Very Reverend Joseph W. McQuaide, IV, –Pastor Reverend John C. McVoy, III, Assistant

XV Sunday in Ordinary Time/VI Sunday after Pentecost July 12, 2020 Scheduled Masses during 1/3 Limited Occupancy Saint Patrick Cathedral of Saint Peter Saint Mary Sunday: *8 am, *11 am, 5 pm Sunday: 9:30 am Sunday: 8 am Monday & Wednesdays: *5:30 pm Monday–Friday: 12:10 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays: 5:30 pm Bishop Malooly has dispensed all Saturday: 4 pm Saturday: 4 pm Catholics from the Sunday * Mass offered in Latin obligation until further notice.

Confession Schedule Other Sacraments Saint Patrick Cathedral of Saint Peter Please contact Father McQuaide Monday–Thursday Monday, Wednesday & Friday through the parish offices to arrange 4:30–5:15 pm 11:30 am–12 noon for the Sacraments of Baptism, Room off of 2nd-floor elevator landing Saint Chapel Confirmation, Anointing, or Marriage.

1414 N. King Street  Wilmington, Del. 19801 Downtown Catholic Offices (302) 652–0743  fax (302) 652–7678 open Mondays to Thursdays, 8:30 to 11:30 am [email protected] www.cathedralofstpeter.com  www.smspwilmington.com

Saint Mary Saint Patrick Cathedral of Saint Peter of the 15th and King Streets 6th and West Streets 6th and Pine Streets founded 1880 founded 1818 founded 1858 Mass Intentions for the Week Date Celebrant Time Church Mass Intention July 11 Fr. McQuaide 4 pm Cathedral of St. Peter Margaret & George Seitz Fr. McVoy 4 pm St. Patrick no intention July 12 Fr. McVoy 8 am St. Mary Edward(d) & Jean Manlove Marriage Anniversary Fr. McQuaide *8 am St. Patrick Pro Populo Bp. Malooly 9:30 am Cathedral of St. Peter Frances Licki Fr. Markellos *11 am St. Patrick Robert Kelsch Fr. Markellos 5 pm St. Patrick no intention July 13 Fr. McVoy 12:10 pm Cathedral of St. Peter Irene Hannas Fr. Markellos *5:30 pm St. Patrick no intention July 14 Fr. McVoy 12:10 pm Cathedral of St. Peter Augustine and Barbara Coccia Fr. McVoy 5:30 pm St. Patrick Alvin Hall July 15 Fr. McVoy 12:10 pm Cathedral of St. Peter Kevin Lander Fr. McQuaide *5:30 pm St. Patrick no intention July 16 Fr. McQuaide 12:10 pm Cathedral of St. Peter Donna Sellman Fr. McQuaide 5:30 pm St. Patrick no intention July 17 Fr. McVoy 12:10 pm Cathedral of St. Peter no intention July 18 Fr. McVoy 4 pm Cathedral of St. Peter Seminarians of the Diocese of Wilmington Fr. McQuaide 4 pm St. Patrick Elmer H. Rhodes July 19 Fr. McQuaide 8 am St. Mary Henry Edward Manlove Fr. Markellos *8 am St. Patrick Fred and Elcey Dunn Bp. Malooly 9:30 am Cathedral of St. Peter Carmen Facciolo Fr. McQuaide *11 am St. Patrick Pro Populo Fr. McVoy 5 pm St. Patrick no intention

Job Opportunity in the Parish *indicates Mass is offered in the extraordinary form (Latin). We are looking for a part-time Office Administrator in the Parish Office, Mondays to Thursdays, 9:30 am to Cathedral of Saint Peter 2:30 pm. For more information, visit cdow.org/jobs Budgeted/ To apply, send resume and cover letter Received Difference to [email protected]. Needed July 4/5 $2,094 $2,115 ($21) Sacrificial Giving YTD $2,094 $2,115 ($21) Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception

Budgeted/ Online Giving available. Besides Received Difference giving your offering at Mass or Needed mailing in or dropping off your July 4/5 $371 $673 ($302) offertory envelopes, you can now contribute electronically, simply YTD $371 $673 ($302) visit www.cdow.org and click on Saint Patrick the church logo “Your Parish Needs Your Support” and Budgeted/ complete the form. Be sure to indicate your parish: Received Difference Needed • ST MARY-WILMINGTON (34) • ST PATRICK (44) July 4/5 $2,707 $3,442 ($735) • ST PETERS CATHEDRAL (1) YTD $2,707 $3,442 ($735) Thursday, July 16 is the feast of 205. The history of Marian piety also includes Our Lady of “devotion” to various , the most common of which is devotion to the of Our Lady of is the principal feast day Mount Carmel. Its use is truly universal and, undoubt- of the Carmelite Order. Through the efforts of the edly, it is one of those pious practices which the Coun- crusader Berthold, a group of living on cil described as “recommended by the Mount Carmel were organized into an Order after throughout the centuries.” the traditional Western type about the year 1150. Op- pressed by the Saracens, the slowly emigrated The Scapular of Mount Carmel is a reduced form of the to Europe. During the night preceding the sixteenth of the Order of the of the Blessed of July, 1225, the Blessed Virgin is said to have com- Virgin of Mount Carmel. Its use is very diffuse and of- manded Pope Honorius III to approve the founda- ten independent of the life and of the Car- tion. Since the were still under constant melite family. harassment, the sixth General of the Order, St. Simon

Stock, pleaded with the Blessed Virgin for some spe- The Scapular is an external sign of the filial relation- cial sign of her protection. On July 16, 1251, she desig- ship established between the Blessed Virgin Mary, nated the scapular as the special mark of her mater- Mother and Queen of Mount Carmel, and the faithful nal love. That is why the present feast is also known who entrust themselves totally to her protection, who as the feast of the Scapular. The scapular, as part of have recourse to her maternal intercession, who are the habit, is common to many religious Orders, but it mindful of the primacy of the spiritual life and the need is a special feature of the Carmelites. A smaller form for prayer. of the scapular is given to lay persons in order that they may share in the great graces associated with it. Excerpted from The Church’s Year of Grace, Pius Parsch The Scapular is imposed by a special rite of the Church which describes it as "a reminder that in Baptism we Periodically the Church reexamines devotions and have been clothed in Christ, with the assistance of the to make sure they are “not at odds with Blessed Virgin Mary, solicitous for our conformation the centrality of the Sacred Liturgy. Rather, in pro- to the Word Incarnate, to the praise of the Trinity, we moting the faith of the people, who regard popular may come to our heavenly home wearing our nuptial piety as a natural religious expression, they predis- garb." pose the people for the celebration of the Sacred Listen to Catholic Forum every Satur- Mysteries.” (John Paul II, September 2001) In accord- day morning at 11:00 on Relevant Radio ance with Vatican II, the Congregation for Divine 640. Next Saturday, July 18th, learn Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued about the mental health challenges the Directory on Popular Piety in 2001 to reevaluate some face during the coronavirus pan- different devotions and popular piety. Though demic and how Catholic Charities is the Brown Scapular is included in the document as a helping people meet those challenges when Ms. Lisa wonderful pious practice, the Directory does not Ritchie is the guest. After it airs, listen online anytime mention the . The Directory ra- at www.cdow.org/CatholicForum, or search “Catholic ther emphasizes the beautiful sign of the “filial rela- Forum” on Apple, Spotify, or iHeartRadio pod- tionship” with the faithful and Mary in the following casts. For photos, information regarding upcoming paragraphs: guests, links and more, “Like” Catholic Forum on Face- book at www.facebook.com/CatholicForum. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/DowntownCatholic and click the Stay Connected to Our Parish bell icon to be notified when we go live. Daily Mass Be sure that you have signed up for will be live-streamed from the Cathedral Monday FlockNote. This free communication through Friday, and the Sunday Latin Mass will be system will allow the parish to com- posted as well. The diocese will now municate with all parishioners from begin to live-stream the Bishop’s Mass one platform. Sign up by visiting from the Cathedral every Sunday morn- DowntownCatholic.FlockNote.com ing at 9:30 a.m. on its channel: www.YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm