Saturday, May 18, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church of the Stella Maris Pastorate in Monona, also known as the diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Green Scapular, the Office of Hispanic Ministry together with Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison offered its first Marian Festival for the entire Hispanic community of the Diocese of Madison
Category: Around the Diocese
News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.
Appointment – 6/2/24
Msgr. James Bartylla, Vicar General, announces the following priest appointments made by Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison, effective Monday, July 1, 2024, and announced Saturday and Sunday, June 1st and 2nd
Damage being assessed after fire at Holy Redeemer Church
Crews from the Madison Fire Department were called to the church, located on W. Johnson St. in downtown Madison, just before 11:30 a.m. when multiple callers to 911 reported fire in the steeple.
Bishop Hying celebrates Rural Life Mass on Feast of Ss. Isidore and Maria
“In gratitude for the wonder of God’s creation,” Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison concelebrated Mass on May 15, the Feast Day of Ss. Isidore and Maria, the patron saints of farmers and producers of food, fuel, and fiber at Holy Rosary Church in Darlington.
Fort Atkinson to host National Eucharistic Congress speaker
On Wednesday, June 5, at 7 p.m., St. Joseph Parish, at 1660 Endl Blvd, Fort Atkinson, will host Immaculée Ilibagiza. She is a renowned Rwandan genocide survivor, faithful Catholic, and keynote speaker at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this July.
A passion for apostolic zeal
On June 28, 2023, Pope Francis directed his discussion on “The Passion for Evangelization” to the region of Oceania and the first Australian saint, Mary MacKillop.
Summer organ recital series in Madison
The Diocese of Madison is again hosting an organ recital series during the summer months. They will be in the oratory at Holy Name Heights in Madison, 702 S. High Point Rd. All recitals, on the Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, (Op. 1204) will start at 7:30 p.m.
Blue Mass honors first responders
Gathered together at St. Bernard Parish in Madison, first responders from Madison and around the state came to be honored and give honor to those who have given their life in the line of duty.
Have a heart like St. Thérèse
On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, Pope Francis focused his audience on St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus as another witness of apostolic zeal and passion for evangelization.
‘The first thing on my desk’
Just in time for Easter, the console of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish’s pipe organ was restored and reinstalled.