THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

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1 THE TWENTY-THIRD SNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 4, 2016 CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAL NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE APOSTLE PAL 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota Rev. John L. bel, Rector Rev. Nels Gjengdahl, weekends Deacons Phil Stewart, Russ Shupe, & Nao Kao Yang ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAL AND MINNEAPOLIS Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop

2 PHOTOGRAPHY The Cathedral welcomes all visitors to Mass today. We encourage those who wish to take photos of this sacred space to do so freely before and after Mass. Once the opening announcement is made, please refrain from taking photos and videos until Mass has concluded. Thank you. OPENING HYMN NATIONAL HYMN 764 God of Our Fathers INTROIT (8:00 a.m.) Iustus es Domine Gregorian Missal, Mode I Iustus es Dómine, et rectum iudícium tuum: fac cum servo tuo secúndum misericórdiam tuam. Ps. Beáti immaculáti in via: qui ámbulant in lege Dómini. You are righteous, O Lord. And right is your judgment; deal with this servant of yours according to your mercy.. Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. Ps 119:137, 124 & 1 GREETING Celebrant: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.. Amen. Celebrant: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (or similar greeting). And with your spirit. PENITENTIAL ACT I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, And striking the breast thrice, all say: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. KYRIE LITRGY GIDE FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD SNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Missa XVI GLORIA Celebrant or Cantor Congregational Mass, John Lee COLLECT. Amen. All THE LITRGY OF THE WORD 938 FIRST READING Wisdom 9:13-18b RESPONSORIAL PSALM SCCB/New American Bible Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, Verses: Lectionary for Mass SECOND READING Philemon 9-10, 12-17

3 GOSPEL Luke 14:25-33 Deacon: The Lord be with you.. And with your spirit. Deacon: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.. Glory to you, O Lord. At the conclusion of the Gospel: Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.. MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION HOMILY PROFESSION OF FAITH Please Stand I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, All bow while saying: and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. THE LITRGY OF THE ECHARIST PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR HYMN O IES, MI DLCISSIME 634 Take p Your Cross ORATE FRATRES Celebrant: Pray brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.. May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. SANCTS AGNS DEI Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,. Third time: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,. ECCE AGNS DEI Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.. HOLY COMMNION All Catholics who have prepared themselves to receive Holy Communion are invited to come forward. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths are invited to approach with arms crossed over the chest to signal their desire to receive a blessing. COMMNIO Vovete Gregorian Missal, Mode II Vovéte, et réddite Dómino Deo vestro, omnes qui in circúitu eius affértis múnera: terríbili, et ei qui aufert spíritum princípum: terríbili apud omnes reges terræ. Make vows unto the Lord your God, and accomplish them, all you who gather around him to present offerings; to the awesome God who takes away the life of princes; he is greatly feared by all the kings of the earth. Ps 76:12, 13 CLOSING HYMN MATERNA 763 America the Beautiful COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal 2010 ICEL Corporation. Saint Noël Chabanel Responsorial Psalm by Corpus Christi Watershed, 2010 licensed in the Creative Commons. Congregational Mass by John Lee 1970, 2010 GIA Publications, Inc. Reported under OneLicense No. 4676

4 Page 4 CATHEDRAL CAMPS Monday - Friday Saturday - Sunday Offices, Monday - Friday CATHEDRAL HORS 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. SNDAY MASS Anticipatory (Saturday) 5:15 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Noon, & 5:00 p.m. DAILY MASS Monday - Friday Saturday 7:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. 8:00 a.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday - Friday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. ECHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ROSARY Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the Cana Chapel and at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Weekdays at 4:50 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin OFFICE HORS (RECTORY AT 239 SELBY AVENE) Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. WELCOME CENTER HORS Saturday Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. GIDED TORS Offered Tuesday-Friday at 1:00 p.m. (except on holy days and national holidays), Meet in the center aisle. MSEM HORS Call the Cathedral at for hours of operation. VIRTAL TORS Visit for a mobile app tour. Virtually walk through the Cathedral on our website at RADIO BROADCAST The 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass is recorded and aired on Relevant Radio 1330 AM every Sunday morning at 11:00. Listen online at SAINT VINCENT DE PAL CAMPS Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) SNDAY STEWARDSHIP CONTRIBTIONS FOR AGST 28, :00 a.m. Sunday Envelopes $ 5, Member EFT/credit card $ 1, Visitors/Plate $ 7, Total Sunday Contributions $ 14, SVdP Campus Sunday $ CARING FOR GOD S CREATION: LADATO SI AND OR NATIONAL PARKS For many Americans, Labor Day weekend affords one last opportunity to really enjoy the great outdoors, the traditional end to summer in our nation. This past Thursday, September 1 also marked a special Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, established by Pope Francis and following a long line of Catholic Social teaching on the environment. Thankfully, our nation has had a long history of preserving and protecting our natural resources so that all might enjoy the beauty of this vast landscape stretching 3,000 miles coast to coast. For a century, the.s. National Park Service has been entrusted with care of our national parks. Millions of people visit the parks each year, staffed by a crew of 20,000 employees. In an era in which many people of all political persuasions question the effectiveness of our government, the National Parks system is truly a gem. Its inception predates the formal act of.s. Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on August 25, 1916 in a document called the Organic Act. In it, a national parks director was appointed at an annual salary of $4,500 ($99,350 adjusted for inflation). Writer and historian Wallace Stegner called our national parks the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst. The Park Service is a division of the.s. Department of the Interior. Why is this so important? The Park Service affords people of all economic levels an opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful scenery our nation has to offer, while preserving its history and caring for the earth. The Park Service s roots are more than 150 years old, when in 1864 President Abraham Lincoln deeded Yosemite Valley to the state of California. In 1872, President lysses Grant signed a law designating 2.2 million acres in the territory of Wyoming to be set aside for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, making Yellowstone the nation s first National Park. Someday I hope to visit there. The key phrase of the Act reads: fundamental purpose of the said parks and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. I had the opportunity to visit two National Parks and one national monument on a brief trip to South Dakota two weeks ago. Our National Monuments also fall under the same department, and Mount Rushmore is a prime example. I was particularly impressed by the presentation of Mount Rushmore, as the twilight video presented at the outdoor amphitheater painted a picture of our nation through the lives of the four men whose visages are carved into the side of the mountain, each representing a different phase of America s growth and development. The sculptor Gutzon Borglum selected the four presidents himself: George Washington representing our nation s birth; Thomas Jefferson, our nation s growth (e.g. Louisiana Purchase) Abraham Lincoln, our nation s preservation in time of internal strife, and Theodore Roosevelt, our nation s birth into the industrial age and his vision to preserve our natural resources. To him, we owe the greatest debt of gratitude for paving the way for the formal act of Congress in In 1991, Pope St. John Paul II issued his encyclical Centesimus Annus. In that document he noted: Not only has God given the earth to man, who must use it with respect for the original good purpose for which it was given to him, but man too is God s gift to man. He must therefore respect the natural and moral structure with which he has been endowed (para. # 38).

5 In other words, good theology is good ecology. If the National Park service has been called America s greatest idea, it is because we must consider the alternatives. Can you even imagine if the land occupied today by the national parks had been opened for development and private homesteads? Rather than the possible enjoyment for the masses, it would be reserved to the wealthy few who could afford to live there. God s creation is for all to enjoy. The fact is, as Pope Francis pointed out in Laudato Si: We are part of nature, included in it, and thus in constant interaction with it (para. # 139). I close with the beginning stanzas of the beautiful prayer composed by St. Francis of Assisi, the Canticle of the Sun: O most High, almighty, good Lord God, to you belong praise, glory, honor, and all blessing! Praised be my Lord God with all creatures; and especially our brother the sun, which brings us the day, and the light; fair is he, and shining with a very great splendor: O Lord, he signifies you to us! Praised be my Lord for our sister the moon, and for the stars, which God has set clear and lovely in heaven.. Two religious sisters were murdered in rural Mississippi, victims of an apparent robbery. Srs. Margaret Held and Paula Merrill worked as nurse practitioners in a clinic that provided 25% of the medical care in the entire county. The community was reeling from the tragic and senseless deaths. These sisters have spent years of dedicated service here in Mississippi, Bishop Joseph Kopacz of Jackson said in a statement. They absolutely loved the people in their community. I encourage our families to register their children for Religious Education classes this fall. We will be holding classes here on the Cathedral campus this year information is on our parish website. Classes begin Wednesday, September 21 st. The Cathedral Heritage Foundation s Festival of Lights is just around the corner, to be held Friday, September 23 at the Intercontinental Hotel. That is just across the street from the exact location of the first Cathedral of Saint Paul. We are raising much-needed funds to complete the interior LED lighting project, as well as begin plans for enhanced outer lighting. Installing LED s will greatly enhance the ambiance inside the church and saves significantly on the energy bill. If I could name one person whom I would love to have met but didn t, Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta would be at the very top of my list. She is being canonized this weekend, but in a strange sense, I think most everyone has already done so in his or her own heart! If she is not enjoying eternal beatitude with God, what hope is there for the rest of us? Sancta Teresia, ora pro nobis. A Pew Research Center poll reveals that the median age of Catholics in the pews is 49 years of age. I guess that clearly places me above the line! The Presbyterian median age is 59, while Muslims clocked in at 33, the youngest group represented in the survey. Hmmn, powerful food for thought. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. John L. bel, Rector CATHEDRAL CALENDAR Sunday, September 4 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Breakfast Meeting - Assembly Room 11:15 a.m. Blessing of Expectant Mothers - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Monday, September 5 - Labor Day Only One Mass 9:00 a.m. Daily Mass - Main Church Tuesday, September 6 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph Wednesday, September 7 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 6:30 p.m. CYA Talk Series - Hayden Hall 6:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Rosary - Cana Chapel 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Meeting - Ryan Room Thursday, September 8 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Hayden Hall Friday, September 9 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 1:30 p.m. Divine Mercy Cenacle - Hospitality Room 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet - Cana Chapel 6:30 p.m. CYA Outdoor Sports Night - Rahn Field, Eagan 6:30 p.m. CMA Welcome Back Barbecue - Courtyard Saturday, September 10 8:45 a.m. CMA Monthly Meeting - Hayden Hall Sunday, September 11 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin LABOR DAY SCHEDLE Page 5 Labor Day is Monday, September 5, Mass will be offered at 9:00 a.m. I encourage you to attend Mass, asking for God s Blessings upon all your labors. The Cathedral will be open from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. The office will be closed regular hours resume Tuesday, September 6. PAPAL PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2016 niversal: Centrality of the Human Person That each may contribute to the common good and to the building of a society that places the human person at the center. Evangelization: Mission to Evangelize That by participating in the Sacraments and meditating on Scripture, Christians may become more aware of their mission to evangelize.

6 Page 6 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday - Sunday, September 3-4 5:15 p.m. Steve and Mary Lauinger 50th Anniversary 8:00 a.m. Warner Family 9:00 a.m. Saint Vincent de Paul Parish 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People 12:00 p.m. Rev. Marvin O Connell 5:00 p.m. Missionary Sisters of Charity Monday, September 5 - Labor Day 9:00 a.m. Jerry Yonga Tuesday, September 6 7:30 a.m. Maryjo Kobold 5:15 p.m. Grace Cummins Wednesday, September 7 7:30 a.m. Steve and Mary Lauinger 5:15 p.m. Mike Carbone Thursday, September 8 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors 5:15 p.m. Lois Hynes Friday, September 9 7:30 a.m. Lance Little 5:15 p.m. Estrella Basuil Saturday, September 3 8:00 a.m. Daniels Family GOSPEL READINGS Readings for the Week of September 4, 2016 Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b/Ps 90:3-6, 12-17/ Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33 Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8/Ps 5:5-7, 12/Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11/Ps 149:1-6, 9/Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31/Ps 45:11-12, 14-17/ Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30/Ps 13:6/ Mt 1:1-16, or 1:18-23 Friday: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27/Ps 84:3-6, 12/ Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22/Ps 116:12-13, 17-18/ Lk 6:43-49 Next Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19/1 Tm 1:12-17/Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10 CYA FIVE-WEEK DIVINE MERCY SERIES The Cathedral Young Adults will meet for a succession of five weeks to watch Fr. Michael Gaitley present his new series Divine Mercy in the Second Greatest Story Ever Told. The last week of the series is on Wednesday, September 7. The video viewing will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Hayden Hall followed by discussion. We will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Cana Chapel to pray the Rosary together. CATHEDRAL NEWS ATTENTION MEN That Man Is You! is an interactive men s program focused on the development of men in the modern world and becoming men after God s own heart. That Man Is You! is coming to the Cathedral Parish, beginning Saturday, September 24, 7:00-8:30 a.m. in Hayden Hall. For more information and registration: CATHEDRAL DIVINE MERCY CENACLE The Divine Mercy Cenacle begins its 10th year on Friday, September 9 at 1:30 p.m. in the Hospitality Room in the lower level. Our cenacle reads and discusses the Diary of St. Faustina, the Catechism of Catholic Church, and Scriptures. At 3:00, we sing the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the Cana Chapel. If you would like more information about our Divine Mercy Cenacle or if you would like to join us, please call Jeanne Eisenbarth at or Paula Linnen at BECOMING A CATHOLIC AT THE CATHEDRAL If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic, or just learning more about the Catholic faith, we have an excellent program of teaching and spiritual formation called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or RCIA, which begins Thursday, September 8. Find out more by picking up a brochure in the rack in the Cathedral, by visiting and by talking with Patrick Conley pconley@cathedralsaintpaul.org; MEN S ASSOCIATION BARBEQE, SEPTEMBER 9 All parish men are invited to participate in the Cathedral Men s Association s annual Welcome Back Barbeque on Friday, September 9, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Cathedral courtyard. Join us for great food, cold beverages, and fun Christian fellowship. In the event of rain, the event will move to Hayden Hall. CATHEDRAL CHOIR SCHOOL ENROLLMENT The Cathedral Choir School is now enrolling children ages 6 and up for the year. Open to all children, enrollment must be completed electronically at pon submission, registrants are directed to a Release Form that must be printed, signed, and mailed to the Cathedral with tuition payment. The tuition of $50 for the first child and $25 for additional children, is used to defray a small portion of the costs associated with the Choir School. Beginning September 14, Choir School meets on Wednesdays at 3:50 p.m. in the Cana Chapel to pray Benediction, after which Choristers are dismissed to their rehearsals. The Saints Cecilia and Gregory Choristers (ages 9+) sing each Wednesday at the 5:15 p.m. Mass, as well as for special Archdiocesan liturgies and occasionally at the 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass. Choristers are placed according to their age as of September 16, 2015 (no exceptions). The curriculum strives to foster a love for the Blessed Trinity while deepening the understanding of the Catholic faith through her treasury of sacred music. CATHEDRAL RELIGIOS EDCATION Parents: for up-to-date information on religious education and registration, please visit Classes for will begin September 21.

7 Page 7 Our Pastor II VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES The newly designated bishop of Dubuque, Mathias Loras, arrived in New York in 1838 on his way to his new diocese. Father Joseph Cretin, Father Jacques Pelamourges and four subdeacons accompanied him. In this group was a dark-eyed man of twenty-nine, Lucien Galtier. Recruited as a subdeacon by Loras in France, he was assigned to spend a year at St. Mary s Seminary in Maryland, completing his theological studies and learning English. Ordained in January 1840, he was almost immediately sent by Loras into the wilderness of the upper Mississippi, a journey that filled him with awe and foreboding. The boat landed at the foot of Fort Snelling. The sight of the Fort... near the Mississippi and the St. Peter [Minnesota] rivers pleased me; but I soon discovered that there were only a few houses on the St. Peter side, and but two on the side of the Fort, surrounded by complete wilderness, and without any sign of fields under tillage. This gave me to understand that my mission and life must be a career of privation, hard trials, and suffering, and required of me patience, labor and resignation. Galtier would later recall difficult first days followed by a month suffering from fever and ague. And, more depressing, he reported, I was panting after a priest, but there was not one near me. Released from the infirmary at Fort Snelling, he turned his attention to the area east of the Mississippi: eighteen families had settled in the vicinity of Pig s Eye Parrant s tavern. Thirteen of them were Catholic, and they all spoke French. Galtier began to offer Mass for these people with some regularity in whatever shanty was available, though none of these shanties was large enough. In October, 1840, a meeting was convened to discuss the situation. One early settler remembered: It was suggested that a shelter, a cover supported by posts be erected, an idea that attracted little support. It soon became clear that there was a need and a desire to set up a permanent place for worship. It was decided to erect a log cabin chapel. But nothing was done until late the next summer. By that time, there would be an increased number of Catholic settlers and they would come together to build a parish church. Excerpts from Pilgrims from the Northland, by Marvin O Connell. ACSP. Note: Father Marvin O Connell, author of John Ireland and the American Catholic Church and Pilgrims from the Northland, died on August 22. A priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, he was a professor at Notre Dame niversity, an eminent scholar and historian. His colleagues wrote of him: Father O Connell stands in the very front rank of distinguished historians.... He utilized his striking talents as an integral part of his fundamental vocation as a priest: he well understood the crucial role of the historian in the life of the Christian people. An inveterate storyteller, his books were notable for what one reviewer called a painterly eye and an elegant craftsmanship. His words have been heard often in Voices from the Archives. From his published works and a collection of lectures, sermons and articles, we have come to know the history of the Archdiocese. And we have met John Ireland the boy, the priest, the bishop, the archbishop. In truth, we would not know John Ireland without Marvin O Connell. May he rest in peace. ACSP. BAPTISM RITES We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. MARRIAGE Jaden Javier Soto Valento Srushti Osanna Joe Please join us in praying for couples preparing for the sacrament of Matrimony. James Gerald Roggenbuck Kathryn Lynn Ganas Nicholas William Jawor Breah Rae Benson SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION BAPTISM The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated for our parishioners on Sundays after the Noon Mass. Parents must attend a preparation class. To inquire, call Marybeth Gaetano at MATRIMONY To be married at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, one or both persons of the engaged couple must be an active, registered Cathedral parishioner for six months prior to requesting a wedding date. Call Marybeth Gaetano at for information about wedding policies. 6TH ANNAL CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS The Cathedral Heritage Foundation Board of Curators cordially invite you to celebrate Illuminating the Cathedral. From its vantage point high over our capital city, the Cathedral s majestic presence commands attention, especially when lit at night. This year, our fundraising focuses on the first phase of the lighting project that includes completing the transition to energy-efficient lighting on key elements of the interior and exterior, upgrading lighting in the courtyard, and completing a lighting design for key features on the Cathedral s façade. Please join us Friday, September 23, 2015 at the Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront (at 11 East Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minnesota). To register please festivaloflights@cathedralsaintpaul.org.

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