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209 Walnut Street Saint Louis, Missouri 63102 FIRST CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 30, 2020

PARISH FOUNDED IN 1770 PRESENT DEDICATED IN 1834 Sunday August 30 Thursday September 3 8:00 AM Family 7:00 AM Norma Schumer (popularly known as the Old Cathedral) 10:30 AM Sissy Morgan 12:10 PM Thomas Ballon (Live Streamed) 209 Walnut Street 12:00 PM Scott Holland Friday September 4 5:00 PM Celebrant’s Intentions 7:00 AM Sandy & Monte Stiglitz St. Louis, Missouri 63102 12:10 PM The Wnuk Family Phone: 314.231.3250 Monday August 31 Email: [email protected] 7:00 AM Rosemary Vonder Haar Saturday September5 12:10 PM Louis Meziere 7:00 AM Joanne Cooper Website: www.oldcathedralstl.org 5:30 PM Celebrant’s Intentions Tuesday September1 7:00 AM Nellie Vonder Haar Sunday September 6 12:10 PM Celebrant’s Intentions 8:00 AM Charles R. Chernick, Sr. 10:30 AM Parish Family Wednesday September 2 (Live Streamed) 7:00 AM Kathleen Thomas 12:00 PM Celebrant’s Intentions 12:10 PM Joh Pepe 5:00 PM Celebrant’s Intentions Sunday Masses 5:30 PM (Saturday Evening) Live Stream Mass 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12 NOON, and 5:00 PM Welcome all Parishioners and Visitors of The Old Cathedral to our live stream service. During these 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. Daily Masses Monday through Friday Live Stream Mass Sundays - 10:30 AM 7:00 AM and 12:10 PM SATURDAY– 7:00 AM You can access the live streams through the link on our homepage at: www.oldcathedralstl.org

Readings for the week of August 30, 2020

Sunday: Jer 20:7-9/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [2b]/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5/Ps 119:97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102 [97]/Lk 4:16-30 Confessions Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16/Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14 [17]/Lk 4:31-37 Daily, 11:30 AM—12:00 PM Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9/Ps 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21 [12]/Lk 4:38-44 Saturdays, 4:30 PM—5:15 PM Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23/Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [1]/Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5/Ps 37:3-4, 5-6, 27-28, 39-40 [39a]/Lk 5:33-39 Marriage Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15/Ps 145:17-18, 19-20, 21 [18]/Lk 6:1-5 Please arrange at least six months in Next Sunday: Ez 33:7-9/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Rom 13:8-10/Mt 18:15-20 advance of the desired date. To reserve a date or for more Observances for the week of August 30, 2020 information, please contact Tracy Marklein at 314.231.3250. Sunday: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Devotions Tuesday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Perpetual Help Devotions: Wednesday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Tuesdays, 12:00 PM Thursday: St. Gregory the Great, and Doctor of the Church Friday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Saturday: Weekday in Ordinary Time Next Sunday: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

We welcome our devoted Sunday, 08/23/20 Weekly Giving parishioners, neighbors who come so regularly, our downtown working Online Donations $190.00 The Old Cathedral has long been recog- people, Saint Louisans of all faiths nized as one of the most historic and and our many visitors from all over Mailed Donations $505.00 the world. Visitors $1443.00 beautiful churches of its time. Serving you in this beautiful Parish $509.00 Our parish is proud of its more than 240 Old Cathedral is a privilege. year history as a self-supporting Roman

Total $2647.00 Catholic Parish. Your presence, prayer and Father Nicholas Smith generous kindness continue to make it so. Director, Office of Sacred Worship Instructor, Kenrick -Glennon Seminary Your weekly envelope donations can still be made by mail or in person by check at the

Father Charles Samson Old Cathedral rectory or you can set up online donations at oldcathedralstl.org. In Residence By uniting as a parish community and with continued prayer, we will face these Faculty, Kenrick -Glennon Seminary challenging times with faith together.

Thank you for your continued support. Basilica of Saint Louis, King Dear Old Cathedral Parishioners and Visitors:

Today’s readings discuss something rather uncomfortable: The necessity of sacrifice, of taking up our crosses to follow Christ, even when following Christ comes at great expense.

Perhaps we can begin to understand what Saint is saying – after all, we probably make various sacrifices for those we love. We also make sacrifices during Lent and Advent; we may fast for a particular intention and we try to live our lives in a way pleasing to God by treating our bodies as of the Holy Spirit.

But if we’re honest with ourselves, we’ve also probably felt like Jeremiah at times. “You duped me, Lord!” he cries. “God, I followed your will and Church teaching and yet here I am, suffering! Being persecuted! That’s not fair,” we might say. trading post off the river. They marked two spots at what is now the St. Louis riverfront

“Fair” is not part of the Gospel message, though. Love and mercy are. God’s generous justice is. Jesus’ other a church. This would be the founding of the of St. Louis and that the church would become St. Louis sacrifice on Calvary was not fair – and it did not end persecution and suffering – but it brought life. Through that spot 250 years later. God’s mercy and love, it meant that suffering would not be the end of us. Jesus’ temptation to avoid his passion and death was real; indeed, wishing to avoid difficulties is not wrong in itself. Of course we would like to avoid suffering, but we cannot always do that. Suffering is given meaning, however, through its acceptance and offering up in union with the redemptive suffering of Christ. 1772. This bell was gifted to the church through faithful donations from a Spanish Soldier named Benito Vasquez. Through th

What made Peter’s suggestion wrong was that it opposed God’s will; this is why Jesus told him Get behind me, tory, St. Louis became Spanish property until sold back the territory in 1800. This bell would be a part of the only Satan! The opposite of God’s will – sin – can often seem like the obvious, easier route. It can appear as a solution to a problem, rather than adding to it. conflict that would seep its way into St. Louis. It rang across the young warning early St. Louisans of impending Na vaders, as British allies. The invasion was unsuccessful. The bell was also used for happier occasions such as weddings, ma Our crosses are heavy. Sometimes unbearably so. But Jesus calls us to take up our crosses and follow him. He gives us his body and blood as food for the journey, as we bear our sufferings and bring our of early St. Louis. imperfections to Calvary. As we carry our crosses, we can rejoice in a way that the early disciples could not: We know the story doesn’t end on Calvary. We know that with Christ, there is life. Furthermore, we are invited to participate in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross by uniting our sufferings to his. In offering our very selves as a living sacrifice, Saint Paul says, we worship God and we can be transformed, becoming more DuBourg and Rosati, a copy of the narrative was placed inside a time capsule. This narrative describes the holy as we are evermore united to the will of God. Today, we offer Christ whatever sufferings we experience Auguste Chouteau, who was only 14 when he helped found the city. It is only fitting to have the narrative among the relics i because of following him. Perhaps what is most impressive of the Cathedral is the building itself. Although not the original structure from 1764, the Blessings upon your week. Stay safe! changed hands. The basilica sits today as it always has, a cornerstone of St. Louis. It acts as a foundation, rooting us in -Father Smith Bryan Buer, Old Cathedral Historian

Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Religious, Doctor of the Church (September 3):

Gregory I, c. 540 – March 12, 604, was Pope from September 3, 590, to his death. His writings were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope. Gregory wrote on many moral and theological subjects (e.g., his Moralia on Job, Dialogues and Pastoral Rule). Throughout the he was known as “the Father of Christian Worship” because of his exceptional efforts in revising the Roman worship of his day. Not only is he noted for liturgical reform but also for chant (Gregorian Chant). He was the first of the to come from a monastic background; he was a member of the Benedictine Order. He sent missionaries to England. Gregory is a Doctor of the Church and one of the Fathers. He is considered a saint in the , , Anglican Communion, and some Lutheran churches. Immediately after his death, Gregory was canonized by popular acclaim. The Protestant reformer John Calvin admired Saint Gregory. Saint Gregory called himself the “servus sevorum Dei” (The Servant of the Servants of God).

All you Saints of God, pray for us. OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE MOST REVEREND MITCHELL THOMAS ROZANSKI ARCHBISHOP OF ST. LOUIS

When an archbishop is appointed to lead an archdiocese, the coat of arms is composed of several key elements. The episcopal heraldic achievement, or, as it is more commonly known, the archbishop’s coat of arms, is composed of a shield with its charges (symbols) and the external ornaments. The shield, which is the central and most important feature of any heraldic device, is described (blazoned) in 12th century terms that are archaic to our modern language and this description is done as if being given by the bearer with the shield being worn on the arm. From the viewpoint of the one behind the armor, the sides or impalements of the shield are labeled dexter (right) and sinister (left). The next element of the coat of arms is the archbishop’s motto, which is traditionally written.

The great seal of the Archdiocese of St. Louis (viewer’s left side) is an azure, , field with a gold crusader’s cross, and a crown representing Saint Louis IX, King of France, and patron of both the Archdiocese of St. Louis and City of St. Louis. On the extremes of the cross are found the fleur-de-lis flower that recalls the French foundation of the city.

For his personal arms, His Excellency Archbishop Rozanski has selected a design that is based on two major themes; his Polish heritage and his service to the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In the upper portion of the design, in red and silver (white), the colors of the Polish national flag, are a cross bottony (each arm terminates in a triple ball), which represented in red on silver, is a variant on the symbolism known as a “cross of St. ,” the Archbishop’s baptismal patron. To the right of the cross (chief dexter) is a silver rose on a red field, drawing upon the significance that His Excellency’s family name refers to “Rose flower” in Polish.

In base, on the alternating vertical bars of black and gold (yellow) with a red diagonal bar called a “bend,” is an open book of the Most Holy Scriptures. These charges, drawn from the arms of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, signify that His Excellency’s ministry as a , priest, and now as an archbishop is to spread God’s Holy Word to the faithful of the Archdiocese. This symbolism joins well with the Archbishop’s motto, that is taken from the 100th Psalm, that in all that Archbishop Rozanski is to do for The Lord, he is called to “SERVE THE LORD WITH GLADNESS.”

The device is completed with the external ornaments which are a gold proces- sional cross, which is placed in back of the shield and which extends above and below the shield, and a pontifical hat, called a “gallero,” with its ten tassels, in four rows, on either side of the shield, all in green. These are the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of archbishop by instruction of the Holy See of March 31, 1969. The Cornerstone of St. Louis—By Bryan Buer, Old Cathedral Historian Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau sailed up the Mississippi River from New Orleans in 1764, searching for an ideal location for a trading

post off the river. They marked two spots at what is now the St. Louis riverfront— one for their mansion as a trading location and the other a

church. This would be the founding of the city of St. Louis and that the church would become St. Louis’ oldest historical landmark, still at

that spot 250 years later.

There are many relics within the museum that trace us back through St. Louis’ rich history. The first of these is an old church bell from

1772. This bell was gifted to the church through faithful donations from a Spanish Soldier named Benito Vasquez. Through the Louisiana

Territory, St. Louis became Spanish property until Spain sold back the territory in 1800. This bell would be a part of the only Revolutionary

War conflict that would seep its way into St. Louis. It rang across the young village warning early St. Louisans of impending Native

American invaders, as British allies. The invasion was unsuccessful. The bell was also used for happier occasions such as weddings, masses,

and celebrations of early St. Louis.

On the wall of the museum is a copy of The Narrative of the Founding of St. Louis. For the cornerstone of the cathedrals built by Archbishop DuBourg and Archbishop

Rosati, a copy of the narrative was placed inside a time capsule. This narrative describes the founding written by Auguste Chouteau, who was only 14 when he helped found the city. It is only fitting to have the narrative among the relics in the museum.

Perhaps what is most impressive of the Cathedral is the building itself. Although not the original structure from 1764, the property has never changed hands. The basilica sits today as it always has, a cornerstone of St. Louis. It acts as a foundation, rooting us in our history.

OLD CATHEDRAL NEWS We have some exciting news to share Through the generous donation of a new parishioner, we have joined together with eCatholic, a website design firm, to improve our oldcathedral.com website. The new site will better aesthetically represent our beautiful cathedral and be much more“ user friendly.” Among other improvements, you will find the latest bulletin and news, our livestream Mass, and the option to virtually donate, light a candle, and request a mass. This will be a great tool during the current Coronavirus pandemic, but will also be easy and convenient going forward. We hope to launch the new site in October of this year. Below, is a sneak peek at the new homepage.

Another wonderful addition to our new website will be a virtual video tour. Eric Duchinsky, a friend of the Old Cathedral, graciously volunteered his time and talent to create this amazing video. We are ever grateful to Eric for producing this magnificent piece. Fr. Samson leant his voice to the task and narrated the tour, Tracy Marklein researched our history, and Fr. Smith put the finishing touches on it. We hope you enjoy this truly beautiful and inspiring look into the rich history of the Old Cathedral. Follow the link below to view the “almost” finished version on Youtube. bit.ly/oldcathedralstltour FUNERAL HOME 2906 GRAVOIS 772-3000 10151 GRAVOIS 842-4458 5255 LEMAY FERRY 894-4500

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