CNA Staff, May 5, 2020 / 10:34 am
A national novena to St Isidore the Farmer will be livestreamed by Catholic Rural Life this month, beginning May 7 and concluding with a Mass on May 15, the feast of St. Isidore.
For nearly a century, Catholic Rural Life has been supporting Catholic communities in rural areas. The group hosts the Novena to St. Isidore each year.
"Due to the challenges of the current pandemic, we decided to offer the novena virtually this year," the organization explained. "Each day a Bishop from our Board of Directors will lead us through the novena, lifting up all the intentions of rural communities throughout our country."
The four bishops on the board of directors are Bishop Brendan Cahill of Victoria, Texas; Bishop Robert Gruss of Saginaw, Michigan; Bishop John Folda of Fargo, N.D.; and Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri.