The Blue Mass was celebrated on the evening of May 8, and was held in the St. Bernard Parish Center in Madison, while the cathedral undergoes construction.
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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.
Blue Mass for emergency personnel on May 16
The annual Blue Mass in honor of police, fire, and other first responders will be celebrated on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Bernard Parish in the parish center, 2438 Atwood Ave., Madison.
Emergency personnel honored at sixth annual Blue Mass
“It would be hard to imagine our country or our city without our first responders,” said Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison at the sixth annual Blue Mass held at St. Bernard Parish in Madison. “Where would we be? We’d be in situations of desperation, darkness, violence, suffering, and death all the time.”
Blue Mass for emergency personnel on May 16
The sixth annual Blue Mass in honor of police, fire, and other first responders will be celebrated on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Bernard Church in Madison, 2438 Atwood Ave.
Bishop honors sacrifices of first responders at annual Blue Mass
“Tonight, we gather not only to honor our first responders, but to remember those who answered the call and made the ultimate sacrifice,” said UW-Madison Chief of Police Kristen Roman at the fifth annual Blue Mass.
Blue Mass for emergency personnel on May 19
The annual Blue Mass in honor of police, fire, and other first responders will be celebrated on Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Bernard Church in Madison, 2438 Atwood Ave.
Bishop praises first responders for Christ-like compassion at annual Blue Mass
“Be consoled in those moments of exhaustion,” Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison told the first responders attending the fourth annual Blue Mass in Madison on September 17. “Those moments of perhaps desperation, those moments where you may want to give up and think this isn’t worth it or no one appreciates this. In those moments, think of how profoundly that you are like Christ.”
Annual Blue Mass offers prayers for law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency workers
Real.
That is the word to describe the annual Blue Mass celebrated at St. Bernard Church in Madison on May 9.
First responders deserve our gratitude
In the aftermath of the bombing in Manchester, England, we noticed the quiet efforts of first responders to ease victims’ fears and concerns.
In so many disasters — natural and man-made — we see the heroic efforts of police, fire, and emergency medical (EMS) units. We almost take them for granted.
Yet what would we do without these first responders who offer such invaluable service? These first responders deserve our gratitude.