Bishop Placido Rodriguez's
Pastoral Letters, Messages, and Endorsements

New Words, Deeper Meaning, Same Mass - Bishop Placido Rodriguez's Pastoral Letter on the New Roman Missal. This Advent, the church in the United States will receive a new edition of the Roman Missal which contains the prayers we use for the Mass. This is the third edition of the Missal since it was revised after the Second Vatican Council and includes a new translation as well as some new prayers and Mass settings.

US Nuncio, Archbishop Sambi's Death - Bishop Rodriguez's statement on the death of Archbishop Pietro Sambi.

Official Diocesan Pastoral Appointments - Bishop Placido Rodriguez announces the new appointments of seven priests to parishes, as well as retirment, and renewal of pastorates for four.

Escuela Católica - Mons. Plácido Rodríguez invito a los padres de familia a motivarlos y se preocupen por la educación católica de sus hijos. Este es el momento oportuno de considerar e invertir en la educación católica de sus hijos.

Catholic School - Bishop Placido Rodriguez invites the parents to motivate and care about Catholic education for
your children. Parents have the responsibility as Christians and Catholics, and the Catholic school is the best resource to meet this moral obligation.

Cohabitation: We have three groups of people who are living contrary to the Gospel teaching on marriage: those who cohabit; those who have a merely civil union; and those who have a civil union who were married before. Bishop Placido Rodriguez endorses Archbishop Michael Sheen's Letter on cohabitation.