PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION | MARCH 20, 2016

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. Eugene Tiffany Deacons Phil Stewart, Russ Shupe, & Nao Kao Yang ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS Most Reverend Bernard A Hebda, Apostolic Administrator Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop LITURGY GUIDE FOR OF THE LORD’S PASSION PHOTOGRAPHY — The Cathedral welcomes all visitors to Mass today. We (vss. sung as necessary) ST. THEODULPH encourage those who wish to take photos of this sacred space to do so freely 810 All Glory, Laud, and Honor before and after Mass. Once the opening announcement is made, please refrain from taking photos and videos until Mass has concluded. Thank COLLECT you.

PRELUDE Flourish and Toccata on VEXILLA REGIS (hymn #435) James Biery THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

811 THE COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD’S FIRST READING Isaiah 50:4-7 ENTRANCE INTO RESPONSORIAL PSALM USCCB/New American Bible

MOTET (10:00 a.m.) Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Saint Noël Chabanel

Hosanna to the Son of David Thomas Weelkes Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna. Thou that sittest in the highest heavens, Hosánna in excélsis Deo.

My God, my God, why have you a - ban-doned me? Gregorian Missal, Mode VII

Cantor or Choir, then All Hosanna filio David SECOND READING Philippians 2:6-11

ACCLAMATION MISSA XI, Orbis factor, adapted

GRADUAL Gregorian Missal, Mode V Christus factus est pro nobis obediens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis. Propter quod est Deus exaltavit illum, et dedit illi nomen, quod est super omne nomen. Christ became obedient for us unto death, even death on a Cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him, and bestowed on him the name Hosanna to the Son of David, the King of Israel. Blessed is he who comes which is above every name. Phil 2:8, 9 in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. THE PASSION GREETING OF OUR LORD CHRIST 814 Luke 22:14—23:56 Celebrant: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. — The Gospel dialogue is omitted before the Passion. ℟. Amen. — Those who are unable to stand during the entire reading of Celebrant: The Lord be with you. or similar greeting ℟. the Passion may be seated. And with your spirit.

. — At the narration of the death of Christ, all kneel in silence. BLESSING OF PALM BRANCHES ℟. Amen At the conclusion: 809 C GOSPEL Luke 19:28-40 Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. Deacon: The Lord be with you. ℟. And with your spirit. ℟.

Deacon: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. ℟. Glory to you, O Lord.

At the conclusion of the Gospel: HOMILY

Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. PROFESSION OF FAITH Please 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, PROCESSION the Only Begotten Son of God,

Deacon: born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; Let us go forth in peace. 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, In the name of Christ. Amen. and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal he suffered death and was buried, 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 and his kingdom will have no end.I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, GNUS EI Missa XVIII who proceeds from the Father and the Son, A D who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, Cantor: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi: who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. ℟. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. Third time: Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi:

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST ℟.

PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR AND OBLATION

MOTET (10:00 a.m.) Avina Malkeinu (sung in Hebrew) Max Janowski ECCE AGNUS DEI Our Father, our King, hear our voice. Our Father, our King, we have sinned Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away before thee. Our Father, our King, have compassion upon us and upon our the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the children. Our Father, our King, bring an end to pestilence, war, and famine supper of the Lamb. around us. Our Father, our King, bring an end to all trouble and oppression around us. Our Father, our King, inscribe us for blessing in the book of life. ℟ Our Father, our King, renew upon us a year of mercy. Hear our voice, our . Father and King. Renew upon us a year of mercy.

ORATE FRATRES Roman Missal Celebrant: Pray brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be 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 HOLY COMMUNION good of all his holy Church. All Catholics who have prepared themselves to receive Holy Communion are invited to come forward. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths are SANCTUS Missa XVIII invited to approach with arms crossed over the chest to signal their desire to receive a blessing.

COMMUNIO Pater, si non potest Gregorian Missal, Mode VIII Pater, si non potest hic calix transíre, nisi bibam illum: fiat volúntas tua. Father, if this cup cannot pass away unless I drink it, thy will be done. Mt 26:42

ANTIPHON 440 Jacques Berthier

MOTET (10:00 a.m.)

Celtic Kyrie Phil Coulter A thiarna dean trocaire. A Chriost dean trocaire. A thiarna dean trocaire.

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.

CLOSING HYMN PASSION CHORALE

434 O Sacred Head Surrounded

COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL Corporation. Responsorial Psalm by Corpus Christi Water- shed, © 2010 licensed in the Creative Commons. www.ccwatershed.org. Communion Antiphon ©1984 Les Presses de Taizé, Reported to OneLicense No. 4676. Page 4

CATHEDRAL HOURS PRAYER AND WORK: OLY EEK EMEMBRANCES CATHEDRAL CAMPUS H W R Sunday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. It never ceases to amaze me the creative methods that were Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Offices, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. employed at the Ubel household in order to avoid Saturday yard work. Oh, there were plenty of chores to go around for SUNDAY MASS us four kids, though my older brother Peter hatched a plan Anticipatory (Saturday) 5:15 p.m. that still brings smiles to our faces every time we recall it. Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Noon, & 5:00 p.m. Rather than help with the back-breaking weeding outside, it DAILY MASS was my brother’s brilliant idea to “volunteer” to stay inside Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. and “answer the phone” in case it rang. Of course, while inside there was a Saturday 8:00 a.m. veritable smorgasbord of cartoons from which to choose on the television, SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION but that was apparently beside the point. Someone had to stay inside in the Monday - Friday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. days before portable phones, and to his credit, he was the first to proffer Saturday 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. his services. But the worst part of all was that my parents let him get away EUCHARISTIC ADORATION with it! But my brother never got out of our annual Spring-Cleaning! My Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. early memories of Holy Week centered upon two things–cleaning and going to Church. Honestly, there was a cheap labor force readily at hand ROSARY Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the Cana Chapel and at each and every year and my mother explained that our morning sacrifices 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin during vacation paled in comparison to Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross. No Weekdays at 4:50 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin one dared to argue with her on that point! OFFICE HOURS (RECTORY AT 239 SELBY AVENUE) While working, we would listen to classical Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or sacred music on the Victrola– if you’re WELCOME CENTER HOURS under the age of 50, “google” it! My partic- Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ular job utilized a wire brush to clean the Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. spaces between the myriad in- GUIDED TOURS Offered Monday-Friday at 1:00 p.m. (except on holydays dents of our and national holidays.) Meet in the center aisle. many steam radi- ators. The sense MUSEUM HOURS Radiator Wire Brush of satisfaction Victrola—Circa 1970 A.D. Call the Welcome Center at 651.228.1766 for hours upon completion of the task was palpable. of operation. VIRTUAL TOURS It always seemed to be drizzly during Holy Week, another appropriate sac- Visit www.cathedralsaintpaultour.org for a mobile app tour. rifice I think. While it is true that the word chore conjures up images of te- Virtually “walk through” the Cathedral on our website at dious and tiresome activities, it is by no means apparent why we need to www.cathedralsaintpaul.org/360-tour. dread our daily tasks. With the proper perspective and a little creativity, we RADIO BROADCAST can turn ordinary tasks into healthy outlets for conversation (or prayer if The 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass is recorded and aired on we are alone) as well as a positive sense of accomplishment. We also can Relevant Radio™ 1330 AM every Sunday morning arrange times for breaks, little rewards for a job well done. My family’s Sat- at 11:00. Listen online at www.relevantradio.com. urday routine is the primary reason why I am of the “early to bed early to rise” ilk, someone for whom sleeping late is just not part of my constitu- SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CAMPUS Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community tion. In fact, I still set aside Saturday mornings for laundry, grocery shop- Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul ping or other projects outside of my normal routine. It is the one morning Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) 9:00 a.m. that for me ‘feels’ different from all others in the parish. I am especially privileged to join the many very generous people from our U parish who gather to spruce up the Church prior to Christmas and . I have been so edified to witness the individuals and families of all ages, as SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP they methodically move from pew to pew, shrine to shrine, altar to altar (we have eleven!), bringing to new life walls, marble surfaces and wood- CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MARCH 6, 2016 work. Such dedicated volunteers are truly the lifeblood of the Cathedral. I Sunday Envelopes $ 10,078.00 am so very grateful to all who helped. Some of these duties take time, a Member EFT/credit card $ 8,191.00 joyous volunteer spirit and little elbow grease, but not a lot of money. This Visitors/Plate $ 4,094.00 is good because “elbow grease” is currently a more abundant commodity Total Sunday Contributions $ 22,363.00 in the parish. A proper balance between work and prayer has always been the centerpiece of the successful religious orders, the ones that have been Saint Vincent de Paul Campus $ 1,263.00 around for centuries. Page 5

Otiositas inimica est animae– “Idleness is the enemy of the soul,” so wrote St. ATHEDRAL ALENDAR Benedict. (Rule of Benedict, Chap. 48) Understanding well human nature, C C he wisely stipulated some time for manual labor for all of the brothers. Mass, Confessions, Eucharistic Adoration, Today, the Benedictine motto is Ora et Labora–Pray and Work. and tours are listed on page 4. Idleness takes many forms today, including staring at one’s smart phone for Sunday, March 20 - Palm Sunday endless hours. As we enter into Holy Week, let us actively resist this trend 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Breakfast Meeting by placing a premium on spending extra time in prayer and here in Church. - Assembly Room Our Holy Week Schedule is published in today’s bulletin. Archbishop Ber- 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin nard Hebda will be with us for Holy Thursday (7:00 p.m.), Good Friday (3:00 p.m. Service) and Saturday’s Easter Vigil at 8:00 p.m. An addi- Monday, March 21 tional Good Friday Simple Service is at 7:00 p.m. Each of the liturgies fol- 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph lows upon the previous one, and so if your schedule allows, please come to 3:30 p.m. Confessions until 5:00 p.m. as many as possible. Time is set aside for confessions, for Morning Prayer, Tuesday, March 22 as well as the traditional (and enjoyable) Blessing of Easter Foods on 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph Saturday morning. How I love to see the baskets containing your Easter 3:30 p.m. Confessions until 5:00 p.m. foods lining up across the entire length of the Communion Rail, so that Wednesday, March 23 your family dinner will truly be a most blessed occasion. 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 3:30 p.m. Confessions until 5:00 p.m. May this Holy Week truly be a blessed occasion in our own spiritual jour- 4:00 p.m. Ss. Cecilia and Gregory Choir - Towers ney. If we have not been as fervent as we would have liked these past five 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Gallery weeks, this is a golden opportunity to make up for lost ground. But most 7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir - Gallery importantly, may it signal our willingness to follow the path that leads to 7:00 p.m. Lenten Series - Hayden Hall Calvary. A path that entails sacrifice and the hard work of prayer, a road Thursday, March 24 - Holy Thursday that leads to the very possibility of our salvation on the Cross. Let us walk No daily Mass at 7:30 a.m. or 5:15 p.m. with the Lord this deep and narrow road in silence, reverence and in awe. 7:30 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph  3:30 p.m. Confessions until 5:00 p.m. Despite the recent meeting between the Pope and Orthodox Patri- 7:00 p.m. Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper arch Kirill in Cuba last month, substantive differences remain, and not - SVdP just over theology. A key disagreement centers upon the right of the 7:00 p.m. Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Eastern Catholic Ukrainian Church to exist and spread in Russia. Iron- Followed by Adoration until 10:00 p.m. ically, many Russian Orthodox churches were originally built for Cath- 10:00 p.m. Sung Night Prayer (Compline) olics and seized by the communists in the early 20th century. The Or- Friday, March 25 - Good Friday thodox have never returned some of them to the Ukrainian Catholics. No daily Mass at 7:30 a.m. or 5:15 p.m.  7:30 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph Last year I predicted just 73 wins for the Twins, underestimating by 10:00 a.m. Confessions until 11:30 a.m. ten their season total of 83. In 2014, I called it within one game. I am 12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross - Main Church using Holy Week for some final “prayer and discernment,” so that my 3:00 p.m. Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion prediction will be both informed and hopefully “graced” from above. 7:00 p.m. Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion - SVdP  2 E=mc …Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity was published in 7:00 p.m. Simple Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Annalen der Physik in March 1916. There he posited that space and time are not fixed, but are rather are flexible dynamic phenomena. I’ll never, Saturday, March 26 - Holy Saturday No daily Mass at 8:00 a.m. ever understand it! I’m still stuck on Sir Isaac Newton’s “apple falling Cathedral closed from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. from the tree” gravity example from high school Physics class. 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph  Washington Nationals MVP Bryce Harper (at 23, the youngest ever 10:00 a.m. Confessions until 11:30 a.m. Blessings of Easter Foods unanimous NL MVP) thinks that baseball “is becoming tired” because 11:30 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil in the Holy Night - SVdP certain celebratory behaviors are frowned upon. With all due respect, 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil in the Holy Night this is why millions still love the game– precisely because we are not routinely subjected to “in your face” adolescent dances and celebra- Sunday, March 27 - Easter Sunday tions each time something significant happens. Bryce, half the fans of 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin baseball are twice your age– cut us some slack! Sincerely in Christ, U Fr. John L. Ubel, Rector

EASTER MONDAY SCHEDULE CHANGES The parish office will be closed on Easter Monday. The Cathedral will open at 12:00 Noon. There will be no 7:30 a.m. Mass or Morning Prayer; however, 4:00 confessions and 5:15 p.m. Mass will remain as scheduled. Page 6 MASS INTENTIONS HOLY WEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL Saturday - Sunday, March 19 - 20 Monday - Wednesday in Holy Week, March 21 - 23 5:15 p.m. Joan Johnson Confessions from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. (usual Mass times kept) 8:00 a.m. Jerry Blossom † 9:00 a.m. Rev. James Holl † (SVdP) Holy Thursday, March 24 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish~For the People Sung Morning Prayer (Lauds) at 7:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Sheila Spriggs Culligan † Confessions from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Martha Alger † Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. Adoration until Sung Night Prayer (Compline) at 10:00 p.m. Monday, March 21 7:30 a.m. Ann Connelly Cosgrove † Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, March 25 5:15 p.m. Chad and Olivia Berger Sung Morning Prayer (Lauds) at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 22 Confessions from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. Catherine Clarity † Stations of the Cross at 12:00 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Shirley Kemnetz † Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 p.m. (Solemn) Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 7:00 p.m. (Simple) Wednesday, March 23 7:30 a.m. Tracy Quinn † Holy Saturday, March 26 5:15 p.m. Cecelia Lamey Sung Morning Prayer (Lauds) at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, March 24 Confessions from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m. No Mass - Sung Morning Prayer Blessing of Easter Foods at 11:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. William Stafford Quinn † The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night at 8:00 p.m., March 26 Friday, March 25 Good Friday Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, March 27 7:30 a.m. No Mass - Sung Morning Prayer . 12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Masses at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (Solemn), 12:00 Noon, & 5:00 p.m 3:00 p.m. Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 7:00 p.m. Simple Celebration of the Lord’s Passion U Saturday, March 26 8:00 p.m. Communal Mass Intentions CATHEDRAL NEWS U CATHEDRAL LENDING LIBRARY, TODAY MARCH 20 The Cathedral Lending Library will make its second appearance at coffee GOSPEL READINGS & donuts after the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Palm Sunday, March 20. We have a donated collection of Catholic books and media for all parishioners to use, Readings for the Week of March 20, 2016 free of charge, in order to help us all learn more about living out our Cath- Sunday: Lk 19:28-40/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14--23:56 olic faith and build fellowship with one another. For more information, Monday: Is 42:1-7/Ps 27:1-3, 13-14/Jn 12:1-11 please see the Cathedral website. Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17/ Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 EASTER COMMUNAL MASS INTENTIONS Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34/ Print the name of a loved one on a special Easter envelope found in your Mt 26:14-25 pew and drop it in the collection basket, or visit the Information Desk Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/ after Mass to write the name of a loved one in our Communal Mass Inten- Ps 89:1-6/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 tions book. Several Easter Masses will be offered for those listed on the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper: envelopes and in the book. An offering, while appreciated, is not required. Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/Ps 116:12-13, 15-18/ 1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 Friday: I s 52:13-53:12/Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25 GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY LAND, MARCH 25 Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42 On Good Friday we take up the annual collection for the Holy Land. Your Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1-2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/ contributions help to support the struggling Christian community and to Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/ protect Christianity’s holiest places. Ex 14:15--15:1/Is 54:5-14/Is 55:1-11/ Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/ FIRST SATURDAY, APRIL 2 Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Rom 6:3-11/ Our 2016 First Saturday series continues on Saturday, April 2, with a spe- Lk 24:1-12 Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, cial invitation for teens! This mini-retreat starts with Mass at 8:00 am and 22-23/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/ continues with Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, private prayer, opportunity Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or Lk 24:13-35 for Confession, and will feature two conferences offered by Catholic speaker, teacher, and evangelist Gina Bauer. For all the details, please see the Cathedral website. Page 7 VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES RITES

. . . by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world. . . BAPTISM From the floor plan of the Cathedral to the cross on top of the lantern, We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please the cross is everywhere. The granite cross on the façade identifies the pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. building. And those who enter identify themselves by dipping their fingers Lilyanna Quynh McDermott in holy water fonts marked with small crosses. This building and these peo- ple have been signed with the Cross of Salvation. And when they enter and MARRIAGE walk down the middle aisle, they see the Cross hanging high above the altar Please join us in praying for all couples preparing for the under the dome of the baldacchino. sacrament of Matrimony.

But it was not always that way. When Archbishop John Gregory Murray FUNERAL entered the Cathedral for the first time in 1931, he saw a crucifix, about four feet high, set on the tabernacle. It is reported that the Archbishop Please remember in your prayers those who are in grief glanced at the altar for a long time, turned to Msgr. Lawrence Ryan and because of the loss of a loved one. asked, “But where’s the Crucifix?” At that moment he decided to replace the small crucifix, the gift of Georgianna Slade Reney, daughter of Char- U lotte Hill Slade, granddaughter of James and Mary Hill. Sometime in 1939, in preparation for the 1941 Eucharistic Congress, Mur- SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION ray added gradines (series of steps) for the 7-foot high candlesticks and redesigned the marble exposition throne and marble base; the tabernacle BAPTISM and candlesticks were embossed and polished. The present large crucifix The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated for our was placed under the dome of the baldachino. This crucifix he found in parishioners on Sundays after the Noon Mass. Parents must attend a preparation class. To inquire, call Marybeth the Italian pavilion at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1933 and commissioned Gaetano at 651.357.1325. Daprato Studios to purchase it for him. FIRST RECONCILIATION/HOLY COMMUNION, AND In 1947, then Rector Msgr. George Ryan asked and received provenance CONFIRMATION for the Crucifix. Daprato wrote, “. . . regarding the large bronze Crucifix . . Registered parishioners are encouraged to register for . at the rear of your main altar: The original of this Crucifix is in the Ca- preparation for the sacraments. For more information thedral at Pietrasanta, Italy. It was sculptured by Ferdinand Tacca in the regarding catechesis for children ages 3 through year 1649. The one you have is a reproduction which was cast in Italy.” Confirmation, call Patrick Conley at 651.357.1340. Note: The small crucifix donated by Georgianna Slade Reney is in the sac- RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) risty. The original corpus for this crucifix was donated by Masqueray and is Curious about Catholicism? Considering becoming Catholic? RCIA, a process of learning and formation, is said to have been the work of Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello. But modeled on how people were brought into the Church in Rector Msgr. Ambrose Hayden questioned its provenance and had the cor- the first centuries. Visit cathedralsaintpaul.org/rcia and pus evaluated at the Minnesota Institute of Arts. It was identified as a 17th call Patrick Conley at 651.357.1340. or 18th century work by an anonymous French sculptor. ACSP. MATRIMONY To be married at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, one or both U persons of the engaged couple must be an active, registered Cathedral parishioner for six months prior to requesting a wedding date. Call Zachary Morgan at DIVINE MERCY NOVENA 651.357.1332 for information about wedding policies. On Good Friday through the following Saturday, a nine-day novena to Di- vine Mercy begins. On each day there is a specific prayer for a different U group of souls, immersing them in the Lord’s mercy and asking for graces for them. (St. Faustina’s Diary 1209) Copies of the Divine Mercy novena ON THE COVER are available at the Selby Ave. entrances. For more information, contact Paula Linnen, 952.435.0007 or Jeanne Eisenbarth 651.486.9897. The Crucifixion, Nicholas Brewer. This painting is characteristic of Brewer’s religious works—the use of somber colors that convey the depth of meaning and VOLUNTEERS | ONGOING CHURCH CLEANING feeling. A Minnesota artist, Brewer was well known as the artist who painted famous men, among them Archbishop Volunteers are essential in maintaining our historic Cathedral. You can help Ireland, whose portrait he painted in 1905. preserve our beautiful church with as little as 20 minutes once per month or as much as one hour per week. We have a wide range of light cleaning for nearly all abilities. Please contact Julie at 651.343.2161 or email [email protected] for more information.