In an effort to serve and engage with the parishes and ministries of South Carolina, the Office of Communications will release a social media toolkit each month for the coming year with social media assets and resources to promote a monthly theme. This coming month, April, is the Month of Sustenance.

As we reflect on what it means to be sustained by Christ, all parishes are encouraged to share and amplify the message #BeSustained across their own social platforms with the help of the toolkit below.

Resources

Title English Spanish
All Social Media Graphics – Zip
April 2023 – Homily Helps – PDF
April 2023 – Homily Helps – Word
April 2023 – Toolkit – PDF
April 2023 – Toolkit – Word
Bulletin Inserts
Intercessory Prayers – PDF
Intercessory Prayers – Word

Links

Graphics

Click to see a larger version. Right-click to Save image as. Captions are in the April 2023 (PDF and Word doc) above, or you can copy/paste from below each image. Descargar gráficos en español arriba.

Month of the Holy Eucharist

April is the month of the Holy Eucharist, a month dedicated to spreading the truth that Jesus Christ is fully present and available in the bread of life we see inside a monstrance. Make a holy hour this month, invite a friend to adoration, or attempt daily Mass to center your life more around Christ. #besustained

Pope's Intention - April

This month, in unity with Pope Francis, we pray for the spread of peace and non-violence. #popesintention #besustained

Palm Sunday - April 2

Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. // Philippians 2:7-8 How can you empty yourself out for love of God as you enter into Holy Week? #besustained

Holy Thursday - April 6

On Holy Thursday, we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the priesthood. During the Last Supper, Christ offered Himself as the sacrificial Lamb and showed each ordained priest how to offer the same sacrifice. May today be a reminder of Jesus' abiding presence with us through his real presence in the Eucharist. #holythursday #truepresence

Good Friday - April 7

When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. // John 19:30 Today, reflect on His sacrificial death - all for love of you. #goodfriday #besustained

Easter Sunday - April 9

Happy Resurrection Sunday from the Diocese of Charleston! May the glory of Christ's resurrection reign in your lives this Easter season. We are the Easter people and Alleluia is our song! // Pope John Paul II #besustained

St. Bernadette - April 16

Part of a poor, but happy family, St. Bernadette's life changed forever when she encountered a woman “so lovely that, when you have seen her once, you would willingly die to see her again!

St. Anselm - April 21

St. Anselm (1033 - 1109) was a Benedictine monk, Christian philosopher, and scholar who is recognized for many intellectual accomplishments, including his definition of theology as faith seeking understanding. St. Anslem, pray for us!

St. Gianna - April 28

A blessed feast of St. Gianna! Gianna Beretta Molla was a pediatric physician, wife and mother. Gianna married Pietro Molla, and they had three children in four years. Early in her final pregnancy, doctors discovered a tumor in her uterus. Gianna allowed the surgeons to remove it, but not complete the entire procedure because it would have killed her baby. Postoperative complications led to the saint’s death. St. Gianna was canonized in 2004; she is the patron of mothers, physicians and unborn children.

St. Catherine of Siena - April 29

A blessed Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, a mystic, spiritual writer and doctor of the Church. St. Catherine, pray for us! #feastday #besustained

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