May is Mary’s Month! Our Lady of Grace. North transept, St. James Cathedral. ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL The Sixth Sunday of Easter May 25, 2014 May 25, 2014 Dear Friends, St. James Cathedral and O’Dea High School have a very strong relationship, one that goes back to the very beginning of the school. Did you know that the Cathedral actually built O’Dea? It’s true. Under the leadership of Monsignor James G. Stafford, Pastor of St. James Cathedral from 1919-1935, the Cathedral School experienced phenomenal growth. Not only did Monsignor Stafford offer free tuition and free books, he arranged for three daily busses so that children of outlying O'Dea Baseball Team, 1924 districts could enjoy the benefit of a Catholic education. By 1923 there were more than 600 students and the school was bursting at the seams. But this wasn’t enough for Monsignor Stafford or for the Cathedral parishioners. Recognizing the great need for a Catholic boys’ high school in the area, he purchased property on the block east of the Cathedral. Eight houses were torn down to make way for the high school, while two houses became residences for the Holy Names Sisters, who taught at the Cathedral School, and the Irish Christian Brothers, who were invited to undertake the management of the new O’Dea High School. The parish undertook these projects with extraordinary vision and generosity. As the Cathedral’s 1929 Yearbook reported: “With the determination that this great parish should offer our young men an institution of learning equal to anything in the country, he planned a structure of outstanding beauty and usefulness. He did this in spite of the burden of over a quarter of a million dollars which the whole undertaking would place upon him and upon his people.” The new high school opened in September, 1923, and the building was dedicated March 16, 1924 by Bishop O’Dea. After a ceremony in the Cathedral, a procession of prelates, priests, altar boys, students, and teachers made their way to the school. “There, his Lordship blessed the portals and rooms. The public was then invited to inspect the structure” (1929 Yearbook). After its first year, the Christian Brothers reported: “In the domain of athletics, which at present is considered a very important part of the American school system, the name of O’Dea is becoming favorably known. We were fortunate in securing the services of Mr. A. Schuss, captain of the University of Washington basketball team of 1927. Under his direction, our football and basketball teams have met with a good measure of success. This is important in the ‘Wild and Woolly West,’ where students must be attracted to a Catholic School by means other than a thirst for knowledge.” Following in the footsteps of their saintly founder, Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, the Christian Brothers of Ireland had a holistic vision of education as an opportunity to form young Catholic men in body, mind, and spirit. Generations of “O’Dea Gentlemen” have become leaders in our community thanks to the example and dedication of the Christian Brothers. For decades, until the mid-1970s, the Cathedral Parish ran O’Dea High School as well as the Cathedral School, taking care of the finances, upkeep of the buildings, and staff salaries. In the 1970s, in response to changing needs at O’Dea and the Cathedral, an agreement between the Christian Brothers, the Archdiocese of Seattle and St. James Cathedral parish regarding the staffing and operation of O’Dea High School was drafted and adopted. As a result, the Christian Brothers assumed responsibility for the operation, including all related expenses, of the school. Actual ownership of the school property and the Brothers’ Residence remained with St. James Cathedral. In the last few years, the role of the Christian Brothers at O’Dea has gradually lessened owing to a decline in vocations among the Christian Brothers. In 2012, Mr. Jim Walker became the first lay principal in the school’s history. Earlier this year, the Congregation of Christian Brothers made the difficult decision to transfer the last three remaining brothers to other institutions of the Christian Brothers. Happily, the Cathedral will continue to have a strong relationship to O’Dea and to the great vision of Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. But the brothers’ departure this summer is a melancholy milestone in the history of O’Dea. They will be missed not only at the school but also here in the parish, where they have long been faithful and involved parishioners. This weekend as a parish we give thanks for the Irish Christian Brothers—for their witness of faith, their generous service, and for all the ways they have helped form “O’Dea Gentlemen” for ninety-one years. Father Michael G. Ryan Pastor ORDER OF CELEBRATION FOR The Sixth Sunday of Easter C ELEBRATION WITH THE CONGREGATION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (10:00am) THE INTRODUCTORY RITES PRELUDE In thee is joy, BWV 615 Bach (10:00am) I was glad Parry ENTRANCE Sing, O heavens Brother Colin Smith, CFC composed for the Beatification of Blessed Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers With joy we thank our God for Edmund, Brother of the poor and young. He is a gift of God for our day, So let his praises now be sung. RITE OF SPRINKLING Alleluia, alleluia! Hurd (10:00am) Missa choralis Refice, 1923 DISMISSAL TO THE CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD (Noon) GLORIA (Sunday Evening) Missa de angelis, No. 341 in Worship hymnal (All other Masses) to the tune LAUDA ANIMA Glory be to God in heaven, Lamb of God who on your shoulders Songs of joy and peace we bring, Bore the load of this world’s sin, Thankful hearts and voices raising, Only Son of God the Father, To creation’s Lord we sing: You have brought us peace within: Lord, we thank you, Lord, we bless you, Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy, Glory be to God our King. Now your glorious reign begin. You, O Son of God, are holy, You we praise with one accord; None in heav’n or earth is like you, Only you are Christ the Lord, With the Father, and the Spirit, Ever worshipped and adored. (Text: Edwin Le Grice) COLLECT THE LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 PSALM RESPONSE Psalm 66 Proulx SECOND READING I Peter 3:15-18 ALLELUIA Mode VI GOSPEL John 14:15-21 HOMILY Father Michael G. Ryan CREED (except at 10:00am) For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, I believe in one God, he suffered death and was buried, the Father almighty, and rose again on the third day maker of heaven and earth, in accordance with the Scriptures. of all things visible and invisible. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, He will come again in glory the Only Begotten Son of God, to judge the living and the dead born of the Father before all ages. and his kingdom will have no end. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, I believe in the Holy Spirit, begotten, not made, the Lord, the giver of life, consubstantial with the Father; who proceeds from the Father and the Son, through him all things were made. who with the Father and the Son For us men and for our salvation is adored and glorified, he came down from heaven, who has spoken through the prophets. [ALL BOW] I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. and by the Holy Spirit I confess one Baptism was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, for the forgiveness of sins and became man. and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead [ALL STAND UPRIGHT] and the life of the world to come. Amen. RENEWAL OF VOWS OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (10:00am) Together, the Christian Brothers renew their vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and their commitment to life in the community established by Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice in Waterford, Ireland, in the early years of the 19th century. PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL Lord, we ask you, hear our prayer. Litany of Saints THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PREPARATION OF THE ALTAR AND THE GIFTS Offertory (10:00) “Laudamus te, Domine” from Sacred Story: Edmund Rice Father Liam Lawton SANCTUS St. James Mass for Peace Herbolsheimer, 1983 MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Herbolsheimer AMEN Herbolsheimer LORD’S PRAYER No. 246 AGNUS DEI Schubert, adapt. Proulx (10:00am) “Lamb of God” from Sacred Story: Edmund Rice Father Liam Lawton COMMUNION I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you again, alleluia; and your heart will rejoice, alleluia, alleluia. (10:00) It was not you Herbolsheimer It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain. When you return to your place after receiving Holy Communion, please KNEEL OR BE SEATED. Low-gluten hosts are distributed at the credence table near the presider’s chair. HYMN OF PRAISE No. 737 in Worship hymnal, vss. 1-2 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus HYFRYDOL ANTIPHON IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY (10:00, Sunday Evening) (10:00) Angelus Domini: Ave Maria Biebl Please, no applause following this choral prayer. PROCESSION Fantasia in G Major, BWV 572 Bach ICON OF BLESSED EDMUND RICE (10:00am). ECUMENICAL ICON OF THE RESURRECTION (Other Masses). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Gloria from Five Instant Glorias and a Creed, copyright © Kevin Mayhew, Ltd. 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