Full Text of HR1280 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Belleville | 4 | | Diocese on their 125th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The diocese honored its 125th anniversary by | 6 | | initiating Fanning the Flame, a diocesan initiative based in | 7 | | parishes and beyond to strengthen Catholics and those drawn to | 8 | | the Catholic faith by exploring the richness of the faith and | 9 | | responding to the Father's call to lifelong conversion of the | 10 | | whole person to holiness and eternal life; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The diocese of Belleville was erected by His | 12 | | Holiness, Pope Leo XIII on January 7, 1887; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The diocese of Belleville encompasses 28 counties | 14 | | with 117 parishes and has a Catholic population of 83,689; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, There was a diocesan wide celebration through a | 16 | | Mass of Thanksgiving, which took place on Sunday, April 29, | 17 | | 2012 at the Cathedral of St. Peter; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Mass of Thanksgiving allowed everyone to | 19 | | gather in the mother church of the diocese and give thanks to | 20 | | God for the gift of the Catholic faith lived out each day by |
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| 1 | | hundreds and thousands of faithful followers of Jesus Christ | 2 | | for a century and a quarter and to allow an outstanding member | 3 | | from each parish to be recognized; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Parish choirs came together for a Spirit-filled | 5 | | festival of music, which included a full spectrum of church | 6 | | music, sacred songs, and hymns presented by musicians across | 7 | | the diocese; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Everyone in the diocese was invited to participate | 9 | | in a renewed commitment to pray and work for vocations to the | 10 | | priesthood and the religious life; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A commemorative anniversary book has been edited | 12 | | by Father Stanley J. Konieczny to celebrate the Christian faith | 13 | | by sharing the faith stories of all 117 parishes in the diocese | 14 | | through photographs, testimonies, and highlights of the | 15 | | diocesan history; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Braxton invited all to join him in praying | 17 | | the Anniversary Prayer: "May we approach our Year of Jubilee | 18 | | with renewed faith. Please join me in praying for the | 19 | | well-being of all the Christian faithful of our local church. | 20 | | May we be blessed with an increase in vocations to the | 21 | | priesthood, to the diaconate, to the religious life, and to lay | 22 | | ecclesial ministry! May we imitate the firm faith of Saint |
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| 1 | | Peter, the rock on which Jesus Christ built His church and | 2 | | whose "Keys to Kingdom" grace our diocesan seal. May God grant | 3 | | us a renewed dedication to the gospel of Jesus Christ. May we | 4 | | all love one another and all people as Christ loves us."; | 5 | | therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate the Belleville Diocese on their 125h | 9 | | anniversary and wish them all the best in the future; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the Belleville Diocese as a symbol of our respect | 13 | | and esteem.
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