Brother Eric Michel doesn’t celebrate Mass

Brother Eric Michel doesn’t celebrate Mass every Sunday because he is a chaplain.

Easter catholic mass in South Lebanon with French contingent- 2004

A chaplain celebrates Mass in specific contexts, usually when they are tasked with providing spiritual support in places such as hospitals, prisons, military barracks, or other institutions where people may need religious guidance. In other words, a chaplain is a priest or minister who works outside of a traditional parish, often with isolated people or in institutional settings.

His primary role is to provide spiritual support and guidance to people in these settings, taking into account their specific needs.

Unlike parish priests, chaplains are not responsible for a specific parish but work in broader contexts.

There are different types of chaplains, for example, hospital chaplains, military chaplains, prison chaplains, etc.

He is a chaplain primarily for first responders, including police officers, firefighters, and paramedics. We also serve truck drivers, travelling salesmen, and tourists. Then there are prisons and mental health services, which we provide, and finally, like Saint Francis, we serve as an animal chaplain.

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