Election Year Statement
"Catholics are called to be faithful citizens and to infuse public life with the values necessary to protect human dignity, combat injustice, and promote the common good. Because of this duty, it is necessary that we, your pastors, reflect with you on the state of our public life and the choices Minnesotans face as we go to the polls in a year in which all state legislative and executive officers are up for election."
To learn more: Please download the Minnesota Catholic Conference Election Year Statement below that is supported by Bishop Barron and all of the Minnesota bishops.
To learn more: Please download the Minnesota Catholic Conference Election Year Statement below that is supported by Bishop Barron and all of the Minnesota bishops.
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Welcome Father Tojy Jose, OFM
Fr. Tojy Jose, OFM
We welcome Fr. Tojy Jose Mandapathil, OFM to St. Joachim and Immaculate Conception Parishes beginning Monday, July 1st.
Fr. Tojy was born in Kerala, South India, is a member of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM) within the Franciscan of the Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India.
He was ordained as a priest on April 20, 2004. He has served in the Church in various capacities in India, Israel, and the USA.
He has been Principal of a High School, Superior and Treasurer at different Franciscan Friaries (Monasteries), and the Administrator of the Indian Catholic Community in Israel. In the USA, he served as Associate Pastor at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Cedar Lake, Indiana for two years.
In February 2024, Fr. Tojy joined our diocese, where he has served as the Associate Pastor of the cluster parishes of Slayton, Fulda, and Windom.
We welcome Fr. Tojy with open arms and look forward to getting to know him.
Fr. Tojy was born in Kerala, South India, is a member of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM) within the Franciscan of the Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India.
He was ordained as a priest on April 20, 2004. He has served in the Church in various capacities in India, Israel, and the USA.
He has been Principal of a High School, Superior and Treasurer at different Franciscan Friaries (Monasteries), and the Administrator of the Indian Catholic Community in Israel. In the USA, he served as Associate Pastor at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Cedar Lake, Indiana for two years.
In February 2024, Fr. Tojy joined our diocese, where he has served as the Associate Pastor of the cluster parishes of Slayton, Fulda, and Windom.
We welcome Fr. Tojy with open arms and look forward to getting to know him.
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Prayer for Pastoral Planning
Almighty God, we the people of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester prayerfully look to the future. During this time of pastoral planning, we implore the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us the gifts of wisdom, courage and hope.
May we exercise the virtue of prudence by opening our hearts and minds to be good stewards of the legacy of faith inherited from those who built the Church on the prairie, the hills, and in the valleys.
May we exercise the virtue of justice by opening our hearts and minds to assure that the voices of people from all generations, all vocations and all areas of the Diocese are welcomed and respected.
May we exercise the virtue of fortitude by opening our hearts and minds to understand and acknowledge the spiritual and practical realities of our day and prepare for the days to come; and
May we exercise the virtue of temperance by opening our hearts and minds to accept the changes in diocesan, parish and personal life that the Holy Spirit, through this planning process, is guiding us to make.
Under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, our Mother, may we discern and implement what is best for the diocesan Church and all the faithful of southern Minnesota.
We pray this through Christ, our Lord.
Almighty God, we the people of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester prayerfully look to the future. During this time of pastoral planning, we implore the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us the gifts of wisdom, courage and hope.
May we exercise the virtue of prudence by opening our hearts and minds to be good stewards of the legacy of faith inherited from those who built the Church on the prairie, the hills, and in the valleys.
May we exercise the virtue of justice by opening our hearts and minds to assure that the voices of people from all generations, all vocations and all areas of the Diocese are welcomed and respected.
May we exercise the virtue of fortitude by opening our hearts and minds to understand and acknowledge the spiritual and practical realities of our day and prepare for the days to come; and
May we exercise the virtue of temperance by opening our hearts and minds to accept the changes in diocesan, parish and personal life that the Holy Spirit, through this planning process, is guiding us to make.
Under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, our Mother, may we discern and implement what is best for the diocesan Church and all the faithful of southern Minnesota.
We pray this through Christ, our Lord.
