Father will be concelebrating a funeral for the father of a seminarian, so there will not be the First Saturday devotion at Christ the King this weekend, June 3, 2023.
Official Church teaching has repeatedly and consistently reaffirmed the vital importance of Catholic schools and school choice. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, "Parents have the right to choose a school for them which corresponds to their own personal convictions. This right is fundamental," and "public authorities have the duty of guaranteeing this parental right and ensuring concrete conditions for its exercise" (CCC #2229). Additionally, the Code of Canon Law emphasizes, "The Christian faithful have the right to a Christian education by which they are to be instructed properly to strive for the maturity of the human person and at the same time to know and live the mystery of salvation" (No. 217).
Pope Benedict XVI, in a 2008 Address to Catholic educators, declared, "[E]verything possible must be done, in cooperation with the wider community, to ensure that [Catholic schools] are accessible to people of all social and economic strata. No child should be denied his or her right to an education in faith, which in turn nurtures the soul of a nation."
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to St. Jude Thaddeus Parish in Burkburnett, TX, Christ the King Parish in Iowa Park, TX , and St. Paul Parish in Electra, TX.
We are a Tri-Parish family of the faithful of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, under the leadership of the Most Reverend Michael F. Olson, S.T.D., M.A. and our Pastor, Reverend Joseph G. Moreno, KHS. Please come to worship and celebrate Holy Mass with us. It is our joy to have you join us!