Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman

Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman The Cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of La Crosse where the Most Rev. Gerard Battersby celebrates Mass on the major feasts of the church year.

✝️ Did you know the word "Christian" was first used because of St. Barnabas?⁣Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of...
06/11/2026

✝️ Did you know the word "Christian" was first used because of St. Barnabas?
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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Barnabas, Apostle. When he brought Saul of Tarsus to Antioch and the two spent a year teaching, it was in that community and momen that the followers of Jesus were first called "Christians."

💡 "The light of faith is unique: it is capable of illuminating every pathway of human existence." ~Pope Francis (Lumen F...
06/10/2026

💡 "The light of faith is unique: it is capable of illuminating every pathway of human existence." ~Pope Francis (Lumen Fidei)
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Today's Gospel reminds us that our mission is to be light-bearers. The light we shine is a reflection of Christ burning inside us.

"This is the Fisherman who came down to catch the lives of the lost."⁣~St. Ephrem⁣Today the Church honors Saint Ephrem, ...
06/09/2026

"This is the Fisherman who came down to catch the lives of the lost."
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~St. Ephrem
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Today the Church honors Saint Ephrem, a 4th-century deacon, poet, and Doctor of the Church known historically as "The Harp of the Holy Spirit." During a time when complex theological debates were fracturing the early Church, Ephrem realized that ordinary people learned and remembered doctrine through what they sang. He spent his life composing hundreds of beautiful hymns, poems, and sacred music to teach the true Catholic faith and bring his flock into a closer, deeply personal encounter with Christ.

Today, the Gospel takes us straight to the side of a mountain to hear the most famous sermon ever preached: The Beatitud...
06/08/2026

Today, the Gospel takes us straight to the side of a mountain to hear the most famous sermon ever preached: The Beatitudes. esus looks at the people the world overlooks...the mourning, the poor in spirit, the peacemakers, the meek... and calls them blessed.

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | June 7⁣At the end of the Bread of Life discourse, recorded in John...
06/07/2026

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ | June 7
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At the end of the Bread of Life discourse, recorded in John 6, many of Jesus' disciples walked away. Not enemies, not Pharisees... but disciples. The people who had been following him.
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They weren't confused. The Greek text is precise: where Jesus had previously used the ordinary word for eating, he switched at the critical moment to trōgō...to gnaw or to chew, the verb used for animals at feed.
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The USCCB's own footnote on the passage acknowledges the shift directly. His listeners grasped what he was saying. That was the problem.
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He did not call them back. He turned to the Twelve and asked: Do you also want to leave?

Seven men will be ordained to the Diaconate today at 10am at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman. Watch live at diol...
06/06/2026

Seven men will be ordained to the Diaconate today at 10am at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman. Watch live at diolc.org/live

Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr | June 5⁣When Boniface set out on his final missionary journey at the age of...
06/05/2026

Memorial of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr | June 5
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When Boniface set out on his final missionary journey at the age of nearly eighty, he had already spent a lifetime doing what most men would have called enough... crossing from England to the Germanic lands, felling the sacred oak of Thor before a crowd that expected divine retribution, founding the Abbey of Fulda, organizing the scattered and half-pagan German Church into coherent dioceses, serving as Archbishop of Mainz.
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He had written to the bishops of England: "Let us be neither dogs that do not bark nor silent onlookers."
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He headed north the coastline where he had begun and failed forty years before. He knew what he was going back to and on June 5, 754, pagan raiders killed him and his companions as they prepared converts for Confirmation.

Please join us in praying for these seven men as they are about to be ordained to the Diaconate on Saturday.⁣All are wel...
06/04/2026

Please join us in praying for these seven men as they are about to be ordained to the Diaconate on Saturday.
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All are welcome to attend the Mass being held at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral on Saturday at 10am.

Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions | June 3⁣Among the twenty-two Catholic martyrs killed on this day in 1886 ...
06/03/2026

Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions | June 3
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Among the twenty-two Catholic martyrs killed on this day in 1886 in Uganda, the youngest was thirteen years old. His name was Kizito. Charles Lwanga had baptized him in secret just days before their arrest. When the condemned were marched thirty-seven miles to the ex*****on site at Namugongo, eyewitnesses reported that Kizito went laughing and talking with his companions.
He had been a Christian for only a matter of days.
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Charles Lwanga, their leader, was burned separately. As the flames consumed him, he told his ex*****oners: "You are burning me, but it is as if you are pouring water on my body."
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His last word was Katonda — My God.

Last week, Monsignor celebrated the anniversary of his Priestly Ordination. Over the years, he has impacted countless li...
06/02/2026

Last week, Monsignor celebrated the anniversary of his Priestly Ordination. Over the years, he has impacted countless lives through his faithful service to Christ and His Church. One old student shared this reflection about their time with him:

Richard Gilles. Father Gilles. Whatever you prefer. He is from Boyd. He was the priest when I was at McDonell during the 90 s.
This guy was awesome. This guy could level with you. He would talk fishing with my buddy and I and how he would have a blast at Country Fest. He would join my buddy and I at Spring St., Café.
He would go Sturgeon watching with us. This dude was cool.
You know, being from Boyd he said nothing was better than an ice cold beer from the bottle on the summer days from doing farm chores.

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530 Main Street
La Crosse, WI
54601

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Monday 8am - 9am
10am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 3pm
Wednesday 4am - 9am
9:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 8am - 3pm
Friday 8am - 3pm

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