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Enlightening NW Iowa Catholics!Official Communications of the Diocese of Sioux City -
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Bishop: Our Triduum journey with Christ to glory
(Bilingual) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
We are in the heart of Holy Week and are journeying together through the sacred Triduum (The Three
Bishop Walker Nickless blesses the Easter fire at a previous Easter vigil.Days), the holiest days on the church’s calendar and the busiest for your parish. Our penitential season of Lent gradually gives way to the glory of our Easter celebrations.
I hope you were able to commemorate the Last Supper of Our Savior at Holy Thursday Masses in your local parish last night. Christ shared a meal in the upper room with his disciples and also instituted the Eucharist as his true body and true blood. At the same time, he instituted the priesthood.
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Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo:
Estamos en el corazón de la Semana Santa y estamos viajando juntos a través del Triduo Sagrado (Los Tres Días), los días más santos en el calendario de la iglesia y los más ocupados para su parroquia. Nuestro tiempo penitencial de Cuaresma gradualmente da paso a la gloria de nuestras celebraciones de Pascua.
Espero que anoche hayan podido conmemorar la Última Cena de Nuestro Salvador en las Misas del Jueves Santo en su parroquia local. Cristo compartió una comida en el Cenáculo (salo superior) con sus discípulos y también instituyó la Eucaristía como su verdadero cuerpo y su verdadera sangre. Al mismo tiempo, instituyó el sacerdocio.READ MORE/LEER MÁS -
Bishop celebrates final chrism MassBy DAWN PROSSER
Director of Communications
“This Mass, which the bishop concelebrates with his college of priests and at which he consecrates the holy chrism and blesses the other oils, manifests the communion of the priests with their bishop,” from the Ceremonial of Bishops.
Bishop Walker Nickless celebrated the chrism Mass April 14 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City with his priests, deacons and members of the faithful.
Confirmation students from around the diocese and students from the Sioux City Bishop Heelan School System were in attendance.
Three Sioux City Mater Dei School students presented the bread, wine and balsam at the preparation. Deacon David Penton of Divine Mercy Parish in Algona presented the oil of chrism. Paulette Karolczak, director of faith formation for LeMars All Saints Parish presented the oil of catechumens and Father Peter Augustine, MercyOne Medical Center chaplain presented the oil of the sick.
Several of the diocesan seminarians assisted the bishop at the altar.
In his homily, Bishop Nickless acknowledged the students present in the Cathedral and explained more about a chrism Mass and its purpose. He noted that the chrism oil consecrated that day will be the same oil used to confirm some of them in the upcoming months.
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More Diocesan News
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April 17
There is power in music. The rhythm of the notes, the rise and fall of the melody speak a language that can often be understood by people of many different tongues. At Briar Cliff University, an old genre of music is planting a new foothold in the region, welcoming young people to campus in a unifying effort of culture and music.Read More -
April 17
The episcopal ordination of Bishop-elect John E. Keehner is less than two weeks away and plans are firmly in place with the assistance of countless individuals serving on various committees and subcommittees. One such committee handles the event security, which is being coordinated by Mike Hamm, a retired law enforcement officer.Read More -
April 16
The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend is a designated pilgrimage site by Bishop Walker Nickless for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope. The grotto is offering three pilgrimage options to satisfy the requirements to obtain the plenary indulgence for the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.Read More -
April 16
The Office of the Permanent Diaconate will be hosting three inquiry nights in the three deaneries for men and their wives to learn more about the permanent diaconate, what is involved and the formation process.Read More
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