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Saint Patrick’s Day Pastoral Letter to the clergy, religious, and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of New York
17 March 2011 - Patronal Feast of Saint Patrick
My dear friends in Christ:
On this Feast of Saint Patrick, I wish the entire Archdiocese of New York an abundance of God’s blessings. May our great patron saint intercede for us, obtaining from the Almighty Father all the graces that we need as disciples of His Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ!
Is there one particular grace which we can ask Saint Patrick to obtain for us? Might I suggest this year a return to the Sacrament of Penance? My fervent prayer for the Catholics of the Archdiocese of New York is that they will hear in the next weeks the beautiful, profound words of absolution pronounced in the confessional:
God the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of his Son, has reconciled the world to Himself, and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. Through the ministry of the Church, may God grant you pardon and peace, and I absolve you of yours sins, in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
How easily those words come to the lips of every priest; how ingrained they are in his mind; how deeply do they reside in his heart! The consoling, simple words of absolution are powerful beyond imagining!
To pronounce the sacramental absolution by which our sins are forgiven is one of primary reasons the Church and the priesthood exist. The Church is an instrument of mercy and reconciliation, for Christ Jesus, the Head of the Church, came to reconcile us to the Father. We call this sacrament “penance,” “confession,” or “reconciliation”. Call it what you will, the sacrament is essential for the life of the Catholic disciple. Every Catholic should be eager to hear those words; every priest should be eager to say them.
We have to be frank, though. Those words are not heard as often as they should be in the Church in New York. We can’t imagine Catholic life without the words of consecration – This is my body! This is my blood! Likewise Catholic life cannot be lived properly without the Sacrament of Penance. We need the forgiveness of our sins. We need the grace of this sacrament to grow in virtue.
Last year was my first Saint Patrick’s Day as Archbishop of New York, and I took advantage of our patronal feast to address a letter to the Archdiocese on the importance of Sunday Mass, Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy. I am grateful for the favourable reaction to my letter, with many priests and parishioners kindly telling me that it helped them think again about the gift of the Lord’s Day. That Sunday rest and Mass rightly orient all of our time toward our final goal as Christian pilgrims, the definitive Sabbath rest with the Lord Jesus in the company of all the saints in heaven.
This year I wish to address another fundamental part of our Catholic life which has been neglected by too many – both priests and parishioners – for too long. Given the coincidence of Saint Patrick’s Day with the season of Lent, I hope that my encouragement might bear fruit this Lent. Please God, this letter might encourage Catholics to keep the tradition of making a good confession before Easter.
Among priests one hears a joke in which a pastor tells his parishioners that he is terribly afraid of dying in the confessional. “Why?” they ask him. “Because no one would find me for days!” he replies. Another priest told me that, after six months in his new parish, he announced to the people that he was asking the bishop for a transfer. “You don’t need me. I’ve sat in the confessional for half-a-year, and nobody has come. You must all be saints. I want to serve sinners.” We can laugh, but I am afraid there is too much truth here. So in this Lent, on this Saint Patrick’s Day, I exhort the entire Archdiocese of New York: Experience the joy of forgiveness! Experience liberation from sin! Keep those confessionals busy! Keep your priests busy about the great work of dispensing the Lord’s mercy! Keep the Sacrament of Penance at the heart of Catholic life!
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2011 Events
2011 Lenten Regional Reconciliation Service
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Blessed Trinity Parish
327 Giddings Ave.
Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
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2011 Lenten Regional Reconciliation Service
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Holy Apostles Parish
16000 West National Ave.
New Berlin, WI 53151
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2011 Lenten Regional Reconciliation Service
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Basilica of St. Josaphat Parish
2333 South 6th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53215
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2011 Lenten Regional Reconciliation Service
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
St. Lucy Parish
3101 Drexel Ave.
Racine, WI 53403
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2010 Events
2010 District Reconciliation Service - Information Flyer
Monday, Feb 22
St. Monica Parish
5600 N Santa Monica Blvd, Whitefish Bay
Tuesday, Feb 23
St. Francis Cabrini Parish
1025 S. 7 St., West Bend
Wednesday, Feb 24
Sacred Heart Parish
2201 Northwestern Ave, Racine
Thursday, March 4
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
305 First St., Waterford
Monday, March 8
St. Adalbert Parish
1923 W. Becher St., Milwaukee
Tuesday, March 9
St. Dominic Parish
2133 N.22 St., Sheboygan
Wednesday, March 10
St. Jerome Parish
995 S. Silver Lake St., Oconomowoc
Thursday, March 11
St. Mark Parish
7117 14th Ave, Kenosha
Monday, March 15
St. Dominic Parish
18255 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield
Tueday, March 16
Holy Family Parish
271 Fourth St. Way, Fond du Lac
Wednesday, March 17
St. Matthias Parish
9306 W. Beloit Rd., Milwaukee
Thursday, March 18
St. Katharine Drexel Parish
511 S. Spring St., Beaver Dam
Tuesday, March 23
St. Joseph Parish
1619 Washington St., Grafton
Wednesday, March 24
Christ King Parish
2612 N. Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa
Thursady, March 25
Divine Mercy Parish
800 Marquette Ave., South Milwaukee
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Archdiocese of Milwaukee, WI
Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki invites Catholics to live their faith and personally encounter Christ and His Mercy through the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
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• Tuesday, April 12 - Racine, WI
Mission Statement
The Rosary Evangelization Apostolate was formed January 31, 2003, with the blessing, encouragement and approval of the Most Rev. Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of Milwaukee, in response to Pope John Paul II’s, Apostolic Letter, “The Rosary of the Virgin Mary” issued on October 16, 2002. Archbishop Dolan served as the Apostolate’s Episcopal Advisor until he became Archbishop of New York in April of 2009 and now remains as an Honorary Episcopal Advisor. The Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki, the current Archbishop of Milwaukee is presently the Episcopal Advisor for this Apostolate.
Fr. James Kubicki, SJ is the Spiritual Advisor for this Apostolate
The Mission for this Apostolate is a call to holiness by “contemplating the face of Jesus with Mary”, through the promotion and praying of the Holy Rosary, in order to bring peace to the world and society, and the fostering and preservation of Christian family values.
This adventure in faith strives to ultimately rediscover the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, in the sacrament of His Love, the Holy Eucharist, and in the sacrament of Reconciliation where we personally encounter Jesus Christ and His Mercy. This is solely focused for the salvation of souls and the greater honor and glory of God.
Episcopal Advisors:
Archbishop of Milwaukee
Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki
Jan. 31, 2010-Present
Most Rev. William P. Callahan, OFM Conv
April 21, 2009 –Jan. 30, 2010
Most Rev. Timothy M. Dolan
Founding Episcopal Advisor
Jan. 31, 2003 – April 15, 2009
Honorary Episcopal Advisors:
Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York
Most Rev. William P. Callahan, OFM Conv. of LaCrosse, WI
Spiritual Advisors:
Fr. James Kubicki, SJ
Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin
Most Rev. Donald Hying
Founders:
Dick & Terry Boldin
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• Employ all the means of communication to encourage and promote the praying of the rosary, Eucharistic “Amazement” and a Personal Encounter with Jesus Christ in Confession
• Daily Radio Rosary Programs and other special radio broadcasts
• Sponsor special Events and Conferences
• Parishes, organizations, groups, schools, youth groups etc. are encouraged to contact this Apostolate to arrange for talks and Eucharistic rosary gatherings
• Serves as a resource center for rosary, Eucharistic and sacrament of Reconciliation materials
• Provides guidance and assistance for the establishment and continuation of rosary & Eucharistic devotions
Special Apostolate Branches
Coordinator & Custodian of the Traveling Monstrance Program to foster Adoration for Vocations and Parish Eucharistic Adoration, featuring monstrance blessed by Pope John Paul II. Parishes, schools, religious communities, shrines etc are welcome to reserve a Visitation
WYRE Ministries: www.wyreministries.org Youth Branch which ministers through various special local, state and national events
Families in His Presence: Family Adoration Branch holds Family Holy Hours in parishes
Sacrament of Mercy Branch fosters a rediscovery of the Sacrament of Reconciliation: www.sacramentofmercy.org website
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