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Kevin Wondrash

Blue Mass to be held for law enforcement personnel

MADISON — St. Bernard Parish, along with the Knights of Columbus St. Bernard Council and the Bishop William O’Connor 4th Degree Assembly, are sponsoring a Blue Mass, in thanksgiving for their faithful service, for all law enforcement personnel and all fire personnel on Thursday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Bernard Church, 2450 Atwood Ave.

All law enforcement officers and fire personnel — both active and retired, regardless of faith — are invited to attend in full uniform. This includes police, sheriff, Department of Natural Resources personnel, firefighters, EMTs, and EMS personnel.

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Kevin Wondrash

Mass to be celebrated at historic St. Philip Church

HIGHLAND — In honor of the Feast of St. Philip, Fr. Jim Murphy has scheduled a Mass on Sunday, May 7, at 1 p.m. in the historic 1888 St. Philip Church.

During the Mass, the many supporters who have died will be remembered. Prayers of thanksgiving will be offered for all volunteers whose work contributes to the preservation of the church.

There will be a light potluck luncheon in the lower level after the Mass; congregants are asked to bring snacks, beverages, and desserts to share.

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Kevin Wondrash

‘Mass Mob’ on Palm Sunday in Princeton

PRINCETON — St. John Catholic Church is celebrating its fourth annual Mass Mob on Palm Sunday, April 9, at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. The parish asks parishioners and frequent guests to help fill the church.

This is an excellent way of fulfilling Pope Francis’ desire for us to bring others to Christ. You can fulfill his wishes by inviting others, especially those who have not been attending Mass on a frequent basis, through letters, emails, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, For the Catholic Herald

Bishop Morlino celebrates Pontifical Mass at the Throne

MADISON — On Monday, March 20, at the chapel of Holy Name Heights (Bishop O’Connor Center), His Excellency Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, celebrated a Pontifical Mass at the Throne for the transferred Feast of St. Joseph.

The Mass was in the Roman Rite’s older, traditional form, sometimes called the “Extraordinary Form.” The music was in Latin, in Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony, with two hymns in English for the entrance and the recessional.

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Kevin Wondrash

Bishop to celebrate Pontifical Mass at the Throne

MADISON — On Monday, March 20, at 7 p.m., His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino will celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Throne (Extraordinary Form) in the chapel of the Holy Name Heights in Madison (Bishop O’Connor Center), 702 S. High Point Rd.

Holy Mass will be celebrated in honor of the Feast of St. Joseph, foster father of the Lord, husband of Mary, patron of the Church, of the dying, of fathers, and of immigrants.

The music will be Gregorian Chant and polyphonic motets.

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Kevin Wondrash

Bishop to celebrate Pontifical Mass at the Throne

MADISON — On Monday, March 20, at 7 p.m., His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino will celebrate a Pontifical Mass at the Throne (Extraordinary Form) in the chapel of the Holy Name Heights in Madison (Bishop O’Connor Center), 702 S. High Point Rd.

Holy Mass will be celebrated in honor of the Feast of St. Joseph, foster father of the Lord, husband of Mary, patron of the Church, of the dying, of fathers, and of immigrants.

The music will be Gregorian Chant and polyphonic motets.

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Bishop Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison

Seeing and beholding the glory of Christ

This column is the bishop’s communication with the faithful of the Diocese of Madison. Any wider circulation reaches beyond the intention of the bishop.

Dear Friends,

How good it is for us to be here!

I’m hopeful that this sentiment was experienced at your own parishes this past Transfiguration Sunday.

I said it wholeheartedly as I offered the Mass and indeed, we should pray for the faith to proclaim, each and every blessed day, and especially when we stand at the foot of the altar, awaiting the Risen Lord, “How good it is for us to be here!”

What the Transfiguration is all about

The opening prayer of this past Sunday’s Mass tells us what the Transfiguration is all about. It says:

“O God, who have commanded us to listen to your beloved Son, be pleased, we pray, to nourish us inwardly by your word, that, with spiritual sight made pure, we may rejoice to behold your glory.”

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