Author: FHC
Exalt, Let Us Exalt! Christ is Risen!
It is Easter! And I am immensely grateful that we were able to gather in person this year for Easter… Especially coming out of this past year with all the experience from COVID and protests and much... Read More
Prayer for Those Receiving the Easter Sacraments
Let us pray for our catechumens and candidates: God of the Samaritan Women, the Man Born Blind, and Lazarus, You show yourself in many ways. Most often in ways we cannot see until we look with eyes of... Read More
Archbishop Jackel’s Easter Message
Didn’t you hope we’d sing Alleluia this Easter, inspired by the end of the pandemic? I did, but that hope was left bruised and bloodied, like the Huskers facing the Hawkeyes. The pandemic has perh... Read More
Passion Week, or Holy Week
I’m very much looking forward to this Holy Week. The Sacred “Triduum” (The Liturgy including Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil), is my favorite moments of the year. Because it is a time f... Read More
Passiontide and Covering Images and Statues
You may notice that the Crucifix and/or some statues or images have been covered. The Roman Missal states: “…the practice of covering crosses and images throughout the church from [the fifth] Sund... Read More
Holy Week and Easter Schedule
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Weather Cancellations – March 15
Cancellations for Sunday, March 15 St. Mary, Ackley – 8:30 AM Mass is cancelled for March 15. St. Mark, Iowa Falls – events will take place as scheduled: 5:00 PM Stations, 5:30 PM Mass, an... Read More
