THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD | MAY 8, 2016

CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102

651.228.1766 | www.cathedralsaintpaul.org Rev. John L. Ubel, Rector | Rev. Eugene Tiffany

Deacons Phil Stewart, Russ Shupe, & Nao Kao Yang

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop-Designate

Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop

Selby Avenue Streetcar - Circa 1930 A.D.

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 LASST UNS ERFREUEN

469 A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing

INTROIT (8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.) Viri Galilǽi Gregorian Missal, Mode VII Viri Galilǽi, quid admirámini aspicieéntes in cælum? allelúia: quemádmod-um vidístis eum ascendéntem in cælum, ita véniet, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia. Ps. Omnes gentes pláudite mánibus: iubiláte Deo in voce exsultatiónis. Men of Galilee, why are you gazing in astonishment at the sky? alleluia; just as you have seen him ascend into heaven, so, in like manner, shall he return, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ℣. All nations, clap your hands; shout unto God

with a voice of joy. Acts 1:11; Ps. 46

GREETING Roman Missal

Celebrant: X 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 (omit at 10:00 a.m.) KYRIE ELEISON, Missa XVI 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 thrice striking the breast, 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

BLESSING WITH EASTER WATER (10:00 a.m.) Vidi aquam Leo Nestor

GLORIA Congregational Mass, John Lee

Celebrant or Cantor: Glory to God in the highest, * All: and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, we bless you, * we adorë you, we glorify you, we give you thanks * for your great glory, Lord God, heav'nly King, * O God, almighty Fäther. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, * Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, * have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, * receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, * have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, * you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, * in the glory of God the Father. Ämen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

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FIRST READING Acts 1:1-11

RESPONSORIAL PSALM USCCB/New American Bible

Psalm 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 Saint Noël Chabanel

Verses: Lectionary for Mass

SECOND READING Ephesians 1:17-23

GOSPEL C Luke 24:46-53 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.

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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.

LITURGY GUIDE FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

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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

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR AND OBLATION

HYMN (when announced) REGINA CÆLI

450 Be Joyful, Mary

MOTET (10:00 a. m.) Ascendo ad Patrem, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Ascéndo ad Patrem meum et Patrem vestrum, Deum meum et Deum ves-trum, allelúia. Et dum assúmptus fuero a vobis, mittam vobis Spíritum veri-tátis et gaudebit cor vestrum, allelúia. Ego rogábo Patrem et álium Para-clétum dabit vobis, Spíritum veritátis et gaudébit cor vestrum, allelúia. I ascend unto my Father and your Father, to my God and your God, alleluia. And when I am taken up from you, I will send to you the Spirit of truth, and your heart will rejoice, alleluia. I will ask the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, the Spirit of truth and your heart will rejoice, alleluia. Jn 20:17; 15:26; 16:22; 14:16

ORATE FRATRES Roman Missal 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 Mass for the City, Richard Proulx

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal

Celebrant: The mystery of faith.

AGNUS DEI Roman Missal

Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

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Third time: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

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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. ℟. Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my

roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

HOLY COMMUNION Catholics who are properly disposed are invited to come forward to receive Holy Communion. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths are invited to approach with arms crossed over the chest to receive a blessing.

COMMUNIO

Psállite Dómino Gregorian Missal, Mode I

Psállite Dómino, qui ascéndit super cælos cælórum ad Oriéntem, allelúia. Sing to the Lord who has ascended the highest heavens, towards the East, alleluia. Ps 68:33-34

MOTET (10:00 a. m.) Ascéndit Deus, Peter Philips

Ascéndit Deus in iubilatióne, et Dóminus in voce tubæ, allelúia. Dóminus in cælo parávit sedem suam, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia. God has ascended with jubilation, and the Lord with the sound of the trum-pet, alleluia. The Lord has prepared his seat in heaven, alleluia, alleluia, alle-luia. Ps 46:5, 102:19a

CLOSING HYMN LLANFAIR

471 Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise

COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL Corpora-tion. Saint Noël Chabanel Responsorial Psalm by Corpus Christi Watershed, © 2010 licensed in the Creative Commons. Congregational Mass by John Lee © 1970, 2010 GIA Publications, Inc. Mass for the City by Richard Proulx © 1992, 2010 GIA Publications, Inc. Reported under OneLicense No. 4676

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THE STREETCAR ARCHBISHOP: FROM THE DEPRESSION TO THE BABY BOOM

The 54 year-old John Gregory Murray’s ministry as the third Archbishop began in the dead of winter, though it was a balmy 30 degrees on the day of his installation on January 27, 1932. But the temperatures soon plummeted to -20 de-grees three days later. Welcome to Minnesota! Of course the Connecticut native was no stranger to cold, having spent the previous six years as Bishop of Portland in Maine, the state

with the coldest average year-round temperature in the lower forty-eight. Nor did the January cold prevent an overflow crowd from attending his installation that included the apostolic delegate, thirty-six bishops, hun-dreds of clergy and three pigeons that were flying around the inside of the dome! Newspaper reports indicate that 1,500 huddled outside during the ceremony! The following evening, a reception was held at the Saint Paul Auditorium in downtown that drew 14,000, including Governor Floyd Ol-son and the mayors of both Saint Paul and Minneapolis. For many Catho-lics, life truly revolved around Church activities, as evidenced by the sheer number who turned out for special occasions.

A few years later, Papal Secretary of State Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli (the future Pope Pius XII) made a visit to Saint Paul on October 27, 1936, at which my own father was present at the 8:00 a.m. Mass. He claims that he was in his military uniform from high school. Sorry Dad, but the math indicates that he would have been in Junior High at St. Luke’s Grade School. But he was there. Pacelli had made a month-long tour of the Unit-ed States, with Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Spellman of Boston as his guide. In fewer than three years, Cardinal Pacelli was elected Pope (taking the name Pius XII) and a month after that, Spellman was named Archbishop of New York. Wow– he must have been a great tour guide. Cardinal Pacelli slept here in the rectory, since it was also was the home for Archbishop Murray. That bed still remains in a guest room. Or beds? You see, since Msgr. Hayden wasn’t certain which of two identical twin beds was used, he combined the headboard of one and the foot of the other. We affection-ately call it the Pope Pius VI bed!

While Pope Francis may be famous for riding the bus while serving as Archbishop of Buenos Aires, the use of pubic transportation by a sitting Archbishop was not unique to him. In fact, the streetcar was the preferred mode of transportation for Archbishop Murray. Fr. George Welzbacher (ordained in 1951 and still assisting in parishes on weekends!) has recount-ed that following his eighth grade year at the Cathedral School in 1940, he and his mother encountered Murray after exiting at the Cathedral stop. The Archbishop asked the lad (as he was wont to do), “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The precocious young man replied unhesitat-ingly “I would like to be a priest, Your Excellency.” “Oh… so where are you going to school next year?” “Cretin High School,” the young man an-swered. His mother thought the military training would be good for him! “No, no you’re not,” came the equally swift (and terse!) reply. “Oh no! You will go to Nazareth Hall….You are to call Fr. Connolly (the rector) tomor-row morning and tell him that I told you that you are going to Nazareth Hall.” And so he did! How’s that for seminary recruiting?

Among the great events of his tenure was the Ninth National Eucharis-tic Congress held in June of 1941. This four day meeting of clergy, reli-gious and laity from across the United States celebrated the Sacrament of the Eucharist and included public Adoration, Masses, parades, and confer-ences. The procession went from St. Andrew’s Church to Como Park (one

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CATHEDRAL HOURS

CATHEDRAL CAMPUS Sunday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Offices, Monday - Friday 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 7:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. Saturday 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 Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 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 651.228.1766 for hours of operation.

VIRTUAL TOURS Visit www.cathedralsaintpaultour.org for a mobile app tour. Virtually “walk through” the Cathedral on our website at www.cathedralsaintpaul.org/360-tour.

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 www.relevantradio.com.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CAMPUS Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) 9:00 a.m.

U SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR APRIL 24, 2016

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Total Sunday Contributions $ 14,020.00

SVdP Campus Sunday $ 703.00

CATHEDRAL CALENDAR

Sunday, May 8 - Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 2:00 p.m. Family Rosary Procession 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin

Monday, May 9 7:30 a.m. Daily Mass - Cana Chapel

Tuesday, May 10 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph

Wednesday, May 11 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 4:00 p.m. Ss. Cecilia and Gregory Choir - Towers 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Gallery 6:30 p.m. CYA Talk Series - Hayden Hall

7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir - Gallery 7:00 p.m. Introducing Catholicism - Ryan Room

Thursday, May 12 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph

Friday, May 13 Main Level Opens at 12:00 Noon | Office Closed 7:30 a.m. Daily Mass - Cana Chapel 2:00 p.m. Installation - Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda 4:00 p.m. No Confessions 5:15 p.m. No Daily Mass 6:00 p.m. CYA - Outdoor Sports Night - Eagan

Saturday, May 14 8:45 a.m. CMA Monthly Meeting - Hayden Hall

Sunday, May 15 - Pentecost - Coffee and Donuts Coffee and Donuts after the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Masses 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Meeting - Assembly Room 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin

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mile) during which Murray held the mon-strance. Then Cardinal Dougherty took over for the final mile to the Fairgrounds. A huge out-door altar was constructed underneath an en-closed baldacchino. The photos are spectacular. It seems as though for four days the entire Twin Cities Catholic community participated in some fashion. Both the grandstand and infield at the Fairgrounds were filled to capacity, as nearly 100,000 worshippers took part in the closing Mass; Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia was the papal legate, and the festivities were celebrated with all the pomp one might expect for the occasion.

And yet, less than six months later, the United States would be plunged into World War II, and everything changed so quickly. To Murray must be credited the opening of many parishes, and presiding over the beginning of the Baby Boom generation 1946-1964. No fewer than 56 parishes were established during his tenure, more than two per year during his 25 years as our chief shepherd, second only to Ireland in duration. Murray had assured priests who volunteered to serve their country as chaplains during the war, that upon their return they would no longer have to serve as assistants. Fourteen parishes were established in 1945-46 alone! Imagine the changes that Archbishop Murray saw during his tenure. It was a time of tremen-dous growth and in many respects represented the apex of the local Church’s influence in society. Mass attendance reached its peak, forty hours devotions dotted the ecclesiastical landscape, sodalities flourished. But in truth, Murray’s health had declined, and his auxiliary (Bishop James Byrne) conducted ordinations, and eventually Bishop William O. Brady of Sioux Falls was named Coadjutor Archbishop in June 1956. Archbishop Murray died on October 1, 1956 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

· Lawyers often joke– “You can indict a ham sandwich.” Apparently you can also sue Starbuck’s for $5 million because they put too much ice in their iced coffee. If I could be judge for a day I’d say– “Lady, next time you order iced coffee, simply ask them to go easy on the ice. Please don’t ever waste my time again!” Where’s Judge Judy when you need her?

· Installation related activities for Archbishop Hebda begin with 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer on Thursday, May 12 at the Basilica, during which our Ninth Archbishop will make his solemn Profession of Faith and greet civic and religious leaders.

· The May 13 Installation Mass on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima will be televised live by EWTN. The Mass begins at 2:00 p.m., preced-ed by the 1:45 p.m. procession. A large number of bishops will be pre-sent. Parking shuttles are available at the Sears parking lot, and I strongly urge any wishing to attend to avail yourselves of that service.

· Happy Mother’s Day! How appropriate that the annual Rosary Proces-sion takes place today, Sunday, May 8 at 2:00 p.m. Join us! My deep-est gratitude and promise of prayers to all mothers today.

· Last week, Nigerian Cardinal John Onaiyekan’s car was assaulted by gunfire while he was returning from a Mass in the neighboring country of Benin. Thankfully, he was unharmed.

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. John L. Ubel,

Rector

Archbishop Murray Eucharistic Congress 1941 A.D.

Archbishop John Gregory Murray Official Photograph for the

Ninth National Eucharistic Congress—1941 A.D.

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday - Sunday, May 7 - 8 5:15 p.m. Duane and Yvonne Berger Family

8:00 a.m. Mary Jean Kowitz † 9:00 a.m. Pai Vue Family 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish~For the People

12:00 p.m. Lois Hynes †

5:00 p.m. Yevgeny Sedykh †

Monday, May 9

7:30 a.m. Children of Cynthia Pitcock † - Cana Chapel 5:15 p.m. Julie Ann Olson

Tuesday, May 10

7:30 a.m. Lorenzo Hernandez †

5:15 p.m. Joe Stephani †

Wednesday, May 11 7:30 a.m. Erlinda Yuson 5:15 p.m. Archbishop Designate Bernard A. Hebda

Thursday, May 12 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors 5:15 p.m. E. L. Pudas

Friday, May 13

7:30 a.m. Sgt. Michael Findley † - Cana Chapel

5:15 p.m. No 5:15 pm. Daily Mass

Saturday, May 14

8:00 a.m. Myra Gerard †

U GOSPEL READINGS

Readings for the Week of May 8, 2016 Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-9/ Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23 Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Ps 68:2-7/Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21/ Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68:29-30, 33-36/ Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11/ Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20/ Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Ps 113:1-8/Jn 15:9-17 Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-30/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/ Ez 37:1-14/Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-30/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Next Sunday: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34/ Rom 8:8-17 or 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/ Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26 or Jn 20:19-23

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CATHEDRAL NEWS

FAMILY ROSARY PROCESSION, TODAY MAY 8 Today, join Bishop Andrew Cozzens for the 69th Annual May Family Rosary Procession of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Assemble at the State Capitol at 1:30 p.m.; the Procession to the Cathedral begins at 2:00 p.m. If you are unable to walk the Procession Route join others to pray the Rosary at the Cathedral during the procession.

SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR MAY 13 Due to the Installation Mass for Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda on Friday, May 13, the Cathedral schedule is changed. The main level of the church will open at 12:00 p.m., 7:30 a.m. Daily Mass will be held in the Cana Chapel, the 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. confessions and the 5:15 p.m. Mass are can-celled. If your schedule allows please plan to attend the 2:00 p.m. Installa-tion Mass.

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 on the third Sunday of each month in the lower level Assem-bly Room. Our meetings begin with a hot breakfast at 9:00 a.m. (immediately following the 8:00 a.m. Mass). ALL ARE WELCOME.

MEN’S ASSOCIATION MEETING, MAY 14 Join us on Saturday, May 14, in the Ryan Room right after 8:00 a.m. Mass (8:45 a.m.) to share Catholic male spirituality, discussion of our service to the parish, plus delicious rolls, coffee, and juice! Contact Cory Reiman 612.245.4924 or Dave Hueller 612.804.0560 with any questions.

2015 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY “FAITH BUILDERS” For the past ten summers, Cathedral members have volunteered with other area church members in the Habitat for Humanity Summer Program. We seek volunteers during the weeks of June 13 - 17 and June 20 - 24 to work on building Habitat for Humanity housing for eligible families. You can volunteer for one day or multiple days. The work day runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. You do not have to be an expert carpenter to volunteer. In fact all skill levels are welcome. We have professional staff on hand to teach you. You, family members and friends will learn and have fun. This year’s project is located at 552 Charles Ave in St. Paul. Volunteers 16 and older are welcome. To volunteer please call Steve Russell at 651.226.9730 or email srussell@ohenetwork.com Sign up directly using Sign Up Geni-us: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040e4ea4a92aa20-summer

VOLUNTEERS | ONGOING CHURCH CLEANING Volunteers are essential in maintaining our historic Cathedral. You can help preserve our beautiful church with as little as 20 minutes once per month or as much as one hour per week. We have a wide range of light cleaning for nearly all abilities. Sweepers Needed: Volunteers are needed to help sweep the main church every Wednesday evening from 5:45-7:00 p.m. Your commitment can vary from once per month to weekly. No meetings. No committees. Just plain sweeping with a small group of very nice people. Enjoy the quietness of the church or silent prayer while you help maintain our historic floor. For scheduling and security reasons, please contact Julie Crisp to join. Call 651.343.2161 or email tomcrisp@comcast.net.

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VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES

An ever-memorable day. . .

In May, 1910, “an ever-memorable day in the annals of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, an occasion of historic interest . . . rarely surpassed or paralleled in the history of the world for 2000 years” took place: the consecration of six bishops to fill ranks of the hierarchy in the Province of St. Paul. Though it was true that Pope Pius X had consecrated fourteen bishops for the Church in France, no one challenged the reports of the local press. This event in Saint Paul was unique: the six priests were all from the Prov-ince of Saint Paul, an area that included Dakota and all of northern Min-nesota. A series of events led to this historic six-fold consecration: the deaths and retirements of bishops in Lead, Winona and Fargo, the crea-tion of two new dioceses--Crookston in Minnesota and Bismarck in North Dakota and Ireland’s request for an auxiliary to work with him in the Arch-diocese of Saint Paul.

Archbishop Ireland was the consecrator with Bishop McGolrick of Du-luth and Bishop Trobec of Saint Cloud as co-consecrators. Ireland’s long-time friend Bishop O’Gorman of Sioux Falls preached the sermon. In “matchless diction” O’Gorman recounted the history of the growth of the Church in the Province from the pioneer missionary days to the pre-sent when instead of one bishop, three priests and twelve hundred Catho-lics, there were now eight bishops, six hundred thousand Catholics—and a Metropolitan who governed his diocese and presided over the bishops of the province. O’Gorman traced the growth of the Church in the United States from Bishop Carroll of Baltimore to the youngest bishop in the ceremony that morning.

Well recorded in history, that consecration “with all the pomp and ceremo-ny of the imposing ritual of the Church” was not forgotten by participants and the faithful who attended. “It will live in the minds of all who were privileged to behold the Church of God thus amply renewing and renovat-ing her universal and indefectible mission.”

Excerpts from The Catholic Church in the Diocese of St. Paul,

by James Reardon

Note: The Bishops consecrated that day were: Bishop Vincent Wehrle of Bismarck, the Abbot of Assumption Abbey, Bishop Timothy Corbet of Crookston, Bishop James Reilly of Fargo, Bishop Joseph Busch of Lead, Bishop John Lawler, Saint Paul, and Bishop Patrick Heffron of Winona. ACSP.

COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL Corporation. Saint Noël Chabanel Responsorial Psalm by Corpus Christi Watershed, © 2010 licensed in the Creative Commons. Congregational Mass by John Lee © 1970, 2010 GIA Publications, Inc. Mass for the City by Richard Proulx © 1992, 2010 GIA Publications, Inc. Reported under OneLicense No. 4676

RITES

BAPTISM We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ.

MARRIAGE Please join us in praying for all couples preparing for the sacrament of Matrimony.

Robert Wesley Conn Michele Lynn McVenes

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 651.357.1325.

BECOMING CATHOLIC (RCIA)

Curious about Catholicism? Considering becoming Catholic? RCIA, a process of learning and formation, is modeled on how people were brought into the Church in the first centuries. Visit cathedralsaintpaul.org/rcia and call Patrick Conley at 651.357.1340.

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 Zachary Morgan at 651.357.1332 for information about wedding policies.

U MASS INTENTIONS

Scripture and Tradition witness to the value of praying for those who have gone before us in faith. Both Catholic tradition and Church Law clearly acknowledge that it is a laudable practice for the faithful to make offerings in the form of Mass intentions. It has deliberately chosen the more precise term “offering” to clearly show that any offering given for the celebration of a Mass is to be freely given.

Each Mass offered here at the Cathedral is assigned an intention, most often for those who have died, though intentions are not limited to the deceased. It is especially recommended to remember deceased loved ones on the anniversary day of their death or their birthday. Generally speaking, Mass intentions ought to be for a single person. Common exceptions include a Mass offering for a couple’s 25th wedding anniversary, for example.

You are encouraged to call the Cathedral office at 651.228.1766 in order to arrange intentions.