The announcement of the beatification Mass in Missouri fell on the the solemnity of the Annunciation, as Sheen ‘spent his life continuing the work of the Archangel Gabriel.’
The Vatican announced that Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis.
Venerable Sheen “is an inspiration not only to all of us who continue his work of prayer and support for the Church’s missionary work across the globe, but for all those whose faith has been strengthened by his preaching, broadcasting, writing, and holy Catholic life,” Monsignor Roger Landry, Register contributor and national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies U.S., told EWTN News.
The Holy See officially informed Bishop Louis Tylka of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, that the cause for Sheen could proceed to beatification in February, following years of challenges and delays.
On March 25, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Causes of Saints announced the “indescribable joy” that Sheen, “national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies from 1950-1966, will be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis,” Msgr. Landry said.
“I’m also thrilled that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the pro-prefect of the Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Vatican’s
