Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Brentwood hosts 9th Marian Conference

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Brentwood will host its ninth Marian Conference on Oct. 9 and 10. The event, themed “With Mary, we celebrate life,” features a 26-hour schedule of prayer and sacraments.

Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, will celebrate Mass on Friday night to open the conference. Father Shenan Boquet, a bioethicist and president of Human Life International from the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, will deliver the primary talk on Friday evening.

The weekend schedule includes three Masses, featuring a Saturday evening Mass of Anticipation with Father Quang Dong and Father Erick Villa, followed by a candlelit Marian procession. Other activities include two opportunities for confession, overnight Adoration, and a Saturday morning Mass that includes the Anointing of the Sick. Attendees can also enroll in the Brown Scapular during a liturgical ceremony.