Category: Rev. Martin Bourke

Anniversary of the Last Day of Holy Rosary

Annual, Archbishop Paul Etienne, community, Deacon Gary Rose, Deacon James Fish, Dom Matthew Britt O.S.B., Francine my love, History, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Maestra Amy Gallwas, Maestra Victoria Solenberger, Mary, Moments in Time, Pope Saint John XXIII parish in Tacoma, Prayer, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Wagner, Rev. Tuan Nguyen, The Sacred Liturgy

This is an annual post, updated only slightly. Much of the language reflects my thoughts and feelings of the day, taken from my journaled notes. Over the past two years, my feelings have mellowed and matured somewhat. It is, however, good to recollect the day. Depart from me, I will weep bitterly; labour not to comfort me. (Antiphon 1 of […]

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Anniversary of the Last Day of Holy Rosary

Annual, Archbishop Paul Etienne, community, Deacon Gary Rose, Deacon James Fish, Dom Matthew Britt O.S.B., Francine my love, History, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Maestra Amy Gallwas, Maestra Victoria Solenberger, Mary, Moments in Time, Prayer, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Wagner, Rev. Tuan Nguyen, The Sacred Liturgy

Depart from me, I will weep bitterly; labour not to comfort me. (Antiphon 1 of Monastic Lauds for the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows) One year ago today, Archbishop Paul Etienne celebrated the final Mass of Holy Rosary parish in Tacoma. Tomorrow is the Feast of The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and the following day is the Feast […]

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Final Mass Video

2020 - the end of Holy Rosary, Archbishop Paul Etienne, Francine my love, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Maestra Amy Gallwas, Maestra Victoria Solenberger, Moments in Time, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Martin Bourke

Francine took this video of our final Mass at Holy Rosary as a parish community. It was originally live-streamed on Facebook. Since the Holy Rosary Facebook page is now taken down, I thought it might be nice for it to live here.

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Sorrows

2020 - the end of Holy Rosary, Archbishop Paul Etienne, community, Deacon Gary Rose, Deacon James Fish, Dom Matthew Britt O.S.B., Francine my love, History, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Maestra Amy Gallwas, Maestra Victoria Solenberger, Mary, Moments in Time, Prayer, resources, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Wagner, The Sacred Liturgy

Depart from me, I will weep bitterly; labour not to comfort me. (Antiphon 1 of Monastic Lauds for the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows) Two days ago, Archbishop Paul Etienne celebrated the final Mass of Holy Rosary parish in Tacoma. Perhaps appropriately, today is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. In his blog, his excellency had this to […]

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The Final Mass

2020 - the end of Holy Rosary, Archbishop Paul Etienne, community, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Moments in Time, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Justin McCreedy OSB, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, The Sacred Liturgy

Current and former Holy Rosary Parishioners are invited to attend our farewell outdoor Mass with Archbishop Etienne and several former pastors on September 13th 2020 at Noon. Guidelines to Attend We are strictly limited to 200 in the congregation, and parishioners MUST sign up ahead of time.Those who are vulnerable are encouraged to stay home and participate in a Mass […]

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Corpus Christi in the Desert

Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, Archbishop Paul Etienne, community, Deacon James Fish, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Meditations, Moments in Time, Rev. Francis Xavier Kikomeko, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Justin McCreedy OSB, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Wagner, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, The Sacred Liturgy

For seven years, on the Sunday Solemnity of Corpus Christi, my parish of Holy Rosary had an outdoor Procession of the Blessed Sacrament following the Noon Mass, taking Jesus through the streets of Tacoma and amongst His people. Rev. Jacob Maurer in the Corpus Christi Procession, 2013 This is a particularly special solemnity for our parish. Back in 2013, this […]

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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

2019 Transitions in Tacoma, Annual, Chant, Deacon James Fish, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Meditations, Prayer, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Wagner, Rev. Nicholas Wichert
The Divine Mercy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

How does the human brain wrap itself around the eternal and infinite love of God for His creation? How can can we even begin to comprehend the depth of love in Christ’s wounded heart as he pours Himself out for us sinners at Calvary? The truth is, we can’t. The saints and the mystics may catch glimpses, but we humans […]

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Corpus Christi

2019 Transitions in Tacoma, Annual, community, Deacon James Fish, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Moments in Time, Rev. Martin Bourke, The Sacred Liturgy

This coming Sunday my parish will participate in an outdoor Procession of the Blessed Sacrament following the Noon Mass. This will be the seventh year we’ve taken Jesus through the streets of Tacoma and amongst His people. Our outgoing parish priest, Rev. Martin Bourke, will celebrate the Noon Mass of Corpus Christi in the school auditorium, and then he and […]

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It’s Official

2019 Transitions in Tacoma, Deacon James Fish, Moments in Time, Rev. Martin Bourke

The Most Rev. J. Peter Sartain, having carefully assessed the needs of the People of God in the Archdiocese of Seattle, and after careful consultation with the Christian Faithful and the Priest Personnel Board, makes the following pastoral appointments in accord with the 1983 Code of Canon Law effective July 1, 2019. Additional appointments will be forthcoming. (Source)

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Holy Rosary, Transitioning Again:
a Plea for the Future of our Parish

2019 Transitions in Tacoma, Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, Archbishop Paul Etienne, Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg, Bishop Eusebio Elizondo MSpS, community, Deacon James Fish, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, inside baseball, Moments in Time, Rev. Francis Xavier Kikomeko, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Wagner

My parish of Holy Rosary has been going through a rough year. I’ve restrained myself from speaking too much about it, although I did have numerous posts on the inciting incident: the sudden collapse and then death of our pastor Father Michael Wagner last year. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Tacoma Following Father’s death, we had a string […]

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Holy Week Marathon

community, Deacon James Fish, Deacon Mike Teskey, Divine Office, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Moments in Time, Rev. Martin Bourke, Seasons, The Sacred Liturgy

I joke sometimes that Holy Week for an MC is like running a marathon. So this year, I used my FitBit tracking and figured out the distance I walked, starting with our Palm Sunday rehearsals and ending on Easter Sunday. This year, I clocked about 70km – that’s 43 miles. Given that a marathon is 26 miles, I actually walked […]

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Schedule for Holy Week

Annual, Chant, community, Deacon James Fish, Deacon Mike Teskey, Divine Office, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Moments in Time, Prayer, Rev. Martin Bourke, The Sacred Liturgy

The following is the Holy Week schedule for the parishes of Holy Rosary and Visitation in Tacoma, Washington. It’s less jam-packed than previous years, but there’s still a lot here! Wednesday Tenebræ is not to be missed. And of course, the Holy Triduum is essentially one giant liturgy (with some serious overnight breaks) that begins with the Introit of the […]

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Our 2018 in Review

2018 transitions in Tacoma, Archbishop J. Peter Sartain, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg, Blog Ephemera, Camino, community, Deacon James Fish, Deacon Mike Teskey, Family, Francine my love, Fun, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Pistachio House, Rev. Caleb Insco F.S.S.P., Rev. Francis Xavier Kikomeko, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Stinson F.S.S.P., Rev. Michael Wagner, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, Sacred Liturgy Conference

This has been a crazy year. Here at Pistachio House, we had designated 2018 as the “Year of Hygge“. This was going to be the year that we concentrated on coziness. Pistachio House would be finally made into the cozy home we imagined. There would be coffee cake, walks, and new furnishings. It started out strongly enough, and it certainly […]

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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

2018 transitions in Tacoma, Annual, Chant, Deacon James Fish, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Meditations, Pope Saint John Paul II, Prayer, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Martin Bourke, Rev. Michael Wagner, Rev. Nicholas Wichert

How does the human brain wrap itself around the eternal and infinite love of God for His creation? How can can we even begin to comprehend the depth of love in Christ’s wounded heart as he pours Himself out for us sinners at Calvary? The truth is, we can’t. The saints and the mystics may catch glimpses, but we humans […]

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Official Appointments, July 2018

2018 transitions in Tacoma, Deacon James Fish, Rev. Martin Bourke

Well, it’s official. The one wrinkle that I’d not seen before is that even though the appointments are effective July 1, the “first weekend of pastoral responsibilities will be July 7-8, 2018”. The other interesting thing is the note that a pastoral coordinator is “under the supervision of a priest moderator”. I’m not sure how that works. Is the parish […]

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