Commitment Weekend February 23 - 24, 2019

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME | FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Abria Pregnancy Resources Hospital Chaplains American Indian Ministry Latino Ministry Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) Marriage, Family and Life Campus Ministry – Newman Center Parishes Campus Ministry – Saint Paul’s Outreach Prison Ministry Catholic Charities Rachel’s Vineyard - Twin Cities Deaf Ministry The Seminaries of St. Paul Elementary School Subsidies and Scholarships The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Twin Cities The Office of Evangelization Venezuelan Mission High School Scholarships Youth and Young Adult Ministry

20 Collective Ministries Served Commitment Weekend February 23 - 24, 2019

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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. Mark Pavlak (Sundays) Deacons Phil Stewart, Ron Schmitz & Nao Kao Yang ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS Most Rev. Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop Most Rev. Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop LITURGY GUIDE FOR THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 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 DUKE STREET 521 From All That Dwell below the Skies

INTROIT (8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.) Domine, in tua misericordia Gregorian Missal, Mode V Dómine, in tua misericórdia sperávi: exsultávit cor meum in salutári tuo: cantábo Dómino, qui bona tríbuit mihi. Ps. Úsquequo Dómine obliviscéris me in finem? úsquequo avértis fáciem tuam a me? O Lord, I have placed my trust in your merciful love; my heart has rejoiced in your salvation. I will sing unto the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me. ℣. How long will your forget me, O Lord? For ever? How long will you hide your countenance from me? Ps 12:6 and 1

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 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 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

℣. ℟.

COLLECT ℟. Amen.

℣. ℟. THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 890 GLORIA Congregational Mass, John Lee FIRST READING 1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23

RESPONSORIAL PSALM The Grail, 1963 Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 David R. Haas ℣.

℟. SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 15:45-49

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Mode VI

GOSPEL Luke 6:27-38 At the conclusion of the Gospel:

Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.

℟.

HOMILY PROFESSION OF FAITH 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, MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal 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.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, AGNUS DEI Roman Missal he suffered death and was buried, Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, 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 Third time: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, 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. HOLY COMMUNION I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins Catholics who are properly disposed are invited to come forward to receive and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead Holy Communion. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths are invited to approach with arms crossed over the chest to receive a blessing. and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away UNIVERSAL PRAYER ℟. Lord, hear our prayer. the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the

supper of the Lamb. THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR AND GIFTS ℟.

HYMN DETROIT 754 Forgive Our Sins

MOTET (10:00 a.m.) Bless the Lord, O My Soul Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov/arr. Becker Bless the Lord, O my soul: Blessed are you, O Lord. Bless the Lord, O my soul: And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my COMMUNIO soul: And forget not all his praises, who forgives all your iniquities, who Domine converte Gregorian Missal, Mode VI heals all you diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, crowns you Dómine convérte, et éripe ánimam meam: salvum me fac propter miser- with loving kindness and tender mercies. Bless the Lord, O my soul: And all icórdiam tuam. Ps 6:5 that is within me, bless his holy name. Blessed are you, O Lord. Ps 102 Turn to me, O Lord, and deliver my soul; save me for the sake of your love.

ORATE FRATRES Roman Missal COMMUNION ANTIPHON By Flowing Waters Celebrant: Pray brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be MATTHEW 6:33; PSALM 37 Paul F. Ford

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 Roman Missal

CLOSING HYMN DULCE CARMEN

413 Alleluia, Song of Gladness

CATHEDRAL MUSIC SERIES Music for a Grand Space, University of Minnesota Choirs Mar 3

COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL Corpora- tion. Gloria by John Lee © 1970, 1980, 2011 by GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Responsorial Psalm © 1995 by Da- vid R. Haas. All rights reserved. Communion Antiphon by Paul F. Ford © 1999 Published by The Liturgical Press. All rights reserved. All reported under OneLicense No. 4676. All rights reserved. Page 4

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CATHEDRAL CAMPUS MINISTRY AFTER MIDNIGHT Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Ever wonder what it’s like to be suddenly awakened in the Offices, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. middle of the night? Ask any young parent and they’ll tell you. They get used to it. For me…not so much. Nothing SUNDAY MASS Anticipatory (Saturday) 5:15 p.m. startles me quite like a 2:00 a.m. call on the emergency line! Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Noon, & 5:00 p.m. Availability in priestly ministry is vital, especially in situations of life and death. A few years ago, I received a Midnight DAILY MASS emergency anointing call in a suburb more than 20 miles Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. away. There was no discernible connection to the Cathedral-perhaps they googled Catholic Churches? I arrived and administered the sacrament. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION While visiting with family immediately afterwards, suddenly in walked the Monday - Friday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. local pastor. Awkward...he just glared at me! But during the initial phone Saturday 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. call, I had inquired if they had called their local parish and was informed EUCHARISTIC ADORATION that they never heard back. So, I got dressed and headed out the door. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wednesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It turns out that another family member continued to call the nearby par- ROSARY ish, oblivious that another priest (me!) was on his way. Suddenly we had Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the Cana Chapel and at two priests, one of whom evidently felt the Cathedral pastor had “zeroed 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin in” on his parishioner. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Weekdays at 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Pastoral availability is often a judgment call and no one bats 1.000. Like OFFICE HOURS (RECTORY AT 239 SELBY AVENUE) many of you, we priests become overwhelmed with e-mails. Occasionally, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. we receive emergency calls while in Mass or confessions. In a pinch, the Archdiocese even sends out e-mails to priests who live near hospitals in WELCOME CENTER HOURS Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. response to emergency requests phoned in to the Chancery. I never want Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to decline an emergency anointing call, irrespective of parish affiliation. With three hospitals nearby, you might be surprised how often the emer- GUIDED TOURS gency line rings. Offered Tuesday-Friday at 1:00 p.m. (except on holy days and national holidays). Please meet at the Tour Desk in the The lay faithful have a right to pastoral care, and we priests have a duty back of the church. to respond, including in the middle of the night for a dying patient. While I MUSEUM HOURS may drag the next day, it remains a singular privilege of my ministry. I am Call the Cathedral at 651.228.1766 for hours of operation. well aware that parents are “on” 24/7 within their homes– it goes with the VIRTUAL TOURS territory. But I do wonder if unreasonable expectations have crept into Visit www.stpaulcathedraltour.com for a mobile app tour the Church today? We live in a society in which people desire closure with a and to virtually “walk through” the Cathedral. sense of urgency that is as difficult to describe as it is easy to understand. It is never pleasant turning away a penitent which–though rare– is necessary when approaching the start of Mass. Is it fair to begin daily Mass five The 5:15 p.m. Saturday Mass is recorded and aired on Relevant Radio 1330 AM Sundays: 9:00 a.m. minutes late, just so the last penitents do not have to wait until after Mass Weekday Masses are recorded and broadcast at 7:30 p.m. to confess? In an era of empty confessional lines in too many parishes, this Monday through Friday. is a welcome conundrum to have here. Still, I have received pained looks when turning off the light at 5:13 p.m. Despite beginning 15 minutes early SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CAMPUS and staying as late as possible, I honestly can’t shake the gnawing feeling Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul that I have disappointed someone. Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) 9:00 a.m. We must guard against approaching the Church with a mentality that it is a U service provider in the same sense in which we call Comcast to report a problem with our Cable TV. The overwhelming majority of lay faithful SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP understands and respects this. However, most Catholics do not understand –nor would I expect them to–the reality of the clergy shortage and its CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FEBRUARY 10, 2019 effects across our country. In rural dioceses, priests shuffle and rush be- Sunday Envelopes $ 6,567.00 tween mission churches on Sundays, affording them little contact time. Even if the total number of parishioners is reasonable, the fact that they Member EFT/Credit Card $ 2,176.00 are spread out over several small parishes creates unique logistical challeng- Plate $ 5,161.80 es. Securing outside assistance in order to make a retreat or attend a confer- Total Sunday Contributions $ 13,904.80 ence is increasing difficult. I know priests who have called up to a dozen priests, just so they could get away for a few days. I have experienced Saint Vincent de Paul Campus $ 927.00 something similar myself. Page 5 Last Sunday, I preached about disappointment and how we all have to be prepared to deal with it in faith. St. Jane De Chantel, co-foundress of the CATHEDRAL CALENDAR Visitation Nuns, faced disappointment in her life. She married Christophe, Sunday, February 24 - Marie Marcotte Lemon Pie Sale the Baron de Chantel, whose title was accompanied by enormous debt, a Available after 8:00 a.m. Mass until they are gone! - Hayden Hall fact she discovered only after the nuptials! Later, he was killed in a hunting 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel accident. She initially struggled to forgive the man who accidentally killed 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin her husband. Slowly, her heart was warmed and she forgave him, even be- Monday, February 25 coming godmother to one of his children before embarking upon her sec- 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph ond vocation as a nun. She did not let disappointment crush her. Tuesday, February 26 Priestly ministry is a joy and a sincere blessing, even though at times the 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph demands seem impossible to adequately fulfill. Many Catholics are disap- Wednesday, February 27 pointed in Church leaders these days, and justifiably so. We priests are all 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph too aware that sometimes we too have disappointed our parishioners. In 8:15 a.m. Men’s Bible Study on Mark - Ryan Room some cases their disappointment is justified, while in others it is impossible 4:00 p.m. Ss. Gregory & Cecilia Choristers - Towers to be present at everything, especially when competing goods are at play. I 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Choir Room have a hard time picturing myself doing anything else with my life, because 4:00 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd the priesthood simply “fits” me in so many respects. Still, each priest must - Assembly Room 6:30 p.m. Faith & Life - Lower Level of Cathedral continually strive for a holiness of life, begging God’s grace to live his 6:30 p.m. Theology on Tap - Crooked Pint Ale House priesthood authentically and selflessly every day. This alone will do more 7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir Rehearsal - Towers than anything else to restore trust and confidence in the Church. Thursday, February 28 “Batter, batter, batter...swing!” This is how we “chattered” from the 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph bench to opposing batters in 7th grade baseball. Not exactly the class- 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Hayden Hall iest move– our coach told us to knock it off. Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, March 1 starting pitcher and Knight of Columbus member Trevor Williams 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph has a better approach. He quietly prays “Jesus, I trust in you” before 1:30 p.m. Divine Mercy Cenacle - Ryan Room every game, and keeps a Saint Benedict’s crucifix in his locker. He 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet - Cana Chapel even has Catholic tattoos, including the Jesuit motto A.M.D.G. (ad 8:00 p.m. CYA Indoor Sports Night - Saint Agnes maiorem Dei gloriam), “for the greater glory of God.” Saturday, March 2 7:00 a.m. That Man Is You! (TMIY!) - Ryan Room Ash Wednesday is just around the corner on March 6. It is time to Sunday, March 3 - Coffee and Donut Sunday start thinking about how you may wish to engage the Lenten season Coffee & Donuts after 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Masses - Hayden Hall this year. It takes careful planning to get the most out of our annual 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Meeting - Assembly Room spring retreat. Would you consider attending daily Mass this year 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel during Lent? I do not believe that you will regret your decision to give 2:30 p.m. U of M Concert: Music for a Grand Space it a try! 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin

Did you know that there are about 13,500 square feet of marble in our chapels, altar areas and Narthex? Our maintenance staff does a great job keeping them as clean as possible in the winter. The Ten- nessee Pink marble you see in the Narthex and Saint Joseph Chapel was used at the turn of the century widely in the State Capitol, the Hamm Building & mansions around the Twin Cities. Every second, 6000 tweets are sent on Twitter, corresponding to Ash Wednesday, March 6 | Lenten Season Begins 500,000,000 per day worldwide! None comes from me, though, I as- ASH WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE sure you. I’ve made it this far in life without ever smoking. Somehow, I think I can resist tweeting. I truly hope some others would begin to 6:30 a.m. Cathedral Opens follow suit! 7:00 a.m. Mass with Distribution of Ashes 12:00 p.m. Mass with Distribution of Ashes Thank you for your prayerful consideration of the Catholic Services 4:00 p.m. Confessions Appeal this weekend. Your support of the CSA allows the work of 5:15 p.m. Mass with Distribution of Ashes the Church to extend far and wide in 20 different ministries. 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service with Distribution of Ashes Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the two days when Due to the recent snow/road conditions for our volunteers, we are Catholics ages 18-59 must fast. When we fast, we eat only postponing the Lemon Pie Sale until after Easter. Trust me, it will one full meal and are permitted two additional snacks not to be worth the wait! equal a full meal. Those whose health or work would be impaired by this rule are dispensed from this obligation. On Sincerely in Christ, those two days, as well as every Friday in Lent, all Catholics Fr. John L. Ubel age 14 and older are to abstain from eating meat. Rector Page 6

MASS INTENTIONS CATHEDRAL NEWS Saturday - Sunday, February 23 - 24 MARIE MARCOTTE LEMON PIE SALE, POSTPONED! 5:15 p.m. Mary Sandkamp † The Lemon Pie Sale will be rescheduled after Easter! 8:00 a.m. Jane Hagen Family 9:00 a.m. SVDP Campus ~ For the People CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL CHOIR, MARCH 6–APRIL 21 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People The well-received Cathedral Festival Choir again offers the opportunity for 12:00 p.m. Matthew & Mary Quinn † anyone to make a short-term commitment for participation in the Cathe- 5:00 p.m. Regina Bisch † dral Choir during Lent and Holy Week, through Easter Sunday. Attendance Monday, February 25 at Wednesday night choir rehearsals is required and will begin on Wednes- 7:30 a.m. Ivo Klenke † day, March 6, following the 7:00 p.m. Imposition of Ashes. Rehearsals are 5:15 p.m. Warren Martin Miller † on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Choir Gallery. Be- Tuesday, February 26 sides the Sunday morning 10:00 a.m. Masses, the Choir sings for the Arch- 7:30 a.m. Mr. Stan Wasileski diocesan Chrism Mass (April 11) and the Sacred Paschal Triduum (April 18 5:15 p.m. Bob Minell † -20) at special hours. To participate, please contact Dr. Sean Vogt at Wednesday, February 27 [email protected]. There is a particular need for tenors and 7:30 a.m. Marjorie Sullivan † basses, although all voice parts are welcome. 5:15 p.m. Dr. Frank Ubel † ANNULMENT Q & A, MARCH 6 Thursday, February 28 On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., staff mem- 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors bers of the Metropolitan Tribunal will be available at the Cathedral of † 5:15 p.m. Louis Dereuil Saint Paul, for confidential consultation and to answer questions regarding Friday, March 1 the investigation into the possibility of nullity of the marriage bond 7:30 a.m. Alice Wasileski (annulment process). No appointment necessary. 5:15 p.m. Steve & Jackie Stoeboerger Family Saturday, March 2 CMA MONTHLY MEETING, MARCH 9 8:00 a.m. Archconfraternity of the Apostle Paul The Cathedral Men’s Association will meet after the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Sat- urday, March 9 in Hayden Hall in the Cathedral’s lower level. We will view a U video presentation on chapter five of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, fol- lowed by a discussion of the chapter. Free copies of The Screwtape Letters MASS READINGS will be available to those needing one. We’ll have coffee and donuts, too! Readings for the week of February 24, 2019 Sunday: 1 Sm 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, THE BILL KENNEY ST. PATRICK’S DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8, 10, 12-13 [8a]/1 Cor 15:45-49/Lk 6:27-38 MARCH 17 Monday: Sir 1:1-10/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/ The Cathedral Men’s Association, with the assistance of the Knights of Mk 9:14-29 Columbus, will be providing a delicious pancake and sausage breakfast with Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11/Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, all the trimmings on Sunday, March 17, after the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. 39-40 [cf. 5]/Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19/Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, Masses. Irish music and dancing will entertain you as you join in with your 175 [165a]/Mk 9:38-40 fellow parishioners in this annual event. The breakfast will be served until Thursday: Sir 5:1-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/ noon in Hayden Hall. Prices for this event are $6 for adults, $3 for children Mk 9:41-50 under 12 and a family package deal for $15. Come and join the fun as we Friday: Sir 6:5-17/Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! 35 [35a]/Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15/Ps 103:13-14, 15-16, 17-18 [cf. 17]/Mk 10:13-16 CONCERTS AT THE CATHEDRAL Next Sunday: Sir 27:4-7/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/ 1 Cor 15:54-58/Lk 6:39-45 © Liturgical Publications Inc MUSIC FOR A GRAND SPACE, MARCH 3, 2:30 P.M. The University Singers, Chamber Singers, U of M Men’s and Women’s U Choruses perform music that celebrates the acoustic splendor of the Ca- thedral of St. Paul on March 3 at 2:30 p.m.. Kathy Saltzman Romey and NINE FIRST FRIDAYS DEVOTION Matthew Mehaffey, conductors. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not necessary, seating is general admission and available on a Looking to add an ingredient to your spiritual life this first come, first seated basis. winter? Consider the Nine First Fridays. When our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a French KING’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 28, 7:30 PM Visitation nun, he asked her to spread Devotion to the Sacred Heart. Part of that devotion consists in receiving Tickets for this very popular concert are on sale via Etix: https:// Holy Communion on the first Friday of each month for a www.etix.com/ticket/p/4687441/the-choir-of-kings-collegecambridge-at- period of nine months, in order to receive the grace of the-cathedral-of-saint-paul-stpaul-the-cathedral-of-stpaul. final penitence. Page 7 VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES RITES BAPTISM The twelfth apostle . . . missing . . . We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please When the New Cathedral of Saint Paul opened in March, 1915, “It was,” pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. Msgr. Lawrence Ryan wrote, “the subject of conversation everywhere. . . . It was the largest church in the city.” Large and impressive on the exterior, MARRIAGE the interior was bare. But plans for the first of the four chapels, the chapel Please join us in praying for all couples preparing for the of Saint Peter, were already on Masqueray’s drawing board, and Leon Her- sacrament of Matrimony. mant was commissioned to sculpt the statue of Saint Peter. According to Msgr. Ryan, the seven-foot high statue of Saint Peter “showed the right- SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION hand gesture the Archbishop used to emphasize a point or a word in his BAPTISM sermons.” The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated for our parish- It is likely that Archbishop John Ireland thought it was fitting that Peter ioners on Sundays after the Noon Mass. Parents must should be the first apostle to stand in the Cathedral of Saint Paul, and it attend a preparation class. Call Gail Wood at 651.357.1325. was not long before the rest of the apostles joined Peter. In 1920, twelve FIRST RECONCILIATION/HOLY COMMUNION, AND apostles were imaged in the stained glass window of the Eucharist in the CONFIRMATION sanctuary. In 1926 several of the apostles were imaged in the grilles. In Registered parishioners are encouraged to register for 1932, eleven of Christ’s apostles and Saint Paul, the apostle “born out of preparation for the sacraments. For more information time” were imaged in Connick’s east rose window. In the 1960s, statues of regarding catechesis for children ages 3 through Confir- the evangelists, among them apostles Matthew and John, were placed in the mation, call Stephen Hilgendorf at 651.357.1340. piers. The apostles are everywhere. But nowhere in the Cathedral is there an image of Matthias, the apostle who replaced the traitor Judas. There is, Curious about Catholicism? Considering becoming Cath- however, an image of the traitor himself. In the window of the Eucharist olic? RCIA, a process of learning and formation, is mod- in the sanctuary, Judas sits at the end of the table at the Last Supper, a eled on how people were brought into the Church in the pouch with silver in his right hand. first centuries. Visit cathedralsaintpaul.org/rcia and call Stephen Hilgendorf at 651.357.1340. According to Acts, Matthias was among the followers of Jesus accompany- ing him from his baptism to his Ascension. In the days following the As- MATRIMONY cension, Peter proposed that the disciples nominate two men to replace To be married at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, one or both Judas—Joseph Barsabas and Matthias. The disciples prayed, “Show us persons of the engaged couple must be an active, regis- which of these two men thou hast chosen to take part in the ministry from tered Cathedral parishioner for six months prior to re- questing a wedding date. For more information about which Judas by transgression fell.” They cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthi- wedding policies, call Gail Wood at 651.357.1325. as, who then joined the company of the twelve apostles. It is generally be- lieved that Matthias ministered in Judea, then carried the gospel to Cappa- docia, later to a region near the Caspian Sea, where he was martyred by crucifixion in about 80AD. ACSP. Note: The feast of Saint Matthias is February 24.

THEOLOGY ON TAP WINTER SERIES “…be doers of the word, and not hearers only.” FEBRUARY 27 James 1:22 6:30 p.m. at Crooked Pint Ale House in Maplewood What does your faith mean to you? Faith is something so personal that words cannot easily explain it. Faith can bring Assisted Suicide and End of Life Care: peace amidst turmoil, and true joy even in difficult by Dr. Paul Wojda, University of Saint Thomas circumstances. As Catholics, we are called to freely live out our faith and to give back to others as Christ has poured Himself out for us. VOCATION DISCERNMENT DINNERS The Catholic Services Appeal Foundation (CSAF) is an independent non-profit focused solely on supporting 20 Visit 10000vocations.org/events to learn more about the two Vocation designated outreach ministries and nothing else. By Dinners being hosted by Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Father David partnering with the CSAF, you help those in need: the Blume, Director of Vocations. hungry, the orphan, the sick, suffering, dying and grieving. You assist in ministering to the imprisoned, evangelizing Catholic youth and college students, and strengthening OPERATION ANDREW DINNER, MARCH 7 families. You enable the sacraments to be provided to Thursday, March 7, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Catholics young and old alike. Archdiocesan Catholic Center | 777 Forest Street, St. Paul Register before To join in the work of the CSAF, simply connect via your Monday, March 4, 2019 mobile device to csafspm.org, or complete a paper pledge form and drop it in the collection basket or mail it directly MIRIAM DINNER, MARCH 12 to the Foundation’s office in Plymouth, MN. Thank you for Tuesday, March 12, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. responding to the Gospel call to serve the poor, support Holy Cross | 1621 University Avenue, NE in Minneapolis life, strengthen faith and transform lives by God’s grace - RSVP before Friday, March 8, 2019 Unified We Rise!