OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 26, 2017

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1 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE NOVEMBER 26, 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, Part-time Parochial Vicar 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 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 DIADEMATA 496 Crown Him with Many Crowns INTROIT (8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.) Dignus est Agnus Gregorian Missal, Mode III Dignus est Agnus, qui occísus est, accípere virtútem, et divinitátem, et sapiéntiam, et fortitúdinem, et honórem. Ipsi glória et impérium in sǽcula sæculórum. Ps. Deus, iudícium tuum Regi da: et iustítiam tuam Fílio Regis. The Lamb who has been slain is worthy to receive power, and divinity, and wisdom, and strength, and honor; let glory and dominion be his for ever and ever. Endow the King with your judgment, O God, and the King s son with your righteousness. Rev 5:12 & 1:6, Ps 72 GREETING Roman Missal 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 XI, Orbis factor GLORIA Congregational Mass, John Lee THE LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING 969 Ezekiel 34:11-12, RESPONSORIAL PSALM Richard Proulx Psalm 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 The Grail, 1963 SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Te Deum, adapt.

3 GOSPEL Matthew 25:31-46 HOMILY RCIA RITE OF DISMISSAL (10:00 a.m.) Choir: Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Ps 119:105 PROFESSION OF FAITH 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. UNIVERSAL PRAYER Lord, hear our prayer MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal AGNUS DEI 256 A Community Mass, Richard Proulx 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 Roman Missal THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PREPARATION HYMN (when announced) CORONATION 494 All Hail the Power of Jesus Name MOTET (10:00 a. m.) O God My King John Amner O God my King, I will magnify thee and praise thy Name for ever and ever. Great is the Lord and marvelous worthy to be praised: there is no end of his greatness. The Lord is gracious and merciful, long suffering, and of great goodness. My mouth shall speak the praises of the Lord: and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever. Amen. Ps 145 ORATE, FRATRES Roman Missal 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 A Community Mass, Richard Proulx 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 Mt 25:40, 34 Amen dico vobis Gregorian Missal, Mode IV Amen dico vobis: quod uni ex minimis meis fecistis: venite benedicti Patris mei, possidete præparatum vobis regnum ab initio sæculi. Amen I say to you: in as much as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, you have done it to me. Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. COMMUNION ANTIPHON Micah 5:4c-5a; 1 Chronicles 29:10b-18 Canticle of David By Flowing Waters Paul F. Ford MOTET (10:00 a.m.) Psalm 23 Howard Goodall The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want, He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadeth me beside the still waters. Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, For you are with me, You will comfort me. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. CLOSING HYMN ICH GLAUB AN GOTT 497 To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal 2010 ICEL Corporation. Reported under OneLicense 4676: Psalm text 1963, The Grail. All rights reserved. Responsorial Psalm by Richard Proulx 1975; Congregational Mass by John Lee 1970, 2010; A Community Mass by Richard Proulx 1971, 2010 all by GIA Publications, Inc. By Flowing Waters by Paul F. Ford 1999 The Liturgical Press. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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 12:00 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 a.m. 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 NOVEMBER 12, 2017 Sunday Envelopes $ 11, Member EFT/Credit Card (Est.) $ 2, Plate $ 5, Total Sunday Contributions $ 19, Total All Saints Collection $ Total All Souls Collection $ 3, Saint Vincent de Paul Campus $ TO RISE WITH CHRIST UNDERSTANDING CATHOLIC BURIAL THEOLOGY The moment the question rolled off my tongue, I regretted it. I m told that a good lawyer never asks a question to which he or she does not know the answer. In this case, I had more than a hunch and should have listened to that inner voice and let it go. Instead, I asked the college kid behind the store counter, May I ask what is hanging from the chain around your neck? His answer, Oh that? Yes, it is a vile containing my grandfather s ashes. We all received one at his funeral. Obviously, in that moment, while checking out, I wasn t about to initiate a discussion about this recent custom. It is clearly on the increase. Today, anyone even hinting that such a practice may not be entirely appropriate ought to be prepared for pushback. Yet, I am convinced that the Catholic faithful need to hear cogent reasons for the Church s teaching and pastoral practice, even in such matters as death and burial. When we die, we must be away from the body and at home with the Lord. (2 Cor. 5:8). We Catholics believe that when we die, our body is separated from the soul until the end of time, at which point the soul and body will be reunited in the final resurrection. The 5 July 1963 Vatican instruction entitled Piam et Constantem, even while noting the reverent and unbroken tradition of burial, opened the door for the Church to allow cremation, albeit with strict caveats. The instruction clearly states that all necessary measures must be taken to preserve the practice of reverently burying the faithful departed. It had been forbidden in part due to secret societies that deliberately denied the Catholic belief in the resurrection of the body and the immortality of the soul. Those particular concerns were not as prevalent in this country, but no one may choose cremation in support of erroneous ideas. By the 5 th century A.D., the practice of cremation had pretty much died out (no pun intended). Centuries later, customs shifted once again. Bishops from several countries in which sanitary, economic or social considerations made traditional burial a challenge and hardship sought permission for cremation. In 1960, only 3.6% of Americans chose cremation. The cremation rate is astronomically higher here today, at just over 50%. In Japan, there is nearly a 100% cremation rate. Even if cremation is chosen, it is praiseworthy to offer a funeral Mass in the presence of the body, and afterwards proceed towards cremation. I have celebrated a number of funerals like this. The principal advantage is the closure that occurs in viewing the body in the casket. There is a finality in this act, even though our own experience acknowledges that it is extremely difficult. But it provides a level of closure that seems hard to replicate with a photograph. Family members at times have vastly differing views on cremation, and it can be a source of significant tension, in cases lacking specificity in a parent s burial preferences. While this is a delicate subject, in actuality following cremation, the remains are not actually ashes, but rather pulverized bone fragments. In Catholic piety, a bone chip is considered a first-class relic, and in the case of saints there are strict rules about how those remains ought to be preserved and reverenced. It is simply inappropriate to carry a vile of cremated remains on one s person. Why? Because the human body is sacred, we choose not to store cremated remains on the living room mantle, nor scatter them into their favorite fishing lake, etc. We neither rejoin Mother Earth nor become fused with the universe. Even less are human ashes regenerated into the earth in a pantheistic sense. If our home is in heaven, then that is where we belong on the last day. In the intervening period (who can know its duration?), we fittingly reverence the dead through dedicated spaces in

5 blessed cemeteries, encouraging the faithful to pray at the site of their loved one s graves. While Catholic teaching clearly shows a preference for a funeral in the presence of the body, it respects all legitimate options. Cremation is typically more affordable, no small matter considering the costs associated with funerals today. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith document issued on 15 August 2016 Ad resurgendum cum Christo ( To Rise with Christ ) clarified that cremation of the deceased s body does not affect his or her soul, nor does it prevent God, in his omnipotence, from raising up the deceased body to new life. Thus cremation, in and of itself, objectively negates neither the Christian doctrine of the soul s immortality nor that of the resurrection of the body. (Para. #4). In the following paragraph we read: The reservation of the ashes of the departed in a sacred place ensures that they are not excluded from the prayers and remembrance of their family or the Christian community. It prevents the faithful departed from being forgotten, or their remains from being shown a lack of respect, which eventuality is possible, most especially once the immediately subsequent generation has too passed away. Also, it prevents any unfitting or superstitious practices. You may be surprised to learn that we have brought cremated remains to funeral homes for burial when, after many months had passed, the remains went unclaimed. A key teaching is contained in paragraph #7: In order that every appearance of pantheism, naturalism or nihilism be avoided, it is not permitted to scatter the ashes of the faithful departed in the air, on land, at sea or in some other way, nor may they be preserved in mementos, pieces of jewelry or other objects. Many choose to sprinkle ashes because they believe it is meaningful to the deceased, representing a significant place dear to their heart, or some activity of which they were particularly fond. While I understand this desire to honor connections that were significant in life, I fear that sentimentality is carrying the day. It is vital that we balance the love of an individual within the greater context of our call to eternal life in Christ Jesus and the reverence we owe to the body, a temple of the Holy Spirit. Bobby Doerr, the oldest living Hall of Famer in Major League baseball, died at age 99! He played alongside Ted Williams in Fenway Park and against Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. Each offseason, he d return to Oregon to go fly-fishing, living with his family in cabins lit by kerosene lamps and heated by wood stoves and no indoor plumbing. The money wasn t quite as good back then! He was a devoted Christian, and lived in retirement with his sister, a Catholic. He quipped, We both have the same manager. There is life beyond baseball, and I d recommend that to anyone! Congratulations to Archbishop Hebda who was recently elected to the Catholic Relief Services board, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic Church in the United States. In 2016, over $44 million in emergency aid was distributed worldwide, including those affected by the crisis in Iraq and Syria. I vividly recall my grade school days, with our annual Lenten Rice Bowl collections. Papal Lamborghini? That s right someone donated a snazzy white sports car with yellow trim. After autographing it, Pope Francis is putting it up for auction to benefit three charities, among them Aid to the Church in Need, a wonderful organization that helps Catholics in troubled areas where the faith is persecuted. This money will go to rebuild homes in Iraq. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. John L. Ubel, Rector CATHEDRAL CALENDAR Sunday, November 26 CWA Giving Tree after all Masses Saint Peter s Square 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel Monday, November 27 Tuesday, November 28 Wednesday, November 29 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Choir Room 4:00 p.m. Ss. Cecilia and Gregory Choristers - Towers 4:00 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Assembly Room 6:30 p.m. Faith & Life - Lower Level of Cathedral 7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir Rehearsal - Towers Thursday, November 30 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Hayden Hall Friday, December 1 1:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Cenacle - Ryan Room 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chant - Cana Chapel 7:00 p.m. CYA Indoor Sports Night - St. Agnes School Saturday, December 2 - First Saturday 7:00 a.m. That Man Is You! (TMIY!) - Ryan Room 8:00 a.m. First Saturday Morning of Recollection 8:30 a.m. First Saturday Hospitality - Hayden Hall 4:00 p.m. CWA Giving Tree - Saint Peter s Square Page 5 Sunday, December 3 - Coffee Donut Sunday Coffee & Donuts after 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Masses - Hayden Hall 7:30 a.m. Coffee & Donuts with Saint Nicholas - Hayden Hall 7:30 a.m. CWA Cookie Sale - Ryan Room 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Breakfast Meeting - Assembly Room 11:15 a.m. Blessing of Expectant Mother - Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel EARLY BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS FOR DECEMBER Please note the following deadlines for December bulletin submissions Wednesday, December 6 bulletin submissions due for December 17 Bulletin Tuesday, December 12 bulletin submissions due for December 24 Bulletin Friday, December 15 bulletin submissions due for December 31 Bulletin Note: Bulletin submissions should be sent to bulletineditor@cathedralsaintpaul.org

6 Page 6 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday - Sunday, November :15 p.m. Jeanne Winter 8:00 a.m. Richard Seglum 9:00 a.m. Saint Vincent de Paul ~ For the People 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People 12:00 p.m. Lawrence Hopfensberger 5:00 p.m. Tom Mather Monday, November 27 7:30 a.m. Alexander & Joseph Kleve 5:15 p.m. Virginia Blossom Tuesday, November 28 7:30 a.m. Ben Ciccone 5:15 p.m. Joshua Ciccone Wednesday, November 29 7:30 a.m. Dottie Early 5:15 p.m. Mary Tucker Thursday, November 30 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors 5:15 p.m. Lois M. Tracy Friday, December 1 7:30 a.m. Clyde Shinabarger 5:15 p.m. Elizabeth A. Hernandez Saturday, December 2 8:00 a.m. Archconfraternity of the Apostle Paul (AAP) MASS READINGS Readings for the Week of November 26, 2017 Sunday: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/Ps 23:1-3, 5-6/ 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28/Mt 25:31-46 Monday: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Dn 3:52-56/Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Dn 2:31-45/Dn 3:57-61/Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/Dn 3:62-67/ Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rom 10:9-18/Ps 19:8-11/Mt 4:18-22 Friday: Dn 7:2-14/Dn 3:75-81/Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Dn 7:15-27/Dn 3:82-87/Lk 21:34-36 Next Sunday: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7/Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19/1 Cor 1:3-9/Mk 13:33-37 Observances for the Week of November 26, 2017 Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Monday: 34th Monday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: 34th Tuesday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: 34th Wednesday in Ordinary Time Thursday: St. Andrew, Apostle Friday: 34th Friday in Ordinary Time Saturday: 34th Saturday in Ordinary Time Next Sunday: 1st Sunday of Advent Liturgical Publications Inc CATHEDRAL NEWS THE GIVING TREE - SAINT PETER S SQUARE The Giving Tree will be available in Saint Peter s Square again this weekend November after all Masses. The ornaments contain gift wishes for two different communities: Bethel Healthcare Community, an older adult community located within the parish boundaries and More School, which works with refugee and immigrant families with English skills and other basic needs. The Women s Association facilitates this project with the help of our parish family. Please stop by the Giving Tree Table and select an ornament or two. Volunteers are needed for the Giving Tree to pass out ornaments before and after Mass, and to collect and sort all the gifts when returned to the Cathedral on December 2-3. For more information on how you can help, please call Angela Schmall at FIRST SATURDAY MORNING OF RECOLLECTION, DECEMBER 2 Please join us on Saturday, December 2, This mini-retreat starts with Mass at 8:00 a.m. and continues with Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, private prayer, opportunity for Confession, and will feature two conferences on Preparing the Way: Advent Reflections on the Coming of Christ offered by Monsignor Jeffrey N. Steenson. For all the details, please see the Cathedral website. CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND SAINT NICHOLAS!, DECEMBER 3 The Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary along with the Cathedral Women s Association are hosting Saint Nicholas in Hayden Hall on Sunday, December 3, 2017 after the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Masses. There will be coffee and doughnuts; and a holiday bake sale and boutique in the Ryan Room. It s a great time of sharing for the whole family; bring your camera and cell phones for pictures with Saint Nicholas. For more information call Jennifer Hilderbrand at blesscal@gmail.com. SECOND FUEL COLLECTION NEXT WEEK, DECEMBER 3 Next week, we will take up a second collection to defray the heating costs associated with this building. We want to keep it at a comfortable temperature. Registered parishioners have envelopes for this collection in their packets. There are also special envelopes available in the pews. 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. OUTDOOR CRÈCHE SET-UP HELP - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9 Undoubtedly you have enjoyed how our magnificent outdoor Crèche proclaims the birth of Christ. Meet on the lower level of the Cathedral in the museum at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 9 as the Men s Association and other volunteers assemble the Crèche and lovingly carry out the figures that so beautifully proclaim the Christmas message. Warm food and beverages will be served after we complete this important annual task. Please help out at 7:30 a.m. on December 9! Contact Dave Hueller or Jerry Adam with any questions.

7 Page 7 VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES Notably modern in treatment... When Msgr. George Ryan became Rector in 1945, he was driven to complete the embellishment of the Cathedral. His first work was to complete the stained glass windows in the dome, Founders Chapel, Baptistry and the Sacristy. By 1954, he was ready to plan the windows in the sacristy. For this commission, he chose Conrad Pickél, an accomplished stained glass artist, who had created stained glass windows for over one thousand churches and synagogues. Pickél was known for his meticulous work learned during his days as an apprentice in the Munich Glassworks of Franz Mayer, at that time the largest stained glass shop in the world. His task, as outlined by Msgr. Ryan, was to design windows that would not only light the sacristy, but inspire the clergy as they prepared for services. This function had guided Dowling in his design of the sacristy. Quotations from the psalms were written on the piers and the doors. Murals of the apostles and evangelists were painted on the interior of the sacristy dome and the piers that support the dome. Pickél s work is more modern in treatment than the work of Connick, LaFarge and Weston, whose work was already set in every corner of the Cathedral the sanctuary, the nave, the transepts and the narthex. Into the artistic environment already set in the sacristy, Conrad Pickél introduced the window of Christ the King, more notably modern. Hanson wrote, if the figures are more stylized than realistic, producing, anatomies somewhat reminiscent of El Greco, it is because of Pickél s conviction that a photographic likeness... would destroy the feeling that religion is timeless, sacred, apart from and above material things, and eternal in value. Inscribed in Latin in the Christ the King window is an excerpt from the rite of ordination, You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek. (Psalm 110:4). In the lower left of the window, Pickél placed the crest of the Archdiocese, and on the right, the episcopal and familial mottos of Archbishop William O. Brady. Excerpts from An Architectural Biography, by Eric Hansen. Note: The Feast of Christ the King is November 26. ACSP. THINKING ABOUT VOLUNTEERING? Our Cathedral is filled with people who share their gifts with the parish in a wide variety of ways. In our ongoing effort to ensure the safety of every person who enters our doors, we encourage all adults considering volunteering at the Cathedral to attend a Safe Environment training session entitled Protecting God s Children for Adults. More information and a list of open sessions can be found online at or contact Patrick Conley at either (pconley@cathedralsaintpaul.org; ). ADOPT A CHAPEL Beginning in January, 2018, new volunteers are needed for light cleaning in chapels, and to help dust the many ledges throughout the church. Time commitments and schedules are flexible. Brief training is required. Please contact Julie Crisp at ; tomcrisp@comcast.net for details. RITES BAPTISM We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. Jack Henry Dudley MARRIAGE Please join us in praying for all couples preparing for the sacrament of Matrimony. FUNERAL Please remember in your prayers those who are in grief because of the loss of a loved one. 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 Gail Wood 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. For more information about wedding policies, call Gail Wood at ON THE COVER Michelangelo s Pietà Over the centuries many artists have attempted to mimic Michelangelo s most renowned statue: Pietà. Our version is a blend of technology both old and new. An actual cast was made of the original Vatican statue in the 1930 s. With recent innovations this mold now could be used effectively to create a statue using white marble dust and a bonding agent. A Hollywood special effects artist studied the way that light hits the original and then polished this version to recreate the same dramatic contrast of light and shadow. It carefully follows the hand of the master and is of the same material as the original! The Pietà is located in the Founder s Chapel along with the Memorial Volume which records the sacrifices made to build and maintain the Cathedral of Saint Paul. From the few dollars of the poor immigrants a hundred years ago to those whose generous gifts today enable us to carry out the work of restoring and preserving the Cathedral for centuries to come. The sublime beauty of the Pietà reminds us to recognize, honor, and pray for them.

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