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[email protected] disabilities http://www.diocesefwsb.org/disabilitiesmass St. Patrick Parish journey of faith Pages 9-10 In Truth and Charity endures through a century and a half The Doctrine of Purgatory BY BONNIE ELBERSON Page 2 ARCOLA — The tones of “Panis Angelicus” rang out over the congregation of St. Patrick Church as parishioners awaited the appearance of Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, celebrant of the anniversary Six new cardinals Mass Oct. 28 commemorating the sesquicentennial Includes U.S. Archbishop of the founding of the parish in 1862. Members of the parish Knights of Columbus council, dressed in James M. Harvey full regalia, preceded the bishop down the aisle of the small rural church, which was beautifully deco- Page 3 rated and filled to capacity for the event. In his homily Bishop Rhoades referenced the Year of Faith, which has just begun for Catholics worldwide and spoke of the deep faith of the founders of St. Patrick Parish 150 years ago. Catechists gather “It is appropriate that today we remember our ances- Bishop Rhoades, Sri speak at tors in the faith, including the devout Catholics who built this parish, who sacrificed so much that the faith would Catechetical Institute Day be handed down to their children and grandchildren, to successive generations of Catholics here in Arcola.