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Be sure to check you local parish for Mass times throughout the Holy Week. (most parish mass times on our site do not reflect holy week mass times). [siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget]

[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Video_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] Chrism Mass - April 4, 2019 Bishop Paul J. Swain offered this homily at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Sioux Falls. Bishop also blessed the fragrant balsam and the Oil for the Sacred Chrism, the Oil for the Sick, and the Oil for the Catechumens.

[siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] Publication of Names Priests Found to have Sexually Abused Minors Today I am releasing the names of those priests of the Diocese of Sioux Falls who have had substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse made against them. It is my prayer that this will encourage any victim harmed by any on this list or any other person serving in ministry in the Church to come forward to law enforcement or to the diocese so that appropriate assistance might be offered and justice accomplished. To all who choose to come forward, please be assured that your confidentiality will be respected. Our diocese has been blessed by the presence of priests from many religious orders over the years. Any allegations against any of them must be forwarded to their superiors…

Lent is a time for honest reflection [siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] When I was growing up I was not a Catholic and attended public schools. In my mind, there was something intriguing and mysterious about the Catholics in my class. They were special. It was especially apparent when the kids would come to school on Ash Wednesday with smudges on their foreheads. The ashes we understood, but the thought that they would go to church before school was impressive. They already had been tagged lucky because of released time. Once a week they would leave school early to go to the Catholic Church for religious education while the rest of us had to stay and study. Lunch on Fridays accommodated the fact that they could not eat meat. This blatant respect for…

Be sure to check with your local parishes for Ash Wednesday Mass times!

January 16-20, 2019 The 46th Annual March for Life will take place on Friday, January 18, 2019.  The Diocese of Sioux Falls through the Office of Marriage, Family, and Respect Life will be participating in the March and invites you to come along.  The pilgrimage will include participation in the March, the Catholic Life is Very Good youth rally, some free time to visit sites at our Nation’s Capital, and time at the National Basilica. Registration is full. Please pray for our pilgrims!

Advent is the liturgical season in the Church meant to help us prepare for the coming of Christ. The coming of Christ at Christmas is called the Incarnation – the Son of God assuming human nature and becoming a man in order to save us. Read this featured article and much more in this months The Bishop's Bulletin. [button-blue url="https://www.sfcatholic.org/bishopsbulletin/pondering-the-incarnation-god-is-with-us/" target="_self" position="center"]View Article[/button-blue]