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Divine Mercy Sunday: Do it right!
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After Easter, Catholics and Christians of all backgrounds can argue and debate which is the second most important day on the calendar.
I’m not advocating for one over the other, but since we’re nearing it, I’m going to talk about a day that should be in consideration for the next best day — Divine Mercy Sunday.
It’s the Sunday that comes after Easter, the eighth day of the Easter Octave, and depending upon the parish or the parishioner, there have been many different ways to observe that day.
At minimum, it usually includes veneration of the Image of Divine Mercy and/or praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.Catholics invited back to weekly Sunday Mass; safety protocols remain in place
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Statement from the Diocese of Madison:
MADISON — As has been circulated in recent days, the five Wisconsin bishops jointly decided to lift the suspension of the Sunday Mass obligation in their respective dioceses this month. For the Diocese of Madison, this suspension will be lifted beginning on Sunday, September 27th.
As Bishop Hying wrote to the priests of the diocese, “We have been living with the obligation suspended for almost six months and we rightly chose to be cautious, concerned for the safety and health of our people, especially at the beginning of the pandemic.”
Since late May, diocesan guidelines, observing all state and local orders for safe reopening of our 134 churches have been in place throughout the 11-county Diocese of Madison. These measures have proven effective. Our churches were reopened for public worship with limited capacity, distancing, and great caution for the public health, without any known spread of COVID-19.
Love and mercy always win
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In the summer of 2016, I was blessed to go to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, with 80 pilgrims from the Diocese of Gary.
The highlight was Saturday evening. More than a million of us from every country on earth gathered to spend the night in an open field as an oppressive sun in a cloudless sky beat down.
After the pope’s talk, he placed an enormous monstrance on the altar for Eucharistic Adoration and we all knelt down in silent prayer for 20 minutes.You could hear a pin drop.
The evening shadows lengthened as the sun descended towards the horizon.Equipping the family: Having critical conversations
We all know it’s there and probably have some idea of how we could access it. Pornography affects some of us more directly than others, but there’s no doubt that porn is a problem impacting all of us, and regrettably, it’s not going away anytime soon.
Porn has created a culture of its own, and this culture is influencing each one of us spiritually, physically, emotionally, and relationally to a greater or lesser extent depending on if we directly participate in the use of pornography. There are immense moral, social, and spiritual dangers for us and even for our children.
Embrace holy leisure
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We live in a frenzied culture of hyperactivity and stress; we probably all feel the pressure to do more, be more productive, and somehow find a perfect balance in it all.
To slow down, purposely do nothing for a while, and to rest is difficult in our sleepless, overstimulated culture. Yet, how can we hope to grow our prayer lives, deepen our relationship with God and others, and grow in our spiritual awareness if we never embrace holy leisure?
Sunday as a day of rest
Orthodox Jews take the laws of Sabbath rest very seriously, not even driving a car or pushing an elevator button from Friday evening until the end of the Sabbath, in imitation of the Lord’s seventh day of rest.
I am old enough to remember Sundays as a child, when most people still went to church, stores were closed, and no one was supposed to do work. Sundays felt qualitatively different with a focus on God, time for family and friends amidst a slower pace.
New Mass times at St. Bernard, Middleton
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Divine Mercy Sunday to be observed at Sauk City parish on April 28
SAUK CITY — Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated on April 28 at St. Aloysius Church on 115 Madison St. in Sauk City.
The festivities will begin at 12:30 p.m. and conclude with The Taste of Divine Mercy, which promises a fabulous food celebration at 4 p.m. in the school gym.
Ann Black, parishioner, has the following question for all of us: “If God gave you one special Sunday when Jesus asks us to come to him for his mercy, why wouldn’t you come to him on that day?”
Divine Mercy Sunday at St. Maria Goretti
MADISON — All are invited on Sunday, April 28, from 3 to 5 p.m. for a celebration and observance of Divine Mercy Sunday at St. Maria Goretti Church.
There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration, and Benediction. The Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary will be prayed and Confessions will be available.Divine Mercy Sunday to be observed April 8
This year, Divine Mercy Sunday will be observed on April 8.
In the Great Jubilee Year 2000, St. John Paul II declared that throughout the Catholic Church, the Sunday after Easter will be known as Divine Mercy Sunday.
Instructions from St. Faustina
St. John Paul II referred to the many instructions that Jesus gave to St. Faustina. Her diary records 14 occasions when Jesus requested that a Feast of Divine Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday) be observed.