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THE OLD CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SAINT LOUIS, KING OF FRANCE FIRST CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER Founded in 1770 present Church dedicated in 1834 Twelfth Sunday in ordinary time June 20, 2021 Archbishop of St. Louis Sunday Masses Confessions 5:30 PM (Sunday Vigil) Daily, 11:30 AM—12:00 PM The Most Reverend 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, Saturdays, 4:30 PM—5:15 PM Mitchell T. Rozanski and 5:00 PM Marriage Rector Daily Masses Please arrange at least six months in Father Nicholas Smith Monday through Friday advance of the desired date. Director, Office of Sacred Worship 7:00 AM and 12:10 PM To reserve a date, or for more Faculty, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary SATURDAY– 7:00 AM information, please contact Tracy Marklein at 314.231.3250. Live Stream Mass In Residence 7:00 AM Weekdays Father Charles Samson Devotions Assistant Professor, Kenrick-Glennon 10:30 AM Sunday Perpetual Help Devotions: Seminary Access the live streams at: Tuesdays, 12:00 PM oldcathedralstl.org Readings for the week of June 20, 2021 MASS INTENTIONS Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11/ Ps 107:23-24, 25-26, 28-29, 30-31 [1b]/2 Cor 5:14- Sunday, June 20 17/Mk 4:35-41 8:00 AM Louis Bonacorsi Monday: Gn 12:1-9/Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, 20 and 22 [12]/Mt 7:1-5 10:30 AM Jean Rozanski Tuesday: Gn 13:2, 5-18/Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5 [1b]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 (Live Streamed) Wednesday: Gn 15:1-12, 17-18/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Mt 7:15-20 12:00 PM Parish Family Thursday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5- 5:00 PM Celebrant’s Intentions 17 Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk Monday, June 21 1:57-66, 80 7:00 AM Maria Detrick Friday: Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15-22/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [4]/Mt 8:1-4 12:10 PM Celebrant’s Intentions Saturday: Gn 18:1-15/Lk 1:46-47, 48-49, 50 and 53, 54-55 [cf. 54b]/Mt 8:5- 17 Tuesday, June 22 Next Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 [2a]/2 Cor 8:7, 9, 7:00 AM Emilie Duker 13-15/Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 12:10 PM Celebrant’s Intentions Observances for the week of June 20, 2021 Wednesday, June 23 Sunday: 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father’s Day 7:00 AM Celebrant’s Intentions Monday: St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious 12:10 PM Robert Geisz Tuesday: St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; Sts. John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs Thursday, June 24 Wednesday: Weekday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM Peter DaPrato Thursday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 12:10 PM Mr. & Mrs. Grey Bautista Friday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary Friday, June 25 Next Sunday: 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM Celebrant’s Intentions 12:10 PM Jorge Lamuedra Saturday, June 26 7:00 AM Fr. Tom Begley & Family Weekly Giving 5:30 PM Sieglinde Alvarado The Old Cathedral has long been recognized as one of the most historic and Sunday, June 27 beautiful churches of its time. 8:00 AM Parish Family Our parish is proud of its more than 240 year 10:30 AM Catherine Ludwig history as a self-supporting Roman & Margaret Anthony Catholic Parish. Your presence, prayer, and generous kindness ( The Miller Twins) continue to make it so. (Live Streamed) Your weekly envelope donations can still be 12:00 PM Charlene Eike made by mail or in person by check at the Old 5:00 PM Joseph Dieterman Cathedral rectory or you can set up online donations at : www.oldcathedralstl.org/give The Old Cathedral SCAN TO MAKE 209 Walnut Street THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. YOUR GIFT. St. Louis, Missouri 63102 Phone: 314.231.3250 Sunday, 06/13/21 Email: [email protected] THANK YOU FOR Online Donations $725.00 Website: Sunday Collection $10,378.00 HELPING US www.oldcathedralstl.org Total $11,103.00 CONTINUE OUR STORY ... From Our Rector Dear Old Cathedral Parishioners and Visitors: Quiet! Be still! With these words, Jesus calmed the storm that was threatening the Apostles as their boats were being tossed about and filled with water. It must have been a fierce storm since it frightened these men, many of whom made their living on the sea. They were afraid enough to wake Jesus, who was asleep in the boat. They needed him to be present to them in their panic and fear. Certainly, Jesus can calm the worst storms in our lives as well. What are those storms? Do we struggle in our relationships? Perhaps our storms are connected to physical or financial difficulties. Maybe we wrestle with our faith, or are challenged by anxiety or depression. How wonderful that Jesus can calm all those storms. He is there for us with his peace if we just turn our fears over to him. Just as he quieted the winds and silenced the waves, he can bring comfort to us. As the disciples witnessed this miracle on the sea, they were struck with awe and wonder. Who then is this, they ask, whom even wind and sea obey? They were still learning who Jesus was, and the might of his power. Even though they followed him daily, listening to his words and witnessing his miracles, they were still uncertain. Jesus rebukes them a little when he asks them, Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith? The truth is that in our journey to the Father, we are still learning who Jesus is as well. It is often a big leap to go from the Jesus we read about or hear in the Gospels, to the Jesus who lives fully in our hearts. There is a difference between knowing Jesus intellectually and fully becoming one with him. As in any relationship that we want to nurture and deepen, our love and closeness will grow as we get to know each other better. This requires spending time together – listening and watching and learning. In order to grow our faith, we need to deepen our relationship with Jesus – to spend time with him daily, and include him in our thoughts and decisions, through prayer. We can read the Gospels and spend time with others who also believe in him so we can learn from their experience. This is a lived faith. For Jesus to be in our hearts, we must invite him in and then nourish that relationship daily. We can survive the storms in our life with his help. In loving Jesus, the storms with which we live will be calmed, and our faith will grow stronger. Blessings on your week. Stay safe! -Father Smith HAPPY FATHER’S DAY ... to all fathers and those men who serve as fathers, leading through love, compassion and example. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, religious (June 21): Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ, was born on March 9, 1568, and died on June 21, 1591. He was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of an epidemic. Saint Robert Bellarmine, SJ, was his spiritual director. Aloysius was strongly devoted to the Eucharist, interior prayer, and charitable service. He is the patron saint of youth and of students in Jesuit colleges and universities. He was beatified in 1605, and canonized in 1726. Saint Aloysius is an object of religion for William James in The Virtues of Religious Experience. James refers, in a chapter on “The Value of Saintliness,” to the saint’s extreme circumspection regarding the virtue of purity. In our day we might question how healthy this circumspection was. There can, however, be no doubt of the charitable virtue which moved Saint Aloysius to give himself to the care of the sick. Saint Paulinus of Nola, bishop (June 22): Saint Paulinus of Nola (Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus, was born in about 354, in Bordeaux, France, and died on June 22, 431, in Nola, Italy. He was a Latin poet and letter-writer, and a convert to the Christian faith. His renunciation of wealth and a senatorial career in favor of a Christian ascetic and philanthropic life was held up as an example by many of his contemporaries, including Augustine, Jerome, Martin of Tours, and Ambrose. After his conversion he wrote to his friend and teacher, the poet Ausonius, affirming his friendship but insisting on the priorities of his new life. Paulinus and his wife settled at Nola near Naples, where he wrote poems in honor of Saint Felix and corresponded with Christian leaders throughout the Roman Empire. After his wife’s death he became Bishop of Nola, and was invited to help resolve the disputed election of Pope Boniface I. It is noted by some historians that “Paulinus may have been indirectly responsible for Augustine’s Confessions. Paulinus wrote to Alypius, Bishop of Thagaste and a close friend of Saint Augustine, asking about his conversion and taking up the ascetic life. Alypius’ autobiographical response does not survive; Saint Augustine’s ostensible answer to that query is the Confessions.