On the feast day of SS. Isidore and Maria, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison will honor farmers and food producers as he celebrates Mass on Saturday, May 15, at 11 a.m. at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church in rural Jefferson.
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Building our faith for generations
I recently came across a treasure trove of family pictures, formal portraits of my maternal grandparents — Ignatz and Frances Franecki.
Love Never Fails: New book by Bishop Hying
Ignatius Press published a series of Bishop Donald J. Hying’s spiritual reflections in book form.
The book is called Love Never Fails: Living the Catholic Faith in Our Daily Lives.
Rural Life Mass and blessing scheduled for May 15
JEFFERSON — Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 15, and join Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison for a Mass and blessing for rural life and the upcoming planting season throughout the Diocese of Madison.
We’ll gather to celebrate the feast day of Ss. Isidore and Maria, the patron saints of farmers and producers of food, fuel, and fiber at St. Lawrence Church, W4926, Hwy. 18, Jefferson.
Mass will begin at 11 a.m. and will be followed by a blessing of farm implements and the soils of our gardens and fields throughout the Diocese of Madison.
The meaning of light
Last Wednesday evening, I experienced the beautiful prayer of Tenebrae, named after the Latin word for darkness.
Since the earliest centuries of the Church, believers gathered during the Easter Triduum to offer Scripture readings, texts from the Church Fathers, and hymns to honor the suffering, Passion, and death of the Lord.
Diocese of Madison celebrates Holy Week Masses in-person again in 2021
Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison blows into the vessel of Sacred Chrism during the Chrism Mass at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison on March 30. He is assisted by seminarian Mark Wagner. (Catholic Herald photo/Kevin Wondrash) |
MADISON — While Holy Week of 2020 left feelings of isolation and emptiness, 2021’s Holy Week was a reunion of sorts.
Catholics in the Diocese of Madison were reunited with Christ in the Holy Mass and with each other, in-person, at the holiest of celebrations during the Church year.
With restrictions on the public celebrations of Masses long-lifted, a sense of normalcy reigned as the diocese prepared to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday.
Chrism Mass
While the general public could still not attend the annual Chrism Mass, many priests of the diocese, along with parish representatives were present at the Mass on March 30 at St. Maria Goretti Church in Madison.
A small group of members from the Madison Diocesan Choir was also present to lead music ministry, along with Marco Melendez, music director at St. Maria Goretti, who served as the cantor.
A night of joy
There was a sense of joy in the air all evening, illustrated by people greeting each other and expressing how they had not seen each other in about a year, the length of time that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone.Easter greeting
Easter message from […]
Honoring St. Joseph
Issuing Patris Corde, (“With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis has declared a special year to honor St. Joseph and to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Joseph as the patron of the Universal Church.
A look at faith and culture over time
When we take a long, hard look at our culture today, it is painfully clear that we are in a profound crisis.
The racial, economic, political divisions in society, exacerbated by COVID, the elections last fall, and the violence in our midst, have become a profound obstacle to unity, peace, compassion, and even truth.
We are made in God’s image
A beautiful, basic tenet of our faith, articulated in the creation account of Genesis, is that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God, the imago Dei.
The Scriptures narrate the words of God Himself: Let us make man in our image and likeness.
This conviction is the bedrock of the Church’s defense of human dignity, proclamation of inherent rights, and responsibilities of each person and a motivation for all of our concern for the poor, the young, the elderly, and the suffering.