One Rosary, prayed once, contains 53 Hail Marys. More than 12,000 Rosaries, prayed once, contain more than a half million Hail Marys.
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Dominican Order begins 800th jubilee year: Sisters at Sinsinawa hold opening prayer service
The Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa invite all to join them in an Opening Ritual and Vesper Service to begin the celebration of the 800th jubilee year of the Order of Preachers at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, in Queen of the Rosary Chapel at Sinsinawa Mound, 585 CTH Z, Hazel Green.
Thousands venerate relics of St. Maria Goretti in Madison
It was a birthday party unlike any other.
“This has been unbelievable . . . the greatest experience ever for this parish.”
Those words from Msgr. Michael Burke, pastor of St. Maria Goretti Parish in Madison, are the simplest way to sum up the 24-hour period in which the relics of St. Maria Goretti were at the parish from the morning of October 16 — the 125th anniversary of her birth — to the morning of October 17.
Edgewood High students participate in community service day
“It’ a great day to be a Crusader,” said Edgewood High School (EHS) Principal Bob Growney before more than 700 students, staff members, and volunteers headed out for the annual Edgewood in the Community Day.
Guests enjoy annual Day at the Dells
As summer seemed to turn into autumn early this year, one late August day stood out among the clouds and the cool and felt like the right season again.
Couples young and old come together to celebrate marriage
A Sunday afternoon Mass, Aug. 16, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona, was part of the annual Diocese of Madison Celebration of Wedding Anniversaries.
Love Begins Here completes seventh summer
For the past seven summers, the middle and high schoolers of Love Begins Here (LBH), along with their leaders, have performed more than 45,000 hours of doing “small things with great love.”
‘All God’s people say . . . Amen!’ Totus Tuus program completes second year in diocese
There are kids in the Diocese of Madison who like going to class in the middle of July. Yes, you read that correctly.
Camp Gray’s Explorer Village: A mysterious place where faith grows
Every summer, hundreds of kids get their fill of faith and fun in the Camp Gray experience at the Diocese of Madison camp near Reedsburg.
Diocese of Madison welcomes six new priests
It was more than just the biggest night of their lives — it was a special night for their families, the Diocese of Madison, and the Church as a whole.
No moment symbolically externalized the work of the Holy Spirit more than the thunderous applause for six men who had just presented themselves to Bishop Robert C. Morlino to be ordained to the priesthood.