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	News Briefs: Grant a wish this season with Online Giving Tree PORTAGE -- Some of the residents at Extended Care, Divine Savior's skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, are in need of day-to-day personal items. Many residents no longer have the benefit of family and friends to assist with these items, or to provide them with a special gift this season. To assist community members who'd like to contribute a gift for Extended Care residents this year, Divine Savior created an Online Giving Tree, which is accessible from the home page of www.dshealthcare.com You'll find information about how to donate, as well as a regularly updated Resident Wish List. Unwrapped gifts may be dropped off at the front lobby of Divine Savior Extended Care, 715 W. Pleasant St., Portage, or at the front desk of Divine Savior Healthcare, 2817 New Pinery Rd., Portage. Drop off all donations by 12 noon on Thursday, Dec. 20. Monetary gifts are also accepted and will go toward the purchase of Resident Wish List items. Checks should be made to Divine Savior Healthcare and mailed to Divine Savior Healthcare - Online Giving Tree, P.O. Box 387, Portage, WI 53901. For more information, e-mail jsauer@dshealthcare.com or call 608-745-5165 or 608-745-5900. Looking for gift for someone you love? MADISON -- Madison Marriage Ministries, of which the Diocese of Madison Office of Evangelization and Catechesis and ministry to marriage are affiliated, will once again offer a one-day marriage enrichment seminar for couples in all stages of marriage, as well as for couples who are engaged or contemplating marriage. Michele Weiner-Davis will present "Keeping Love Alive" on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake City Church, 4909 E Buckeye Rd., Madison. Weiner-Davis in a renowned relationship expert, author, and therapist known for her Divorce-Busting approach, The Marriage Map, and her life-changing seminars. "Keeping Love Alive" will guide couples in "setting solution-oriented relationship goals," direct couples in "becoming a solution detective" and in learning the "rules for constructive conflict," and help couples "get out of the rut" and discover "love's golden rules." Cost of the seminar is $35 per person/$70 per couple, which includes lunch and all materials, when registration is received before January 10 ($40 per person/$80 per couple after January 10). Registration brochures and information are available online at www.lakecitychurch.org, by calling Lake City Church at 608-221-1528, or by calling the Diocesan Office of Evangelization and Catechesis at 608-821-3175. Registration may be accomplished by sending name(s), address, phone number, e-mail address, and payment (made out to Lake City Church) to Lake City Church, 4909 E. Buckeye Rd., Madison, WI 53716. Monroe Clinic offers Saturday morning hours for primary care appointments MONROE -- Monroe Clinic announces that beginning Saturday, Dec. 15, Saturday morning appointments will be offered in the family practice department at the Monroe location. These appointments are available in addition to the pediatrics appointments that are also available on Saturday mornings. "In an effort to meet the continually changing and diverse needs of our patients, we are offering the Saturday morning hours," said Jane Weldon, senior practice administrator at Monroe Clinic. "We know that people don't always get sick between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays, and we are striving to serve them better." Monroe Clinic adult medicine and family practice providers will provide care for adults in the family practice department beginning December 15. They will be seeing adults from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays for same-day appointments when an urgent need arises, such as an earache or sore throat. For appointments for individuals ages 18 and over, call 608-324-2600. For pediatric appointments, individuals may call to schedule an appointment at 608-324-2337. The emergency room will still be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for life-threatening situations. Nominate someone for a profile Do you know a person to nominate for a profile? This could be someone in a paid or volunteer position in the Catholic Church. It could be someone working outside the Church who lives his or her faith in ordinary or extraordinary ways in daily life. Send nominations with information about the nominee to: Catholic Herald, 702 S. High Point Rd., Madison, WI 53719, or e-mail info@madisoncatholicherald.org

Two forms of Mass
and one Roman rite

(Part two. Read part one.)

In the Letter to Accompany Summorum Pontificum, the Holy Father Benedict XVI wrote that the Missal published by Paul VI continues as the normal Form (Forma ordinaria) of the liturgical celebrations, while the last version of the Missale Romanum, published in 1962 by Blessed John XXIII, is the extraordinary form (Forma extraordinaria).

Moreover, the Holy Father pointed out that "It is not appropriate to speak of these two versions of the Roman Missal as if they were 'two Rites.' Rather, it is a matter of a twofold use of one and the same rite."

However, there are between them some noticeable differences. Three major differences are briefly discussed below.

Celebrated in Latin

First, the extraordinary form is celebrated entirely in Latin. Latin historically has been the official language of the Roman Church. Vatican II, in a document Sacrosanctum Concilium, stressed that "the use of the Latin language is to be preserved in the Latin rites" (36.1).

There is also testimony of many popes who have emphasized the significance of the Latin language. Pope Pius XII (Mediator Dei, 1947) wrote that "The use of the Latin language prevailing in a great part of the Church affords at once an imposing sign of unity and an effective safeguard against the corruptions of true doctrine" (60).

Pope Paul VI, (Sacrificium Laudis, 1966) declared that "The Latin language is assuredly worthy of being defended with great care instead of being scorned; for the Latin Church it is the most abundant source of Christian civilization and the richest treasury of piety."

John Paul II (Dominicae Cenae, 1980) affirmed that "The Roman Church has special obligations towards Latin, the splendid language of ancient Rome, and she must manifest them whenever the occasion presents itself" (10).

Pope Benedict XVI, in the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis, expressed a wish to see the use of Latin and Gregorian chant in the celebration of the Mass, including Novus Ordo stating "with the exception of the readings, the homily, and the prayer of the faithful, such liturgies could be celebrated in Latin. Similarly, the better-known prayers of the Church's tradition should be recited in Latin and, if possible, selections of Gregorian chant should be sung" (62).

Priest and people face east

Another difference is the direction of liturgical prayer. Throughout the history of the Roman Church, the priest celebrating the Mass was facing "ad orientem"(toward the East), facing the altar rather than the people. From early times, Christians adopted the Jewish practice of praying toward the East (Gen. 2:8), the direction from where Jesus will return (Acts 1:11), and the direction from where the Angel of the Lord will come in the end time (Rev. 7:2).

The "versus populum" posture, in which the priest faces the people, was meant to be an option but became the norm for the Novus Ordo Mass. Pope Benedict XVI, while Cardinal Ratzinger, in the book The Spirit of the Liturgy, made a strong case for the "ad orientem posture" for the Mass. In the Tridentine Mass settings, both the priest and the people face in the same direction "ad orientem."

Emphasis on personal prayer

The Tridentine Mass, based on the Missal of 1962, has been called "The most beautiful thing this side of heaven." The Tridentine Mass is construed as a mystical reality, linking heaven with earth, and allows us individually and as faithful to participate in the unbloody sacrifice of Christ on the Cross.

It emphasizes a more individual participation and silent prayer than Novus Ordo, which accentuates the idea of the "people of God" together celebrating the Eucharist. Hence, the role of the laity in the Tridentine Mass is restricted and the emphasis is placed on personal prayer.

Christmas party
goes on despite storm
Disabled, elderly come out for Apostolate event

MONROE -- A snowstorm hit southern Wisconsin on December 1, but it didn't stop the 40th annual Christmas party sponsored by the Apostolate to the Handicapped at Monroe Senior High School from happening.

"We Have Seen Incredible Things Today" - the theme for this year's event - seemed especially appropriate considering that over 650 disabled and elderly people managed to attend.

Called a 'miracle'

"The miracle was that it happened," said Msgr. Thomas F. Campion, director of the Apostolate. "People came and they had a wonderful time. We really had a great day."

Monsignor Campion said the number attending was about half of those expected, but much more than when the Apostolate held its first Christmas party 40 years ago.

He was pleased that Bishop William H. Bullock, bishop emeritus, as well as nine diocesan priests were able to travel to Monroe despite the weather. Most of the drivers, nurses, kitchen crew, and other volunteers also showed up to help make the day possible.

The day began with music by Hugo and Heidi Espinoza. The guests at the Christmas party always appreciate their lively music.

Bishop Bullock presided and preached at a concelebrated Mass. The Madison Diocesan Choir sang for the Mass, joined by instrumentalists from Monroe High School.

Thanks to God

In his homily, Bishop Bullock said, "It is a joy for me to be here with you as celebrant of this Mass as we give thanks to God once again for our disabled persons."

He also gave thanks to God for the Apostolate's televised Mass airing each Sunday on WISC-TV, Channel 3. This Mass has been "brought into the living rooms of literally thousands of people" during the past 40 years, noted Bishop Bullock.

"The Christmas gathering of many of our disabled here today causes us to rejoice in the Lord, to give thanks to him for his goodness and for the opportunity to care for the disabled," he said.

"As we care for them each day, our hearts are filled with love. Our hands are extended in loving service to those who need us.

"Be the limitation mental or physical or both, we have been entrusted with an exceptional opportunity to serve. For this we are grateful. Those we serve, each in his or her own way, reach back to say thanks to us . . . and they do it in such a genuine way," said Bishop Bullock.

Caring for others

He observed that Mother Teresa and all the great saints of the Church remind us that at our individual judgment and at the general judgment at the end of the world, "we will be grateful to God for having used us to care for his special and exceptional people - namely the handicapped.

"Part of our salvation plan in God is that he sent us people to care for and love. Because of them we do not lose our way. Because of them we are saved."

People in ill health of mind and body can very easily forget how easy it is to think things through, to be mobile in every aspect of their physical life, Bishop Bullock pointed out. "But the handicapped, the disabled, must wait on us for help, for assistance, for understanding, and for care. Jesus reminds us as we reach out to do for others, that whatever we do for them, we do unto him."

He noted that St. Luke describes the paralyzed man, lying on a mat. He needs to be let down from the rooftop in order to be placed in front of Jesus. Jesus quickly responds by telling him to "stand up" and pick up his mat and walk. He does so, "jumping for joy."

Incredible things on TV Mass

Bishop Bullock pointed to the Apostolate to the Handicapped for its own "incredible things." "Throughout these 40 years, 52 Sundays in each of those years, plus Christmas, adds up to 2,120 Masses on Channel 3. What a gift. What began as a free gift of television time adds up to an incredible number, affecting hundreds of thousands of people whose access to Sunday worship, to Holy Mass, has been available free of charge."

Continued Bishop Bullock, "We rejoice and give thanks to God, to Channel 3, to Msgr. Thomas Campion, celebrant and able preacher at these Masses, and the tireless efforts of stage crews, commentators, interpreters, servers, and professional camera people.

"May God be praised! May God continue to bless us, the handicapped, the donors, the workers, and all the people who work to bring the televised Mass to our handicapped," said Bishop Bullock.

Christmas party

The Mass was followed by a holiday dinner, along with more music and entertainment. Santa Claus also made his annual visit to the Christmas party.

Jo and Bill Boyce traveled to Monroe from Beloit to take pictures for the Catholic Herald. Jo said they were amazed at how many people came in the snowy weather.

"This shows how popular the Christmas party is," she said. "The weather didn't stop people from coming!"

Combining song and Scripture
for Christmas
Bishop Bullock to host annual Lessons and Carols

MADISON -- Fresh from auditions at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine returns to Madison to sing with the Madison Diocesan Choir in its Christmas holiday concert, Lessons and Carols, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Gorman, Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center.

Guarrine and her husband, cellist Karl Knapp, will be the featured artists. Both sang with the St. Raphael Cathedral Choir, also directed by Gorman, while earning their graduate degrees in music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They now live in Minneapolis, where Guarrine is in her third season as an artist in residence with the Minnesota Opera.

"It's so amazing, the world is amazing with opera," Guarrine said during a telephone interview between auditions in New York. With her schedule of auditions, she said she would leave New York on a flight to Madison only the day before the concert. "I will be in voice and ready to go."

Bishop William H. Bullock will preside at the concert, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in the chapel of the O'Connor Center, located at 702 S. High Point Rd. The event with reception to follow is free. Each person attending is encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item to help stock the food pantry at the Catholic Multicultural Center. Donations to the choir are also appreciated.

Selection of challenging pieces

Guarrine said Gorman had asked her to perform two challenging arias, "Et Incarnatus Est" from Mozart's Mass in C Minor, and "Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion" from Handel's Messiah.

"They're both a real tour de force of singing," she said. "I'm very excited. I've done both with orchestra before. So they're already pieces in my repertoire. I think everyone likes the Messiah aria. I don't know how many people will be more familiar with the Mass in C. It's beautiful, gorgeous. You couldn't find two more different pieces. One is quite florid, and one is very sustained."

Guarrine and Knapp will perform a duet, "Gesu Bambino," in addition to selections sung with the choir: "Christmas Day" by Gustav Holst and "The Snow Lay on the Ground" by Leo Sowerby.

Knapp will perform two cello solos, Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on Greensleeves" and "Ave Maria" by J.S. Bach and Charles Gounod.

"They're both fine musicians, but the best thing about these two is they're just superb people," Gorman said of Guarrine and Knapp. "They're just nice, humble, and love to do things for the church. And so it's really, just doubly nice to have them here."

'Rising star' in world of opera

Gorman described Guarrine as a rising star in the world of opera, drawing rave reviews, for example, in Opera News for her performance as Zerlina in Mozart's Don Giovanni last year with the Minnesota Opera. She has spent two summers with the San Francisco Opera's prestigious Merola Program, and she is a 2007 Sullivan Foundation Award Winner.

Although a young star of the opera stage, Guarrine said her love of music is rooted in the church. She grew up in Peoria, Ill., where her mother, Antoinette, was a church organist, and her father, Jim, a cantor.

"It's been a part of my life since I was a baby," she said. "My earliest memories of singing are having my dad hold me up and sing with him at Mass. I grew up, singing at Mass. I would attribute that to helping me want to pursue a career in music. And I have to say, in traveling around, and the church that I go to in Minneapolis, the choirs don't compare to what's in Madison."

Besides her five years with the St. Raphael Cathedral Choir, Guarrine has served as cantor at a number of Diocesan Choir liturgical events. She sang with the choir for the Pope John Paul II Memorial Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona. She had praise for Gorman, director of both choirs.

"Pat's amazing," she said. "He's a fantastic choir director. He could be at any university, directing the highest chorus. And the fact that he is doing this, giving his vocation to the church, to me is fantastic. I hope Madison realizes what they have in Pat."

Keeping the sacred in liturgy

Bishop Bullock said the choirs under Gorman's direction clearly have met the Second Vatican Council's decree on music's role in sacred liturgy, both enhancing the congregation's moments in silent prayer and engaging the congregation in song and communal worship.

"It's always nice to sit back, after Communion, when the choir is doing a motet," Bishop Bullock said. "You are communing with the Lord that you've just received and the celebration of the mystery in which you have participated. Then the music comes, which is by parlance the language of heaven, and it really ministers to your need to enhance those thoughts."

"Then the other call of the Second Vatican Council is the sacred decree on the liturgy is that people be actively participating, not just singing away, but intentionally gathering in song and hymn with other people in worship," Bishop Bullock said.

"Dr. Gorman has got the qualifying degree for the work to which he's been assigned, and he has a passion for music and appropriate worship," Bishop Bullock said. "He's kind of the personification of the call of the council to actively participate in the sacred mystery."

As pleasing as the music is, Bishop Bullock said the Lessons and Carols concert also is a wonderful story and that he was pleased to take part in what really is a prayer service.

"I am happy to preside," he said. "I haven't been able to do so for quite awhile, but it's always a joy to do that because it is prayerful. It's called Lessons and Carols, but it's really a vesper service, and it disposes us so beautifully and cohesively with the Scriptures to the celebration of the mystery of Christ."

Bishop Bullock said that with evangelistic fervor, people reach for the Bible daily and not always with the best results.

"We live in an age of what I call Scripture bingo," he said. "Everybody kind of opens the Bible, and goes, 'Oh, that's the Scripture that's supposed to pound your day.' When you get to Lessons and Carols, you start with Genesis, go forward and end up with the proclamation of St. John's Gospel, the prologue to his Gospel, in the beginning was the word, and the word became flesh. So it's got a continuity and instructive quality, as well as excellent music."

Looking forward to 'exceptional' performance

With Glenn Schuster accompanying on organ, Gorman will direct the choir in singing such pieces as Malcolm Archer's "People Look East," and J. Michael Hayden's "Offertorium for the Octave of Christmas."

"The Haydn piece is something I just kind of started thinking about when we were in Salzburg," said Gorman, recalling the Diocesan Choir tour of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria in June. "He spent so much of his life there. So I thought it would be fun to do something like that."

Gorman said he was looking forward to an exceptional performance with musical guests Guarrine and Knapp, and the choir, which seems to get better with each year.

"We're getting a pretty good blend, and we've had a little more time to prepare for Lessons and Carols," he said. "So I think it's going to be one of our best choirs this year. Coming off last year, which was a good year, and the tour, which I thought was just superb, it seems we're starting to really build on the successes. We've hit a streak of three to four really good years."

Gorman also will invite all attending the concert to join in singing favorite hymns such as "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing."

Repeat performance

Guarrine and Knapp will join Gorman and the choir for a repeat performance of Lessons and Carols at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, at St. Ignatius Parish in Mt. Horeb. Both locations are wheelchair accessible.

What is the Trusting in the Spirit Implementation?

All of the faithful of the Diocese of Madison, over the last 15 months, have been working through the Guided by the Spirit planning process, an extended period of self-evaluation leading to the recently released bishop's directives for all parishes of the diocese.

	Training schedule: • Trusting in the Spirit training

These directives are meant to define the direction for each cluster of parishes so that as priestly assignments change, each parish has an idea of where they are heading with regard to their pastoral leadership and the sacramental life of their community. It is believed that this will reduce the anxiety from change that people generally feel when things are made different, for whatever reason.

Also, having planned change allows for people to make the best use of the resources available to their community, whether personnel, financial, or material. All of this planning occurred under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and using the best thinking of all in the diocese.

Time of transition

So now we transition into the Trusting in the Spirit implementation - not really a program, not really a process, but really a way of living into our diocesan future.

To those who either followed along or were a part of Guided by the Spirit, much of the practical aspects of Trusting in the Spirit will seem familiar, such as the implementation committees, cluster teams, and the implementation commission.

Other parts won't be so familiar but will be understandable, such as the cluster implementation plan, the annual cluster evaluation, and the various checklists for mergers, linkages, and partnerships.

Coming to this understanding is something we will do together as we begin a series of columns exploring each aspect of Trusting in the Spirit, the process, the people, and the way all of us will be living into our parish and diocesan future.

If you have any questions at all, please contact us at trustinginthespirit@straphael.org or mail us at Trusting in the Spirit, 702 S. High Point Rd., Madison, WI 53719.

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