Go Make Disciples

Bishop Hying is inviting all Catholics in the Diocese of Madison to join him in nine days of prayer to the Holy Spirit – the original novena – leading up to the Solemnity of Pentecost.

Join the bishop on his YouTube channel as he leads the novena for nine days between Ascension Thursday (May 26) and Pentecost (June 5). He will reflect on the power of the Holy Spirit and pray the Go Make Disciples prayer. You can also follow along on www.watertowncatholic.org/gmd

If you are unable to pray along with the bishop, then you can simply pray the Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit and the Go Make Disciples prayer.

Recently, Bishop Hying visited Watertown for a three-night event as he presented reflections on the life-changing power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, answering what is the core belief of our faith in the Lord and how do we live it out in the challenging world we are in. If you weren't able to join us - or you would like to review what you learned - we invite you to view the recorded talks from each evening to help you grow in your understanding of the Gospel and the call to be disciples

Sunday May 1

https://venue.streamspot.com/video/b2c085e5ec

Monday May 2

https://venue.streamspot.com/video/f13d0ad19f

Tuesday May 3

https://venue.streamspot.com/video/3bfc4ea6cc

Creation.  Capture.  Rescue.  Response.  Sound familiar?  If you were able to attend our recent Mission with Bishop Hying, you heard him talk about the Kerygma - the Proclamation of the Gospel, the Good News. We learned first that we were created to be in relationship with God and destined for eternal glory.  When we questioned that relationship, and whether or not God really had our best interests at heart, we were captured in our sin and separated ourselves from God. The Gospel goes on, however, to share the story of how God rescued us by his birth, death and resurrection. Finally, we were asked: “If this is our story, how do we respond?”

That response is what we are focusing on in the Bishop’s Go Make Disciples initiative. For a deeper look at what the Good News means to us as Catholics, watch Fr. John Riccardos’s Someone Has Come to Fight/The Kerygma on YouTube, or Chris Stefanick’s Kerygma: The Message That Changed the World on Formed.org.  Links are available below. 

Finally, consider sharing any of these resources with someone who might benefit from these messages of hope.  In that way, you are sharing in the missionary discipleship that Bishop Hying has challenged us to be a part of!

Learn more about the Kerygma:

Someone Has Come to Fight

Kerygma: The Message that Changed the World

May 15 Bulletin:  Read the Pentecost account in the Acts of the Apostles: USCCB