8 Gulf Pine Catholic • April 24, 2026 Holy Week Services at Nativity BVM Cathedral Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III presided over a busy slate of Holy Week services at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral in Biloxi. Top left: On Palm Sunday, Bishop Kihneman blessed palms. Pictured l-r, are Deacon Keith Gibson, Bishop Kihneman and Deacon Johnny Williams. Photo/Kelly Brody Top right: On Tuesday of Holy Week, Bishop Kihneman and the priests of the Diocese of Biloxi gather for the annual Chrism Mass, at which the priests renewed their priestly promises and the bishop blessed holy oils. Photo/Juliana Skelton Middle left: On Holy Thursday, the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood were celebrated. As a sign of priestly service, the bishop washes the feet of a parishioner. Photo/Juliana Skelton Middle right: On Good Friday, the day of Jesus’s death, the bishop venerates the cross. Photo/Brooke Holley Bottom right: At the Holy Saturday Easter Vigil, the bishop baptizes a new Catholic. Photo/Brooke Holley
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