THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT | MARCH 15, 2020

24 Hours for the Lord The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available continuously from Friday, March 20, 12:00 Noon – Saturday, March 21, 12:00 Noon

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 Priests In Residence: Rev. Mark Pavlak & Rev. Joseph Bambenek Deacons Phil Stewart, Ron Schmitz & Nao Kao Yang ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS Most Rev. Bernard A. Hebda, Most Rev. Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop LITURGY GUIDE FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT PHOTOGRAPHY — The Cathedral welcomes all visitors to THE LITURGY OF THE WORD Mass today. We encourage those who wish to take photos of FIRST READING Exodus 17:3-7 this sacred space to do so freely before and after Mass. Once RESPONSORIAL PSALM The Grail, 1963 the opening announcement is made, please refrain from taking Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Richard Proulx

photos and videos until Mass has concluded. Thank you.

During Lent, the Great organ is silenced, and the prelude and postlude are omitted. SECOND READING Romans 5:1-2, 5-8

OPENING HYMN KINGSFOLD GOSPEL ACCLAMATION “Orbis factor,” adapt. 607 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

INTROIT (8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.) Oculi mei Gregorian Missal, Mode VII Oculi mei semper ad Dóminum, quia ipse evéllet de láqueo pedes meos: ré- spice in me, et miserére mei, quóniam únicus et pauper sum ego. Ps. Ad te GOSPEL John 4:5-42 Dómine levávi ánimam meam: Deus meus, in te confido, non erubéscam. Deacon: The Lord be with you. My eyes are forever turned towards the Lord; for he shall release my feet ℟. And with your spirit. from the snare; look upon me and have mercy on me, for I am abandoned Deacon: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. and destitute. ℣. Unto you, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul; O my God, I ℟. Glory to you, O Lord. trust in you, let me not be put to shame. Ps. 25:15, 16 & 1-2 At the conclusion of the Gospel: GREETING Roman Missal Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. Celebrant:  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 HOMILY God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (or similar greeting) FIRST SCRUTINY OF THE ELECT AND ℟. And with your spirit. DISMISSAL OF THE ELECT AND CANDIDATES (10:00 a. m.) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Ps 119:105

PENITENTIAL ACT I confess to almighty God PROFESSION OF FAITH Please Stand and to you, my brothers and sisters I believe in one God, the Father almighty, that I have greatly sinned, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. in my thoughts and in my words, I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. And striking the breast, all say: God from God, Light from Light, through my fault, true God from true God, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, For us men and for our salvation all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, he came down from heaven, to pray for me to the Lord our God. All bow while saying: KYRIE (10:00 a.m. from Missa Brevis Andrea Gabrieli) and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. All other Masses: Missa XVII, Kyrie salve For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, 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, 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.

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.

COLLECT ℟. Amen. UNIVERSAL PRAYER ℟. Lord, hear our prayer. ECCE AGNUS DEI THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR AND GIFTS Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the HYMN JESU DULCIS MEMORIA supper of the Lamb. 424 O Sun of Justice ℟. MOTET (10:00 a.m.) O vos omnes Tomás Luis de Victoria O vos ómnes qui transítis per víam: atténdite et vidéte si est dólor sicut dólor méus. Atténdite, univérsi pópuli, et vidéte dolórem méum: si est dólor sicut dólor meus. O all you who pass by the way, behold and see if there is any sorrow like unto my sorrow. Behold, all you people, and see my sorrow: if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow. Lamentations 1:12 HOLY COMMUNION All Catholics who have prepared themselves to receive Holy Communion ORATE, FRATRES Roman Missal are invited to come forward. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths are Celebrant: Pray brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours invited to approach with arms crossed over the chest to signal their desire to may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father. receive a blessing. ℟. May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the COMMUNIO praise and glory of his name, for our good and the Qui biberit aquam Gregorian Missal, Mode VII good of all his holy Church. Qui biberit aquam, quam ego do, dicit Dominus Samaritanæ, fiet in eo fons SANCTUS Missa XVIII aquæ salientis in vitam æternam. “Whosoever drinks the water that I shall offer”, said the Lord (to the Samaritan woman), “shall have within him a spring of water welling up unto eternal life.” Jn. 4:13, 14 COMMUNION ANTIPHON Jn 4:14; Is 12:1-6 James Biery

MOTET (10:00 a.m.)

Iesu, dulcis memoria Tomás Luis de Victoria

Iesu, dulcis memória, dans vera cordis gaúdia, sed super mel et omnia, eius dulcis præséntia.

Jesus, how sweet the very thought, giving true joy to the heart, but sweeter than honey and all else is his presence.

LOSING YMN ERHALT UNS HERR C H

422 The Glory of These Forty Days

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal

AGNUS DEI (10:00 a.m. from Missa Brevis) Andrea Gabrieli All other Masses: Missa XVII

Cantor: Agnus Dei, Assembly:

COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Reported under OneLicense No. 4676: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL Corporation. Responsorial Psalm by Richard Proulx © 1995 by GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Commun- ion Antiphon by James Biery © 1999 MorningStar Music Publishers. Page 4

CATHEDRAL HOURS OUR CITY COUNCIL EXPOSED:

CATHEDRAL CAMPUS A 32-SECOND ECHO CHAMBER Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. How ironic that on the same afternoon (March 4) that the Offices, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pioneer Press ran a feature about the joyous addition of a new baby girl to the family of one of our capital city’s key SUNDAY MASS leaders, our seven-member St. Paul City Council voted Anticipatory (Saturday) 5:15 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Noon, & 5:00 p.m. unanimously 7-0 to recognize March 10, 2020 as Abortion Providers Appreciation Day. The first sentence of the City DAILY MASS Council’s webpage reads: “As the legislative body, the City Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. Council is responsible for setting City policy through ordinances and reso- Saturday 8:00 a.m. lutions.” Res 20-416 was introduced by Councilmember Rebecca Noeck- SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION er (Ward 2- West Side, downtown) in honor of abortion providers and Monday - Friday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. endeavors to “celebrate the courage, compassion, and high-quality care that Saturday 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. they provide.” Evidently, we citizens are left to infer that “to celebrate” EUCHARISTIC ADORATION abortion is henceforth official city policy. Abortion is amongst the most Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. contentious issues in society, yet clearly not for our City Council. I sched- Wednesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. uled a meeting with my Councilmember to express my concerns. ROSARY Here is the historical backstory. An abortionist by the name of Dr. David Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the Cana Chapel and at Gunn was killed by an activist on March 10, 1993 in Pensacola, FL. That 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin murder was soundly condemned by every noted pro-life leader at the Weekdays at 4:40 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin time. Pensacola is a 19-hour, 1,216-mile drive from St. Paul City Hall. Q: OFFICE HOURS (RECTORY AT 239 SELBY AVENUE) For what possible reason would this resolution be introduced in 2020, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. twenty-seven years after the fact? A: Pure and unbridled ideology, period. WELCOME CENTER HOURS The published agenda for the March 4, 2020 meeting lists the Resolution as Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. part of the “Consent Agenda.” Council rules state: “Items listed under the Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Consent Agenda will be enacted by one motion with no separate discus- GUIDED TOURS sion. If discussion on an item is desired, the item will be removed from Offered Tuesday-Friday at 1:00 p.m. (except on holy days the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.” (my emphasis added) The and national holidays). Please meet at the Tour Desk in the Council’s intent was to pass this item without any public input whatsoev- back of the church. er. It was never offered for public discussion at the Council meeting. MUSEUM HOURS The title of the resolution reads: “Recognizing March 10, 2020 as Abortion Call the Cathedral at 651.228.1766 for hours of operation. Providers Appreciation Day in Saint Paul, to honor the memory of Dr. VIRTUAL TOURS David Gunn and the many other abortion providers and clinic staff face Visit www.stpaulcathedraltour.com for a mobile app tour [sic] who support patients’ reproductive choices.” The final resolution is and to virtually “walk through” the Cathedral. replete with hyper-sensitive language, lest anyone be offended. The reso- lution’s initial version included this: “WHEREAS, abortion providers and The 5:15 p.m. Saturday Mass is recorded and aired on clinic staff help to ensure that all women, trans men, and other people who Relevant Radio 1330 AM Sundays: 9:00 a.m. can become pregnant…” The final version reads: “WHEREAS, abortion Weekday Masses are recorded and broadcast at 7:30 p.m. providers and clinic staff help to ensure that all people who can become Monday through Friday. pregnant can make their own decisions about their bodies and their preg- SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CAMPUS nancies, and support their patients’ decisions by treating them with dignity, Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community compassion, and respect;” You can research these and other resolution Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul details by clicking here (online version). Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) 9:00 a.m. The resolution was the very first item after the approval of the agenda. It SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP begins at the 3:42 minute mark of the meeting video. “Any discussion on that motion…?” may be heard at the 4:07 mark. I confirmed in a phone CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MARCH 1, 2020 call with the City Clerk that the “motion” in question referred only to the Sunday Envelopes $ 12,811.00 change of language detailed above, not the merits of the resolution itself. Member EFT/Credit Card $ 2,431.00 That was never in question. Two seconds later at 4:09, “Seeing none, all in favor say aye…” The video reveals that one councilmember is entering Plate $ 6,714.64 something in his cell phone, while another adjusts her wristwatch. The oth- Total Sunday Contributions $ 21,956.64 ers mostly are looking down at their laptops. The resolution was adopted at Fuel Collection (additional) $ 787.00 the 4:14 mark, meaning that a grand total of 32 seconds elapsed from the Ash Wednesday $ 4,850.17 resolution’s introduction to its final 7-0 approval. At least our City Council Thank you for your tremendous generosity! is efficient while simultaneously offending tens of thousands of Saint Saint Vincent de Paul Campus $ 1,091.00 Paul residents for whom life in the womb has meaning and value. Page 5 No discussion and most certainly no dissent! Our City Council after all, is an echo chamber, comprised entirely of individuals who think alike on CATHEDRAL CALENDAR this and most other issues. The nonchalant manner with which it was ap- Sunday, March 15 proved was as astonishing as it was tragic. Any tangible concern of offend- The Bill Kenney St. Patrick’s Day Pancake Breakfast ing pro-life constituents is absent, ignored amidst the tone deafness of after the 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Masses-Hayden Hall our councilmembers who so needlessly dismissed the feelings of all who 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Meeting - Assembly Room value life in the womb. After all, why on earth would anyone dissent or - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin possibly be offended by this resolution? This is what happens in an echo 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel chamber– you hear only your own voice. Perhaps Council leaders are 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin nervous that public opinion is increasingly in favor of increased restrictions Monday, March 16 on late-term abortions? 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph This echo chamber has created an oversight vacuum, evidenced all Tuesday, March 17 - Feast of Saint Patrick throughout our city: outrageous budget spikes, both with school renova- 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 9:30 a.m. Ancient Order of Hibernians Mass tions (from $291 to $471 million) and Ayd Mill Road (from $5.2 to $9.8 (followed by Hibernian Breakfast in Hayden Hall) million); trash collection woes, Light Rail safety, etc. This latest act of ideo- logical virtue signaling took just a half-minute of their time, before moving Wednesday, March 18 on to more pressing business of the city. In 2018, abortion claimed 10,000 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph lives in Minnesota, 60% of them at Planned Parenthood of Minnesota 4:00 p.m. Ss. Gregory & Cecilia Choristers - Towers 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Choir Room facilities in Saint Paul and Rochester. Our capital city describes itself as 4:00 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Lower “The most livable city in America.” Except of course, for unborn life 6:30 p.m. Faith and Life - Lower Level in the womb. In this town, as far as our City Council is concerned, their 6:30 p.m. Chosen (Confirmation Class) - Lower Level voices remain unheard. 7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir Rehearsal - Towers 7:00 p.m. CYA - Lenten Series - Hayden Hall • Though I am neither a film critic, nor certainly a fan of Hollywood, you may be interested in seeing a 90-minute docudrama entitled “I Thursday, March 19 - Feast of Saint Joseph am Patrick.” Screenings will be at 6:30 pm for just two days– March 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 17 and 18 at the following theaters: AMC Rosedale 14, Oakdale Cine- 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Hayden Hall ma and the AMC Southdale in Edina. Produced by the Christian Friday, March 20 Broadcast Network, it tells the story of St. Patrick through historical 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - St. Joseph Chapel re-enactments, interviews and the saint’s own writings. 12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross - Main Church 12:00 p.m. 24 Hours for the Lord Begins • It’s a miracle! Well, not quite. But in the Italian town of Castelvetro, 1:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Cenacle - Ryan Room located 25 miles west of Bologna, wine flowed freely from the fau- 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet - Main Church cets in homes of its residents. And for more than three hours, no 6:00 p.m. Soup Supper - Hayden Hall less! A malfunction at a local winery sent 1,000 liters of ready-to-be- 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross - Main Church bottled red wine through the water pipes of about 20 homes Even 7:00 p.m. CYA Indoor Sports Night - St. Francis Bowling Center the shower heads poured forth the local red wine. Cin cin! Saturday, March 21 • At the request of the Holy Father, dioceses are again hosting “24 7:00 a.m. That Man is You! -Ryan Room Hours for the Lord,” a confession marathon highlighting God’s mer- 9:00 a.m. CYA Lenten Adoration & Coffee - Offsite cy this Lent. Beginning this Friday March 20 at 12:00 Noon and con- 12:00 p.m. 24 Hours for the Lord Ends tinuing until Noon on Saturday, our confessional light will be on and Sunday, March 22 the Blessed Sacrament exposed for Adoration. God’s mercy is 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel stronger than any sin we could commit. I am grateful for the visiting 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin priests who will help us fill all the slots. • Thank you for your understanding our Communion protocol changes U in light of the Coronavirus. All public Masses have been suspended in Rome until April 3, and the entire nation is effectively under quar- PREPARING FOR CONFESSION antine. Still, we ought not to panic but remain prudent and vigilant. We have an outstanding health system in this country. EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE

• Still pondering my 2020 Twins prediction. With an early March 26 Before celebrating the Sacrament of Penance, one should Opener in Oakland, I’ll have to commit by next Sunday’s bulletin. prepare oneself with an examination of conscience, which Baseball should never start before April– period! involves reflecting prayerfully on one’s thoughts, words, and deeds in order to identify any sins. Visit usccb.org Sincerely in Christ, website for various types of Examinations of Conscience that can help you prepare for the Sacrament. Fr. John L. Ubel, USCCB Website Rector Page 6

MASS INTENTIONS CATHEDRAL NEWS Saturday - Sunday, March 14 - 15 5:15 p.m. Paul Kubinski THE BILL KENNEY ST. PATRICK’S DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST 8:00 a.m. John Flynn † Today is the day! Join your fellow parishioners for a delicious pancake and 9:00 a.m. SVDP Campus ~ For the People sausage breakfast in Hayden Hall after the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Masses. 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People Irish music and dancers will perform for your enjoyment. Prices are Adults 12:00 p.m. Agrita Majeres $6, children under 12 at $3, and a family package deal at $15. It’s an “all you 5:00 p.m. Donald Myers † can eat” breakfast, so come on down! Monday, March 16 LENDING LIBRARY CANCELED TODAY! 7:30 a.m. Margaret (Peggy) King † Due to the St. Patrick’s Day Pancake Breakfast, the Lending Library is canceled 5:15 p.m. Gerald J. Rupper † for March 15. Please visit us again on April 19! Tuesday, March 17 - Feast of Saint Patrick ANNUAL SAINT PATRICK’S DAY MASS, MARCH 17 7:30 a.m. No Mass 9:00 a.m. Hibernian’s Mass Please join the Ancient Order of Hibernians to celebrate the Feast of Saint 5:15 p.m. Christopher Inn International (Mission) Patrick at the annual Saint Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Paul Wednesday, March 18 at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17. This year’s Celebrant is Archbishop 7:30 a.m. Doris Curley † . Immediately following Mass, all are invited to a brunch in 5:15 p.m. Pierre F. Lavedan † Hayden Hall in the basement level of the Cathedral. Thursday, March 19 24 HOURS FOR THE LORD BEGINS FRIDAY, MARCH 20, NOON 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors 5:15 p.m. Pamela Smith † Confessions will be heard in the Church continuously from Friday, March 20 at 12 noon and end at 12 noon on Saturday, March 21. Friday, March 20 7:30 a.m. Mark Snyder EASTER FLOWER COLLECTION, MARCH 22 5:15 p.m. Nancy Ryan † Next weekend there will be a second collection for the Easter flowers that Saturday, March 21 so beautifully adorn our sanctuary to celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection. 8:00 a.m. Barry Mace † Envelopes for this purpose are available in the pews. Thank you for your generosity! U U MASS READINGS Readings for the week of March 15, 2020 HOLY WEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL Sunday: Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9/Rom 5:1-2, PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION APRIL 5 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, Masses at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (Solemn), Noon, & 5:00 p.m. 4 [cf. Ps 42:3]/Lk 4:24-30 (Anticipatory Mass at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, April 4) Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, MONDAY - WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK APRIL 6-8 8-9 [6a]/Mt 18:21-35 Confessions from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. (usual Mass times kept) Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 [12a]/Mt 5:17-19 HOLY THURSDAY APRIL 9 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, Sung Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 7:30 a.m. 27 and 29/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, Archdiocesan Chrism Mass at 10:00 a.m. 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Confessions from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. 14 and 17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/Mk 12:28-34 Adoration until Sung Night Prayer (Compline) at 9:45 p.m. Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab [cf. Hos 6:6]/Lk 18:9-14 GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION APRIL 10 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, Sung Matins and Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 7:30 a.m. 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or Confessions from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Stations of the Cross at 12:00 p.m. ❖❖❖ Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 p.m. (Solemn) Observances for the week of March 15, 2020 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 7:00 p.m. (Simple) Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Lent HOLY SATURDAY APRIL 11 Monday: 3rd Monday of Lent

Tuesday: St. Patrick, Bishop; St. Patrick’s Day Sung Matins and Lauds (Morning Prayer) at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Confessions from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Bishop and Doctor of the Church Blessing of Easter Foods at 11:30 a.m. Thursday: St. Joseph, Spouse of the THE EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT at 8:00 p.m. APRIL 11 Blessed Virgin Mary Friday: 3rd Friday of Lent EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD APRIL 12 Saturday: 3rd Saturday of Lent Masses at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (Solemn), Noon, & 5:00 p.m. Next Sunday: 4th Sunday of Lent © Lpi Page 7

VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES RITES BAPTISM “the holy Patriarch, St. Joseph…” We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please Before the Cathedral exterior was complete Archbishop di- pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. rected Masqueray to design the side chapels. In January of 1914 Ireland Charles Richard Hamma published a four page pamphlet, “The Chapel of St. Joseph in the New Cathedral of Saint Paul.” He wrote, “Joseph must be near Mary and Jesus: MARRIAGE It could not be otherwise . . . inside its portals, there looms up Bethle- Please join us in praying for all couples preparing for the hem—Mary, in her beautiful chapel on one side, Joseph, in his not less sacrament of Matrimony. beautiful chapel on the other. . . . In the great temple of religion he should be where he is quickly seen and will be reverently honored.” SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Masqueray set to work on the Chapel of Saint Joseph, but did not see its completion before his death in May, 1917. But the work progressed and BAPTISM Msgr. Lawrence Ryan remembered, “In the autumn of 1917 the marble for The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated for our parish- this [St, Joseph Chapel] arrived . . . Naturally the Archbishop was very ioners on Sundays after the Noon Mass. Parents must attend a preparation class. Call Gail Wood at 651.357.1325. much interested, but the marble setting had scarcely begun before the sick- ness from which he suffered . . . grew so bad that he could not visit the FIRST RECONCILIATION/HOLY COMMUNION, AND Cathedral. His last visit to the Cathedral was in early winter . . . He was CONFIRMATION brought in on a wheel chair, but, alas, all of his old enthusiasm was missing. Registered parishioners are encouraged to register for He could scarcely raise his head to gaze upon the dome—oh, how many preparation for the sacraments. For more information times he stood and looked up there with almost ecstasy. How often . . . he regarding catechesis for children ages 3 through Confir- would sit in one of the pews in the back and look up into the dome with mation, call Stephen Hilgendorf at 651.357.1340. delight or look to the altar now bathed in the golden light of eventide that flooded from the windows in the rear. The visit to see the progress of St. Curious about Catholicism? Considering becoming Cath- Joseph’s Chapel was his last visit to the Cathedral.” olic? RCIA, a process of learning and formation, is mod- eled on how people were brought into the Church in the The chapel, at the cost of $25,000, was the gift of the Sisters of Saint Jo- first centuries. Visit cathedralsaintpaul.org/rcia and seph of Carondolet, their alumnae and friends, and was consecrated in Au- call Stephen Hilgendorf at 651.357.1340. gust, 1920, with Archbishop Austin Dowling presiding. Msgr. Ryan re- MATRIMONY called: “Large numbers of Sisters of St. Joseph were present. It was a great To be married at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, one or both day for them. . . Mother M. Seraphine was happy and sad. She wept many a persons of the engaged couple must be an active, regis- tear as she thought of her brother Archbishop Ireland now gone to his tered Cathedral parishioner for six months prior to re- reward.” questing a wedding date. For more information about Note: The feast of Saint Joseph is March 19. ACSP. wedding policies, call Gail Wood at 651.357.1325.

MINNESOTA, OUR COMMON HOME - A LENTEN SERIES LENTEN REGULATIONS: Our Lenten Series continues on Wednesday, March 18, 25 and April 1, 8 FASTING & ABSTINENCE from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in Hayden Hall as we study Pope Francis’ encyclical, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of Laudato si’, learn what “integral ecology” is and realize what it means for us fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays as Minnesotans. This series is open to everyone and is brought to you by during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For mem- Minnesota Catholic Conference and Cathedral Young Adults. A suggested bers of the Latin , the norms on fasting donation of $8.50 is encouraged to cover materials. are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. LENTEN OBSERVANCES The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age TATIONS OF THE ROSS S C SOUP SUPPERS 14 onwards. Please join us for March 20 Stations of the Cross Cathedral Youngs Adults GLOBAL SOLIDARITY SUNDAY WEEKEND: MARCH 21 & 22 in the Main Church March 27 This year the theme is, “…I was blind and now I Cathedral Choir School each Friday during Lent see” (Jn. 9:25). As we reach out in solidarity to our broth- ❖ April 3 ers and sisters around the world, we let our light shine for Knights of Columbus those who still hunger and thirst for God’s mercy, love Next Baked Penne with Red Sauce and healing. On the weekend of March 21 & 22, a special March 20 - April 3 at Mac and cheese collection will be taken for four global priorities of the U.S. Catholic Bishops: Africa, Latin America, Central and 12:00 Noon & 7:00 p.m. Salad, Bread Coffee & Lemonade Eastern Europe, as well as humanitarian activities of Good Friday, April 10 Catholic Relief Services. Your generosity is appreciated. 12:00 Noon