December 20, 2009 Fourth Sunday of Advent

THE ULTIMATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Christmas Masses will be celebrated beginning at 4:00pm on Christmas Eve, Thursday. The most well-attended Mass of the year will be offered on Thursday at 4:00pm by Father Louis Cameli. If that Mass is convenient for you, take my advice. It will fill up fast; the parking lot also will be full. Do not arrive at 3:55pm expecting to get a prime parking place and an aisle seat; that will not hap-pen. At 6:00pm, I myself will celebrate Christmas

Mass. We will have a good crowd; however, there should be seats. Still, get here well before 6PM. Midnight Mass has tickets. The tickets guarantee you a seat. Since 2002, there always has been at least standing room available. The ticketed seats are guaranteed until 11:15pm. After that, we welcome all. Cardinal George has his ticket; he will be the main celebrant. The music ministry of Holy Name Cathedral will offer a wonderful perform-ance of Christmas carols beginning at 11:30pm. Again this year, our fabulous friends at WGN-TV will broadcast the Midnight Mass live to the local Chicago region and selected cable sites. The rest of superstation WGN will get the feed early on Christmas morning. The WGN boys tell us that our Midnight Mass at Holy Name Ca-thedral will be available to 72-million households in North & South America. WGN Radio (AM-720) will carry Midnight Mass to 38 States. Wow! On Christmas Day, Masses will be offered at 8:15am by Fr. Mike Boland (note – there will be no 7AM Mass on Christmas Day); 9:30am by Fr. Bill Moriarity; 11:00am by Bishop Timothy Lyne; 12:30pm by Fr. John Boivin; & 5:15pm by Fr. Matt Compton. All day, I will be around. I really want to see you on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day at Holy Name Cathedral. A Church never looks better than when it is full. I hope Holy Name Cathedral will be full all day Thursday & all day Friday.

_________________________________ How can I get tickets for Midnight Mass? I am sorry that you did not see the answer in this space that we printed in the last three bulletins because all the tickets have been mailed out. There are no more. However, come any way. There is always someone who does not show up even though they have a ticket. If they do not show up before 11:20pm, those who line-up outside are welcome to those unclaimed seats. There is standing-room as well. In the past eight years, no one has been turned away from Midnight Mass. Those with tickets will be let in at 11:00pm; those without tickets will be let in at 11:20pm. The Christmas Carols will begin at 11:30pm. Mass will start at precisely Midnight. It generally lasts until 1:30am. Hope you can join us.

____________________________________ Helping me at 6:00pm Thursday, Christmas Eve, will be friends of mine and of the Cathedral – The Ides of March. The Ides were formed by four west suburban high school boys in the 1960s. To-day, they are men my age who continue to entertain summer festi-val audiences, produce rock-and-roll CD’s, & look for ways to help the Chicago community; their generous presence at Holy Name Cathedral (the place where Chicago goes to pray) on Christmas Eve adds to Chicago’s identity. Their assist to the Thursday-Friday suppers at Catholic Charities has done a lot; their friendship with me kept me sane over the past several years; their generosity in performing free in the wake of the early-2009 fire added much; and their stewardship (they take nothing for the appearance at Christmas Eve Mass) has graced the Christmas Eve celebrations since 2005. The Ides and WLS-FM, 94.7FM DJ & rock and roll hall of fame DJ Dick Biondi (who also joyfully donates his time as a practicing Catholic and my friend attending Christmas Mass) will join me in sharing Christmas during that 6:00pm liturgy.

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Let me thank the committee that worked so hard on CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS, the musical production on December 11. Over 400 attended the event that featured the female quartet – The Anony-mous Four. It was a beautiful performance.

_____________________________________ We are in the middle of what the Church has designated as “The Year of the Priest”. Throughout the year, I have asked you to pray for the priest who baptized you, who heard your first confession, who gave you your First Communion, who assisted at your mar-riage, who buried your spouse/parent/child, who gave the best sermons, who taught you in school, who understood you, who cried with you, who listened to you. This week, I will pray for Father Marion. On December 20, 1962, he anointed my dying great-grandmother – Grandma Susie. I was 11 years-old; I’d never seen an anointing before that night. My dad and my uncle took me along to Swedish Covenant Hospital because they figured I was more comfortable than they were in talking with the priest. I was. I also paid attention. That anointing meant something to my family. It meant more to me. The next time I anoint someone, I will pray for Father Marion in this Year of the Priest.

_____________________________________________ My Christmas cards have gone out. Daily I receive cards from those who have been a part of my life, especially my priestly life. In front of me now is the photo-card from the family of my 1,000th baptism – mom, dad, & Nathan who will welcome a little brother or sister later in 2010. Another is from the widow of a man I met when I was a baby. I re-met these folks in the early years of priesthood, later celebrated many family baptisms & weddings, and finally offered his funeral Mass in 2009. A third card on my desk arrives annually from a couple I haven’t seen in decades. My connection to them has roots in my rookie season as a priest. Then a grade school mom with a lovely family, she was stricken with a disease that threatened her life. I became a regular visitor at Lutheran General Hospital. That intense bond generates the Christmas cards that fly back and forth between us. I present these warm stories to reflect on how the simple exchange of Christ-mas cards is an example of the human act of acknowledgement. To acknowledge another human being is an imitation of God. Did-n’t God acknowledge us as creatures separate from Him? Didn’t he acknowledge that each of us has the ability to return His love or to sin by failing to acknowledge Him and each other? When we pray we acknowledge God. Apart from the Christmas card, there are many more complicated and beautiful ways by which each of us lets another know that we recognize, respect, care for, listen to, appreciate, acknowledge and love each other. Wasn’t that last supreme acknowledgement Jesus’ commandment – LOVE ONE AN-OTHER? When we love another, we are imitating God. “Hold on, Father! It’s just a Christmas card.” Are you sure? Every card I have read this year has carried with it the story of how the one who took the time to send it me is connected to me. The sender acknowledged me, again. To everyone who sent me a card, thank you. You acknowledged me. Whether I sent a card to you or not, understand that you and I are connected. I realize you and I are distinct. Still, I acknowledge that we are one. God does not need to send a Christmas card; He sent the ultimate acknowledgment of the human ability to acknowledge. He sent Christ, His Son. We welcome Him on Christmas; we welcome Him at Mass in the Eucha-rist. After that, how can we help but follow His commandment of divine acknowledgment – LOVE ONE ANOTHER - Father Dan Mayall

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This Week at Holy Name

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

6:00 S. Clifford Brown Norbert & Muriel O’Donnell Graham King Reynolds Family Christmas Day

7:00 Gartner Family Anthony Ciszewski Graham King Dionisio Yu Masses:

8:00 Olive Saufnaver Alfred San Martin Special Intention Betty McAndrews 8:15am, 9:30am,

John C. Barrett

12:10 Frank Scire Bobby Hall Irwin Irv Maas For the parishioners of Holy Name Cathedral

11 am, 12:30 pm Special Intention

5:15 Estelle Wnukowski Cori Elizabeth Sikich Kevin Sweeny

4 pm, 5 pm, & Midnight/Christmas

Masses & 5:15 pm

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK ~ DECEMBER 20, 2009

Black Catholic Parishioners—This Sunday Join us for our December 20th meeting, at 12 noon in the parish center.

Looking for a unique gift for: • the person who has everything, • a true history buff • or anyone who loves Holy Name Cathedral Consider a tile from the Cathedral’s roof etched with a stunning image of the Cathe-dral. The tiles were removed after the fire in February and a limited number of them have been etched with the Cathedral.

Etched Tiles are $300.00 each.

Please contact: Pat Still pstill@holynamecathedral.org

Thank You Our Cathedral Filipino Network thanks the 700+ people who attended our 10th annual Simbang Gabi Mass last Tuesday evening. Your generosity donated $1,493 to the parish and $865 to the Office for Asian Catholics. Thanks also to our Cathedral Filipino Singers under the direction of our own Vicente Velarde, Jr. Much appreciation to all the volunteers who planned the liturgy, served at the altar, and worked so diligently at the reception.

Santo Niño/Infant of Prague Our Cathedral Filipino Network invites you to join our annual celebration to honor the image of Our Lord as a child. Whether you knew him as Santo Niño or as the Infant of Prague, come pray with us at 11:00 am Mass on Saturday morning, January 16, 2010. Bring your personal statue to be blessed.

Christmas Schedule Vigil Masses: Thursday, December 24 4 pm & 6 pm Pre-Mass Caroling 11:30 pm Midnight Mass 12 am Masses of the Day: Friday, December 25 8:15 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, 12:30 pm & 5:15 pm Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God (A Holy Day of Obligation this year) Vigil Mass: Thursday, December 31 5:15 pm Masses of the Day: Friday, January 1 8 am, 12:10 pm, & 5:15 pm

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News You Can Use Invitation – Welcome –

Accompaniment December 20, 2009:

Fourth Sunday of Advent As we move closer to the celebration of the birth of the Lord, we meet the significant people who surround his

birth. Today, the gospel recounts the visit of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth, an event that is commemorated as the “Visitation.” Two cousins, both of whom are pregnant, meet and greet each other. More significantly, they proclaim what God has done and what God is about to do for all humanity. Elizabeth cannot contain her joy and her amazement. She is filled with the Holy Spirit. She cries out in a loud voice and says, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Elizabeth intuits the coming of salvation. She already knows the one that Mary bears in her womb, in the words of the prophet Micah: He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock…he shall be peace. Our faith is deeply personal but never private. When we have come to know the one who is our shepherd and our peace, we cannot bury that knowledge within us. We must speak his name, utter his praise, and share his life. In these weeks dedicated to the Catholics Come Home evangelization initiative, we join our voices with women and men of faith who have gone before us, and we stand ready to invite, receive, and welcome people in his name. -Fr. Louis Cameli

For more information, please visit,

www.catholicscomehomechicago.org

Worldwide Marriage Encounter “And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more... so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ....” Come to a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend and recharge your marriage/holy orders. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are February 12 – 14, April 23 -25 and June 11-13 in 2010. For reservations or information, please call Jim and Kris at 1-800-442-3554 or contact our website at www.wwmechicago-gary.org. For Weekends in Spanish (other dates), contact Oscar & Luz at 847-675-2119.

Thank You, Religious Education Students At their annual Christmas pageant last Sunday, a collection was taken for food for our friends at The Studios as well as for the guests at our Thursday and Friday Suppers. A whopping $331 was collected.

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News You Can Use

FXW 20th Anniversary Alumni Basketball Bash This is our 20th year, and we are reaching out to every corner of our FXW family, to share in the celebration! On December 28th, From 3pm to 6pm, we will open the HNC gym for an alumni basketball, three on three tournament. The event is from 3pm-6pm in the HNC gym (entrance is in the courtyard) Team must register between 3-3:15pm, with a registration fee of $5.00 per person. We will all enjoy pizza at 5:30pm. Players under 18 must have a release signed by a parent. Please call Marion Flynn (312/798-4069) with any questions. Look forward to seeing you then! Happy holidays to all.

Thanks to Holy Name parishioners, about 400 needy people will have warm hands in this cold winter. Your donations enable us to give warm gloves to the people who come to Holy Name’s Thursday and Friday night dinners at Catholic Charities, as well as those who walk in to the rectory door asking for aid. Many thanks, and Christmas blessings to you and your families.

A Simple Way to Help Those in Need Chicago Shares are $1 vouchers sold in books of five. When someone on the street asks for help, instead of cash, give him or her Chicago Shares. The Shares can be redeemed at area merchants for every-thing except alcohol or tobacco. Merchants are fully reimbursed for the Shares they receive. Chicago Shares enables you to help the less fortunate, without worrying about how your donation will be used. Chicago Shares vouchers will be sold on Sunday, Dec. 20 from 9 AM until 12:15 PM in the Parish Center. To learn more about Chicago Shares, visit www.chicagoshares.org.

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Parish Life

Act II—for everyone 40 and over

There's More to Christmas... There's more, much more to Christmas Than candle-light and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all the year; It's thoughtfulness and kindness, It's hope reborn again, For peace, for understanding… God’s love has come to men.

ACT II Wishes Our Holy Name Family

a Joyous Christmas

Young Adult Social (Welcome to Holy Name Cathedral’s Young Adult Mass!) Meet in the Cathedral Courtyard after the Sunday, 5:15 pm Mass and walk over to a local establishment – there are always 20-50 local young adults who participate in this event. Catholic Yoga (resumes on Wednesday, January 6, 2010) Catholic Yoga (Every Wednesday Night) Holy Name Cathedral Parish Center, Room 212 6:15-7:30 Cost: $10 Drawing from multiple faith traditions, yoga has evolved across the ages as a means of tuning into the body in order to better commune with God through prayer and meditation. This class has been carefully developed to incorporate purely Catholic spiritual elements with the physical benefits of yoga. We have some mats on hand to lend attendees: bring your own if you are able. Dress for movement. For more info, contact Nora Doherty @nad@stevepearlman.com Save the Date Young Adult Book Club (January 28, 2010) Meetings will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Parish Cen-ter, Room 317 at Holy Name Cathedral. BYOB and pot-luck snacks to share. All ages welcome. All discussions will be led by a designated member of the young adult community at Holy Name Cathedral. Discussion leaders will be announced the month before the meeting. January Reading: Handle With Care — Jodi Picoult. New to Holy Name? The best way to find out about events is the WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER. To subscribe, call Sharon at 312.573.4478 or send an email to youngadults@holynamecathedral.org

Young Adults (20’s & 30’s, Single & Married)

Coming in January 2010 The Human Concerns Commission is sponsoring

the seminar series: “Career Transitions: How to navigate through

some turbulent times” Geared for mid-career professionals, this highly interactive series of five (5) weekly seminars explores personal aspirations, values and life direction as related to and impacted by career transitions. Topics are presented in a user-friendly manner with the assistance of a structured workbook and plenty of opportunity for group discussion in addition to insights from selected guest presenters. Each seminar is conducted in a convivial setting where trust and self expression is encouraged. All participants are also required to complete a reasonable amount of individual work prior to the weekly meetings. A nominal fee of $50 covers all expenses. Spaces are limited to 15 participants in the series. Participants are enrolled on a first-come basis. All other interested individuals can have their names put on a waiting list for the next series. This series is scheduled to be held in the Parish Center on five consecutive Monday evenings (6:00~8:00 pm) on January 11, 18, 25, February 1 and 8. For more details on enrollment, please contact Dr. Peter Liu by email at pliu@adler.edu or by phone at 312-201-1852.

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Human Concerns

Thursday & almost every Friday Suppers What? A free, warm meal When? Every Thursday and almost every Friday evening at 4:45 pm Where? Catholic Charities, LaSalle and Superior For whom? 130 local hungry guests By whom? Volunteers like you Sponsored by? Our parish Human Concerns Commission Funded by? Donors like you Cost? Free for the guests; almost $1,000 for the parish How? Cash donations in all amounts welcomed. Checks addressed to Holy Name Cathedral; Envelopes addressed to Thursday Suppers (730 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 60611)

An Unusual Christmas Gift Looking for something different as a Christmas gift? Consider a donation to our Thursday-Friday Suppers in the name of a family member who has everything or a friend who is hard to shop for or a co-worker. A letter of announcement is mailed to the honoree and a letter of acknowledgement to the donor. Details to the right —>

Do You Like To Bake? January Bakers Needed On Thursday evenings, our parish provides meals for the local hungry at Catholic Charities. 130 guests are served a warm meal provided by a local restaurant or purchased through Jewel Food Store. To add a homemade touch to the night, homemade desserts are also served. Would you be willing to bake for our guests in January? We need 130 large cookies, (4 inches) or 260 smaller cookies or cupcakes or banana loaves or whatever is your favorite to bake. If you or your family or your circle of friends are in the baking spirit, please call Fr. John Boivin at 312-787-8040.

Holiday Dining In the past year, the following restaurants have donated meals to the Thursday and Friday Suppers served each week by Holy Name Cathedral parish to the local hungry. As you may be dining out this holiday season, please consider supporting them for their generous support of our ministry. Be sure to mention that you are from Holy Name Cathedral and appreciate their donations. Hackney’s Italian Village 733 S. Dearborn 71 W. Monroe 312-461-1116 312-332-7005 The Chicago Chop House Frankie’s Scaloppine 60 W. Ontario 900 N. Michigan, 5th Fl. 312-787-7100 312-266-2500 P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Big Bowl 530 N. Wabash 60 E. Ohio 312-828-9977 312-951-1888 Carlyn Berghoff’s Catering Tiparo’s 17 W. Adams 1540 N. Clark St. 312-408-0072 312-712-9900 Smith & Wollensky Joe’s Seafood and Steak 318 N. State St. 60 E. Grand Ave. 312-670-9900 312-379-5637

Euchre is Coming….Back!! Our Parish Life Commission invites you to our second annual Games Night on Friday, January 29th at 6:30 pm in the parish center. A low budget, high fun night with friends. Mark your calendar and watch for more details in future bulletins.

Tax Volunteers Needed Once again, our Human Concerns Commission will take part in an IRS sponsored program to prepare taxes for those with an annual income of less than $45,000. 10 more volunteers would make this year’s tax program very successful!! Volunteers do not require accounting experience; however, they must be detail and number oriented. Training material is provided by the IRS. Volunteers are needed Jan 30 – April 15: Saturdays from 9:30am – 2:30pm. If you would like to participate, please email hncvita@yahoo.com for

more information. Moms’ Group You are invited to join the moms’ group. Over 50 families are involved and receive a weekly e-mail with the latest news and where the next group will meet. We try to meet on Thursdays from 10am to 12pm. Weekly gatherings for moms and dads with kids of all ages include visits to museums, parks, music classes, zoos, and other family friendly places. We also have a special group for single mothers to connect, a babysitting co-op, weekend events for working moms and weekend events for moms only. If you are looking to get more involved with other Holy Name families, then come join us at our next Thursday playgroup! Contact Julie for details: chi-cago_city7@hotmail.com or 312.543-4602.

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Choral Repertoire and other News Introit – Rorate caeli - Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant iustum, aperiatur terra, et germinet Salvatorem. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei, et opera manuum eius annuntiat firmamentum. Trans: Skies, let the Just One come forth like the dew, let him descend from the clouds like rain. The earth will open up and give birth to our Saviour. V. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firma-ment proclaims the work of this hands. Women’s Schola – Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Mass Presentation of the Gifts/Rejoice, Greatly/Healey Willan Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, thy King cometh unto thee. Communion Chant – Behold a virgin shall conceive and shall bring forth a Son; and his name shall be called Emmannuel. Communion Anthem – Magnificat/Jacques Berthier Magnificat. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. My soul gives glory to the Lord, In God my Savior I rejoice. My lowliness he did regard, Exalting me by his own choice. From this day all shall call me blest, For he has done great things, Of all great names his is best, For it is holy. Strong is he. His is mercy lasts From age to age and to all parts. Cathedral Singers & Schola Cantorum Cathedralis Sun. 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Masses Introit – Same as above for Saturday Presentation of the Gifts/A Hymn to the Virgin/Benjamin Britten Of one that is so fair and bright Velut maris stella, Brighter than the day is light, Parens et puella: I cry to thee, thou see to me, Lady, pray thy Son for me, Tam pia, That I might come to thee Maria. All this world was forlorn Eva peccatrice, Till our Lord was y-born De te genetrice. With ave it went away Darkest night and comes the day Salutis; The well springeth out of thee, Virtutis. Lady, flower of every-thing, Rose sine spina, Thou bear Jesu, heavens king, Gratia divina: Of all thou bearst the prize, Lady, queen of paradise Electa: Maid mild, mother es Effecta. Communion Anthem – Magnificat/C. V. Stanford My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For He hath regarded the lowliness of His handmaiden, For behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For He that is mighty hath magnified ne: and Holy is His Name. Holy is His Name. Holy is His Name. And His mercy is on them that fear Him, Throughout all generations. He hath shewed strength with His arm, He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts, He hath put down the mighty from their seat. And hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled, He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away, He remembering His mercy, hath holpen His servant Israel. As He promised to our forefathers, Abraham, and his seed forever. Advent Vespers Enter into the season of Advent and Christmas with beautiful music and prayer. Organ concerts at 3:30 pm followed by Advent Vespers at 4p.m., Sundays in Advent. Today’s artist for the Organ concert is Jay Peterson, Organ Associate, Christ Church, Win-netka, Illinois. Music of Bach, Pepping, Reger and Honegger. Advent Vespers will include the singing of Psalms and choral music by Richard Proulx, Hans Leo Hassler and H. Ricardo Ramirez. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Irish-born composer, resident in England for much of his life. He is particularly notable for his choral music. From 1887 until 1924 he was professor of music at University of Cambridge. His Magnificat is a well-known and often sung choral work for organ and choir.

Spirituality at Holy Name Blessing of a Nativity Scene God of every nation and people, from the very beginning of creation you have made manifest your love: when our need for a Savior was great you sent your Son to be born of the Virgin Mary. To our lives he brings joy and peace, justice, mercy, and love. Lord, Bless all who look upon this manger; may it remind us of the humble birth of Jesus, and raise up our thoughts to him, who is God-with-us and Savior of all, and who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen Blessing of a Christmas Tree Holy Lord, We come with joy to celebrate the birth of your son, who rescued us from the darkness of sin by making the cross a tree of life and light. May this tree, arrayed in splendor, remind us of the life-giving cross of Christ, that we may always rejoice in the new life that shines in our hearts. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

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II Robyn Piper and George Jordan Bethany O’Hanlon and Daniel Guerin I George McDonnell & Elizabeth Cain

Stewardship of Treasure “You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel.” – Micah 5:1 We may think that the gifts we have to offer may be too small or too inconsequential to give to God. Today we are reminded that God brought forth His greatest gift to mankind, His own Son, through the humble town of Bethlehem. He can also accom-plish great things through us if we generously offer our gifts to Him.

Weekly Giving Summary

Last Weekend…………………….. ………….…........ $40,236 A Year Ago………………………...…….…….……... $35,644 This Fiscal Year-to-date (24 weeks)………...………. $869,217 Last Year (24 weeks)…………………...………….... $885,823 All Join Hands to date……………..……………….$1,763,826 As always, we sincerely thank all who regularly and generously give of their treasure, as well as those who give of their time and talent, to support the work our parish does in the Holy Name of Jesus.

The Good Steward: Ebenezer Scrooge?

Few stories are as beloved and enduring as A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim is a staple of stage and screen throughout the Christmas season. But what is Dickens’ tale really about? Although the word is not used by Dickens, A Christmas Carol is a story about becoming a good steward. It is a tale of conver-sion… Remember Scrooge’s response when he is asked for aid to the poor? “Nothing!” he says. “Are not the workhouses still in opera-tion?” (Perhaps we can relate with Ebenezer as we are regu-larly asked for money from the homeless on the streets of Chi-cago.) “I wish to be left alone!” But then Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Pre-sent, and Future. Perhaps as Christians, we may understand these ghostly visits as manifestations of the Holy Spirit helping Scrooge to face life as we are called to do. And Scrooge does respond; he is converted! In A Christmas Carol, Dickens wants each of us to discover what old Scrooge has to learn the hard way: the only way to hold onto something is to give it away. This is the paradox of giving: the one who gives a gift without counting the cost in the one who is most grateful. So Ebenezer finally becomes the “good stew-ard” after all. It was said of Scrooge at the end of the story “that he knew how to keep Christmas well.” “May that be truly said of us… every one!” With help from The Good Steward by Dan Conway

Scripture Readings for next week, The Feast of the Holy Family

December 27, 2009

Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 The author of the Book of Sirach teaches his audience what kind of family relationships please God. 1 John 3:1-2, 21-24 “See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. And so we are.”

Luke 2:41-52 Jesus “advanced in wisdom and age and favor before God and man”.

Have you had the experience of “letting go” of a child as the child grows up and follows his or her own interests? Did you find this difficult?

Ministry of Care

If you have a family member or a loved one who is unable to attend Mass, one of our Ministers of Care would be happy to bring Communion to this person. We visit our own homebound parishioners who live in the area and anyone in a nursing home in our neighborhood. Please contact Mary Ann Hoban at 312.573.4434 to make arrangements.

Please consider remembering Holy Name Cathedral in your will.

Our Sympathy For the families of all those who have died, especially

Ray Saraj Kevin Benes Fr. René DuFour, OMI

MASS SCHEDULE (CATHEDRAL) Saturday Evening Vigil Masses: 5:15 pm, 7:30 pm Sunday: 7:00, 8:15, 9:30, 11:00 am; 12:30, 5:15 pm Weekdays: 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 am 12:10, 5:15 pm Saturday: 8:00 am, 12:10pm

DEVOTIONS The Rosary: prayed each M-T-W after the 5:45 Mass. Prayer Request Lines: (312)573-4468 or (312)573-4434 “Daytime Prayer,” from The Liturgy of the Hours~11:50 am, Monday~Friday. In the Cathedral “Vespers,” from The Liturgy of the Hours~5:00pm, Monday~Friday. In the Cathedral

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SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATIONS

Baptism: Infant baptisms are generally celebrated twice monthly on designated Sundays at 2:00 pm. Parents and godparents are asked to participate in a one time pre-baptismal preparation class. Check the website (holynamecathedral.org) for dates and to pre-register for the class and baptism. NO WALK-IN’S. Baptism of children over age 6 is conducted through our Religious Education Program. Contact Sharon Kinsley at (312)573-4478 to enroll your child. Adult baptism takes place through the RCIA process. Contact Ann Klocke at (312)573-4467 to learn more about RCIA.

Marriage: Congratulations on your Engagement! Due to the size of our parish, weddings are celebrated for registered parishioners only. A minimum of six months advanced planning and preparation is required. Please consult our website (holynamecathedral.org) for more info.

Eucharistic Adoration: 1st & 3rd Fridays, Adoration after the 8 am Mass. Benediction after the 5:15pm Mass in the

Chapel. Tuesdays and Thursdays 8am-7pm at the Vincent DePaul Center, 721 N. LaSalle Street.

Reconciliation - Monday, Tuesday & Friday - 5:00 - 6:00 pm Saturdays: 3:00 - 5:00 pm, 6:15 - 7:15pm All Confessions are held in the Reconciliation room on the

Lower Level of the Cathedral

Archbishop of Chicago: Francis Cardinal George, OMI Pastor Emeritus & Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago: Most Rev. Timothy Lyne, D.D. Pastor: Rev. Dan Mayall Associate Pastors Resident Priests Rev. John Boivin Rev. Michael Boland Rev. Matthew Compton Rev. Louis Cameli Rev. Eugene Durkin Rev. Bill Moriarity Rev. Joe Noonan Rev. William Woestman, OMI Deacons Michael McCloskey Stan Strom Pastoral Ministry Staff Maryann Hoban Ministry of Care Ann Klocke Pastoral Associate Patricia Still Special Events Coordinator Sharon Kinsley Director Religious Ed. Administrative Staff Stan Strom Chief of Staff Laura Grazioli Pastor’s Admin. Assistant Godelieve Andino Daytime Receptionist Mary Schmidt Daytime Receptionist Jessica Omelanczuk Daytime Receptionist Scott LaMorte Director of Development Alex Lucio Stewardship Coordinator Andrew Skura Controller Robert Burns Engineer Music Department (312)664-6963 H. Ricardo Ramirez, D.M.A. Director of Music David C. Jonies Associate Director of Music Abby Girdauskas Administrative Assistant Jerald Egger Assistant Organist/Conductor Thomas Lipsmeyer Women’s Schola Director

New Parishioners: Welcome to the parish! Please register in person at the rectory or online.

The 9:30am Sunday Mass is signed each Sunday. The deaf are invited to sit in the front on the south/right side

of the Cathedral.

Visit our website at www.holynamecathedral.org

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Fax: (312)787-9113 Mon~Fri 8:30-8:30

Sat & Sun 8:30-7:00

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751 N. State Street Chicago, IL 60610 (312)466-0700

Mary Reiling, Head of School

Convent Oblate Sisters of Jesus the Priest

740 N. Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 (312)787-8040

Sr. Rufina Ferriera

Seminary Casa Jesús

750 N. Wabash Chicago, IL 60611 (312)640-1065

Rev. Octavio Muñoz Capetillo

“More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.” At Holy Name Cathedral we have installed a prayer request phone line. We invite you to use this line when you have a special need. Your requests will be passed on to our Ministers of Praise and to all others at Holy Name who are committed to pray for these intentions. Call 312-573-4468.

Display Area The tables at the doors of the cathedral have been designated for displaying parish information only. There is no space for other brochures, flyers, newspapers, prayer cards and devotional materials. Non-parish materials are removed daily. Your cooperation is appreciated.