NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 13, 2017

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1 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 13, 2017 CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota Rev. John L. Ubel, Rector Rev. Andrew Jaspers, Parochial Vicar Rev. Nels Gjengdahl, weekends Deacons Phil Stewart & Nao Kao Yang ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop

2 LITURGY GUIDE FOR THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OPENING HYMN MIT FREUDEN ZART 528 Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above INTROIT (8:00 a.m.) Respice, Domine Gregorian Missal, Mode VII Respíce, Dómine, in testaméntum tuum, et ánimas pauperum tuorum ne derelínquas, in finem: exsúrge Dómine, et iúdica causam tuam: et ne obliviscáris voces quæréntium te. Ps. Ut quid Deus repulísti infínem: irátus est furor super oves páscuæ tuæ. Ps 73:20, 19, 22, 23 & 1 Remember, O Lord, your covenant, and do not abandon for ever the souls of your poor; arise, O Lord, and judge your own cause; forget not the cries of those who seek you.. O God, why have you cast us off unto the end; why is your wrath enkindled against the sheep of your pasture? 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 Missa XVI GLORIA Congregational Mass, John Lee COLLECT. Amen. THE LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING Kings 19:9a, 11-13a RESPONSORIAL PSALM The Grail, 1963 Psalm 85:9, 10, 11-12, J. Robert Carroll SECOND READING Romans 9:1-5

3 GOSPEL Matthew 14:22-33 Deacon: The Lord be with you.. And with your spirit. Deacon: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew.. 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 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR AND GIFTS ORATE, FRATRES Celebrant: Pray brothers and sisters, 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. SANCTUS AGNUS 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 AGNUS 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 COMMUNION 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. COMMUNIO Panis quem Gregorian Missal, Mode I Panis quem ego dédero, caro mea est pro saéculi vita. The bread which I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. Jn 6:52 ANTIPHON Panis Angelicus César Franck Panis Angélicus fit panis hóminum: dat panis cǽlicus figúris términum: O res mirábilis: mandúcat Dóminum pauper, servus et húmilis. The angelic bread becomes the bread of men; The heavenly bread ends all prefigurations: What wonder! The Lord is eaten by a poor and humble servant. Saint Thomas Aquinas CLOSING HYMN FOUNDATION 585 How Firm a Foundation COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal 2010 ICEL Corporation. Psalm text 1963 by The Grail. Congregational Mass by John Lee 1970, 2010 and Responsorial Psalm by J. Robert Carroll 1998, both by GIA Publications, Inc. Reported under OneLicense No. 4676

4 Page 4 CATHEDRAL CAMPUS Monday - Friday Saturday - Sunday Offices, Monday - Friday CATHEDRAL HOURS 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. SUNDAY 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. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday Wednesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 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 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin OFFICE HOURS (RECTORY AT 239 SELBY AVENUE) Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. WELCOME CENTER HOURS Saturday Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. GUIDED TOURS Offered Tuesday-Friday at 1:00 p.m. (except on holy days and national holidays). Meet in the center aisle. MUSEUM HOURS Call the Cathedral at for hours of operation. VIRTUAL TOURS Visit for a mobile app tour and to virtually walk through the Cathedral. 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 PAUL CAMPUS Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP 9:00 a.m. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR JULY 30, 2017 Sunday Envelopes $ 5, Member EFT/Credit Card (Est.) $ 1, Visitors/Plate $ 12, Total Sunday Contributions $ 19, Saint Vincent de Paul Campus $ OPIOIDS AND ADDICTION: AN EMERGING CRISIS Better late than never, right? Whether because I have not sufficiently understood or have failed to appreciate the seriousness of the crisis, the growing problem of drug/opioid abuse is only now seared into my consciousness. Couple that with my growing concern over the drug related activity at the bottom of the hill from the Cathedral and I m as upset as I am concerned, frustrated as I am motivated to help. The term opioid is a descriptor that includes both illegal drugs (e.g. heroin) as well as prescription pain killers (e.g. oxycodone codeine, morphine) that have a potential for being highly addictive. I do not believe it is within my purview to propose simplistic solutions to manifestly complex issues. But consider this drug overdose deaths spiked from 52,000 to 59,000 last year (+19%), the largest annual jump ever recorded in the U.S., with no end in sight. More than 20,000 of those are from prescription pain relievers. In 1990, there were fewer than 10,000 drug overdose deaths in this country. What happened? This is clearly a crisis, plain and simple. It is alarming and surely ought to be a non-partisan issue, as it cuts across all typical demographics: urban and rural, young and old, black and white, rich or poor. It is a public health issue and we cannot stand by idly. In the past two years, I have witnessed first-hand a slowly but surely developing problem near the Cathedral campus (and elsewhere), manifesting itself by the number of people occupying the median spaces near freeway on ramps and exits. I have met with three individuals who have fallen on hard times, two of whom even slept for a night in our backyard. (They apologized!) Guess what all three told me? They were afraid to walk down the hill towards I-35 because of the active drug use occurring there. Walk down by the old Selby Streetcar tunnel (closed up for decades), and you will see multiple tents night after night. Mind you, the new Catholic Charities Higher Ground residence that opened this past January includes an emergency shelter with space for over 200 people, and an additional 193 new permanent housing units. Still, some are either unable to find shelter there or, in some cases, are not allowed. As they ought, Catholic Charities has a thorough intake process, to ensure that emergency shelter residents are neither a danger to themselves or to others. But they ll bend over backwards to assist those who truly desire to be helped. Some choose to go their own way and I have sensed the frustration in our police and first responders with this reality. From the discarded syringes found nearby, it is painfully obvious there is active drug use not too far from here. (I can see the tents pitched down the hill when I go out for early morning training runs on the steps near the James J. Hill House). Others see them too, and while to date we have not seen this activity on our own property, I am justifiably concerned and plan on attending some community meetings to try to be part of a solution. I can no longer quietly observe from afar. It s here in our midst and we must respond. Here s the proverbial $64,000 question How are we helping people either by turning a blind eye to makeshift encampments or by giving cash when we have at least some reasonable suspicion that these funds may be used to feed a destructive habit? I think that drug treatment programs are more effective than incarceration, and I believe with all my heart that the downtrodden deserve our attention and assistance. But I also believe that when people are in the grips of addiction, our offer of help is insufficient if they lack the will to get better. No matter what programs are offered, in order to bring about real and lasting change, a personal decision is demanded. You cannot force an addict to change; it will fall on deaf ears.

5 Still, we ought to be there to help people pick up the pieces if they show signs that they are open. I recall a discussion last winter with a young man who came seeking spiritual help. Once he began to trust me, he revealed that he had left an in-patient treatment program for young adults. By the end of our second meeting, he indicated a willingness to go back I even called his mother! Not convinced that he would follow through, I seized the moment. I informed him that I had just enough time to get him back to his program, but only if we left immediately. I was not exaggerating, I had to get back for Saturday confessions; I made it in the nick of time. I hope he utilized his second chance, and returned home to where he could find support from family. Now, what about those on the freeways off ramps? I caution you about the advisability of giving cash to people on nearby corners. I myself have chosen not to give money to those standing by exit ramps because I have little assurance about how this money will be used. In my opinion (and I confirmed this with Mr. Tim Marx, CEO of Catholic Charities), it is far safer to donate to agencies with a solid track record of serving the poor, including those with addictions. They are positioned to offer lasting help to all who are in trouble from opioids or alcohol, as well as the poor due to myriad other factors. These are our brothers and sisters in Christ may they truly feel the love of God, and know of our care and concern for their health and well-being. The Solemnity of the Assumption, a holy day of obligation, is this Tuesday the 15 th of August. An anticipatory Mass will be offered on Monday August 14 at 5:15 p.m., followed by Tuesday Masses at 7:00 a.m. (for workers), 12:00 Noon (with the Children s choir), and 5:15 p.m. The 12:00 Noon Mass may be a perfect opportunity to bring the whole family. We hope to see you here. American residents in Rome and travelers to the eternal city now have a new Church designated for English speaking Catholics. The Paulist Fathers have been given pastoral care over St. Patrick s Church, located just steps from the American Embassy, making it quite convenient. Sadly, Santa Susanna s, which had been home to U.S. Catholics since 1922, was no longer available after a dispute with the religious order living on its premises. A fresh start in a new church was thought to be the best solution. Time flies It was 25 years ago this week that the U.S. Olympic Men s Basketball Dream Team won a gold medal in Barcelona, going 8-0 with an average margin of victory of 44 points. Arguably the greatest collection of athletes on any one team in sporting history, eleven out of the twelve players would be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. It forever changed the NBA landscape, in no small part due to the international exposure by this Olympics. In 1992, there were 26 foreign born players on NBA rosters. Today, there are 115. The U.S. birth rate has dropped to its lowest number in more than a century, down 1% from 2015 to This represents 12.4 births per 1000 population. That ratio per 1000 was 21.7 in my birth year. Though there were 189 million Americans then, still more babies were born than in 2016, from a current population of 323 million. Of the 3,941,109 live births in 2016, 40.3% of those were delivered to unmarried women. Not a promising trend. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. John L. Ubel, Rector CATHEDRAL CALENDAR Sunday, August 13 11:00 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, August 14 5:15 p.m. Solemnity of the Assumption Tuesday, August 15 - Solemnity of the Assumption Holy Day of Obligation 7:00 a.m. Mass - Solemnity of the Assumption 12:00 p.m. Mass - Solemnity of the Assumption With Children s Choir 5:15 p.m. Mass - Solemnity of the Assumption Wednesday, August 16 6:30 p.m. CYA Spiritual Talk Series - Hayden Hall 6:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Officers - 7:00 p.m. Introducing Catholicism - Ryan Room Thursday, August 17 Friday, August 18 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chant - Cana Chapel 6:30 p.m. CYA Outdoor Sports Night - Eagan Saturday, August 19 9:00 a.m. Calix Society - Assembly Room 11:00 a.m. Knights of Columbus Rosary - University and Vandalia in Saint Paul Page 5 Sunday, August 20 - Coffee and Donut Sunday Coffee & Donuts after 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Masses in Hayden Hall 11:00 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 11:15 a.m. Lending Library - Hayden Hall 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary

6 Page 6 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday - Sunday, August :15 p.m. Gordon Schissel 8:00 a.m. James VonBampus 9:00 a.m. Saint Vincent de Paul ~ For the People 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People 12:00 p.m. Myrtle Dora Sappenfield 5:00 p.m. Ivan Kerekovic Monday, August 14 7:30 a.m. Bartholomew Nwaiwu 5:15 p.m. Catherine Green Tuesday, August 15 - Feast of the Assumption 7:00 a.m. Christina Pax Seppala 12:00 p.m. Jure & Maria Buric 5:15 p.m. Jerry Yonga Wednesday, August 16 7:30 a.m. Alexander & Joseph Kleve 5:15 p.m. Eva & Nicole Buric Thursday, August 17 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors 5:15 p.m. Tom Rosensteel Friday, August 18 7:30 a.m. Tia Hernandez Petrulo (B) 5:15 p.m. Charles Nicholson Saturday, August 19 8:00 a.m. John J. Nugent (B) GOSPEL READINGS Readings for the Week of August 13, 2017 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Ps 85:9-14/Rom 9:1-5/ Mt 14:22-33 Monday: Dt 10:12-22/Ps 147:12-15, 19-20/ Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/ Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14/1 Cor 15:54b-57/ Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10-12, 16/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-12/Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17/ Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17/Ps 114:1-6/ Mt 18:21-19:1 Friday: Jos 24:1-13/Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24/ Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Jos 24:14-29/Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 11/ Mt 19:13-15 Next Sunday: Is 56:1, 6-7/Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8/ Rom 11:13-15, 29-32/Mt 15:21-28 CATHEDRAL NEWS INTRODUCING CATHOLICISM CONTINUES, AUGUST 16 Are you curious about Catholicism? Thinking about becoming Catholic or returning to the Catholic Church? Join us Wednesday evenings for Introducing Catholicism an informal introduction to the breadth and depth of the Catholic faith through Bishop Robert Barron s acclaimed Catholicism series. Each time we re together, we ll view an episode featuring a different aspect of the Catholic faith and have a brief discussion afterwards, wherein questions are welcome. No registration, no previous participation is necessary...just come! We will meet in the Ryan Room, 7:00-8:30 pm. For more information, please visit: CYA THREE TALK SERIES CONTINUES, AUGUST 16 Join the Cathedral Young Adults for a three-week series on Saints for Our Daily Lives in Hayden Hall (downstairs in the Cathedral). The evening begins with praying the Rosary at 6:30 p.m. and then transitions to the talk and\or video at 7:00 p.m. We typically continue the fellowship afterwards at a nearby restaurant. PRAY THE ROSARY AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD, AUGUST 19 All are welcome to join the Knights of Columbus to pray the Rosary at the Planned Parenthood on University and Vandalia in St. Paul. We meet at 11:00 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month. Please join our efforts to build up a Culture of Life. Call Al Rohweder at for details. ARE YOU IN A 12-STEP RECOVERY PROGRAM? Would you like to freely discuss how your Catholic Faith, Jesus Christ and the Sacraments enhance your recovery? If so, The Calix Society is for you. Please consider joining us for our monthly breakfast meeting where you will enjoy a hot breakfast and warm fellowship. We meet at the Cathedral of Saint Paul the first and third Sundays of each month in the lower level Assembly Room. Our meetings begin with a hot breakfast at 9:00 a.m. (immediately following the 8:00 a.m. Mass). ALL ARE WELCOME CATHEDRAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Online registration is now open for religious education for all children, aged 3 years through ninth grade, including sacramental preparation, for the year. Please visit for complete details and registration. All classes will begin Wednesday, September 20. 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 7. 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; ).

7 Page 7 VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES Mary... the first of Christians... Work on the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin began with Masqueray s design in 1915, but stopped when America entered WWI. With the end of the War, the marble ordered for the Blessed Virgin Chapel, stalled on the shores of Italy, was finally available. Blue-white Carrera marble provided a fitting background for Hermant s statue of the Blessed Virgin. Hermant had designed the statues of Saint Peter and Saint Joseph earlier. But the image of the Blessed Virgin, modeled after the statue of Mary and Jesus in the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires of Paris, was his masterpiece. Bishop Cretin carried a copy of that revered statue to Saint Paul in It became important in the early life of John Ireland, recalling the day that he and Thomas O Gorman were consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary as Cretin s first seminarians of the Saint Paul Seminary. Hermant s statue, the focus of the BVM Chapel, is the set in the center of four stained glass windows that celebrate the key events in the life of the Virgin Mary, among them, the Assumption. The artist, Louis Millet, a friend of Masqueray, was an important artistic innovator: he founded the Chicago School of Architecture and propelled the Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. His window in the Blessed Virgin Chapel is a close copy of the famous painting by the seventeenth century Spanish master, Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo. Completed in 1919, the Blessed Virgin Chapel was dedicated by Archbishop Dowling in With that Dowling turned his attention to other Marian embellishments in the Cathedral. Inspired by his personal devotion to the Blessed Virgin, whom he called, the first of Christians, he took up the work with characteristic energy. He commissioned and supervised the design of the grilles where Mary is imaged in the Visitation, the Annunciation, the Presentation, the Finding of Jesus in the Temple, and as Mary, Our Sorrowful Mother. Mary and Joseph are united in a bronze medallion. Dowling also directed that these images of Mary, who is also the Mother of the Church, be set beneath the panel that depicts Peter and Paul at the Council of Jerusalem, a pivotal moment in church history. Excerpts from An Architectural Biography, by Eric Hansen. Note: The Feast of the Assumption is Tuesday, August 15, a Holy Day of Obligation. ACSP. HOST FAMILIES NEEDED NET MINISTRIES This fall, NET Ministries will have 177 Catholic missionaries serving with us all across the country, ranging in age from years old. Their training includes a two-week stay with host families in the area near West Saint Paul during the last two weeks of training, September This time provides them an opportunity to experience staying with host families before they officially begin their time of ministry. We would like to extend an invitation to you to participate in this part of our ministry. If you would be willing to host any team members in your home, please contact Morgan Mattfeld at morganm@netusa.org. Each missionary will have a sleeping bag and pillow, so beds are not necessary. All they need is a bit of floor space! All of our missionaries have been VIRTUS trained, are background checked, and have received letters from their pastors stating that they are in good standing with the Church. RITES BAPTISM We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. MARRIAGE Please join us in praying for all couples preparing for the sacrament of Matrimony. Mauricio Carranza Mary-Catherine Anne Schmidt Riyan Alex Mendonsa Gemma Roselle Shaffer John Lavedan Nye Natalie Ann Ossowski FUNERAL Please remember in your prayers those who are in grief because of the loss of a loved one. Michele Elizabeth Meyers 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. PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MY MOTHER Holy Mary, my Queen, I recommend myself to your blessed protection and special keeping, and to the bosom of your mercy, today and every day and at the hour of my death. My soul and my body I recommend to you. I entrust to you my hope and consolation, my distress and my misery, my life and its termination. Through your most holy intercession and through your merits may all my actions be directed according to your will and that of your Son. Amen.

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