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Maritime Sunday: When People Go to Sea, the Church Goes With Them
The U.S. bishops have designated May 22 each year as the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea.
The U.S. bishops have designated May 22 each year as the National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Mariners and People of the Sea.
In his letter, Fr. Ciceri noted that when the port ministry was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1920, the organization was named Apostleship of the Sea as it was inspired by the Apostleship of Prayer, a global association that began in France in 1844.
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