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Parish Staff Rev. Msgr. Michael John Witt, Ph.D., M.Div. - Pastor Linda L. Mayer, M.S.,B.A. - Director of Music

Sunday Mass: 10:00a.m. Confessions: 9:45-9:55 a.m. Sun. or by appointment Weekday Mass: In church Mon. through Thursday 7:30a.m. Holyday Mass 7:30a.m. in rectory Parish Telephone: 314 721-6403 Email: [email protected] Web page: www. allsaintsucitymo.org Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 23, 2020

ALL SAINTS PARISH 6403 CLEMENS U. CITY, MO. 63130 314-721-6403 Email: [email protected]

Mass Intentions In your charity, please remember those who are suffering in body, mind or spirit: Father is saying daily mass , Monday through Thursday, at 7:30AM in the church so that all will be able to prac- Glori L’Ecuyer Jessica Williams tice social distancing. Mary Ann Bourbon Alphonso Thomas Jr. Dorothy Figueras William Leo Bursak Dona Langheier Susan Burgers 08/24 7:30AM Mon. Alan Fuchs Darryl Bullard Adela Ciza 08/25 7:30AM Tues. Georgiann Donovan Rita Carr Mattie Pruitt 08/26 7:30AM Wed. Sr. Angelique Suretha Thomas Sandra Spirk 08/27 7:30AM Thurs. Alan Fuchs Daven Schanche Kevin Wirthlin 08/30 10:00AM Sun. People of the Parish Orson Abernathy Tanya Gibson Billie Hoffman Dorphine Deavault Annie Howard Robert Levy

Fr. Fred Edwards Carol Kueker Jacob Schneider Judith Wolf Liturgical Roles Nicole Meyer Sue Anne Whitener Kyle Patterson Brandon Carter Tim Patterson Pat Patterson August 30, 2020 Rita Stanley Cathy Jacobi There will be no servers or Elsie Glickert Mark L”Ecuyer Eucharistic ministers at this time. Kathy Breeding

Those in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes Lectors: Meg Wynkoop Mary Jaquet, Ollie Wilson, Lou Axeman May Mosbey, Hazel Chambers, Robert Roberson

Usher/Greeter Bonnie Yoder Peter Burgers Readings for the Week of August 24 through Finance Ministers: Steve Marsh August 30, 2020 Ed Nickels Monday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; St. Bartholomew Jn 1:45-51

Your Gifts to God and Parish Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13; St. Louis Mt 23:23-26 St. Joseph Calasanz

Contributions for August 16, 2020 Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 128:1-2, 4- 5; Mt 23:27-32 Envelopes (15) $1904.00 Loose $63.00 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Total contributions $1967.00 St. Monica

Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; St. Augustine Mt 25:1-13 No one who is uncomfortable attending mass is obligated to do so. If you are uncomfortable being Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-21; Passion of John the Baptist Mk 6:17-29 a minister there is no obligation to do so. Many parishes are still broadcasting Mass. You Sunday: Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1- can find them on their web sites. 2; Mt 16:21-27 August 23, 2020 THE FEAST OF LOUIS IX August 25th is the feast of Saint Louis IX of . Considering the recent pitch battles around the statue on Art Hill, it might be well for us to reflect on this man for whom the city is named. First, something about that statue. It is entitled The Apotheosis of St. Louis. Originally, it was a plaster statue designed by Charles Henry Niehaus and placed at the north entrance to the Fair, where the Missouri History Museum stands today. After the Fair, it was recommissioned in bronze and, in 1906, placed in its present lo- cation. IT IS NOT A RELIGIOUS STATUE. Apotheosis means climax or highest point of development. The statue refers to civic pride, that the city had pulled off one of the great world fairs, outshining in many ways our daughter to the north, Chicago, which had celebrated the Columbian world fair just a decade earlier. Saint Louisans were proud of their city and of its world-class accomplishments. Now, to the naming of the city. When Pierre Laclède laid out his village as a commercial venture in partner- ship with the Osage and Missouri, he thought the territory was under French rule. The king of France was Louis XV and his most famous predecessor was Saint Louis IX. In fact, the territory had been given to the king of Spain one year earlier. King Carlos’ most famous predecessor was Saint Ferdinand III. So, we could have been called St. Ferdinand, which in fact was the original name for Florissant. And what about the man? He was not perfect. Few saints are. Saint Louis exercised heroic virtue as a mon- arch. There are not many canonized kings or emperors. Queens seem to do better. He was concerned for the poor, feeding 100 each day at his own expenses. He established a hospital for the blind, a refuge for women seeking to escape from prostitution. Louis aided Robert of Sorbonne in establishing the theological school of the . He sought to create a just society using the principle of applied Christian jurispru- dence in the rough and tumble times of the . He was a patron of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Louis’ problem with the French Jews was real. His zeal for his Faith was such that he resented their continued resistance to conversion. Each of the Abrahamic religions have parallel sentiments. The Israelites slaughtered Canaanites when they came into the Promised Land. Followers of Mohammed have plenty of blood on their hands. Louis burned several cartloads of the . Another problem he had with the Jews, especially in some northern duchies, was that they defied the laws regarding . Anti-Semitism has always been a gap- ing sore with the French. Louis IX was a man of his times. We have to recognize that.

The king did conduct two . But let us not forget that Muslims had been raiding Italy, Southern France and Spain for centuries. They continued to do so well into modern history. Saint Vincent de Paul was kid- napped and enslaved until his escape. One of the earliest wars the United States fought was against the Bar- bary "Pirates," who weren't really pirates but Muslim raiders.

All this should point to the fact that those who sought to tear down the Apotheosis statue or rename our fair city are acting out of the same ignorance that caused a statue of U. S. Grant to be toppled in California or calls for the destruction of the Emancipation statue in D. C.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the smartest minds to grace this planet, once said, “Nothing is more ter- rible than to see ignorance in action.” A history prof at SLU told her class, “The only reason history repeats itself is because no one listened the first time.” Our statues help us learn valuable lessons about our history, if we are but willing to listen to them.

Msgr. Witt

Marriage Encounter National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows Restore, Rekindle, Renew Enrichmnet (3RE) When Mental Illness Hits Home VIRTUAL Conference Friday, August 28, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. 7-Session Virtual Enrichment Experience This year’s conference will focus on the topic of “From Isola- Tues/Thurs Evenings: Sept.15-Oct.6 tion to Inclusion.” Kari Wolf, MD and Brittany McCrady, Starting at 7:00PM LCSW are the presenters. More Info Call 314 649 7317 Cost: $15 IL CEUs: $10 Registration required. For more information, call 618-394-6281 or go to snows.org/ illness Please print 50 copies of the August 23 bulletin

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