Catholic Priests On Cruise Ships

Sunday Mass even on a cruise ship holding a relatively small number like 1200-1500 passengers will draw 500 worshipers he added.

Catholic priests on cruise ships. Not surprisingly a whole lot of people would like to serve as ministers priests and rabbis on cruise ships. Of Catholics who are cruise line passengers and crew members. The Apostleship of the Sea AOS.

Our mission was to communicate with the cruise line Father Oubre said. Miami Fla Jan 16 2005 2200 pm. Mass aboard ship draws 20-80 passengers.

Priests traveling on cruise ships are not just there for the wind and the waves. We were in the movie theater and the place was standing room only a lot of crew in addition to us Catholic travelers. Register for Cruise Ship Jobs Now.

Screen and approve Roman Catholic priests for ministry onboard cruise ships. We would supply Catholic priests in good standing with competent authority to the cruise lines Celebrity Father Oubre added was the first to come on board. A prestigious cruise line accommodates diversified religious needs with the onboard clergy program.

There are only two sources providing Catholic priests to cruise lines that we consider 100 reliable. The Church is also mindful of laicized unattached and schismatic priests presenting themselves as Catholic priests in good standing in order to serve on cruise ships. More than 650 priests have been approved to work on cruise lines where some priests suspended in the wake of the clergy sexual.

We are not able to guarantee that a priest is onboard for all our sailings but we do try to book Priests for our Christmas and Easter sailings and on repositioning sailings. In 2002 the USCCB asked the AOS-USA to create a system to verify the names of approved priests for cruise ship. Although they may enjoy the amenities they minister to.