a.m. at St. William Parish in Round Rock.

Learn more: https://www.austindiocese.org/events/priestly-ordination