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Gulf Pine Catholic • November 12, 2021 9 The Official 2022 Directory of the Diocese of Biloxi $10 Place Your Order Now! To receive your copies, you must pre-order. Deadline for pre-orders Dec. 20, 2021. Delivery January 2022! Directory includes information about diocesan ministries and services, parishes, Mass schedules, schools, priests, deacons, seminarians, sisters, and brothers. Mail coupon & check to: Gulf Pine Catholic, 1790 Popps Ferry Rd., Biloxi, MS 39532 NAME _____________________________________________________ ADDRESS __________________________________________________ CITY________________________ STATE_________ ZIP___________ No. of directories ordered _______ Amount enclosed______ Make checks ($10 per directory) payable to: Gulf Pine Catholic clip & mail # 11-12-21 228-539-9800 www.RiemannFamily.com Gulfport Pass Christian West Jackson County Biloxi Long Beach Hancock County In thanksgiving to the Holy Spirit, Blessed Mother and St. Jude, for prayers answered. BAB Thank you, Jesus, Blessed Mother, and St. Jude, for prayers answered. AVM Jesus, I trust in You. Prayers answered. LS Accompany, pray for people experiencing depression, burnout, pope says BY CAROL GLATZ Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People experiencing depression often need someone to talk to, and they can benefit from psychological counseling and reading what Jesus has to say, Pope Francis said. “Let us pray that people who suffer from depression or burnout will find support and a light that opens them up to life,” the pope said. In a video message released by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network Nov. 3, the pope offered his prayer intention for the month of November, which he dedi- cated to people experiencing depression. November and the start of shorter and colder days for the Northern Hemisphere sometimes trigger “seasonal affective dis- order” and depressive symptoms, according to many medical experts. In his video message, the pope said, “Overwork and work-related stress cause many people to experience extreme exhaustion -- mental, emotional, affective and physical exhaustion.” “Sadness, apathy and spiritual tiredness end up dominating the lives of people, who are overload- ed due to the rhythm of life today,” he added. The pope said, “Let us try to be close to those who are exhausted, to those who are desperate, without hope.” “Often, we should just simply listen in silence because we cannot go and tell someone, ‘No, life’s not like that. Listen to me, I’ll give you the solution.’ There’s no solution,” he said. “And besides, let us not forget that, along with the indispensable psychological counseling, which is use- ful and effective, Jesus’ words also help,” he said, such as, “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28). Pope Francis has spoken candidly in interviews about his own mental health. He found help from a psychiatrist for how to man- age his anxiety and “to avoid rushing when making decisions” when he was a priest in Argentina during the dictatorship, he has said. The stress and anxiety built as he was secretly taking people into hiding to get them out of the country and save their lives, he has said. “I had to deal with situations I didn’t know how to deal with,” he recalled. Black Sainthood Candidates From page 1 He invited the congregation to share with everyone the stories of these future saints, to make sure their parishes display pictures of them and to ask for their intercession. The bishop said it is important to have Masses to cel- ebrate African American saints because the faithful iden- tify with saints who “look like us, spoke our language, lived our experiences and can understand our struggles.” Although the process of canonization can be long and tedious, Bishop Lewandowski encouraged the congrega- tion by reminding them, “We don’t make saints; God does.” González de Doran writes for the Catholic Review, the news outlet of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.