WWW.BISMARCKDIOCESE.COM VOL. 76 NO. 4 APRIL 2017 Dakota Catholic Action Reporting on Catholic action in western ND since 1941 Photos credit: Pontifi cal North American College Bishop Kagan celebrated Mass at the Pontifi cal North American College on Feb. 26. Also present were (back row, l-r): Seminarian Jarad Wolf, Seminarian Deacon Jordan Dosch, Fr. David Richter, Seminarian Christian Smith, Fr. Chris Kadrmas, Seminarian Dominic Bouck. Front row (l-r): Fr. Austin Vetter, Fr. Josh Ehli, Seminarian Brandon Wolf, Bishop Kagan, Seminarian Gregory Crane, Fr. Nick Schneider and Fr. Jared Johnson. Bishop Kagan served as celebrant for ministry of acolyte His Excellency Bishop Kagan, Diocesan seminarians, Gregory Mass in the Main Chapel, him since he has been so kind to an alumnus of the college, was Crane and Brandon Wolf, were dedicated to Our Lady under our groups in giving them a tour the celebrant of the Mass in among 63 men to receive the Her title of the Immaculate of the Papal Basilica of St. Paul the Chapel of the Immaculate ministry of acolyte during this Conception, brought back so many Outside the Walls.” Conception of the North American Mass. memories for me, especially my During his homily at the College on Feb. 26. He is the fi rst Bishop Kagan said the own ordination to the Transitional Mass, celebrated on the Eighth bishop of our diocese to be the experience was a tremendous Diaconate in May 1974, when my Sunday of Ordinary Time, Bishop principal celebrant of such a Mass. privilege and honor. “Celebrating parents were able to be with me Kagan reminded the second- for that wonderful day.” year seminarians that their new Concelebrating were diocesan responsibility of serving at the priests Fathers Austin Vetter, altar, their second-to-last step Josh Ehli, Nick Schneider, Jared before being ordained priests, is Johnson, David Richter and one to be taken on with a spirit of Chris Kadrmas. “What made it humility. “Remember that your even more special for me was the service is never to be about you…. presence of our own Bismarck for the people of God whom you priests who concelebrated. Along will serve look to you to model with them, my classmate and fi delity, devotion and humble joy long-time friend Cardinal James in your service to Almighty God, Harvey concelebrated. Many of and what a privilege you have in our high school pilgrims from the this vocation.” last few years would remember Continued on page 5 Bishop Kagan was able to serve alongside diocesan priests and seminarians. Here, A LOOK INSIDE Diocesan seminarian Deacon Jordan Dosch serves on the altar. Serving others Mission to Uganda Camp ReCreation is an opportunity Sister Nancy Gunderson will be part of for volunteers to serve Christ a mission team teaching children in through others .........................PAGE 4 Africa this summer ....................PAGE 6 2 | Dakota Catholic Action Bishop David D. Kagan APRIL 2017 Keep Lent’s disciplines even after it ends BISHOP’S heightens our desire to celebrate Then, Holy Week began with SCHEDULE FROM THE BISHOP well the Paschal Triduum Palm Sunday and what we had • which begins with the Mass experienced during “Passion APRIL 2017 of the Lord’s Supper and ends Week” was not forgotten but April 2 • Confi rmation for the with Evening Prayer on Easter again, intensified as Jesus Churches of St. Mary, Sunday. approached His Passion and Foxholm, and St. Philomena, Glenburn, at However, I would like to death. As it was then so it is Foxholm, 11 a.m. review these last few weeks of now, Lent came to an end with April 5 • Board of Directors Lent and then speak briefly the celebration of the Mass Meeting for Kenrick- about the Paschal Triduum and of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Glennon Seminary, the Easter Season. When I was Thursday evening and at the St. Louis same time, the shortest liturgical April 8 • Palm Sunday Vigil Mass, a bit younger, the Fifth Sunday Cathedral of the Holy of Lent began what the Church season in our year began. This Spirit, Bismarck, 5 p.m. used to call “Passion Week.” is the Paschal Triduum of Holy April 10 • Chrism Mass, Cathedral of The Mass prayers and readings Thursday evening, Good Friday, the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, for each Mass during the week Holy Saturday through the 11 a.m. were very focused on the days evening of Easter Sunday. April 12 • Communal Penance Service, Cathedral of the in the life of Jesus leading up Holy Week focuses all our Holy Spirit, Bismarck Bishop David D. Kagan to Palm Sunday. The older attention on the eternal love 7 p.m. personal Missals we all used for and mercy of God Our Father April 13 • Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Mass are a good reference for for us, His sinful children. He Cathedral of the Holy ue to the later date Spirit, Bismarck 5:30 p.m. this year for our what I mean. In the Gospels, sent His Only Son, Jesus, to we read that the objections to redeem us from what we had April 14 • Good Friday Service, D greatest Solemnity, Cathedral of the Holy the Resurrection of the Lord, Jesus from the Pharisees and done to ourselves. We could not Spirit, Bismarck 5:30 p.m. you will receive this issue of Scribes increased and they were do this for ourselves, only God April 15 • Easter Vigil Mass, openly conspiring against Jesus could and He did. Jesus took Cathedral of the Holy our Diocesan newspaper while Spirit, Bismarck, 8:15 p.m. we continue to observe the in order to put Him to death. every sin of every person, past, “Passion Week’s” tone was very present and future, on Himself April 18 • Real Presence Radio discipline of Lent. One among interview, 9 a.m. somber, sobering and in a way and His obedience undid the many of the blessings of the April 19 • Building Commission Lenten season is that what we foreboding; all pointed to His disobedience of Adam and Eve Meeting, Center for betrayal and what followed from and all their children. It is no Pastoral Ministry, do in our lives of prayer, our Bismarck 10 a.m. lives of good works and our lives that. wonder that the Church has called this week “Holy Week.” • Confi rmation at the of sacrifices and penances, only Church of Christ the King, It is sanctified not by us, but by Mandan, 7 p.m. the Lord Jesus for us. “Passion April 20 • Annual Mass and Pastoral BISHOP IN ACTION Week” and “Holy Week” are the Visit to Marillac Manor, culmination of Lent, but do not Bismarck, 8:30 a.m. end what we have been doing in April 21 • Confi rmation at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Lent. They help us understand Bismarck 7 p.m. that all of this is to attach us April 22 • Retreat for newly-received even more closely to Our Lord Catholics, Cathedral of and Savior as His disciples, the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, and as the beloved sons and 3:30 p.m. daughters of Our Father. April 23-24 • Workshop for new priests, Radisson, Bismarck As we approach the end of April 24-27 • Spring Clergy Conference, Lent, let us continue to keep Radisson, Bismarck its discipline of devout prayer, April 28 • Confi rmation for the truly generous alms giving and Churches of St. Joseph in selfless sacrifices all for the Beulah and St. Martin in Hazen, at Beulah, 6 p.m. honor and glory and love of God April 29 • University of Mary and of our neighbor. Let us not Commencement, forget that the Way of the Cross Bismarck Event Center, of Jesus is our way to heaven, to 2 p.m. the Father through Jesus. April 30 • Confi rmation for the Churches of St. Mary May all of you have a most in Golva and St. John the Baptist in Beach, at Staff photo Blessed Easter and Easter Golva, 10:30 a.m. MT Bishop Kagan visits with Scott Hennen, host of a statewide radio talk show, at the Season! fundraising banquet for Real Presence Radio held in Bismarck last month. SOCIAL MEDIA Search “Bismarck Diocese” on YouTube for Dakota videos from the Church in western N.D. Catholic Action Reporting on Catholic action in western ND since 1941 Publisher: Most Reverend David D. Kagan, D.D., P.A., J.C.L., Bishop of Bismarck Editor: Sonia Mullally, [email protected] Center for Pastoral Ministry - Diocese of Bismarck USPS0011-5770 520 N. Washington Street, PO Box 1137, Bismarck, ND 58501-1137 Phone: 701-222-3035 Fax: 701-222-0269 www.bismarckdiocese.com The Dakota Catholic Action (0011-5770) is published monthly except July by the Diocese of Bismarck, PO Box 1575, Bismarck, ND 58502-1575. 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