Today we pray for Bishop Joseph Gerry OSB, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Portland, Maine.
Bishop Gerry was ordained to the priesthood in 1954 and ordained to the episcopate in 1986 as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Manchester; he was named the Bishop of the Diocese of Portland in 1988 and he retired as Bishop 2004.
May he as a successor to the Apostles serve always to strengthen the flock both in word and in deed. May Mary watch over him and protect him and lead him ever closer to her Son.
