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Founded in 1770 present dedicated in 1834 Twenty second Sunday in ordinary time August 29, 2021

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Daily Masses Marriage Monday through Friday Please arrange at least six months in Father Nicholas Smith 7:00 AM and 12:10 PM advance of the desired date. Director, Office of Sacred Worship SATURDAY– 7:00 AM To reserve a date, or for more Faculty, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary information, please contact Live Stream Mass Tracy Marklein at 314-308-0091 In Residence 7:00 AM Weekdays & 10:30 AM Sunday [email protected] Father Charles Samson Access the live streams at: oldcathedralstl.org Assistant Professor, Kenrick-Glennon Devotions Sundays, following the12:00 PM Mass Seminary Perpetual Help Devotions: Please call 314-231-3250 to arrange Tuesdays, 12:00 PM Readings for the week of August 29, 2021 MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday, August 29 Sunday: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8/Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5 [1a]/Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 8:00 AM Family 27/Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 10:30 AM Carol Marie Cummings Monday: 1 Thes 4:13-18/Ps 96:1 and 3, 4-5, 11-12, 13 [13b]/Lk (Live Streamed) 4:16-30 12:00 PM Celebrant’s Intentions Tuesday: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [13]/Lk 4:31-37 5:00 PM Gerald Matt Wednesday: Col 1:1-8/Ps 52:10, 11 [10]/Lk 4:38-44

Monday, August 30 Thursday: Col 1:9-14/Ps 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 [2]/Lk 5:1-11 7:00 AM Janet M. Nieters Friday: Col 1:15-20/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [2b]/Lk 5:33-39 12:10 PM Mr. & Mrs. John Saturday: Col 1:21-23/Ps 54:3-4, 6 and 8 [6]/Lk 6:1-5 & Olga Salas Next Sunday: Is 35:4-7a/Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 [1b]/Jas 2:1-5/Mk 7:31-37

Tuesday, August 31 Observances for the week of August 29, 2021 7:00 AM Chet & Helen Wilda 12:10 PM Members of the 816 Sunday: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Expeditionary Air Squadron Monday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Wednesday, September 1 Tuesday: Weekday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM John Masek Wednesday: Weekday in Ordinary Time 12:10 PM James Thomas Thursday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Friday: St. Gregory the Great, and Doctor of the Church Thursday, September 2 Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 AM James Solomon Next Sunday: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 12:10 PM Celebrant’s Intentions

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From Our Rector

Dear Old Cathedral Parishioners and Visitors:

The readings today discuss two very different kinds of service to God. On the one hand, there are believers who offer God “lip- service.” These are the ones Jesus criticizes so harshly, quoting Isaiah: This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are Saint Gregory the Great, far from me. On the other are those who offer what we might call Pope, Religious, Doctor of “heart service.” People who are doers of the word and not hearers the Church (September 3): only. As James writes, Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their Gregory I, c. 540 – March 12, affliction. 604, was Pope from September 3, 590, to his Rob Adams was on the receiving end of this pure form of religion. death. His writings were When he was 11 years old, he and his family had no home and more prolific than those of spent six nights a week sleeping in the bed of his parents’ pick-up truck. One night a week, they were able to afford a motel. He was any of his predecessors as pope. Gregory often hungry, and his biggest meal was lunch, when kind cafeteria wrote on many moral and ladies overloaded his plate. Just before Christmas that same year, a theological subjects (e.g., his Moralia on Job, family from their church went out of , leaving Rob’s family Dialogues and Pastoral Rule). Throughout the not only the keys to their home, but a Christmas tree, Christmas presents, and a refrigerator so stocked with food that Rob cried he was known as “the Father of when he opened it. Christian Worship” because of his exceptional efforts in revising the Roman worship of his The family from their church did not just profess their faith to God day. Not only is he noted for liturgical reform with “lip-service.” Rather, they gave what they had to others. Rob but also for chant (Gregorian Chant). suggests that there was not any judgment, and the family did not provide extensive rules for their home; they just let his family enjoy He was the first of the to come from freedom and dignity for the holidays. It changed his life, and he a monastic background; he was a member of decided to do something for others one day. the Benedictine Order. He sent missionaries to England. Gregory is a Doctor of the Church The Pharisees and scribes in today’s Scripture demonstrate this “lip-service” to God. They, and anyone like them, immerse them- and one of the Fathers. He is selves in religious customs, but because their hearts are far from considered a saint in the , God, they are filled with malice. They direct their worship to God, , Anglican but to fellow believers, direct their arrogance and judgment. No Communion, and some Lutheran churches. good deeds result from this – no building up of the kingdom of God Immediately after his death, Gregory was occurs with this. No life-changing-for-the-good experiences happen in this environment. No opportunities to witness to the goodness of canonized by popular acclaim. The Protestant God arise from this. reformer John Calvin admired Saint Gregory. Saint Gregory called himself the “servus Yet for those who are doers of the word, and who care for others in sevorum Dei” (The Servant of the Servants of their affliction, there is room for bountiful harvest. Today, Rob Adams runs a national nonprofit organization whose mission it is to God). serve full meals on Thanksgiving to families in need. He began with the goal of providing 10 families a full meal, but this effort has All holy men and women, Saints of God, grown to include 800 volunteers and more than 2,500 boxes of pray for us. food, 53 pounds each, for hungry individuals and families in Utah and in Texas, Ohio, and Florida.

______What is within our hearts? Do we offer lip service – or heart service – to God? Any small act of kindness or a small gesture from a pure OLD CATHEDRAL SUNDAY heart can change another’s life, and build the Kingdom in ways we could never envision. We are pleased to offer tours of the Basilica of St. Louis, King beginning Sunday, August 29, 2021, Blessings upon your week. Stay safe! following the 12:00 PM Mass. These will continue on an ongoing basis, most Sundays, led by Luke Koebbe, our in training. -Father Smith Please call in advance to confirm that there is a tour scheduled for the Sunday you will be visiting

@ 314-231-3250. Those who would like to participate in the tour are asked to proceed to the front pews immediately follow- ing the noon Mass.

THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME

Felipe Aquino - published on 08/22/21, Aleteia

Whatever worries we have about the future, we can leave everything in God's hands.

Uncertainty about the future has always been a factor in human life. While things like food and medicine are much more available and certain than in the past, globalization and modern life have brought problems of their own. As the pandemic has reminded us, our economy and health, as well as our very lives, are still vulnerable and dependent on many factors. We never know what tomorrow will bring. Yet Jesus taught very clearly: “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” (Mt 6:34) Whatever worries we may have about the future—health, unemployment, raising our children, illness—we need to leave everything in God’s hands, and accept whatever He allows to happen. We have to do our part today and let “God’s will be done.” It’s important to remember that God does not take the weight of our worries without asking. He walks beside us, unobtrusive and patient, waiting for us to call on Him and turn the worries and tribulations of the day over to Him. This does not mean that we shouldn’t think about the future at all or take steps to provide for our future needs. It would be irresponsible not to do our best to think through our important decisions and choose today what will also be of benefit tomorrow. What it does mean is that we should accept that what we can do is limited, and God will not abandon us. Just as the future could hold difficulties and problems, it could also hold unexpected blessings. As St. says, “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) Therefore, we need to be in tune with God all day long. That means praying always: morning, afternoon, evening, in the car, on the street, while walking or sitting. The Risen Lord is near, but we forget about it and we feel as if we are left struggling alone. We should get used to talking to God, all the time, in good times and bad, seeking to become deeply aware of His Presence. We must surrender everything to Him at every moment. If you have a difficult task to do that worries you, hand it over to the Lord, and you’ll see that it will be easier. If it is fear that distresses you, surrender it to God, and rest in Him. If it’s an irreparable loss, surrender what has been lost to Him. Only then will peace be possible. We must learn to surrender everything to God and accept what He has allowed to happen. This is a slow, long learning process that requires perseverance, but it’s totally worth it. We can repeat over and over again the words of the psalmist:

“O Most High, when I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid…” (Ps 56:2b-4a). “In God I trust; I am not afraid…” (Ps 56:11). “O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, until the destroying storms pass by.” (Ps 57:1).

We can return to these often, and to many others, especially in the times when our faith wobbles. We should put the helm of our life back in God’s hands each day, and “live one day at a time.” Don’t think about tomorrow because you won’t have the energy for it. If there are storms along the way, don’t be frightened or despair. At the end of the storm you’ll see that there was no setback and no time wasted, but a rich experience that you lived and that will make you stronger, more serene and compassionate in the face of life. You’ll realize that you’ve overcome a little more the selfish desires and the feeling of insecurity that used to oppress you. It’s in the struggle that the fighter becomes stronger. Little by little we can learn, in the struggle of life, day by day, that our security depends exclusively on God and not on us, nor on our possessions, knowledge, power, or influence.

ARCHBISHOP’S COLUMN

In exalting the lowly, God turns the world’s Archbishop expectations upside down Mitchell T. Rozanski

No society can ignore its sinful structures; we need to critique and modify them based on God’s plan

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

We begin reading from the Gospel of Luke this week and will continue to do so until Advent.

One of the key themes in Luke is how the Lord turns things upside down. For example, in His opening discourse, Jesus says He has come to bring glad tidings to the poor — not the rich — and that He has come for the captives, the blind and the oppressed — not the powerful. We see Him choose fishermen to change the world; we remember that He chose shepherds to hear the good news of the Messiah’s birth, and proclaim it to others. He visits His hometown, and we remember that He chose Nazareth. Again and again, God chooses and exalts the lowly, turning the world’s expectations upside down.

And, if that’s not enough, God takes the slow route to accomplish His plans. He moves people by inviting them to conversion rather than by force. He takes the burden of sin upon Himself on the Cross, rather than making others pay the price.

All of these are important lessons as we consider sins in our own society. It’s true enough that, in many ways, turning things upside down is needed. Human beings are sinful. Therefore, as we build culture and society, we build sinful structures into them. Jesus comes to upend sin and, as a consequence, sinful structures. We can’t deny that. In fact, Luke draws our attention to it!

But Luke also shows us how Jesus upends things according to God’s plan, not human plans. He shows us how Jesus upends things according to God’s method of an invitation to conversion, not worldly methods of force. And He shows us how Jesus purifies the world by taking the burden of sin upon Himself, not by inflicting that burden on others. At each point the Gospel plan challenges us to reach deeper.

At the beginning of Jesus’ public mission, according to Luke, the demons proclaim that Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus silences them, knowing that the demons’ intention is to mislead people. But notice that they use truth to do so!

That’s a cautionary tale for us. There are sinful structures in the world. But we can’t let that truth mislead us. As Pope Benedict XVI pointed out in his encyclical “Spe Salvi,” most utopian projects are doomed to failure because they don’t reckon with fallen human nature. They turn everything upside down according to fallen human plans, using worldly methods, and inflicting the price on others. The result is always greater chaos and oppression.

No society can ignore its sinful structures. To do so is to ignore the evidence, and cede the moral high ground to others. The only way to occupy the high ground is to heed this key theme of the Gospel of Luke: to recognize the structural implications of sin, to critique them according to God’s plan, and to propose solutions according to God’s methods. That’s a challenge worth pondering from now until Advent.

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