175Th Anniversary of the First Mass at the Log Chapel of Saint Paul Father Lucien Galtier

THE THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME | OCTOBER 30, 2016

The First Log Chapel Cathedral of Saint Paul

175th Anniversary of the First Mass at the Log Chapel of Saint Paul Father Lucien Galtier

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. Nels Gjengdahl, weekends Deacons Phil Stewart, Russ Shupe, & Nao Kao Yang ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop LITURGY GUIDE FOR THE THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PHOTOGRAPHY — The Cathedral welcomes all visitors to Mass today. We encourage those who wish to take photos of this sacred space to do so freely before and after Mass. Once the opening announcement is made, please refrain from taking photos and videos until Mass has concluded. Thank you.

OPENING HYMN HYFRYDOL 588 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

INTROIT (8:00 & 10:00 a.m.) Misereris omnium, Domine Gregorian Missal, Mode I Miseréris ómnium, Dómine, et nihil odísti eórum quæ fecísti, dissímulans peccáta hóminum propter pæniténtiam, et parcens illis: quia tu es Dóminus Deus noster. Ps. Miserére mei Deus, miserére mei: quóniam in te confídit ánima mea. Wis 11:24-25, 27; Ps 57 Your mercy extends to all things, O Lord, and you despise none of the things you have made. You overlook the sins of men for the sake of repentance. You grant them your pardon, because you are the Lord our God. ℣. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my soul confides in you.

GREETING Roman Missal Celebrant: X 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 God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (or similar greeting) ℟. And with your spirit.

PENITENTIAL ACT I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

And striking the breast thrice, all say:

through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;

therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

KYRIE Missa XVI

℣. ℟.

GLORIA Mass in Honor of Saint Ralph Sherwin, Jeff Ostrowski Celebrant or Cantor: Gloria online at: http://www.ccwatershed.org/media/audio/11/03/25/22-10-31_0.mp3

COLLECT ℟. Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD 962 ℟ FIRST READING Wisdom 11:22—12:2 . RESPONSORIAL PSALM USCCB/New American Bible Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13, 14 J. Robert Carroll

SECOND READING 2 Thessalonians 1:11—2:2 GOSPEL Luke 19:1-10

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. MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal

At the conclusion of the Gospel: Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.

℟.

HOMILY

PROFESSION OF FAITH Please Stand AGNUS DEI Roman Missal I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, ℟. 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; through him all things were made. For us men Third time: and for our salvation he came down from heaven, ℟. All bow while saying: and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered ECCE AGNUS DEI death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accord- Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away ance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge supper of the Lamb. 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 HOLY COMMUNION and the life of the world to come. Amen. All Catholics who have prepared themselves to receive Holy Communion UNIVERSAL PRAYER ℟. Lord, hear our prayer are invited to come forward. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths are invited to approach with arms crossed over the chest to signal their desire to receive a blessing. THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST COMMUNIO Notas mihi Gregorian Missal, Mode VII PREPARATION HYMN SOUTHWELL Notas mihi fecísti vias vitæ: adimplébis me lætítia cum vultu tuo, Dómine. 753 Have Mercy, Lord, on Us You have made known unto me the ways of life; you will fill me with joy at the sight of your countenance, O Lord. Ps. 16:11 MOTET (10:00 a.m.) The Road Home Stephen Paulus HYMN FOR THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY ORATE FRATRES Roman Missal Antiphon: Cantor then All Paul Inwood/Eugenio Costa 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 good of all his holy Church. SANCTUS Roman Missal

Mercy like the Father!

Cantor verses end with, in æternum misericordia eius, then sing Antiphon.

MOTET (10:00 a.m.) Iustorum animæ Charles Villiers Stanford

CLOSING HYMN KINGSFOLD 607 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL Corporation. Gloria, and Communion Antiphon by Jeff Ostrowski, Corpus Christi Water- shed, © 2010 licensed in the Creative Commons. www.ccwatershed.org. Psalm by J. R. Carroll © 1998 GIA Publications, Inc. Reported under OneLicense No. 4676.Hymn for the Year of Mer- cy © 2015, Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. All rights reserved. Page 4

CATHEDRAL HOURS FROM PIG’S EYE TO SAINT PAUL: IN THANKSGIVING FOR 175 YEARS CATHEDRAL CAMPUS Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. I attended a wonderful “behind the scenes” tour of the Min- Saturday - Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. nesota History Center this past Tuesday, thanks to the invi- Offices, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. tation of a parishioner and Cathedral neighbor. I saw just SUNDAY MASS how vast is the collection of the Center, so much of it be- Anticipatory (Saturday) 5:15 p.m. neath ground in our massive and award-winning History Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Noon, & 5:00 p.m. Center. Of course, my visit gave me occasion to put in a DAILY MASS plug for what I think should be a future exhibit, namely one Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. on the life and ministry of our first Archbishop, John Ireland, whose cen- Saturday 8:00 a.m. tenary of death is less than two years from now. He died on September 25, SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION 1918. So in terms of floating an exhibit idea, it is not at all too soon to Monday - Friday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. make my pitch. I also inquired about seeing some of the earliest photos of Saturday 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Saint Paul, one of which is included on today’s bulletin cover. (The images were known as Daguerreotypes, named after its inventor, a Frenchman by the EUCHARISTIC ADORATION name of Louis Daguerre, in 1839. It was an early photographic process Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor, and the ROSARY small image rested on a highly polished, mirror-like silver surface.) The Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the Cana Chapel and at original is just 3x3 inches and the approximate date is listed as 1855. It 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin shows Dr. Day’s Drugstore in the background and I wonder if that is coal Weekdays at 4:50 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin stashed outside the front door, perhaps for use in the stove, or bricks? OFFICE HOURS (RECTORY AT 239 SELBY AVENUE) Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It was in these humble surroundings, in a settlement known as Pig’s Eye (French: L’oeil du Cochon), that Fr. Lucien Galtier will forever be remem- WELCOME CENTER HOURS bered and lauded for suggesting a simple name change. Following the Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. slightly earlier settlement at Mendota (naming the chapel after St. Peter), he Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. suggested calling the settlement St. Paul. Since 13 out of the 20 families in GUIDED TOURS the settlement were Catholic, Galtier's desire carried considerable weight. Offered Tuesday-Friday at 1:00 p.m. (except on holy days The name change stuck- Deo Gratias! The little chapel built by Fr. Galtier and national holidays). Meet in the center aisle. and his band of assistants took only about a week to construct. While that MUSEUM HOURS is impressive, recall that originally, it stood just 24 feet long by 18 feet wide Call the Cathedral at 651.228.1766 for hours of operation. by 10 feet high. It contained just two 3-foot square windows and a single VIRTUAL TOURS door. Six years later, the chapel was expanded, doubling its size, but by then Visit www.cathedralsaintpaultour.org for a mobile app tour. Fr. Galtier had left the area, having been replaced by Fr. Augustin Ravoux, Virtually “walk through” the Cathedral on our website at another Frenchman. The names of the builders deserve mention: Isaac and www.cathedralsaintpaul.org/360-tour. Joseph Labisonniere, Pierre Gervais, Benjamin Gervais and Vital Guerin (who together donated the land), Pierre and Charles Bottineau, and Fran- RADIO BROADCAST cois Morin. Merci à vous tous, du plus profond de mon cœur! The 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass is recorded and aired on Relevant Radio™ 1330 AM every Sunday morning A world away in Washington D.C., William Henry Harrison had recently at 11:00. Listen online at www.relevantradio.com. died, just a month after being inaugurated our 9th U.S. President. It was a SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CAMPUS cold wet day during which he gave a 105-minute speech, and contracted Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community pneumonia. President John Tyler occupied the White House on Novem- Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul ber 1, 1841, and Pope Gregory XVI was the Bishop of Rome. That chapel Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) 9:00 a.m. would eventually become a Cathedral with the establishment by Pope Pius IX of the Diocese of St. Paul on July 19, 1850. Newly minted Bishop Jo- U seph Cretin would not first set foot in his new Cathedral until nearly a full year later on July 2, 1851. He immediately set out to build a more perma- nent structure befitting of the name Cathedral. Yet, for a brief time this SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP indeed was our Cathedral, and of it we ought to be proud as we honor the anniversary of that first Mass this Tuesday at 5:15 p.m., All Saints Day. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OCTOBER 16, 2016 Sunday Envelopes $ 10,667.00 We must try to appreciate just how brutal this mission territory was in the Member EFT/Credit Card $ 1,776.00 mid-19th century. Galtier was the only priest, and he suffered from tremendous loneliness, absent all priestly companionship. Galtier, somewhat Visitors/Plate $ 10,733.00 irascible, had a bit of a falling out with Bishop Loras, then the Bishop of Total Sunday Contributions $ 23,176.00 Dubuque, under whose jurisdiction these parts effectively fell in those days. SVdP Campus Sunday $ 765.00 Technically speaking– yes, I like to be technical– the eastern bank of the Mississippi fell under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Milwaukee. So yes, I Page 5 sleep well knowing that no true St. Paulite ever took ecclesiastical orders from anyone based in Iowa! But canonical boundaries carried little weight CATHEDRAL CALENDAR in those days. Troubled by loneliness, sickness and yes, a modicum of Sunday, October 30 boredom, Galtier returned to France. But the lure of the missionary adven- 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel ture soon brought him back, eventually settling in Prairie du Chien, WI, 2:00 p.m. 33 Days to Morning Glory Study Series where his tomb may be found today. - Hayden Hall 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life To locate the site of our first Cathedral, look from Kellogg Blvd. to the - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary grassy park between the street and the river, the block between Cedar St. and Minnesota St. Called Kellogg Mall Park, there you may find a simple Monday, October 31 plaque attached to a large stone, much closer to Robert St. It honors both 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph the first log chapel, as well as the Sisters of St. Joseph, the first group of 5:15 p.m. Anticipatory Mass for All Saints women religious recruited by Bishop Cretin to come up river from Mis- Tuesday, November 1 - Holy Day of Obligation souri to teach in our first Catholic schools. We honor the pioneer spirit of 7:00 a.m. Mass for All Saints those clergy, religious and faithful laity who risked so much to forge a new 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph life in this unchartered territory. It gives me great comfort to know that the 12:00 p.m. Mass for All Saints birth of our capital city is inextricably interwoven with the arrival of the 5:15 p.m. Mass for All Saints Gospel of Jesus Christ and the saving sacraments of His Church. - Celebrated by Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda 6:00 p.m. Cathedral Parish 175th Anniversary Reception I heartily encourage you to join us here this Tuesday evening No- - Hayden Hall vember 1 at 5:15 p.m. as Archbishop Hebda celebrates the 175th an- Wednesday, November 2 - All Souls niversary Mass on All Saints Day. A reception follows downstairs. I’d 7:30 a.m. Mass for All Souls love to see a large crowd to commemorate this auspicious mile- 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph stone. The Archbishop will also offer the “Blue Mass,” on All 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Choir Room Souls Day, November 2 at 5:15 p.m., honoring the service of Law 4:00 p.m. Ss. Cecilia and Gregory Choristers - Towers Enforcement and First Responders. It recalls those who have died in 4:00 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd duty, and prays for God’s protection and guidance as they carry out - Assembly Room their vital service to our community. Let’s show our support for 5:15 p.m. Blue Mass Honoring the Service of these brave men and women. Law Enforcement & First Responders - Celebrated by Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda The Vatican has agreed to facilitate the negotiations aimed at healing 6:30 p.m. Faith and Life - Lower Level the long-standing political crisis in Venezuela. Our Archdiocese has 6:30 p.m. CYA Talk Series - Hayden Hall operated a mission there since 1970, and our priests are ministering 6:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Rosary and Meeting to thousands of faithful in two parishes amidst a very dangerous - Ryan Room situation. Talks will be held on an island 40 kilometers off the coast 7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir Rehearsal - Towers of the country. Thursday, November 3 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph Our Mass schedule for All Saint’s Day is as follows: Monday Oc- 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Hayden Hall tober 31 at 5:15 p.m. (anticipatory Mass); Tuesday November 1 at Friday, November 4 7:00 a.m. (note earlier time for workers); 12:00 Noon and 5:15 p.m. 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph All Saints day is a holy day of obligation. On All Soul’s Day, (Nov. 1:30 p.m. Divine Mercy Cenacle - Ryan Room 2) we will offer Masses at 7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet - Cana Chapel Ouch! New figures released last week seem to confirm what critics 7:00 p.m. CYA Indoor Sports Night - Saint Agnes School have been saying since 2009– the Affordable Care Act is fast be- Saturday, November 5 - First Saturday coming an oxymoron. Minnesota has the fourth highest premium 7:00 a.m. That Man is You! - Ryan Room rate hike, a whopping 59 percent. The burden of health care costs 8:00 a.m. First Saturday - Rev. John Paul Erickson has clearly shifted to the middle class, as health-care spending across - Main Church the economy reached 18.2% of gross domestic product as of this Sunday, November 6 - Coffee and Donut Sunday past June, up from 13.3% in 2000. Coffee & Donuts after 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Masses in Hayden Hall 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Breakfast Meeting The new instruction from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the - Assembly Room Faith about cremation is not really new, but rather reaffirms our 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel teaching on the proper approach to the handling of cremated re- 11:15 a.m. Blessing of Expectant Mothers mains. I’ll write more in detail in a future column, as this has become - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary a growing issue. 2:00 p.m. 33 Days to Morning Glory Study Series - Hayden Hall Sincerely in Christ, 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary Fr. John L. Ubel, Rector U Page 6

MASS INTENTIONS CATHEDRAL NEWS

Saturday - Sunday, October 29 - 30 175TH CATHEDRAL PARISH ANNIVERSARY, NOVEMBER 1 5:15 p.m. Michael and Greta Wodarcyk Join us on Tuesday, November 1, All Saints Day, at the 5:15 p.m. Mass 8:00 a.m. Anne Diedrich commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the first Mass celebrated in 9:00 a.m. Saint Vincent de Paul Campus Pig’s Eye/Saint Paul. Archbishop Bernard Hebda will preside at the 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People 12:00 p.m. Mary and Jim Schacker Mass. A parish gathering/reception follows in Hayden Hall. 5:00 p.m. Harold and Ellen T’Kach † BLUE MASS, NOVEMBER 2 Monday, October 31 “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 7:30 a.m. Kay Taylor † Members of law enforcement and first responders – along with their fami- 5:15 p.m. Poor Souls in Purgatory lies and the public – are invited to this special Blue Mass honoring their Tuesday, November 1 - All Saints Day courageous service and asking for God’s protection and blessings as we all 7:00 a.m. Martyred Christians work together to build up the common good. Mass will be celebrated at † 12:00 p.m. Judith Palumbo 5:15 p.m. by Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda. All are welcome. 5:15 p.m. Rosemarie Gaines † Wednesday, November 2 - All Souls Day FIRST SATURDAY MORNING OF RECOLLECTION, NOVEMBER 5 7:30 a.m. Communal Mass Intentions Please join us for the kick-off of our 2016-2017 First Saturday series on 5:15 p.m. Communal Mass Intentions Saturday, November 5, 2016! This mini-retreat starts with Mass at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3 and continues with Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, private prayer, oppor- 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors tunity for Confession, and will feature two conferences offered by Father 5:15 p.m. Lois Hynes † John Paul Erickson. Father Erickson will offer two timely presentations: Friday, November 4 “No Lasting City: Pauline Politics in a Problematic Election” and “The 7:30 a.m. Seminarians Church of the Martyrs and of the Mustard Seed: Discipleship in a Pagan 5:15 p.m. The Andrew Family Land.” For all the details, please see the Cathedral website. Saturday, November 5 In anticipation of the 2016-2017 First Saturday series, please note that we 8:00 a.m. Archconfraternity of the Apostle Paul have CDs available of the First Saturday talks from January to May, 2016. They are located on the table near the statue of Saint Mark. Suggested do- U nation is $5 per CD. Please use the envelopes provided.

GOSPEL READINGS CYA LINEN AND SOCK DRIVE, NOVEMBER 6 AND 13 Readings for the Week of October 30, 2016 To support the residents at Catholic Charities’ Dorothy Day Center, the Sunday: Wis 11:22--12:2/Ps 145: 1-2, 8-11, Cathedral of Saint Paul Young Adults will host a linen and sock drive on 13-14/2 Thes 1:11--2:2/Lk 19:1-10 November 6 and 13. The shelter has a tremendous need for new, twin- Monday: Phil 2:1-4/Ps 131:1-3/Lk 14:12-14 size sheets and blankets and new socks. CYA will be collect donated Tuesday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/Ps 24:1-6/1 Jn 3:1-3/ items in front of the Chapel of Saint Peter after the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Mt 5:1-12a and the 12:00 and 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses. Wednesday: Wis 3:1-9/Ps 23:1-6/Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 CYA DEBATE NIGHT, NOVEMBER 9 Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a/Ps 105:2-7/Lk 15:1-10 All young adults ages 18-39 are invited to join the Cathedral Young Adults Friday: Phil 3:17--4:1/Ps 122:1-5/Lk 16:1-8 for the second Debate Night event. It will be held on Wednesday, Novem- Saturday: Phil 4:10-19/Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 8-9/ Lk 16:9-15 ber 9 at O’Gara’s, 164 Snelling Avenue North, Saint Paul. Social hour starts Next Sunday: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14/Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15/ at 6:30 p.m. and the debate begins at 7:30 p.m. Two associate professors 2 Thes 2:16--3:5/Lk 20:27-38 from the University of St. Thomas, Dr. Simon Emms and Dr. Michael or 20:27, 34-38 Rota, will debate the difficult question—Is it rational to believe in God? They will present their best evidence for and against God’s existence. After SPECIAL COLLECTION | MILITARY SERVICES, USA opening statements and rebuttals, the audience will have the opportunity to The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops pose questions to the speakers. (USCCB) has requested the National Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, be taken in CYA BARN DANCE, NOVEMBER 12 parishes across the country during the weekend of Join us for our annual Barn Dance being held on November 12 in Hayden November 5-6, 2016. This is an opportunity for us to support those men and women deployed in areas far Hall (downstairs in the Cathedral). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Square dancing from home where they daily endure personal sacrifice and is from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Variety dancing, including swing, polka, waltz, and often face threats to their safety. Contributions will foxtrot is from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. Come in your best square dancing outfit! ensure our service members can continue to rely on No partners or dance experience required. All ages are welcome. Light Catholic chaplains for access to the sacraments, faith snacks will be provided. $8 per adult, $22 per family. All proceeds go to- formation and spiritual guidance, wherever they may be. wards funding CYA events. Envelopes may be found at the piers. Page 7 VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES RITES

On the first day of November, 1841, I blessed the new Basilica, smaller BAPTISM indeed, than that of St. Paul at Rome, extra muros, but in this as well as We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please in the other, good hearts could expand without limit. The church remained pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. thus dedicated to Saint Paul, and I expressed the wish to call the place by Rocco Parenteau Bataglia no other name. I succeeded. Father Lucien Galtier MARRIAGE When the settlers crowded into their small chapel for the dedication on November 1, 1841, no doubt they were inclined to overlook the building’s Please join us in praying for couples preparing for the evident lack of beauty and to think more of the wonderful privilege it was sacrament of Matrimony. to have a Catholic church at all, especially one located so close to their homes. French, Swiss, Irish, and Sioux were there: farmers, voyageurs, SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION traders, and perhaps some soldiers watched while Father Galtier per- formed the Church’s rite by which a building, even the humblest, is blessed BAPTISM and set aside in a special manner for the service of God. If any one date could be chosen to mark the first milestone in the foundation of the Cath- The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated for our parishioners on Sundays after the Noon Mass. Parents olic Church in the City of Saint Paul, that date would be November 1, must attend a preparation class. To inquire, call Marybeth 1841. Gaetano at 651.357.1325. The dedication of the Chapel of Saint Paul has a twofold significance: it RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) served to group together the neighboring families into a small community and to attract others to this little nucleus. From this point of view then, the Curious about Catholicism? Considering becoming dedication of the little chapel may be considered as the beginning of the Catholic? RCIA, a process of learning and formation, is settlement which would be known as the City of Saint Paul. Whatever it modeled on how people were brought into the Church in the first centuries. Visit cathedralsaintpaul.org/rcia may have seemed to the mind of Father Galtier, it was, in view of the fu- and call Patrick Conley at 651.357.1340. ture, at least, a matter of deep significance. It is the presence of the church that tended to group together the settlers, and to form the village, which MATRIMONY was to expand and become the city of Saint Paul. To be married at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, one or both The other significant aspect to this event is that the dedication of this early persons of the engaged couple must be an active, chapel may be considered as the Christening of the city of Saint Paul. registered Cathedral parishioner for six months prior to requesting a wedding date. Call Marybeth Gaetano at When Father Galtier dedicated his log church to God under the patronage 651.357.1325 for information about wedding policies. of Saint Paul, he thereby blessed the settlement with a name it has retained through its expansion into a metropolitan area and capitol of the State of U Minnesota. Although Father Galtier could not have foreseen that the little congregation would become a large city, he made it very clear, that it had been his intention and hope that the village would adopt the name of Saint PAPAL PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR Paul. Excerpts from OVEMBER “The Chapel of Saint Paul, the Beginning of Catholicity in St. Paul,” N 2016 by Father Richard Moudry. Universal: Countries Receiving Refugees That the countries which take in a great number of KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WREATH SALES displaced persons and refugees may find support for their efforts which show solidarity. The Cathedral Knight of Columbus Council #14752 will be selling Christ- Evangelization: Collaboration of Priests and Laity mas Wreaths again this year. Wreath selections will be available following That within parishes, priests and lay people may each Mass, October 29/30, at Saint Peter Square. This fundraiser is to sup- collaborate in service to the community without giving in port Abria Pregnancy Resources. The wreaths will be available for pick-up to the temptation of discouragement. after weekend Masses, November 12/13, in Hayden Hall. Abria Pregnancy Resources offers a safe, non-judgmental and supportive environment for Twin Cities women and couples facing an unexpected pregnancy. All ser- U vices are provided free of charge. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

CWA MONTHLY MEETING, NOVEMBER 19 Be ready for the end of Daylight Saving Time in the early hours of Sunday, November 6. Turn your clocks back Please join the Cathedral Women’s Association November 19 at 9:00 a.m. one hour on Saturday night to avoid confusion and to be in Hayden Hall for its monthly meeting featuring Florence Schmidt, Presi- sure you arrive at Mass on time on Sunday! dent of the Saint Paul/Minneapolis Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women - ACCW. All women of the Cathedral parish are invited to come to learn what ACCW has to offer us.