MEDIA DETAILS FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS LITURGY FOR THE BLESSED MOTHER’S INTERCESSION IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON MAY 1
April 30, 2020  |  By:   |  Press Releases  |  

On Friday, May 1, at noon (12 p.m. pacific) Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will lead a special liturgy in renewing the consecration of the United States to the care of our Blessed Mother amidst COVID-19 pandemic. Archbishop Gomez will lead the liturgy from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles with Bishop Kevin Vann of Orange and Father David Gallardo, pastor at the Cathedral.

The liturgy will be pooled (details below) for members of the broadcast media by EWTN, photography pool will be provided by the Associated Press, and ASL translation will be available. The liturgy will be livestreamed for the public to join on https://www.facebook.com/usccb and https://lacatholics.org/consecration.

For more information and to download the worship aid in English and Spanish, visit: usccb.org/consecration or https://lacatholics.org/consecration.

Updated Pool Details:

Photo pool will be provided by Associated Press. A television pool feed will be transmitted live by EWTN. Broadcast pool information is as follows with updated information highlighted in yellow.

EWTN pool contact: Stephen Beaumont 205-368-9432.

Event:  Consecration Pool Feed

Date: Friday, May 1, 2020

Satellite: Galaxy 17 (91 Degrees West)

Transponder: 21K Slot A

Bandwidth:  9MHz

Carrier Up:  1400 ET/1100 PT

Event Start:  1500 ET/1200 PT

Carrier Down:  1530 ET/1230 PT

Approx:  15 minutes

D/L:  12,106.5000 Horizontal

FEC:  3/4

Symbol: 6.1113

Modulation:  DVB-S QPSK

MPEG: MPEG2 420

Video Std: HD, 1080i 59.94

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Pilot Tones: ON

Vendor Ref: 1860162

Globecast Contact: 310-845-3800.

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