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Bishops' Schedules:
Bishop William H. Bullock
Thursday, May 11, 2006
6:30 p.m. -- Preside and Preach at Sacrament of Confirmation, Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, Madison
Saturday, May 13, 2006
5:00 p.m. -- Preside and Preach at Sacrament of Confirmation, Saint Mary of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, Pardeeville
Monday, May 15, 2006
12:00 noon -- Preside and Preach at Celebration of the Eucharist, Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison
Bishop George O. Wirz
Saturday, May 13, 2006
5:15 p.m. -- Preside and Preach at Sacrament of Confirmation, St. Bernard Parish, Watertown
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
12:00 noon -- Preside and Preach at Celebration of the Eucharist, Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center, Madison
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+ Bishop Robert
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There is no column
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Official Announcements
Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, announces the following:
Bishop Robert C. Morlino and Archbishop Timothy Dolan have agreed to the request of Reverend Daniel C. Volkert to be excardinated from the Diocese of Madison and incardinated into the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, effective in June.
Bishop George Leo Thomas, Bishop of Helena, has granted permission for Reverend William Vernon, a priest of the Diocese of Helena, to serve in the Diocese of Madison ad experimentum for a two year period, effective in June.
Reverend Tait Schroeder has been named Director of the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Morlino. This is a part-time responsibility so that Fr. Schroeder will remain as Pastor of St. Bridget Parish, Ridgeway and Immaculate Conception Parish, Barneveld.
Reverend Jay Poster has been named Coordinator for Parish Planning by Bishop Morlino. Father Poster will remain in his assignment as Parochial Vicar at St. Maria Goretti as he undertakes this temporary and part-time responsibility.
Doctrine and Dinner:
Reflections on Holy Week liturgies
By Mary C. Uhler
CATHOLIC HERALD STAFF
SECOND IN A TWO-PART SERIES (read part one)
MADISON -- Bishop Robert C. Morlino talked about how we experience Easter through the liturgy in the "Doctrine and Dinner with Bishop Morlino" held on Sunday, April 23, at the Bishop O'Connor Pastoral Center.
Last week's article included Bishop Morlino's reflections on Chrism Mass and Holy Thursday. This week he discusses Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter, and Divine Mercy Sunday.
Good Friday
On Good Friday, Bishop Morlino explained why there is no Mass. It is the only day of the year when Mass is not celebrated because when we celebrate the Eucharist, the Mass makes present the sacrifice on the cross. "We say in the Mass, 'we remember your death, Lord Jesus,'" noted the bishop. "So Good Friday stands without the celebration of the Eucharist."
Also, he said, we don't celebrate the Eucharist because when the cross is made present at Mass, we see the cross in all its glory: with flowers, music, bells, and incense.
"But on Good Friday, we look at the cross as an ugly instrument of torture and capital punishment. We let the beauty be stripped away," he said.
Holy Saturday
Bishop Morlino said that the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday includes the ritual of light,
recalling the creation of the world. "The second most important creature was light," he said. "Light is basic. The most basic light is fire. Light enables us to see the beauty of the rest of creation."
The sin of Adam and Eve obscured the light. "Christ restored the light so we could see the truth and beauty and goodness of all creation," noted Bishop Morlino. "Now we have a new light in Jesus Christ. In union with him we can see the truth, beauty, and goodness."
How are we enlightened so that we can truly see? The bishop said it is through Baptism. "Through Baptism we're a whole new creation."
Bishop Morlino said Pope Benedict XVI said the Resurrection of Jesus is like an "evolutionary mutation." "There's a quantum leap in evolution. Christ really did rise from the dead. That changed forever the meaning of being human for everybody," said Bishop Morlino. "There's a completely new life in Christ. We are changed. Christ lives in me."
At the Easter Vigil people are initiated into the church with the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist.
Easter Sunday
On Easter Sunday, all the faithful renew their baptismal promises with the sprinkling of holy water.
Easter as a celebration of the saving power of Christ should keep us from being in a spiritual "rut," said the bishop. He observed that some people are tempted to arrive late and leave early from Mass. "Easter challenges us to say, 'Have I really been changed by Jesus Christ risen from the dead? Is it the same old/same old?
"Easter reminds us once a year not to get used to the sacraments. We take them for granted. Easter is at the liturgy every blessed day. Through liturgy and the sacraments is the way we meet Jesus Christ and that's the way we're saved."
Bishop Morlino said Divine Mercy Sunday - celebrated the Sunday after Easter - focuses on the sacrament of Penance.
Marriage is the only sacrament not specifically recalled during Holy Week, but "marriage underlines everything else," said the bishop. "At the Eucharist we celebrate the marriage of Christ and his bride, the church."
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