Diocese of Madison

Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison, WI

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Bishop Hying will be on Relevant Radio's The Inner Life show with Patrick Conley TODAY at 11:00 am! They will be discussing the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Listen at https://t.co/KmGIKKAbC8 or on your radio at 97.3 FM/1240 AM (Madison/Middleton)!

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Sacred Heart Novena, Day 2: Heart of Jesus, Source of Justice and Love

When contemplating the Sacred Heart as the source of justice and love, we connect Christ’s love for us with our love for others. As Pope Francis said in Dilexit Nos, “Our best response to the love of Christ’s heart is to love our brothers and sisters. There is no greater way for us to return love for love” (no. 167). As we meditate on the love Christ has for us, let us pray this Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for Love and Mercy.

Lord Jesus,
You gave your life for us.
Your Sacred Heart is ablaze with love.
Your hand extends towards me, and towards all,
offering love, mercy, and healing.
Sacred Heart of Jesus may your love transform me.
Burn away my hesitation that I may become your
love and radiate your mercy.
Amen.

(Prayer from the USCCB)

Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, blazing furnace of God’s mercy and goodness, transform my heart and spirit so that I might give myself more generously in love and service to others. May Your tender Heart always be the place of encounter to experience the unconditional love of God tangibly made manifest in Your every word, action and gesture.

Take possession of me so that I might be an extension of Your presence in our world and channel the rivers of living water that flow from the fountain of Your infinite love and mercy. Grant me the grace needed to boldly proclaim and zealously spread the Gospel through the joyful work of evangelization, as I invite others to enter more deeply into the mystery of Your Most Sacred Heart! Amen.

(Prayer by Bishop Donald J. Hying)

If you'd like to receive this novena's prayers via email, sign up at https://t.co/JvKhJWdyGB!

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We've had a new project brewing over the last few months ☕ and we are excited to begin sharing it today: Bishop Hying has a podcast! 🎙

"Things Visible and Invisible" explores life, faith, current events, culture, and history, all in relation to Jesus Christ and His Church. In each episode, Bishop Hying will offer reflection and conversation that connect the questions of everyday life to the richness of the Catholic faith. New episodes will be released every Wednesday.

Episode 1 explores devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the US Bishops' historic consecration of our nation to the Sacred Heart, coming up on June 11. You can listen to the inaugural episode here: https://t.co/Z05CqYH5sk.

The podcast is also available at https://t.co/JhjtIbhWnV, and across other major podcast platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, and others)!

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Sacred Heart Novena, Day 1: Heart of Jesus, aflame with love for us

In his prayer intention for June, the month dedicated the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pope Leo XIV encourages us, “Let us pray together that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from His Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.” As we begin this Novena to the Sacred Heart, we join the Holy Father in that prayer.

Lord, I come to Your tender Heart today,
to You who have words that set my heart ablaze,
to You who pour out compassion on the little ones and the poor,
on those who suffer, and on all human miseries.
I desire to know You more, to contemplate You in the Gospel,
to be with You and learn from You
and from the charity with which You allowed Yourself
to be touched by all forms of poverty.
You showed us the Father’s love by loving us without measure
with Your divine and human Heart.
Grant all Your children the grace of encountering You.
Change, shape, and transform our plans,
so that we seek only You in every circumstance:
in prayer, in work, in encounters, and in our daily routine.
From this encounter, send us out on mission,
a mission of compassion for the world
in which You are the source from which all consolation flows. Amen.

(Prayer from the USCCB)

Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus:

MostSacred Heart of Jesus, blazing furnace of God’s mercy and goodness, transform my heart and spirit so that I might give myself more generously in love and service to others. May Your tender Heart always be the place of encounter to experience the unconditional love of God tangibly made manifest in Your every word, action and gesture.

Take possession of me so that I might be an extension of Your presence in our world and channel the rivers of living water that flow from the fountain of Your infinite love and mercy. Grant me the grace needed to boldly proclaim and zealously spread the Gospel through the joyful work of evangelization, as I invite others to enter more deeply into the mystery of Your Most Sacred Heart! Amen.

(Prayer by Bishop Donald J. Hying)

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From June 3 to June 11, join us in praying a Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus! We will share each day's prayers on our social media channels, or you can also sign up to receive them via email by scanning the QR code in this graphic or by visiting this sign-up link: https://t.co/JvKhJWdyGB

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Bishop Hying invites all in the diocese to attend a special Mass with consecration of the Diocese of Madison to the Sacred Heart of Jesus! The Mass and consecration will take place on Friday, June 12 (the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) at 7:00 pm, at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church in Sun Prairie. This Mass and consecration are being offered in conjunction with the U.S. Bishops' consecration of our nation to the Sacred Heart on June 11.

Bishop Hying also encourages everyone to enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in their homes this year. Home enthronement prayer books and Sacred Heart images are available at https://t.co/fldzGILG73. This webpage will be updated throughout the year with other Sacred Heart events and resources!

Let us pray in a special way for our diocese this month. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus fill us with every blessing!

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Today, the Sunday after Pentecost, is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity!

The doctrine of the Trinity is one of the most foundational in our faith, but it is also one of the least understood. Catholic Answers has a great explainer on this central mystery! Take a bit of time to read it today: https://t.co/42PQfnFXvB

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A new film on the Sacred Heart is coming to theaters this June and it has a few local showings!

"Sacred Heart: His Reign Has No End" is a new docudrama that intertwines the story of Sacred Heart visionary and messenger St. Margaret Mary Alacoque with testimonies from priests, nuns, historians, and theologians who reflect on Jesus' revelations of love.

The film is showing in theaters through Fathom Entertainment and will be presented in English on June 9, 11, and 14; and in Spanish on June 10. In our diocese, it will play in Madison, Sun Prairie, Janesville, and Beloit (in English only; the closest the Spanish version is coming is the Chicago area). Check out https://t.co/7VZNkJp88J for more information and to see where and when it is showing near you!

(And don't forget, Bishop Hying is consecrating our diocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the same week that this film is showing; get your tickets for the movie and then attend Bishop Hying's special Mass with consecration to the Sacred Heart on Friday, June 12 at 7:00 pm at Sacred Hearts Church in Sun Prairie!)

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Two weeks have passed since Deacon Michael Hess' ordination to the diaconate and we are excited to share a few of the beautiful photos from the Mass! Thank you to Nick Sun for capturing this special evening!

If you want to watch a replay of the live-stream of the ordination, you can find it on our YouTube channel (https://t.co/oE8tlTKfIX) and at https://t.co/Ed1wE7CXp8.

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What are your plans for this weekend? If you have some time, consider visiting the Shroud of Turin exhibit that is currently on display at St. Bernard Church in Middleton! It's there until June 2 and features informative displays about this mysterious and highly-studied artifact. There are also 2 more opportunities to attend a presentation on the Shroud on June 1!

You can view the full schedule of exhibit visiting hours at https://t.co/AZGYi1e1fx.

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Calling all alumni, former students, faculty, and staff of Holy Name Seminary: You're invited to Holy Name's second annual All-School Reunion on Saturday, June 20!

Reconnect with friends and make new memories. Come celebrate the community where fraternity, personal growth, fun, and faith all intersected! The reunion will be held at Holy Name Heights; check-in starts at 1:00 pm, and the afternoon includes refreshments, socializing, class recognition, and a closing Mass at 4:00 pm.

More information and registration is available at https://t.co/gOTPFhKHJ7.

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A traveling exhibit about the Shroud of Turin that is visiting our diocese opens TONIGHT! Come to St. Bernard Church in Middleton to check out this inspiring and immersive display, featuring replicas of artifacts of Christ's Passion. The exhibit will be open for exploration from 5:00 to 9:00 pm tonight, and Bishop Hying will give a presentation titled "Exploring the Wonder of the Resurrection in the Four Gospels" at 6:00 pm and then celebrate an opening Mass at 7:00 pm.

Visit https://t.co/AZGYi1e1fx for a full list of visiting hours for the exhibit!

(Please note: This exhibit does not include the actual Shroud of Turin)

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Stella Maris Parish invites all in the diocese to a special celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Green Scapular on Saturday, June 13 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona (5101 Schofield St.)! Bishop Hying will celebrate Mass at 9:00 am.

A plenary indulgence is available under the usual conditions for those who make pilgrimage to a shrine on its patronal feast day; you can visit https://t.co/nRDokaL85d to learn more about these conditions and on obtaining indulgences.

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Today Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical letter, Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), focused on safeguarding the human person in an age of artificial intelligence. You can find the letter, summaries of the document, and other resources at https://t.co/WeLJBjZUER

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Today, the day after Pentecost, is the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church!

Today's memorial reminds us that since Mary is the Mother of Jesus, she is also the mother of all who are part of His Body, the Church. She received all of us as her sons and daughters when she received John as her son at the foot of the Cross, the scene of today's Gospel. Let us entrust ourselves and the whole Church today to her maternal care!

The image here is of a mosaic in St. Peter's Square, installed in 1981 at the request of Pope John Paul II, overlooking the spot in the Square where an attempt was made on his life in a shooting. The mosaic honors Mary's love and protection for all of us, her children, under the title "Mater Ecclesiae," Mother of the Church).

Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us!

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On this Memorial Day, let us remember and pray for all those who lost their lives while serving our country. May the merciful love of God grant them eternal rest and console their families and loved ones.

"No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends." -John 15:13

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Today, 50 days after Easter, the Church celebrates Pentecost, the conclusion of the Easter season and the birthday of the Church!

From today's reflection in Magnificat, by Servant of God Luis Martinez: "The Holy Spirit is called the Paraclete, the Consoler, because he gives souls in exile a happiness that is not incompatible with grief, but rather supposes it. Therefore, in the Mass of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit is called 'Consolator optime--Best Consoler.'...

"And if the Holy Spirit is the Consoler, it is because he is infinite Love. Even in human life, if we consider attentively, we shall understand that the only thing that can console us is love. Knowledge is precious, but it does not console. Art delights us, but its object is not to console; the only thing that consoles is love. When our heart is torn to pieces, when great bitterness fills our souls, nothing but a divine reality can assuage our pain--love: love that knows how to bind divinely both pain and grief. Love alone possesses the heavenly secret of drawing forth happiness from profound sorrow and pain."

May the Holy Spirit, the Consoler, fill our hearts today with His gift of love, and may this love spread through the whole Church and the whole world! Come, Holy Spirit!

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Pentecost Novena, Day 9: For the Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Come, O Divine Spirit, fill my heart with Thy heavenly fruits, Thy charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance, that I may never weary in the service of God, but by continued faithful submission to Thy inspiration may merit to be united eternally with Thee in the love of the Father and the Son. Amen.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit, we may be truly wise and ever enjoy his consolations. Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

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Today, the Saturday before Pentecost, is the memorial of Mary, Queen of Apostles!

The word "apostle" means "one who is sent." After they received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the apostles were empowered to go out to the whole world to preach the Gospel. If Mary is the queen of all who are sent, that means that she is our queen, since we have all been sent on mission! And she is our queen because she is the apostle par excellence. She was perfectly open to the action of the Holy Spirit at the Annunciation, when she allowed the Holy Spirit to overshadow her and to conceive the Word of God within her. Upon receiving this Word, she went in haste to visit her cousin Elizabeth to bring the good news to her. And as she mothered Jesus, she was continually attentive to Him and His actions, pondering everything in her heart (Luke 2:19, Luke 2:51). Her listening heart and her willingness to do all that was asked of her make her the best example of apostolic readiness to all of us! Let us place ourselves today under the queenship of Mary as we witness to her Son in our daily lives.

Today is also a pastorate feast day; we send prayers and a shout-out to Queen of Apostles Parish! Mary, Queen of Apostles, pray for us!

(Queen of Apostles image from the Daughters of St. Paul)

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Pentecost Novena, Day 8: For the Gift of Wisdom

Come, O Spirit of Wisdom, and reveal to my soul the mysteries of heavenly things, their exceeding greatness, power, and beauty. Teach me to love them above and beyond all the passing joys and satisfactions of earth. Help me to attain them and possess them forever. Amen.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And you shall renew the face of the earth. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit, we may be truly wise and ever enjoy his consolations. Through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.