MEDITATION Sunday, May 6, 2018

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

See Worship Book 849

They were astounded. (Acts 10:45)

Today, the Sacrament of Confirmation follows Baptism and Eucharist. Baptism, in most cases, is administered to infants. Then, children receive their First Holy Communion around the age of seven. Then, they are confirmed sometime in their teens. That’s the typical order of things. In the early Church, the order was a bit different. Once a person had a conversion to Jesus, they received all three sacraments of initiation at the same time. Today’s second reading tells us that the Holy Spirit doesn’t always follow the prescribed order. Before he is even baptized, Cornelius is visited by an angel. At the same time, the Holy Spirit tells Peter to visit Cornelius, although Cornelius was a Gentile, and Peter—a faithful Jew—was forbidden to enter a Gentile’s home. Then, as Peter preaches to Cornelius and his household, God breaks the rules again. The Holy Spirit comes upon these Gentiles, and they begin speaking in tongues. They didn’t have to repent, convert, or be baptized; the Spirit just fell. Only then did Peter baptize them. What’s the point to this story? God likes to stretch the way we think. He stretched Cornelius and Peter while they were at prayer, and the same can happen with us (Acts 10:3, 10-16). He stretched everyone again while Peter was preaching, and he stretched the whole Church when Peter explained to the other apostles what had happened (11:1-18). Today, ask the Holy Spirit to stretch the way you think. Then listen to what comes into your mind. When the Scriptures are proclaimed at Mass, ask the Spirit for new insight into God’s love. When you hear the homily, ask the Spirit to show you how to put it into practice. When you are praying after Communion, ask him to stretch your love for the people at Mass with you. Then, go out and try to do whatever you think the Spirit has put on your heart.

“Come, Holy Spirit, stretch me.”

Reprinted with permission from The Word Among Us

Please pray for the parishioners and friends of St. Louis Church who are sick: Ginny Collins, Barb Arland-Fye, Greg Ennis, Mary Hanft, Anne Hallgren, Tom Nutte, Roy Sheehan, and Evelyn Virnig.

Prayer Requests/Mass Requests If you or someone you know is in need of prayers, please call or email the parish office and we will add their names to our list of intentions. Mass Requests can be submitted through envelopes in the vestibule of the church.

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday, May 7 Acts 16:11-15; Psalm 149:1-6,9; John 15:26—16:4 Tuesday, May 8 Acts 16:22-34; Psalm 138:1-3,7-8; John 16:5-11

Wednesday, May 9 Acts 17:15,22—18:1; Psalm 148:1-2,11-14; John 16:12-15 Thursday, May 10 Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47:2-3,6-9; Ephesians 1:17-23; Mark 16:15-20 Friday, May 11 Acts 18:9-18; Psalm 47:2-7; John 16:20-23

Saturday, May 12 Acts 18:23-28; Psalm 47:2-3,8-9,10; John 16:23-28 Sunday, May 13 Acts 1:15-17,20-26; Psalm 103:1-2,11-12,19-20; First John 4:11-16 John 17:11-19

FOR HYMNS AND ANTHEMS AT THE 9:15 AM MASS, PLEASE SEE THE MAY CROWNING BOOKLET.

MUSIC AT THE 11:00 AM MASS

ENTRANCE HYMN 601 Beloved, let us love

RESPONSORIAL PSALM 849 The Lord has revealed to the nations, revealed his saving power.

POSTCOMMUNION HYMN 450 Be joyful, Mary

CHORAL MUSIC

Regina cœli Antonio Lotti (1667-1740) Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. Has risen, as he said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. — Medieval. Communion Ego vos elegi Graduale Romanum, Mode I I have chosen you from the world, in order that you might go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should last, alleluia.

— John 15:16.

Antiphon Sub tuum præsidium Mode VII Under thy protection we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our needs, but from all dangers deliver us always, Virgin Glorious and Blessed.

— Oldest extant Hymn to the Blessed Virgin; circa 250 A.D.

Ave Maria Igor Stravinski (1882-1971) _________________________________________________________

TUESDAY ORGAN RECITALS AT 12:35 PM

8 MAY — CRISTIANO RIZZOTTO Director of Music, Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Golden Valley,

Minnesota.

A significant portion of the costs of the Tuesday recitals for the current season was graciously given by Sharon Bigot in loving

memory of ALFRED E. BIGOT.

FEATURED ON THE COVER of this week’s bulletin are students of École Saint-Louis (grade school) performing at

the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the current church. The pastor was Rev. James Johnston, S.M. The school was

closed in 1960 and demolished in August 1964.

OPEN BELL DATES: The following dates are still open in May and June for anyone wishing to have the bells rung in memory or in honor of a loved one: May 16th-17th, 20th, 22nd, 25th-27th. June 3rd-4th, 14th, 19th-24th, 26th, 28th-30th. Please call the rectory during office hours to make arrangements.

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, May 7 6:45 Pat Ricci 12:10 †David Satak Tuesday, May 8 6:45 †Rita Lemke 12:10 Bob Gilsdorf Wednesday, May 9 6:45 †Frank Omann 12:10 †Mary C. Katynski Thursday, May 10 6:45 The Yurek Families 12:10 †Edward F. Stewart Friday, May 11 6:45 †Dorothy Kettler 12:10 †Guadalupe Santos Saturday, May 12 Sts. Nereus and Achilleus; St. Pancras 6:45 †Hugh Samuel 5:00 Mother’s Day Novena Sunday, May 13 The Ascension of the Lord 7:00 Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Louis Church 9:15 Mother’s Day Novena 11:00 Mother’s Day Novena 12:30 Mother’s Day Novena

PARISH CALENDAR Sunday, May 6 Annual May Crowning 9:15am Mass Monday, May 7 Rosary (Church) 11:40am Tuesday, May 8 Lunchtime Organ Recital 12:35pm Wednesday, May 9 Eucharistic Exposition 12:35pm-2:00pm

Gather with us on Sunday, May 14, for coffee and donuts after the 7:00, 9:15, 11:00 and 12:30 Masses. We will have a special little thank you to all the Mothers who attend.

Annual Rosary Procession Today The annual May Day Family Rosary Procession in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis takes place this Sunday, May 6. Assemble for the Procession at 1:30 pm at the State Capitol. Please arrive early. The Procession begins promptly at 2:00 pm. Mother’s Day Novena Cards Mother’s Day Novena cards are available in the vestibule of the Church. They can be dropped in any collection basket or mailed to the parish office. The dates for the Mother’s Day Novena are May 12th through May 21st.

150 Years of Faith Concert Thank You A big thank you to Church of St. Louis Choir, Soloists Brian Haase, Diane Koschak, Brian Link and Marita Link, Choirmaster Brian Carson, and Organ Scholar Benjamin Kerswell for an outstanding performance at the 150 Years of Faith Concert last Sunday. We had an enthusiastic audience of 220, many of whom had not been to St. Louis Church before. Merci, as well, to staff and all volunteers who stepped forward to assist with planning, shopping, set up, greeting guests, pouring wine and, of course, clean up. Your assistance made the afternoon both welcoming and enjoyable. Thank you so much. Catholic Charities – Dorothy Day St. Louis parish has an opportunity to become involved with a monthly service project at Dorothy Day, preparing and serving meals to those in need. The time slot available is Lunch, the second Sunday of every month. It has a two part component with 3-4 people needed to prepare meals (8:30AM - 11AM) at the Catholic Charities building off HWY 52 in St. Paul, and then 8-10 people needed for serving lunch (11:15AM - 1PM) at Mary Hall in St. Paul. To this end we are conducting a feasibility study to poll interest. For more information regarding serving the less fortunate of our community as well as getting to know fellow parishioners better, contact RoseMary (“Rosie”) Januschka at rmjanuschka@gmail.com or call (651) 769-4119. 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 Are you graduating this year? We are compiling a list to honor those who will graduate this year from elementary, middle school, high school, college or graduate school. Please send your name, a photo and the school from which you are graduating. If you are graduating from college, what field is your degree in and what is next for you? The quickest way would be to send an email to the Parish Office at markmstlouis@comcast.net or you may send it regular mail. The deadline is June 1st. Thank you for your assistance. Fr. Robert Shea To Speak At “An Evening Affirming Human Life and The Family” Fr. Robert Shea, a chaplain of the University of Mary, Bismarck, N.D., and diocesan ethicist for health care in the Bismarck Diocese, will be the guest speaker for the annual “Evening Affirming Human Life and the Family” to be held on Thursday, May 17, at the Church of St. Helena, 3204 East 43rd St., Minneapolis. A social at 6:00 P.M., a catered dinner at 7:00 P.M. followed by musical entertainment and Fr. Shea’s talk. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased before Monday, May 14, by calling 612-729-7321.

RING OUT, O BELLS… DATE REQUEST FOR INTENTION REQUESTED BY May 8 Dame Joanne Rodland Happy Birthday M.L’Ami du Clergé May 9 †Frank Omann Birthday Memorial Kathy Omann May 10 Taylor Young Happy Birthday (May 11) Nancy and Bruce Lindberg May 11 Celeste Houle Happy Birthday Helene Houle May 12 Anthony DahDah Happy Birthday Helene Houle May 13 Kellen Lindberg Happy Birthday (May 14) Nancy and Bruce Lindberg