Basilica of Louis King of France The Old Cathedral

209 Walnut Street Saint Louis, Missouri 63102 FIRST CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 4, 2020

PARISH FOUNDED IN 1770 PRESENT CHURCH DEDICATED IN 1834

Sunday October 4 Thursday October 8 (popularly known as the Old Cathedral) 8:00 AM Parish Family 7:00 AM Jim Petersen & Family 10:30 AM Paul & Paula Duker 12:10 PM Louis Fagas 209 Walnut Street (Live Streamed) 12:00 PM John & Therese Duker Friday October 9 St. Louis, Missouri 63102 5:00 PM Charles L. Drury, Sr. 7:00 AM Mr. & Mrs. P Hernandez Phone: 314.231.3250 12:10 PM Alvin & Anna Duker Email: [email protected] Monday October 5 7:00 AM Fenton & Marion Petersen Saturday October 10 Website: www.oldcathedralstl.org 12:10 PM Virginia & Fenton Petersen 7:00 AM Bernadine, Michael & Anna Cody Tuesday October 6 5:30 PM Sissy Morgan 7:00 AM Charles R. Chernick, Sr. 12:10 PM Marion Felztrenery & Family Sunday October 11 8:00 AM Parish Family Wednesday October 7 10:30 AM Paul & Paula Duker 7:00 AM Emilie & John Duker Family (Live Streamed) Sunday Masses 12:10 PM Elena Sioson 12:00 PM John & Therese Duker 5:30 PM (Saturday Evening) 5:00 PM Celebrant’s Intentions 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12 NOON, Live Stream Mass and 5:00 PM

Welcome all Parishioners and Visitors of The Old Cathedral to our live stream service. During these Daily Masses trying times, it is important to maintain spiritual communion with the Lord. We would like to offer you, for this purpose, the opportunity to attend a live stream Mass. Monday through Friday Live Stream Mass 7:00 AM and 12:10 PM Sundays - 10:30 AM

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Readings for the week of October 4, 2020

Sunday: Is 5:1-7/Ps 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20 [Is 5:7a]/Phil 4:6-9/Mt 21:33-43 Monday: Gal 1:6-12/Ps 111:1b-2, 7-8, 9 and 10c [5]/Lk 10:25-37 Confessions Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24/Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15 [24b]/Lk 10:38-42 Daily, 11:30 AM—12:00 PM Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14/Ps 117:1bc, 2/Lk 11:1-4 Saturdays, 4:30 PM—5:15 PM Thursday: Gal 3:1-5/Lk 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75 [68]/Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14/Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 [5]/Lk 11:15-26 Marriage Saturday: Gal 3:22-29/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Lk 11:27-28 Please arrange at least six months in Next Sunday: Is 25:6-10a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [6cd]/Phil 4:12-14, 19-20/Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 advance of the desired date. To reserve a date or for more Observances for the week of October 4, 2020 information, please contact Tracy Marklein at 314.231.3250. Sunday: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Respect Life Sunday Monday: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest Devotions Tuesday: St. Bruno, Priest; Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin Perpetual Help Devotions: Wednesday: Our Lady of the Rosary Tuesdays, 12:00 PM Thursday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Friday: St. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs; St. John Leonardi, Priest Saturday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Next Sunday: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

We welcome our devoted parishioners, neighbors who come so Sunday, 09/27/20 Weekly Giving regularly, our downtown working people, Saint Louisans of all faiths and our many visitors from all over Online Donations $315.00 The Old Cathedral has long been the world. Sunday Collection $3632.00 recognized as one of the most historic and Serving you in this beautiful beautiful churches of its time. Old Cathedral is a privilege. Total $3947.00 Our parish is proud of its more than 240 Father Nicholas Smith Special Collection $785.00 year history as a self-supporting Roman Rector Catholic Parish. Your presence, prayer and Director, Office of Sacred Worship generous kindness continue to make it so. Instructor, Kenrick -Glennon Seminary

Father Charles Samson Your weekly envelope donations can still be made by mail or in person by check at the In Residence Old Cathedral rectory or you can set up online donations at oldcathedralstl.org. Faculty, Kenrick -Glennon Seminary By uniting as a parish community and with continued prayer, we will face these

challenging times with faith together.

Basilica of Saint Louis, King Dear Old Cathedral Parishioners and Visitors:

Today’s first reading and Gospel present to us similar parables about a landowner who takes great care in setting up his vineyard, only to be deeply disappointed by the results. In both cases, the landowner is clearly meant to represent God, but there are distinct differences.

Isaiah says that the vineyard is the house of Israel. In spite of God’s great care for the people of Israel, they disappoint him and do not produce the fruit of obedience to the covenant that God desires. Therefore, he, takes away all of his carefully laid protections on the vineyard and lets it be susceptible to the effects of the world: trampled underfoot and left to be overgrown, and to suffer drought.

In Jesus’ parable, the tenants to whom the vineyard is leased are expected to take care of the vineyard and give their share of the produce to the landowner. When the time to do so comes, however, the tenants ignore any attempts on the part of the landowner ’s agents to collect his share of the produce. They go so far as to kill the vineyard owner’s son.

We know that the first parable speaks of the disobedience of the Israelites in the Old Testament. But that same disobedience is present in the second parable. For who else is the Son, in this parable, but Jesus? Who else are the murderous tenants, but those who reject the Son? For as Jesus says, The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes. Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.

We who are here, baptized into the Kingdom, would do well to pay as much heed to these words as those to whom they were spoken should have. For as tenants of this vineyard – this Kingdom – we are responsible for it. God has blessed us with the land and the means for reaping its bounty, and by his grace we bring about the fruit of goodness, justice, and peace – and the produce of others who seek to follow Jesus because of our witness. As his tenants in this world, God gives us all the equipment we need – talents, work, education, special opportunities – to further the kingdom of God, to make God’s kingdom visible in our world to the people we meet day in and day out.

Today, let us commit ourselves to bearing good fruit as God’s vineyard, and to using our skills and opportunities to spread the message of God’s kingdom – God’s vineyard – to the people we encounter every day.

Blessings upon your week. Stay safe!

-Father Smith Archbishop Rozanski’s Column Form conscience in accord with Catholic teaching

After the election, our mission to proclaim and give witness to the Gospel will remain

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus The conclusion to be reached after giving all the issues their appropriate and said: “Teacher, who should I vote for in the weight? That’s not mine to say for anyone but myself. I will steadfastly upcoming election?” refuse to tell anyone what conclusion they should reach. No one who works or teaches for the Church should presume to do so, either. OK, that didn’t really happen. But, one month before the election, it sure feels like that’s the question on people’s minds. And people would like the But I know one thing, I notice one thing, and I want to encourage one Church, or me, or their pastor, to answer it. thing. Well, the Church doesn’t answer that question for anyone, and neither will What I know is this: Jesus is not running for office. The day after the I, and neither should any pastor. The fundamental reason isn’t because election our primary mission will be the same: to proclaim and give IRS regulations forbid it (though that’s also true). The fundamental reason witness to the Gospel in all its fullness. The winners will make some parts is that it’s a decision for the conscience of each person, and I’m not called of that easier, and some parts incredibly hard. Either way, we’ll have a lot to replace anyone’s conscience — that’s a place where each of us stands of work to do. alone before God. What I notice is this: The way we talk to one another makes me uneasy. What I am called to do, and every pastor is called to help with, is to form How we form our relationships before the election makes a big difference consciences in accord with Catholic teaching. That’s why, every four in whether or not we’re going to be able to work together after the years, the U.S. bishops publish Forming Consciences for Faithful election. For many years now, we haven’t been doing such a good job. Citizenship. I recommend it! It contains a robust treatment of how a Catholic should approach elections — it’s detailed and nuanced in a way What I want to encourage is this: Let’s talk to one another differently in that meets the complexity of our situation. the coming month. Let’s listen to each other more deeply — to the rea- sons, the hurts and the hopes. Yes, the election really matters! But If I can highlight just two points from the document, to help form and something matters more — our shared identity in Christ, and our shared challenge the consciences of everyone in preparation for the election, it mission to serve the Gospel. would be these. Our culture is drifting ever farther from the Gospel — and by that very First: If you don’t hold that abortion is the pre-eminent moral issue of our fact becoming more and more in need of it. We have too much work to do time, and if you don’t struggle to justify voting for a candidate whose together to let the powers of the world alienate us from one another. record or policy would favor or even expand abortion, then you probably aren’t forming a Catholic conscience in preparation to vote.

Second: If you think that other serious issues like race, immigration and the environment can be dismissed or ignored, and if you don’t struggle to justify voting for a candidate whose record or policy would be contrary to >> Resources Catholic teaching on these matters, then you probably aren’t forming a Read the ‘Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship’ document from the Catholic conscience in preparation to vote. USCCB: https://bit.ly/348GjNJ Find more information from the Archdiocese of St. Louis: https://www.archstl.org/ To be sure, the issues I just named aren’t the only ones to be weighed — faithful-citizenship there are plenty of others to be placed on the scales. But those two points Read “Lens of Faith,” a compilation of columns on forming one’s conscience for are enough to challenge everyone for the moment. voting published in 2016: https://bit.ly/3mY9cVv

Becoming The Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France

In order to receive the title of basilica, a church must have historical significance, prestige, or be a major center of worship. The Basilica of St. Louis, King of France passes these qualifications. The first example of the The month of the Holy Rosary is October. This entire month is dedicat- Church being worthy of basilica status is the fact that the ed to the Rosary. The feast day of the Holy Rosary in particular is church is the oldest parish west of the Mississippi River. October 7th. The feast of the Rosary is held on October 7th in memory In the early years of St. Louis, the church was the most of the glorious and triumphant victory at the battle of Lepanto. That battle was the most convincing military victory that proved significant in the archdiocese, known as the “Mother without a doubt the great power of the Rosary. church” of the entire western United States. There are only five major basilicas in the world: St. Peter’s, St. John October is the perfect month to get started with the daily Rosary devotion. The Rosary will bring great peace and holiness to your life. It Lateran, and Mary Major in ; and St. Francis and St. is a powerful instrument for conversion and the best method of Mary in Assisi, . In the United States there are 14 honoring Mary. “minor basilicas”. For those of you who already in this beautiful habit, it is the perfect month for you to share this devotion with others. The symbols of being a basilica is the conopeum (the umbrella) and the tintinnabulum (six foot high, carved of wood mounted on a bell). Today the conopeum can be seen at a weekly mass with red and yellow stripes and the basilica’s seal. Also on it is the coat of arms of Pope John XXIII, the Cardinal, and Bishop Rosati (builder of the Old Cathedral). The tintinnabulum is also kept within the church, but is only carried during a procession.

The role of cathedral would be passed on to the New Cathedral in the Central West End on October 14, 1913. For many decades, the Old Cathedral was hidden among the abandoned buildings and old warehouses of the St. Louis Riverfront. It remained this way until the clearing of the riverfront and construction of the Gateway Arch grounds began, and was the only building protected as a historical landmark. Because of its historical significance to the city and Catholicism, the Old Cathedral was granted status as a “minor basilica” in the United States.

The Basilica of St. Louis, King of France is worthy of Dear Old Cathedral parishioners, its title because it stands today as a symbol of our proud On Monday, October 5, please tune into 96.7 or 102.9 past. Bryan Buer—Old Cathedral Historian FM for the Covenant Network Fall Radiothon. With your prayers and generosity, many more people can come to know about the availability of 24/7 Catholic radio. I'll be joining Fr. Zach Edgar on live radio during the 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. hour on Monday, October 5th.

In your generosity, could you please call in your support at 314-752-7000 or 877-305-1234? Covenant Network relies entirely on the donations of listeners. You can also listen in online from anywhere at their website www.ourcatholicradio.com or download the Covenant Network app for iPhone or Android devices.

Thanks to all who have supported Catholic Radio in the St. Louis area in the past—your generosity has helped grow the number of local stations from 1 to over 40! Together, we can help the Gospel reach even more souls.

God bless you all. - Fr. Samson

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, priest (October 5): Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R., January 11, 1819 – October 4, 1867, was a German Redemptorist who worked as a missionary in the United States frontier. Born in Bavaria, he completed his studies in philosophy at Munich. Having expressed a desire for the priesthood since childhood, he entered the diocesan seminary in 1842. Seelos was touched by the letters published in the Catholic newspa- per Sion, from Redemptorist missionaries describing the lack of spiritual care for the thousands of German-speaking immigrants. After visiting the Redemptorists in Altotting, he decided to enter the congregation, asking to be allowed to work as a missionary in the United States. He was accepted by the Redemptorists, and sailed in 1843, to the United States. In 1844, Seelos was ordained a priest in Baltimore. He worked for nine years in the Parish of Saint Philomena in Pittsburgh, first as to Saint John Neumann, who was the superior of the Redemptorist community, later on as superior himself, and for three years as pastor. During this time, he was also the Redemptorist Novie master. With Neumann, he also dedicated himself to preaching missions. Seelos’ availability and innaate kindness in understanding and responding to the needs of the faithful quickly made him well known as an expert confessor and spiritual director. He practiced a simple lifestyle and a simple manner of expressing himself. In the 1850s and early 1860s, he was active in a number of positions in Maryland. From 1863 until 1866, he dedicated himself to the life of an itinerant missionary preaching in English and German in the states of Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. After a year in a parish in Detroit, Seelos was assigned in 1866 as pastor of the Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption, New Orleans, where he died of Yellow Fever contracted from ministering to those who already had the disease. Saint John Paul II beatified Seelos on April 9, 2000.

Saint Faustina Kowalska, virgin and religious (October 5): Saint Faustina was born on August 25, 1905, and died on October 5, 1938. She was a and mystic. Her apparitions of Jesus inspired the devotion to the Divine Mercy and earned her the title of “Secretary of Divine Mercy.” Throughout her life, Kowalska reported having visions of Jesus and conversations with Him, which she noted in her diary, later published as The diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul. At the age of 20 years, she joined a convent in Warsaw. She was later transferred to Plock and then moved to Vilnius, where she met her confessor, Father Michal Sopocko, who supported her devotion to the Divine Mercy. Kowalska and Sopocko directed an artist to paint the first Divine Mercy image, based on Kowalska’s vision of Jesus. Sopocko used the image in celebrating the first Mass on the Second Sunday of Easter. Canonizing her on April 30, 2000, the Second Sunday of Easter, Pope John Paul II established Divine Mercy Sunday on that Sunday of each liturgical year.

Saint Bruno, priest, hermit, religious founder (October 6): Saint Bruno of (c. 1030 – October 6, 1101) was the founder of the Carthusian Order, and personally founded the Order’s first two communities. He was a celebrated teacher at Reims, and a close advisor to his former pupil, Pope Urban II. He sought “to seek God assidu- ously, to find God promptly, and to possess God fully.”

Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher, virgin, religious founder (October 6): Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher (October 6, 1811 – October 6, 1849) was a Canadian religious who founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Poor health prevented her from entering religious life in her teen years. Through the influence of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, in 1843 she was invited by Bishop Bourget of to found, with two companions, a new religious community dedicated to education. Mother Marie-Rose faced many difficulties, but when he died on October 6, 1849, her 38th birthday, the community already had 30 teachers, 7 novices, 7 , and 448 pupils in 4 convents. She was beatified in 1982.

Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7): On October 7, 1571, a combined Christian fleet (the Holy League) defeated an Ottoman fleet off western Greece, in what is called the Battle of Lepanto. The Holy League credited the victory to the Virgin Mary, whose intercession with God they had implored for victory through the use of the Rosary. Admiral Giovanni Andrea Doria had kept a copy of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe given to him by King Philip II of Spain in his ship’s state room. Pope Pius V instituted a new Catholic feast day of Our Lady of Victory to commemorate the battle, which is now celebrated by the as the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Saint Denis, bishop and martyr, and Companions, martyrs (October 9): Saint Denis was Bishop of Paris in the third century. He was martyred, with his companions, Rusticus and Eleutherius, in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians, shortly after 250 AD. Saint Denis is said to have picked his head up after being decapitated, and walked six miles while preaching a sermon of repentance the entire way, making him one of many cephalophores (“head-bearers”) in hagiology. He is venerated as patron of Paris, and as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.

Saint John Leonardi, priest, religious founder (October 9): Saint John Leonardi was born in 1541 and died on October 9, 1609. He as the founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of . He was born in the City-state of Lucca, Tuscany, and was ordained as a priest in 1572. He first dedicated himself to the Christian formation of young people in his parish (Lucia). In 1574, he founded a community charged to deepen faith and devotion; this foundation can be classified as part of the Counter-Reformation. John Leonardi worked with his community to spread devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, frequent reception of the Holy Eucharist, and the Forty Hours’ Devotion. This foundation received approval from in 1614. He took his work to Rome where he became friend with . Neri held him in high regard for this qualities of firmness and judgement and entrusted him to delicate works, such as the reform of the Benedictine congregation of Monte-vergine. John then founded with J. Vives the seminary of the Propagation of the Faith. He died in 1609, dedicating himself to his brothers suffering from the influence epidemic that was raging in Rome at the time. He was beatified in 1861 and canonized in 1938.

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