God’s Unique Designs As a seminarian, Alfred Juliano liked to design cars and planes.

He even entered a contest sponsored by General Motors but turned down the prize of formal training in automotive design. He became a priest—newly ordained and still inventive.

Scripture doesn’t tell us about Jesus’ schooling. People remember His creative ways of making a point, though. Foreshadowing His death and Resurrection, Jesus described a temple destroyed and rebuilt in three days. Mocking Him upon the Cross, religious leaders thought He meant the stone-and-mortar, richly adorned Temple in Jerusalem. With Jesus about to breathe His last, the leaders undoubtedly felt safely ensconced in their beliefs.

Speaking of safety, Fr. Alfred came up with the idea of inventing the world’s safest automobile. He bought a junker car for the frame and added a layer of plywood. So, too, the wood of the Cross built upon the framework of Jesus’ ministry. Next, Fr. Alfred covered the car with fiberglass and topped it with a clear, shatterproof bubble made of resin. The car had seatbelts and impact-absorbing bumpers, swivel seats to turn away from a head-on collision, a padded dashboard, and other safety features. Fr. Alfred called it the Aurora. Others called it the ugliest car ever. Worse yet, the car broke down 15 times on the way to an exhibition to introduce it to the world.

Jesus came to save the world. Things got ugly when Judas betrayed Him. At the Last Supper, the Lord had called Himself the Way, but the hopes of His friends and followers broke down. Even Peter denied knowing Him. On the Cross, Jesus felt abandoned!

Although Fr. Alfred abandoned his car, a collector decades later found the 1957 Aurora, recognized its one-of-a-kind value, and restored it. Once the Risen Lord’s disciples recognized Him, the Resurrection restored hope! During the Easter Fund Drive, please consider a special, one-time gift or a shift in gears to donate monthly. Your generosity will help keep TV Mass and Heart of the Nation’s publications available down the road.

Faith As Close As Your TV

Monthly Bulletin April 2020

Fr. Mark PayneChaplain

NEW TV MASS TIMESMinneapolis-St. Paul, MN

7:30 a.m. on WUCW ch. 23 (CW)Bakersfield, CA

7:00 a.m. on KGET ch. 17.2 (CW)

NEW TIME & CHANNELFort Wayne, IN

WPTA ch. 21.3 at 7:00 a.m. (also on WISE ch. 33 at 10:00 a.m.)

Mother’s DaySpiritualBouquet

Heart of the Nation’s chaplains will remember your beloved mother, grandmothers, and other special mothers at Mass. Please send their names on the enclosed spiritual bouquet card.

Please donate.

Imagine the exuberant welcome as Jesus entered Jerusalem. People laid branches and cloaks on the road before Him while shouting “Hosanna”—an expression of adoration and praise. The Kingdom seemed very near at hand!

Through Holy Scripture, we proceed to the Last Supper. Jesus washed the feet of the Disciples, as a servant would do. Bread and wine blessed and shared became the first Eucharistic meal. Still, the Disciples’ understanding remained sketchy.

For artists, charcoal remains a forgiving medium for drawing, whether they use a rubber putty eraser or give bread a try. Shaping a piece of bread into the eraser

size needed and pressing it onto a drawing lifts the charcoal. The white bread absorbs unwanted blackness.

Jesus, life-giving Bread, gave His Body and Blood for us. He lifts the blackness of sin from us and invites us to picture His mercy.

As events unfold during the Triduum that begins on the evening of Holy Thursday and continues through Easter, we follow Jesus from His

Passion to Resurrection. We see His agonized

prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane. Pontius Pilate recognizes the envy of Jesus’ persecutors and wants to release Him. The crowd wants our Savior and King crucified.

Jesus came to fulfill what Mosaic law and the prophets had taught. Scribes and Pharisees drew the line at obeying hundreds of burdensome rules. In the artistry of God’s design, Jesus wants us to think along the simple lines of doing things with love.

Although an artist sacrifices a charcoal design by painting over it, a vibrant picture emerges. Jesus sacrificed Himself on the Cross so that the Resurrection would color our lives with Easter hope.

Fr. Tony ScannellChaplain

During His lifetime on Earth, Jesus rose to every occasion, healing, helping, serving, forgiving, understanding, and loving. On Easter, we celebrate the Resurrection—our hope of eternal life as we follow His example.

Your gift to Heart of the Nation during the Easter Joy Fund Drive will share the Lord’s love far and wide. “When our lives change in ways that prevent us from going to church, the cross we bear can become heavy indeed,” said Fr. Mark Payne, chaplain for Heart of the Nation. “Your generosity will lighten the burden for many as we celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord and the overflowing joy of the whole liturgical season of Easter.”

Artist with a Good EraserArt students and master artists use charcoal for sketching what they plan to

fill in with paint. Before the days of rubber erasers, they could change a design by erasing with a bit of bread. As we reflect on the events of Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter, we can picture God’s merciful plan for our salvation taking shape through Jesus, the Bread of Life.

“Today we had to stay home from Mass. We were trying to find something encouraging to watch on TV and saw your Mass. Praise be to God!”

~James and Kryssi

“I look forward to your Sunday Mass and always watch. I am a Marine Corps vet and a 23-year vet of law enforcement. My Catholic faith always carried me through tough times.”

~Bob

“I am in a nursing home. I am only 59 but can’t walk. My sister is 5 hours away, so you are like family.”

~Patrick

Sunday of Divine MercyJesus appeared to St. Faustina Kowalska during her lifetime, revealing

His desire for a special occasion of Divine Mercy. The Lord invited the faithful to seek forgiveness of punishment and promised great mercy at the hour of death for anyone who has prayed a Novena centered on the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

Seeking an IndulgenceEven when God forgives sin, the need for punishment

or pardon (indulgence) remains. An indulgence eliminates all or part of the purification needed on Earth or in purgatory.

To seek a partial indulgence on Divine Mercy Sunday, while free from mortal sin, tell the Lord that you desire an indulgence for yourself or a soul in purgatory. Pray with a contrite heart, “Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!” before the Divine Mercy image of Jesus with rays coming from His heart.

You can only seek a full indulgence through additional observances made with complete detachment from sin—a difficult standard. For the homebound, the additional observances include: (a) an Our Father and the Creed; (b) uniting yourself spiritually with those seeking indulgence in the usual way at church; (c) an offering of a prayer, your sufferings, and hardships to the merciful Lord; (d) resolve to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist as soon as possible; and (e) prayers, such as an Our Father and Hail Mary, for the Pope’s intentions.

Novena: The Chaplet (“Little Rosary”) To pray a chaplet of Divine Mercy, use this sequence of prayers:• Three times: “O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the

Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!”;• Our Father, Hail Mary, and the Apostles’ Creed;• On the single bead of five rosary decades: “Eternal Father, I offer

You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world”;

• On ten beads of each rosary decade: “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world”;

• Three times: “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Begin the novena on Good Friday. On consecutive days, pray the chaplet for these intentions: 1) all mankind; 2) souls of priests and religious; 3) all devout and faithful souls, 4) those who do not know or believe in God; 5) souls of those who have separated themselves from His Church; 6) meek and humble souls, and the souls of little children; 7) souls who especially venerate and glorify His mercy; 8) souls in purgatory; and 9) “lukewarm” souls.

Emmaus PrayerRisen Lord Jesus,

Who met two travelers on the road, contemplating the Cross and empty tomb, When I feel disappointment, please meet me and open my heart to Your Word.

Risen Lord,

Who stayed alongside the travelers, for sorrow prevented them from seeing, When I fail to understand, please prepare me as I continue seeking.

Loving Savior,

Who blessed and broke bread at the table and in that grace-filled moment became known, Please help me to recognize the ways that unlimited love from You overflows. Amen.

Easter Prayer Lord Jesus, Risen Savior,

To You I offer joyful praise For the compassion that You give. Grateful prayer to You I raise, Who have shown me how to live.

In faith, I want to follow You, Although I sometimes stumble. May love guide all that I pursue— Your love, Savior most humble.

You know without my voicing Every blessing, dream, and care. With Easter hope and rejoicing, I come to You in thankful prayer.

With gratitude, Heart of the Nation welcomes new members to the Circle of the Heart monthly giving club. As a member, you will be included in prayers placed before the altar for every Sunday TV Mass. To join, please mark the box on your donation reply card, and indicate the amount of your pledge. (If you need to change or cancel your pledge, just contact Heart of the Nation.) Thank you!

Norma AcayanNereida AdamesSue Alexander

Mary C. BaquetEllen Barron

Mr. & Mrs. Edward BeckRosilyn M. Benjamin Lewis

Linda BilligSandra BissexLinda Bond

Edward BoweMarjorie Briles

Carl Brown HoltzMr. & Mrs. David Bryant

Cathleen BurnsVeronica Callaghan

Rosa CamereBarbara CampbellJudy Ann CarrollSue Ciaramella

Mr. & Mrs. Leoncio G. Cifra, Jr.Sr. Kathleen Cleary

Marlene J. ClermontsElizabeth A. Colasurdo

Helen CosgroveAdeline Cousins

David CovarrubiaTheresa Cramar

Ronald CruzEdelina Cuayzon

Patricia A. CunniffMariano O. Dacanay

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin DacayoNedra DaigleJoan DawsonRosa De Guia

Lani De Los ReyesMr. & Mrs. Lee DeFelice

Linda B. DelaneySalome Deleon

Dominick M. DemasiPatricia DiFiore

Geraldine E. DisienaSylvia B. Dodgin

Phillip DuboisJoan P. Eddy

Kenneth FedderRosette G. FeghaliRobert FelicianoThomas Flynn

Donna Mae GaguiMary Gay

Zachary GazaIrma Gilmore

Mr. & Mrs. Jose GinezRuth GoepfrichAlbert Gonzales

Mary A. GonzalesMr. & Mrs. Donald Gottschalk

Fidelia GoughGary Harrison

Mr. & Mrs. John HartMaryann E. Hasselbach

Mariana HayesFrancis J. Hermes

Maxine HolderriedCatherine Hudak

Ellie C. Hykes WilliamsLois Hytry

Michael JelorminePatricia J. Jubera

Marilyn KarpinskiIrene Ketting

Rosemary KinsolvingWilliam B. Labeau

Eileen LadayRobert Langston

Judith LarsonPatricia LeonardAudraAnn LeslieLisa Linthicum

Jane LongRandon LuetgensDianna Luevano

John D. MacKinnon IIIMichael Maher

Mary MarraEvelyn Martin

Alfred MartinezFrances MartinezJames McCalmont

Elizabeth McCandlessMr. & Mrs. Robert McCarroll

Guadalupe McCorkhillMarie Menesses

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald MichaelsAngela Migliaccio

Flora MonckMaryann Morabeto

Theresa MorganBarbara MoroderYolanda MorrisJohn E. Moscato

Don H. MumfordJoe NowakRose Nye

Mary O’ConnellMarlene Olstinski

Ann R. OttJohnnie Owens

Mr. & Mrs. Arnold F. PetrosinoPat Pettit

Vito PolicastroTheresa Pollard

Lupita PonceCathy Poundstone

Jerry L. PrestonMr. & Mrs. Paul Prill

Charles Richard PurdueRobert QvernGenaro RamosRichard Reuss

Robert J. ReynoldsLynne Richardson

Michelle RobertsonRose Robertson

Andre RochaElizabeth Rodriguez

James RongausPatricia P. Salisbury

Richard SanchezCharles W. Scott

Prayer & Worship Guide: Order for YourselfOr As a Gift for Someone You Love ❏ Please start a free annual subscription to the large-print Prayer & Worship Guide, published 7 times per year by Heart of the Nation. Send it to the person listed below:

Name (please print):______________________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________________________________

City:____________________________________________ State:_________ Zip Code:________________

Please return this form to Heart of the Nation, P.O. Box 14428, Milwaukee, WI 53214. Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Thank You!

Jerry SheckWayne SipichJeanne SmithJoseph Smithz

Josh SolizShirley SorensonHerlinda Soriano

Yvonne F. SotoMrs. Maria Sullivan

Gerard SweeneyMichael SweeneyCarolyn Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph TextorTeresa ThomasmaDarrell Thompson

Martin D. TolentinoCharles Trump

Rosalina VelascoMary P. Vellela

Ana WhiteClaire Willi

Mr. & Mrs. Michael WrightRosemary Zandri

Barbara Zoglmann

orContact Us:

Heart of the NationP.O. Box 14428

Milwaukee, WI 53214 Toll-Free: (855) 855-6277 Mail@HeartoftheNation.org

For local time and channel information, please visit

www.HeartoftheNation.org