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www.superiorcatholicherald.org A Lenten Retreat Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus District 91 Councils 499, 7106, 12738, 16691
Saturday, March 18, 2023
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cathedral Christ the King Kress Hall, 1111 Baxter Avenue Superior, Wisconsin
Agenda (subject to change) 9:30 a.m. Registration, Meet & Greet Coffee and Pastry 10:00 a.m. Episode 1 The Story of Death 10:30 a.m. Morning Break Coffee, Tea, etc. 11:00 a.m. Episode 2 The Afterlife 11:30 p.m. Luncheon Salad & Sandwich Bar 12:30 p.m. Episode 3 The Hour of Our Death 1:00 p.m. Afternoon Break Coffee and Cookies 1:30 p.m. Episode 4 The Faithful Departed 2:00 p.m. Q & A with Priests (Bishop if schedule allows) 3:00 p.m. Adoration, Rosary & Confession 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass
We all have very real questions about death:
What happens when we die? What does Scripture teach about death? How do we prepare for the life to come? Eternal Rest" examines the origin of death, the afterlife, and the powerful reality around the sacrament that ushers us into eternal life. Eternal Rest" presents the Catholic Church's teaching about death and God's response to it with wisdom and truth, gentleness, and compassion, so we can think about and prepare for death in the light of Jesus Christ, the Author of life. As part of the Knight's "Faith in Action" program, the councils of District 91 are sponsoring a Lenten Retreat open to the Diocese of Superior and beyond.
All are Welcome!
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FRANCIS, from Page 1
takes with him three disciples, chosen to be witnesses of a unique event. He wants that experience of grace to be shared, not solitary, just as our whole life of faith is an experience that is shared. For it is in together- ness that we follow Jesus. To- gether too, as a pilgrim church in time, we experience the liturgical year and Lent within it, walking alongside those whom the Lord has placed among us as fellow travelers. Like the ascent of Jesus and the disciples to Mount Tabor, we can say that our Lenten journey is synodal, since we make it together along the same path, as disciples of the one master. For we know that Jesus is himself the way, and therefore, both in the liturgical journey and in the journey of the synod, the church does noth- ing other than enter ever more deeply and fully into the mystery of Christ the Savior. And so we come to its culmi- nation. The Gospel relates that Jesus was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light (Mt 17:2). This is the summit, the goal of the jour- ney. At the end of their ascent, as they stand on the mountain heights with Jesus, the three dis- ciples are given the grace of see- ing him in his glory, resplendent in supernatural light. That light did not come from without, but radiated from the Lord himself. The divine beauty of this vision was incomparably greater than all the efforts the disciples had made in the ascent of Tabor. During any strenuous moun- tain trek, we must keep our eyes irmly fixed on the path; yet the panorama that opens up at the end amazes us and rewards us by its grandeur. So too, the synodal process may often seem arduous, and at times we may become discouraged. Yet what awaits us at the end is undoubt- edly something wondrous and amazing, which will help us to understand better Gods will and our mission in the service of his kingdom. The disciples experience on Mount Tabor was further enriched when, alongside the transfigured Jesus, Moses and Elijah appeared, signifying respectively the law and the prophets (cf. Matthew 17:3). The newness of Christ is at the same time the fulfilment of the ancient covenant and promises; it is inseparable from Gods history with his people and discloses its deeper meaning. In a similar way, the synodal journey is root- ed in the churchs tradition and at the same time open to new- ness. Tradition is a source of in- spiration for seeking new paths and for avoiding the opposed temptations of immobility and improvised experimentation. The Lenten journey of penance and the journey of the synod alike have as their goal a transfiguration, both personal and ecclesial. A transformation that, in both cases, has its model in the Transfiguration of Jesus and is achieved by the grace of his paschal mystery. So that this transfiguration may become a reality in us this year, I would like to propose two paths to follow in order to ascend the mountain together with Jesus and, with him, to attain the goal. The first path has to do with the command that God the Father addresses to the disciples on Mount Tabor as they con- template Jesus transfigured. The voice from the cloud says: Lis- ten to him (Mt 17:5). The first proposal, then, is very clear: we need to listen to Jesus. Lent is a time of grace to the extent that we listen to him as he speaks to us. And how does he speak to us? First, in the word of God, which the Church offers us in the liturgy. May that word not fall on deaf ears; if we cannot always attend Mass, let us study its daily biblical readings, even with the help of the internet. In addition to the Scriptures, the Lord speaks to us through our brothers and sisters, especially in the faces and the stories of those who are in need. Let me say something else, which is quite important for the synod- al process: listening to Christ often takes place in listening to our brothers and sisters in the Church. Such mutual listening in some phases is the primary goal, but it remains always indis- pensable in the method and style of a synodal Church. On hearing the Fathers voice, the disciples fell prostrate and were very much afraid. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, Rise, and do not be afraid. And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone (Mt 17:6-8). Here is the second proposal for this Lent: Do not take refuge in a religiosity made up of extraordinary events and dramatic experiences, out of fear of facing reality and its daily struggles, its hardships and contradictions. The light that Jesus shows the disciples is an anticipation of Easter glory, and that must be the goal of our own journey, as we follow him alone. Lent leads to Easter: the retreat is not an end in itself, but a means of preparing us to experience the Lords passion and cross with faith, hope and love, and thus to arrive at the resurrection. Also on the syn- odal journey, when God gives us the grace of certain powerful experiences of communion, we should not imagine that we have arrived - for there too, the Lord repeats to us: Rise, and do not be afraid. Let us go down, then, to the plain, and may the grace we have experienced strengthen us to be artisans of synodality in the ordinary life of our com- munities. Dear brothers and sisters, may the Holy Spirit inspire and sustain us this Lent in our ascent with Jesus, so that we may ex- perience his divine splendor and thus, confirmed in faith, perse- vere in our journey together with him, glory of his people and light of the nations.
Rome, Saint John Lateran, 25 January, Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Pope Francis , dressed in the purple vestments of the Lenten season, delivers the homily during an Ash Wednesday Mass Feb. 22, at Rome's Basilica of Santa Sabina. He said the rite of the imposition of ashes reminds people to return to the truth about ourselves," which is that "the Lord alone is God and we are the work of his hands." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope Francis has moved six candidates for sainthood closer to canonization. In a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semer- aro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the pope signed decrees Feb. 23 recog- nizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of an Italian religious sister and the hero- ic virtues of five others: two laywomen, two priests and a religious woman. The process for being pro- claimed a saint includes a study of the candidates life and writ- ings to determine whether he or she lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way. A miracle attribut- ed to the candidates interces- sion is required for beatification and another miracle is needed for canonization. With the popes recognition of a miracle through her intercession, a beatification ceremony can be planned for Sr. Elisabetta Martinez, found- er of the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Mary of Leuca. The Italian, who lived 1905-91, founded the congregation to care for young children and single mothers. The miracle reportedly involved saving a fetus expe- riencing blood clots and other complications; the baby was born in good condition in 2018.
Six sainthood candidates, including two lay women, closer to canonization
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