THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

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1 THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota Rev. John L. Ubel, Rector Rev. Nels Gjengdahl, weekends Deacons Phil Stewart, Russ Shupe, & 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 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 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 WESTMINSTER ABBEY 643 For the Healing of the Nations INTROIT (8:00 a.m.) Salus populi Gregorian Missal, Mode IV Salus pópuli ego sum, dicit Dóminus: de quacúmque tribulatióne clamáverint ad me, exáudiam eos: et ero illórum Dóminus in perpétuum. Ps. Atténdite pópule meus legem meam: inclináte aurem vestram in verba oris mei. I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord; from whatever tribulations they cry out to me, I will give heed to them; and I will be their Lord for ever.. Attend, O my people, to my law; incline your ear to the words of my mouth. Cf. Ps. 37: 39, 40, 20; Ps. 78 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 Celebrant or Cantor: Mass in Honor of Saint Ralph Sherwin, Jeff Ostrowski COLLECT Amen. THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 944 FIRST READING Amos 8:4-7 RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 113:1-2, 4-6, 7-8 USCCB/New American Bible SECOND READING 1 Timothy 2:1-8

3 GOSPEL Luke 16:1-13 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 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR HYMN SHARPTHORNE 624 What Does the Lord Require 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. 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 Tu mandasti Gregorian Missal, Mode V Tu mandásti mandáta tua custodíri nimis: útinam dirigántur viæ meæ, ad custodiéndas iustificatiónes tuas. You have ordered that your commandments be kept diligently; O that my ways may be guided towards the keeping of your statutes. Ps. 119:4, 5 HYMN FOR THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY Antiphon: Cantor then All Paul Inwood/Eugenio Costa Me rcy like the Fa the r! Cantor sings verses, ending with, in æternum misericorida eius. Then all sing the Antiphon above. CLOSING HYMN LAUDATE DOMINUM 615 The Kingdom of God COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal 2010 ICEL Corporation. Gloria by Jeff Ostrowski, Corpus Christi Watershed, 2010 li censed in the Creative Commons. Hymn for the Year of Mercy 2015, Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization.

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 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 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. 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 PAUL CAMPUS Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) U SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 11, :00 a.m. Sunday Envelopes $ 5, Member EFT/credit card $ 2, Visitors/Plate $ 8, Total Sunday Contributions $ 16, SVdP Campus Sunday $ A CLOUD OF WITNESSES: THE SAINTS OF THE ROMAN CANON I am amazed at how often I will make a passing reference, only to be greeted with puzzled looks, as clearly the reference was lost to the intended recipient. I recall my reference to a former Minnesota Twin Cesar Tovar (who played all nine positions in one game for the Twins, albeit in 1968) and the blank stares it engendered in return. Other times it may be an intentional act on my part to illustrate a point. For example, what do these men have in common George Clinton, Hannibal Hamlin, John Nance Garner and Alben W. Barkley? Ever heard of any of them? Each was the proverbial heartbeat away from the Presidency, serving as Vice-President under Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman respectively. During Lincoln s second term, Hamlin was succeeded by Andrew Johnson, who himself would assume the presidency after Lincoln s assassination. So, when pouring through the names of the saints mentioned in the Roman Canon, I ll admit that most people know little about them, and I d like to fill out the list that I began discussing several weeks ago. We have already noted the Apostles (minus Judas) mentioned early on in the prayer, and have covered previously several other martyrs and the five laymen mentioned in the prayer. Today, we resume our discussion of the identity of those saints mentioned after the consecration. At the beginning of that section the priest first strikes his breast at the words to us also your servants, who, though sinners a clear reference to the gravity of his own unworthiness, perhaps especially in light of the lives of those 15 people whom he is about to name. John- It is virtually certain that the John to whom the Canon refers is none other than John the Baptist, but the Latin says simply Ioanne. The principal objection to the Baptist was that he was put to death before the Passion of the Lord, raising the question of whether he was a martyr of the new covenant? But who else could it be? In 1824, the Congregation for Rites definitively clarified that it was indeed John the Baptist, and this is how it is translated into English. Dispute over! This reminds me of the strophe from Mozart s Requiem that reads Qui Mariam absolvisti You, who absolved Mary Yikes! I am always quick to note that the Mary to whom it refers is the Magdalene, for obvious reasons! Stephen- deacon and protomartyr, whose martyrdom we read of in the book of Acts, chapters 6 and 7. Some Catholic parishes include protomartyr in their official title, and it is a significant designation, for he was the first to pour forth his blood in witness to Christ. He is a man full of grace and strength, and his name, derived from the Greek, means crown. He is often depicted in art with three stones and the martyrs palm, and is the patron saint of bricklayers! His feast falls right after Christmas, on December 26 th. Matthias- Next, we honor the replacement (chosen by lot) of Judas, and the only biblical character to bear that name. The group known as the Twelve was irreplaceable. Theologically, today s bishops are successors to the apostles, not replacements. It may seem like nit-picking, but these distinctions are important. But Matthias was there from the beginning. Further information about Matthias is sketchy and contradictory. Some sources place him preaching the Gospel in Ethiopia; one locates his death in present day Georgia (no, not that Georgia). Some sources indicate he was crucified, while others posit that he was stoned to death and then beheaded with an axe, with which he is often depicted in art. The Latin Church observes Matthias feast on May 14 th and the Greek Church on August 9 th.

5 Barnabas- The Catholic Encyclopedia notes that Barnabas was, styled an Apostle... and, like St. Paul, ranked by the Church with the Twelve, though not one of them. The name means son of consolation, and he was one of the seventy[-two] disciples, having been with Jesus since His baptism by John in the Jordan. He was a Levite from Cyprus He accompanied Saint Paul on the first missionary journey. In his 1963 book, The Saints of the Canon of the Mass, Vincent Kennedy suggests that the inclusion of both Matthias and Barnabas seems to be a completion of the list of the apostles found earlier. The early Church honored the memories of those who were so close to the Lord in his ministry, and desired that the people of a new generation would never forget their link with those who went before them. The inclusion of these names was but one way to ensure continuity and institutional memory. We have demonstrated time and again that we too quickly forget those who have preceded us, whether in our families, our churches, our nation, not to mention the saints who continue to intercede for us from their place in heaven. (Next week: Female Saints of the Canon) This weekend I am in Omaha, NE for the annual meeting of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an organization to which I belong that supports the work of the Church in the Holy Land. The meeting rotates among several states in the Midwest, though I have not attended in several years. I am grateful for the assistance from my brother priests this weekend, as it is not easy getting help! A wonderful couple from the parish is joining the Order this weekend. I am delighted to be there in support of them. Responding to a request from the Obama administration, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services calling for an amicable resolution to HHS mandate cases. The USCCB proposed that such coverage be truly independent of petitioners (e.g. Little Sisters of the Poor) and their plans i.e., provided through a separate policy, with a separate enrollment process, a separate insurance card, and a separate payment source, and offered to individuals through a separate communication. (my emphasis) For those who have opined about my silence lately in light of my positive spring prediction, yes, I am well aware that the Minnesota Twins may lose 100 games this season. Thanks for the reminder! But it is noteworthy that Brian Dozier will likely finish behind only Harmon Killebrew for the most home runs in a single season. He currently has 40 as of this past Tuesday. Killebrew twice hit 49, in 1964 and again in A Polish priest who spent thirteen years in the Russian gulags was beatified last weekend in the new Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, built in Bl. Władysław Bukowiński ministered to people s needs in the worst of conditions, and died in Today s trivia question how many light bulbs are located throughout the church, the dome, chandeliers and all the side chapels? The main chandelier alone has 100 bulbs; I know because I helped to count them! You will find the answer below. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. John L. Ubel, Rector CATHEDRAL CALENDAR Sunday, September 18 - Coffee and Donut Sunday Coffee and Donuts after 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Masses - Hayden Hall 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Breakfast Meeting - Assembly Room 11:00 a.m. Lending Library Hayden Hall 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Monday, September 19 Tuesday, September 20 Wednesday, September 21 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Choir Room 4:00 p.m. Ss. Cecilia and Gregory Choristers - North/South Towers 4:00 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Assembly Room 6:00 p.m. CYA Service Event - Hayden Hall 6:30 p.m. Faith & Life - Lower Level 6:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Rosary - Cana Chapel 7:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Meeting - Ryan Room 7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir Rehearsal - Main Church; North/South Towers Thursday, September 22 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Hayden Hall Friday, September 23 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 Saturday, September 24 7:00 a.m. That Man is You! - Ryan Room 9:00 a.m. BeFrienders - Downstairs Conference Room Sunday, September 25 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin U SAINT FAUSTINA NOVENA Page 5 The Feast Day of St. Faustina is October 5. Her nine-day novena begins on Monday, September 26. Copies of the novena pamphlet are available at the Selby Avenue doors and at the Information Desk by the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Please take a pamphlet and pray the novena for divine mercy. Answer: As best we can estimate, it is 801.

6 Page 6 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday - Sunday, September :15 p.m. Anthony Janz (B) 8:00 a.m. Lorenzo Hernandez 9:00 a.m. Yia Yang and Family 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People 12:00 p.m. Mary Dockendorf 5:00 p.m. Richard Ohrbeck Monday, September 19 7:30 a.m. Betty Farmer 5:15 p.m. Jeanette Marie Badger Tuesday, September 20 7:30 a.m. Michele Messisco 5:15 p.m. Kay Taylor Wednesday, September 21 7:30 a.m. Rachel Iwu 5:15 p.m. Tom Rosenstien Thursday, September 22 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors 5:15 p.m. Oliver Shurts (B) Friday, September 23 7:30 a.m. Mary Sandkamp 5:15 p.m. James R. Bishop Saturday, September 24 8:00 a.m. Maryjo Kokbold U GOSPEL READINGS Readings for the Week of September 18, 2016 Sunday: Am 8:4-7/Ps 113:1-2, 4-8/1 Tm 2:1-8/ Lk 16:1-13 Monday: Prv 3:27-34/Ps 15:2-5/Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13/Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34-35, 44/Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Ps 19:2-5/Mt 9:9-13 Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11/Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17/Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Eccl 3:1-11/Ps 144:1-4/Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Eccl 11:9-12:8/Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17/ Lk 9:43b-45 Next Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7/Ps 146:7-10/1 Tm 6:11-16/ Lk 16:19-31 F 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 morning, September 24, 7:00-8:30 a.m. in Ryan Room. For more information and registration: TMIY. Please also refer to the insert in this week s bulletin. 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. 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; GLORIA AVAILABLE ONLINE The Gloria from the Mass in Honor of Saint Ralph Sherwin by Jeff Ostrowski, is available for listening at this link: media/audio/11/03/25/ _0.mp3 Happy practicing! CATHEDRAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Online registration is now open for religious education for children for the year. Please visit for complete details and registration. Classes begin this Wednesday, September 21, on the lower level of the Cathedral. WOMEN S MORNING OF RECOLLECTION, OCTOBER 15 All ladies are invited to a morning of prayer on Saturday, October 15, 2016, featuring two presentations by Emily Cavins. The morning will begin with 8:00 a.m. Mass in the main church, and will include Eucharistic Adoration, private prayer and Benediction in the Cana Chapel. Please preregister by October 9th at More information can be found at the Cathedral s website or feel free to contact Jennifer Hilderbrand at: cathedralmoms@gmail.com / if you have any questions. MARIAN CONSECRATION Consecration to Jesus through Blessed Mother Mary is the focus of 33 Days To Morning Glory, a six-week guided retreat in preparation for Marian Consecration. In weekly DVD and small group sessions, Father Michael Gaitley explains the basics of Marian Consecration, how key saints (St. Louis De Montfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Mother Teresa, St. John Paul II) lived it and how you can live it too. Sessions begin Sunday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Hayden Hall and conclude on Sunday, November 27. If you are interested in this weekly guided retreat, please contact Jeanne Eisenbarth at or Paula Linnen at SAINT FAUSTINA RELIC This summer the Cathedral became the steward of a first class relic of St. Faustina Kowalska from Krakow, Poland. Our profound gratitude to Sister Genevieve of the Sisters of St. Peter Claver, who was instrumental in the acquisition of this relic and to the members of the Cathedral Divine Mercy Cenacle who offered their spiritual and monetary contributions for the procurement of this relic. The relic will be available for veneration on St. Faustina s Feast Day, October 5, at the 7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Masses.

7 Page 7 VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES The Gospel of the Humanity of Christ The monumental statues of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, were not in the niches in the four corners of the Cathedral until the 1960s. Following the practice of his predecessors, Msgr. George Ryan considered only wellknown and highly respected artists for work in the Cathedral. British artist John Angel established his reputation in the United States with his work at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Patrick s Cathedral. Critics cited him for his evocative ecclesiastical sculptures. Angel designed and created the models for the 11 6, eight-ton statues in his studio in Connecticut in the late 1950s. The completed models of Saint Mark and Saint Luke were shipped to Pietrasanta, Italy, to be carved by Piccirilli. But the death of John Angel in 1960 halted the process and ultimately changed the schedule of completion. The models of Saint John and Saint Matthew remained in Saint Paul to be carved by Egisto Bertozi who worked from Angel s original models in his studio. In the early 1960s, the statues were placed in the niches under the four piers supporting the dome. And according to Msgr. Lawrence Ryan, the placement was not without thoughtful symbolism. In his memoir Ryan wrote, The placement was not coincidental... for as the piers hold up the church of stone, so the Word recorded by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John sustains that Church not made by human hands. The statue of Saint Matthew set in the Southwestern Pier shows a powerful image holding the scroll of his writings. At his feet is set a winged man, the traditional representation of Matthew, whose Gospel begins with the human genealogy of Jesus. Saint Matthew is also represented in the East Rose Window: he is among eight apostles imaged on the arms of the cross that dominates the window. Saint Matthew is also among the apostles in the sculpture of the Great Commission above the center door on the façade of the Cathedral. The feast of Saint Matthew is September 21. Excerpts from An Architectural Biography, by Eric Hansen. Note: The models of the statues of Saints Matthew and John (11 6 ) created by John Angel still exist: they have been standing in the Cathedral museum storeroom since the 1960s. The models of Saints Luke and Mark may be in the Piccirilli Studios in Pietrasanta, Italy. ACSP. PARISH/175 Over the past 175 years there have been more than 80 associations and groups beginning with the Vincent de Paul Society and the Cathedral Temperance Society in Many of these groups are the predecessors of today s active parish groups and associations. Do you have memories of your membership? What group did you work with? What was the work you volunteered to do? Do you remember people in the group? Tell your stories to the archives: inspiring, motivating, funny, sad share your memories for Voices from the Parish Archives. Send to archives@cathedralsaintpaul.org. BAPTISM RITES 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 couples preparing for the sacrament of Matrimony. Justin Robert Olson Kathryn Lynn Ganas 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. U 6TH ANNUAL 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, 2016 at the Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront (at 11 East Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minnesota). To register please festivaloflights@cathedralsaintpaul.org.

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