Several events will be taking place throughout the Diocese of Venice to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States in which nearly 3,000 people lost their lives. Find a list of events below:
- 8 a.m., St. Peter the Apostle Parish, 5130 Rattlesnake Hammock Road, Naples, 9/11 Mass of Remembrance;
- 8 a.m., St. Leo the Great Parish, 28290 Beaumont, Bonita Springs, Mass of Remembrance;
- 8 a.m., Sept. 11, St. Thomas More Parish, 2506 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota, 9/11 Tribute Mass;
- 5 p.m. Sept. 11, “Standing for Our Fallen 9/11 Twenty Five Year; Commemoration,” Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 State Road 72, Sarasota ;
- 6 p.m., Sept. 11, Ave Maria Parish, Ave Maria, 9/11 Patriot Day Ceremony;
- 7 p.m., Sept. 11, St. Agnes Parish, 7775 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples, 25th Anniversary Mass;
- 8:46 a.m., Sept. 12, St. John XXIII Parish, 1300 Palamino Lane, Fort Myers, Blue Mass;
- 9 a.m., Sept. 12, St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 1922 SW 20th, Cape Coral, Blue Mass;
- 5 p.m., Sept. 12, St. John the Evangelist, 625 111th Ave. N., Naples, Blue Mass;
- 12 p.m., Sept. 13, Our Lady of Lourdes, 1301 Center Road, Venice, Blue Mass.
Please check with your local parish to learn of additional 9/11 commemorations, and join us in praying for all those who lost their lives.
