On Wednesday, Nov. 23, the morning following the official release of the Diocese of Superior’s abusive clergy list, Bishop James P. Powers offered a Mass of Reconciliation in reparation for sins committed and to open a path for grace and healing.
Beginning his homily, the bishop referenced the words read from the prophet Joel: “They echo through my heart and my mind with profound sadness. ‘Yet even now says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, weeping and mourning. Rend your hearts, not your garments and return to the Lord, your God.’”
Confessing how his own heart was breaking, and in somber voice, the bishop expressed, “How I wish we could undo the past, but we can’t.”
He affirmed the ongoing commitment to repent and make reparation, “In light of our God’s grace and mercy.”
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