Sunday, May 20, 2018 MEDITATION. Receive the Holy Spirit. (John 20:22)

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2 MEDITATION Sunday, May 20, 2018 Pentecost Sunday See Worship Book 856 Receive the Holy Spirit. (John 20:22) Imagine being one of the disciples on Easter Sunday. The past few days have been marked, not only by the tragic death of Jesus, but also by your own spectacular failure. After spending so much time with Jesus, watching him perform miracles and hearing him speak about God s mercy, you deserted him in his hour of need. You couldn t even stay awake with him as he prayed at Gethsemane! But now Jesus has risen and is standing right in front of you. Seeing him again, alive but still wounded, brings back these memories. You cringe inwardly and wait for him to upbraid you for your unbelief again. But instead, he says the last thing you expect: Peace be with you. (John 20:19) No condemnation, no anger, not even a mild rebuke. Just pure meek-but-powerful mercy. He still loves you. He still treasures you. All he is concerned about is that you find peace. Your heart melts. Joy fills your being. You want to express your gratitude and praise, but words fail you. Then, Jesus says something else unexpected: As the Father has sent me, so I send you. (John 20:21) God had just sent Jesus back to you as a sign of his love and mercy. He has sent Jesus so that you can see what love looks and feels like. And now Jesus is sending you to do the same thing? How can you possibly show such love? How can you possibly be like Christ? Sensing your confusion, Jesus breathes on you: Receive the Holy Spirit. (John 20:22) Once more, your heart melts. Only this time, the feeling is more personal. The Holy Spirit is pouring God s love and mercy into your heart. That s how he is sending you out: forgiven, filled with his love, and equipped to share that love. Jesus is sending you too, just as the Father sent him. He is breathing his Spirit into you, just as he did for his disciples. Embrace your mission today on this great feast of Pentecost. Embrace the Holy Spirit. Come, Holy Spirit! Make me your ambassador. Reprinted with permission from The Word Among Us Enrich the harvest of your charity. PLEASE REMEMBER SAINT LOUIS IN YOUR WILL SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday, May 21 James 3:13-18; Psalm 19:8-10,15; Mark 9:14-29 Tuesday, May 22 James 4:1-10; Psalm 55:7-11,23; Mark 9:30-37 Wednesday, May 23 James 4:13-17; Psalm 49:2-3,6-7,8-10,11; Mark 9:38-40 ENTRANCE HYMN 482 Come, Holy Ghost RESPONSORIAL PSALM 856 Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth. POSTCOMMUNION HYMN 472 Come down, O Love divine CHORAL MUSIC AT THE 11:00 AM MASS Come thou Holy Paraclete David Hurd (b. 1950) Come, thou Holy Paraclete, and from thy celestial seat, send thy light and brilliancy. Father of the poor, draw near; Giver of all gifts be here; Come, the soul s true brilliancy. Come, of comforters the best, of the soul the sweetest guest, come in toil refreshingly: Thou in labor, rest most sweet, thou art shadow from the heat, comfort in adversity. O thou Light, most pure and blest, whine within the inmost breast of thy faithful company. Where thou art not, man hath nought; Every holy deed and thought comes from thy Divinity. What is soiled, make thou pure, what is wounded, work its cure; what is parched, fructify. What is rigid gently bend, what is frozen warmly tend; Straighten what goes erringly. Fill thy faithful, who confide in thy power to guard and guide, with thy sevenfold mystery. Here thy grace and virtue send; grant salvation in the end, and in heaven felicity. Amen, alleluia. XIIIth century; translated John Mason Neale. Communion Factus est repente Graduale Romanum, Mode VII Suddenly, a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, in the place where they were sitting, alleluia; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and announced the great things God had done, alleluia, alleluia. Psalm 67:33,34. Antiphon Sub tuum præsidium Mode VII Under thy protection we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our needs, but from all dangers deliver us always, Virgin Glorious and Blessed. Oldest extant Hymn to the Blessed Virgin; circa 250 A.D. Rise up, my love Healey Willan ( ) Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away; for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear upon the earth; the time of singing of birds is come. Song of Solomon. TUESDAY ORGAN RECITALS AT 12:35 PM 22 MAY SEIPP/SHEETS DUO Randall Sheets, Ceremonial Organist, Arlington National Cemetery Chuck Seipp, Sargent Major (Retired), the United States Army Band. A significant portion of the costs of the Tuesday recitals for the current season was graciously given by Sharon Bigot in loving memory of ALFRED E. BIGOT. Thursday, May 24 James 5:1-6; Psalm 49:14-20; Mark 9:41-50 Friday, May 25 James 5:9-12; Psalm 103:1-4,8-9,11-12 Mark 10:1-12 Saturday, May 26 James 5:13-20; Psalm 141: 1-3,8; Mark 10:13-16 Sunday, May 27 Deuteronomy 4:32-34,39-40; Psalm 33:4-6,9,18-20,22; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 Please pray for the parishioners and friends of St. Louis Church who are sick: Ginny Collins, Barb Arland-Fye, Greg Ennis, Anne Hallgren, Tom Nutte, Kathy Omann, Roy Sheehan, and Evelyn Virnig. This week s featured Bulletin Advertiser LETHERT, SKWIRA, SCHULTZ & CO LSS & Co. is relied upon because of their keen analytical and decision-making skills. Their clients also value their objectivity, integrity and dedication to service.

3 RING OUT, O BELLS DATE REQUEST FOR INTENTION REQUESTED BY May 21 Mary Ellen Hennen Happy Birthday Margaret Ann May 23 John DiSanto Memorial ( 2013) Anonymous May 24 Ray and Lorraine Houle Happy Anniversary Helene Houle May 26 Sr. Marie Antoinette Chouinard Birthday Memorial R.P. Amidelamere OPEN BELL DATES: The following dates are still open in May and June for anyone wishing to have the bells rung in memory or in honor of a loved one: May 27th. June 3rd-4th, 14th, 19th-24th, 26th, 28th-30th. Please call the rectory during office hours to make arrangements. MASS INTENTIONS Monday, May 21 St. Christopher Magallanes & Companions 6:45 Mother s Day Novena 12:10 Mother s Day Novena Tuesday, May 22 St. Rita of Cascia 6:45 Donald Bakewell 12:10 Eric Jacobsen Wednesday, May 23 6:45 Tim and Jill Tibesar 12:10 Jane Adrian Thursday, May 24 6:45 Margaret Tibesar 12:10 Alice Juelich Friday, May 25 St. Bede the Venerable, St. Gregory VII, St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi 6:45 Roy Sheehan 12:10 Helen Ruth Speakman Saturday, May 26 St. Philip Neri 6:45 Katie and Dave Mahoney 5:00 Dick and Mary Brandenburg Sunday, May 27 The Most Holy Trinity 7:00 Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Louis Church 9:15 John M. Olsen 11:00 Sharon Bigot 12:30 Timothy Deutsch Monday, May 21 Tuesday, May 22 Wednesday, May 23 PARISH CALENDAR Rosary (Church) 11:40am Lunchtime Organ Recital 12:35pm Eucharistic Exposition 12:35pm-2:00pm Eucharistic Ministers We are very much in need of more Eucharistic Ministers. If you can help out please call Cindy at Restoration and Repair Next weekend there will be a second collection for the ongoing restoration and repair projects at St. Louis Church. Many thanks for keeping our church a jewel to be treasured. Are you graduating this year? We are compiling a list to honor those who will graduate this year from elementary, middle school, high school, college or graduate school. Please send your name, a photo and the school from which you are graduating. If you are graduating from college, what field is your degree in and what is next for you? The quickest way would be to send an to the Parish Office at markmstlouis@comcast.net or you may send it regular mail. The deadline is June 1st. Thank you for your assistance. Featured on the cover of this week s bulletin is the south side entrance to the church. ( pre-light rail ) Congratulations and thank you to Benjamin Kerswell, whose last day as Organ Scholar is this Sunday, May 27. Ben appeared as a soloist with the Saint Olaf Orchestra in their Senior Soloists concert last Sunday, a spot which he landed through competition. Next week, he goes on an organ tour of Germany with the Saint Olaf Organ Department, followed by a few days in Paris. He will return later in the summer as a substitute organist here before going on to Rice University in Houston for graduate work. Congratulations also to Organ Scholar Isaac Drewes, who won the Lynnwood Farnam Organ Competition in Montréal last Sunday, competing on the great organ in Saint Joseph s Oratory. Foundation For The Future As you know we held our Foundation For The Future Fundraiser last year with a list of projects forthcoming. To date the large doors and thresholds of the Church have been repaired and it is now time for Tuck-pointing and washing some of the stonework on the exterior of the church. (see photo below) Soon we will be installing a completely new walkway and entrance to the Parish Hall. Memorial Day Masses will be held rain or shine at 10am at the cemeteries listed below: Resurrection Cemetery 2101 Lexington Avenue South Mendota Heights, MN St. Mary s Cemetery 4403 Chicago Avenue Minneapolis, MN St. Anthony s Cemetery 2730 Central Ave. Northeast Minneapolis, MN Gethsemane Cemetery nd Ave. North New Hope, MN Calvary Cemetery 753 Front Avenue, St. Paul, MN Wedding Banns First Announcement BARBIE HOGAN & PATRICK HESS Second Announcement ELIZABETH KLEIN & MATTHEW COLE

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