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Publication must be promised. This Novena has never been known to fail. I have had my request granted. Publication promised. BSK Thank you, St. Jude, for prayers answered. LCL Bishop Morin From page 2 Everything in his house, including treasured mementoes of the historic 1987 visit of Pope John Paul II, was destroyed. A few weeks after Katrina, digging through the rubble of his residence, he found the twist- ed, melted remains of the chalice and paten his family had given him upon his priestly ordination. He was grateful that sacred vessels were meticu- lously restored. “In some ways, I think I learned more authentically and truthfully to say at that given moment in time that I had lost everything, but I still had a lot to be grateful for and thank God for,” Bishop Morin said. “I still feel the same way about it.” “He was OK with starting over,” said Father Jimmy Jeanfreau, a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and a close friend. “That was a real highlight to get his chalice remade and hold on to that. His family has given it to him for his ordination.” Daughter of Charity Sister Anthony Barczykowksi, the longtime executive director of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, said Bishop Morin “always had a heart for the poor.” “Anytime a need presented itself, he was willing to go out there and encourage other people to do it,” Sister Anthony said. “You hear a lot today about not just giv- ing handouts, but you do what you can to root out the causes of poverty. He lobbied for change in social structures. That’s such a big need, even today.” Bishop Morin was installed as the third Bishop of Biloxi on April 27, 2009, at the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary by the late Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, and Mobile Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi. A native of Dracut, Mass., he was born on March 7, 1941, the son of Germain J. and Lillian E. Morin. He has one brother: Paul; and three sisters: Lillian “Pat” Johnson, Elaine (Ray) Joncas and Susan Spellissy. His parents and his brother James are deceased. After high school and college studies, he earned a bachelor’s in philosophy in 1966 from St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Mass., and continued theology studies at St. John’s for two years of graduate school. In 1967 he went to New Orleans to work in its new sum- mer Witness program, conducted by the archdiocesan Social Apostolate. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Hannan on April 15, 1971, in his home parish of St. Therese in Dracut, Massachusetts. His first parish assignment was at St. Henry Parish in New Orleans. In 1973, he was appointed associate director of the Social Apostolate and in 1975 became the director, responsi- ble for the operation of nine year-round social service centers sponsored by the archdiocese. Bishop Morin holds a master of science degree in urban studies from Tulane University and completed a program in 1974 as a community economic developer. He was in residence at Incarnate Word Parish beginning in 1981 and served as pastor there from 1988 through April 2002. Bishop Morin is the founding president of Second Harvest Food Bank. In 1978, he was a vol- unteer member of New Orleans Mayor Ernest “Dutch” Morial’s transition team dealing with federal programs and then accepted a $1 a year position as deputy special assistant to the mayor for federal programs and projects. He served the city of New Orleans until 1981, when he was appointed arch- diocesan vicar for community affairs, with responsibil- ity over nine agencies: Catholic Charities, Social Apostolate, human relations, alcoholics’ ministry, Apostleship of the Sea, cemeteries, disaster relief, hos- pitals and prisons. He was named a monsignor by Pope John Paul II in 1985. One of the highlights of his priesthood came in 1987 when he directed the archdiocese’s preparations for Saint Pope John Paul II’s historic visit to New Orleans. The visit involved thousands of community volunteers and coordination among national, state and local religious and political leaders. He also coordinat- ed the events of the bicentennial of the archdiocese in 1993. In 1995, Bishop Morin received the Weiss Brotherhood Award presented by the National Conference of Christians and Jews for his service in the field of human relations. Bishop Morin was a member of the USCCB’s Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development 2005-2013, and served as Chairman 2008-2010. During that time, he also served as a mem- ber of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and the Committee for National Collect- ions. In 2011, Bishop Morin received the Sister Margaret Cafferty Development of People Award from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for his work with the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Bishop Morin serves on the Jesuit Social Research Institute Board, Loyola University, New Orleans. Bishop Morin was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans on February 11, 2003, and his Episcopal ordination was on April 22, 2003. He served as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia for the Archdiocese of New Orleans 2001-2009. Bishop Morin was named Bishop of Biloxi by Pope Benedict XVI on March 2, 2009. Bishop Morin’s epis- copal motto is “Walk Humbly and Act Justly.” Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75 on March 7, 2016, Bishop Morin submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Francis. The Holy Father accepted his resignation on December 16, 2016.