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TheThe Cathedral of St. John Cathedralthe Evangelist of St. John Most Rev. Edward C. Malesic the EvangelistBishop of Cleveland 1007 Superior Avenue E 11 April 2021 - Divine Mercy Sunday Cleveland OH 44114-2582 Most Rev. Richard G. Lennon, SATURDAY, 10 APRIL 2021 FRIDAY, 16 APRIL 2021 Bishop of Cleveland216-771-6666 [email protected] Acts 4:13-21; Mk 16:9-15 Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15 1007 Superiorweb: SaintJohnCathedral.com Avenue E Julia Rita Normile & Thomas Mc Laughlin 7:15 Intention of Teddy Ashker Cleveland OH 44114-2582 4:30 People of the Cathedral Parish 12:00 Joseph Andryscik Since 1848, this historic Cathedral 2:00 pm PHSR Intention of Victims of Cancer 216-771-6666Church in the middle of Cleveland’s [email protected] center has served Catholics and 2:00 pm Wedding: Carroll / Bolstad SATURDAY, 17 APRIL 2021 web: SaintJohnCathedral.comthe wider community of Cleveland SUNDAY, 11 APRIL 2021 Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21 as a prayerful oasis and spiritual Pauline Archer Since 1848,home. this historicAs the Bishop’sCathedral Church, the Divine Mercy Sunday Church in theCathedral middle isof theCleveland’s “Mother Church” Acts 4:32-35; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:10-31 4:30 People of the Cathedral Parish civic centerfor has overserved 710,000 Catholics Catholics and in the 10:00 am Transitional Diaconate the wider communityDiocese of of Cleveland.Cleveland All are MONDAY, 12 APRIL 2021 Ordination Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8 as a prayerfulwelcome! oasis Yourand generousspiritual support is 2:00 pm Wedding: Maldonado / Williams home. As thevery Bishop’s much appreciated. Church, the 7:15 Diana Woznak Cathedral is the “Mother Church” 12:00 Gary Fusco Martinez for over 710,000 CatholicsSchedule in the Intention of Fr. Frank Godic SUNDAY, 18 APRIL 2021 Diocese of Clevelan Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; 1 Jn 2:1-5a; April 10 - 4:30 pm Vigil Mass 6:30 pm Centering Prayer d. All are welcome! Your generous Lk 24:35-48 support is very Confessions:much appreciated. 3:00 - 4:00 pm Cathedral open 6:30 am – 5:30 pm TUESDAY, 13 APRIL 2021 PIC Collection St. Martin I April 11 Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15; 8:00†, 10:30 am; 12:15, 5:30 pm Wedding Banns Cathedral open 7:30 am – 6:30 pm 7:15 Most Rev. Richard Gilmore 12:00 Jean Skoczen II Asia Martin & Nathan Ritter April 12-16 III Lurimar Maldonado \ Masses: 7:15 am, 12:00 pm† Cruz M. Eliazo Confessions 6:00 pm Parish Council & Roland Williams Martinez 6:30 - 7:00 am; 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Masses Cathedral open 6:30 am – 6:00 pm WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 2021 Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21 Sunday: April 17 - 4:30 pm Vigil Mass 8:00, 10:30 am, Confessions:12:15, & 5:30 3:00pm - 4:00 pm 7:15 Ed Marszal Monday - Friday:Cathedral open 6:30 -9:00 am 12:00 Carol Ann Curtis 7:15 am, 12:00 noon,& 5:10 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm Mary Schorle Saturday: 7:15 am &Sunday, 12:00 pm April 18 4:30 pm (Sunday Vigil) THURSDAY, 15 APRIL 2021 8:00†, 10:30 am; 12:15 pm Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36 Cathedral open 7:30 am – 2:00 pm Confessions 7:15 Harry Streck Monday-Friday:† - Liturgy is Live-Streamed 12:00 Alice Kasper 6:30-7 am, 11:30- Poor Souls 12:30, 4:30-5 pm Saturday: 7:45-8:15, 11:15- 11:45 am, 3-4 pm CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA! Devotions & Novenas For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cleveland, Ohio Dear Parishioners and Friends of the Cathedral, Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic On April 13, the Church will celebrate the last Pope to be honored as a Bishop of Cleveland martyr – Pope St. Martin I. Born in either the late 6th or early 7th century AD, Most Reverend Anthony M. Pilla, Bishop Emeritus Martin distinguished himself as a man of learning and holiness. He became Most Rev. Roger W. Gries, OSB, Aux. Bishop, Retired a deacon in Rome. This brought him to the notice of Pope Theodore I, who appointed him to be his personal representative to the Imperial Court in Cathedral Staff Constantinople during a particularly tumultuous time. Rev. Sean Ralph, Rector Constantinople was the Capital of the Byzantine Empire, and the Church [email protected] in the East had a strange relationship with the emperor, who saw it as his Rev. Arnel A. Lagman, Parochial Vicar duty to insert himself into the theological affairs. The Church was recovering [email protected] from the Monophysite Heresy, which held that Jesus only had one nature Deacon John P. Sferry, Deacon, Retired (not two, a human nature and a divine nature, as the Church has always and [email protected] Carolyn Apperson, Parish Catechetical Leader will always believe). Out of this way of thinking about Jesus came another [email protected] proposal – Jesus had two natures that acted as one, and that these two natures Gregory Heislman, Music Director & Organist had a single common activity and will. This line of thinking was known as [email protected] Monothelitism (one will), and was initially thought by Pope Honorius I (625- Joseph Petros, Organist 638) to be a compromise that satisfied the Eastern Church and maintained Christ’s two natures; so he was prepared to let the controversy rest. After In Residence Pope Honorius’ death, the emperor proclaimed this new teaching as the law Rev. Donald P. Oleksiak of the land. However, when Pope Theodore I (AD 642-649) realized that this [email protected] line of thinking was just another iteration of the Monophysite Heresy, he Rev. John E. Manning condemned it, and excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople, which [email protected] enraged the emperor. Rev. Daniel F. Schlegel While the controversy was raging, Theodore died, and Martin was [email protected] eventually chosen to be Pope (AD 649). He ascended to the throne of St. Peter without Imperial consent, and chose to proceed with his consecration without Our Cathedral Mission is to provide all the emperor’s approval. The new pope convened a synod in the West and people with access to the saving love of God through officially condemned the Monothelite Heresy, and promulgated the decree of Word, Sacraments, and a community of justice and this synod as a correction to the errors made by Emperor Constans II and the love, that empowered by the Holy Spirit, we might patriarch in the East. The emperor now demanded the Pope’s submission to all become beloved disciples of Jesus Christ, living Monothelitism or his death. First he tried to turn the people against the Pope, and inviting others to a holy and abundant life. but when that failed, he sent an assassin to kill him in Rome. However, the man sent to kill the Pope as he was distributing Holy Communion, later testified Cathedral Parish Membership that before he could take the Pope’s life, he lost his eyesight and could not carry March: 1,132 households, 1,836 individuals out the deed. The emperor then sent the army to arrest Martin, and had him bound in chains and dragged through the streets of Constantinople. The Pope Parish Finances was thrown into prison for three months under the cruelest conditions. He Offertory Collection ........................ $3,630 was put in a filthy freezing cell, given the most disgusting food, not permitted (Palm Sunday, March 28, 2019; 10:30, 12:15, 5:30) to bathe, beaten to the point of death, flogged, convicted of treason, and finally sentenced to death (without even being able to speak in his own defense). Easter Sunday (April 4) ..........................$17,417 Before the death sentence could be carried out, however, the Patriarch of Mail ........................................................... $3,652 Constantinople intervened and pleaded that the Pope’s life be spared. So the Credit Card ........................................... $4,010 emperor exiled Martin to the island of Crimea, which was suffering from a Weekly Total .................................$28,709 severe famine. Pope St. Martin died in exile in AD 655, enduring all manner of hardships, including abandonment by the world, in order to stand up for Holy Thursday ....................................... $1,580 the rights of the Church against imperial power and to defend the truth about Good Friday/ Holy Land ....................$2,453 Jesus Christ. Emperor Constans II was later murdered in his bathtub, and Easter total .................................. $29,231 his son, Constantine IV, who wanted reconciliation with Rome, allowed a Council to be called in Constantinople (Constantinople III, AD 681), which Thank You! definitively condemned Monothelitism. Fiscal Year Budget .........................$455,800 ($11,395 x 40 weeks) Truth matters, and what we believe about Jesus is of paramount Fiscal Year Collection .............. $357,000 importance. Pope St. Martin was willing to lay down his life to defend the Total Over (Under) .......................($98,800) truth and stand up for the rights of the Church against the secular powers of his day, when it would have been much easier to say nothing and go with what Your financial support was trending. His witness should give us pause to consider – How would I of the ministries of the Cathedral respond in similar circumstances? by mail and on-line are also very much appreciated at this time. 2 who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. Jn 3:16 Divine Mercy Sunday 11 April 2021 TRENDING Faith Enrichment Opportunities Schedule for the Week Second Sunday of Easter – Divine Mercy Sunday ! Background: This was the day on which, in ancient Rome, the neophytes laid aside April 10 – 4:30 pm Vigil Mass the white robes that they had been given during the rites of initiation at Easter Vigil Confessions: 3:00 - 4:00 pm and joined the body of the Faithful.