At the Name of Jesus, Every Knee Should Bend of Those in Heaven and on Earth and Under the Earth

At the Name of Jesus, Every Knee Should Bend of Those in Heaven and on Earth and Under the Earth

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/HOLYNAMECHICAGO WWW.TWITTER.COM/HOLYNAMECHICAGO September 28, 2014 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time At the name of Jesus, every knee should bend of those in Heaven and on earth and under the earth. Philippians 2:10 A NEW DAY AND NIGHTFEVER kiddy-corner from the Cathedral at State & Superior. Google the You Tube clips to get a look at the October 4 visit. Sadly, nothing is recorded of the October 5 visit when the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed for him. By far, the #1 question I was asked while greeting the ____________________________________ folks on State Street last weekend was, “Monsignor, did you meet Archbishop Cupich yet?” For the many The third Archbishop and first of Chicago’s Cardinals, George Mundelein, visitors and the regulars who may have been out of passed away on October 2, 1939, seventy-five years ago this coming town last weekend, Pope Francis announced on Thursday. A native of Brooklyn, he governed the Chicago Church strongly September 20 that Bishop Blase Cupich will be beginning in early 1916. In 1924 he was elevated to the rank of Cardinal or installed on November 18 at Holy Name Cathedral as clergyman of Rome. Cardinal George will remain a Cardinal not because the 9th Archbishop of Chicago, the 14th chief bishop he used to be Archbishop of Chicago, but because he remains the pastor – since Chicago became a diocese, and the successor of although remotely – of San Bartolomeo all’Isola, a parish in Rome. The Francis Cardinal George whose retirement was accepted by the Holy main job of a Cardinal, voting for a new Pope, expires at age 80. Cardinal Father. Bishop Cupich, a native of Omaha, for the past four years has George participated in two conclaves. Will Archbishop Cupich be a shepherded the Church of Spokane, Washington (103,000 Catholics). Cardinal? Not immediately, nor automatically. There once were Cardinal- During the previous twelve years, he was the successor of the Apostles Archbishops in St. Louis; the last four Archbishops of St. Louis have not serving Catholics in Rapid City, South Dakota (31,500 Catholics). been elevated to the College of Cardinals. Archbishop Jose Gomez Chicago has 2,300,000 Catholics; and the new Archbishop says he hopes to Velasco of America’s largest Archdiocese, Los Angeles, is not a Cardinal, meet every one of you. although his retired predecessor Roger Mahony is. There are two New York City Cardinals - Edward Egan, the Archbishop emeritus (and a My answer to the questioners was that I did not get the chance to meet him former resident priest at Holy Name Cathedral); and Timothy Dolan, the last Saturday; but I had met him twice previously. Almost eleven years ago present Archbishop. Although there are about eighteen American-born at the Cathedral Ministries Conference in Los Angeles at the new Our Lady Cardinals, just New York, Boston, Galveston-Houston, and Washington of the Angels Cathedral, several Cathedral pastors stood around at the today are governed by non-retired Cardinal Archbishops. On Thursday, the initial session exchanging notes. Our keynote speaker, Bishop Cupich of seventy-fifth anniversary of his death, pray for one of the great leaders of South Dakota, introduced himself to my group and asked where each of us yesterday, Cardinal Mundelein. was from. When I identified Holy Name Cathedral, the bishop obviously ___________________________ had heard of us. “How many scheduled Sunday Masses do you have at a Cathedral the size of Holy Name?” Today, Saturday and Sunday, we have One of the peculiarities of our parish is that very few people live all or most eight; back then we also had a Mass at a rent-free chapel near Navy Pier of their lives here. There are a few, but not as many as there are in that does not exist anymore. When I answered, “Nine”, the other pastors traditional neighborhood parishes. Given all the weddings we celebrate, gasped. The next closest in the poll had four. Bishop Cupich followed up perhaps only every other year there is bride or groom who was baptized as by asking, “How many priests do you have to cover that schedule?” When an infant at the Cathedral. She was not a part of Holy Name her whole life, I answered that, at that time, we had ten in the house, the eyes of the bishop but Jean Carroll, who died on September 16 at age 97, had been a part of bulged. “Ten? Ten? I only have thirty-seven diocesan priests in the Holy Name Cathedral since 1946. She and her husband raised two adopted western half of South Dakota!” I asked him to hold off on judging by sons on Delaware Place in the era when there was a parish school. I met adding, “One of my guys has poor eyesight, two of us are insulin- Jean when she stepped forward at age 87 to serve on the Parish Pastoral dependent diabetics, one has bad legs, two are over eighty…” He Council from 2004-2007. Very humbly, she explained that she had stepped interrupted. “Me, too! I don’t have thirty-seven supermen!” The next day forward in the 1990s when she was one of the principle writers of the after his keynote speech, while answering a question about the varieties of commemorative 150th parish anniversary book, a valuable history of Holy American Cathedrals, Bishop Cupich pointed his finger at me and repeated Name. So many energetic and generous volunteers give so much of his inquiry – “How many Masses? How many priests?” My brother themselves to our parish ministries. An exceptionally intelligent person, rectors/pastors realized both that we are not all alike and that Chicago’s Jean for a long time was a rare jewel who was always connected to our Cathedral is one of a kind. As of last Saturday, it belongs to Archbishop parish. God rest Jean Carroll. Cupich! ______________________________ I met him again last December when Cardinal George celebrated his own NIGHTFEVER (advertised on page 5) is a special informal evening of 50th anniversary of ordination as a priest. Over one hundred bishops prayer, reconciliation, and opening the doors of Holy Name to all who want attended that event, a remarkable number for the week before Christmas. to pray the night away. It will be held next Saturday, October 4, beginning Before the afternoon’s Cathedral Mass, most of the bishops met for lunch with the regularly scheduled 7:30pm Vigil Mass. The celebrant will be the at Roy’s, across the street from Holy Name. Bishop Cupich arrived about Rector of Mundelein Seminary, author, in-demand speaker, and master of 1:00pm, skipped lunch, and came straight to the Cathedral rectory where I the Word On Fire media ministry, Father Robert Barron. Who can come? was getting things ready for the army of bishops. I recognized him Anybody. If you have questions, ask Father Brad Zamora, Cathedral immediately, introduced myself and reminded him we had met previously. Associate Pastor. Come to Holy Name Cathedral next Saturday night for Warmly smiling, he replied, “I remember.” He gave that same response to NIGHTFEVER. The doors are open wide. Mary Ann Ahern (NBC5), Jay Levine (CBS2), and Alan Krashesky (ABC7) at last Saturday’s press conference when each recalled that she or he had met him before. He may have a great memory; nevertheless, he is gracious. I look forward to meeting him again soon. I am sure I will. ___________________________ Blase Cupich will be installed as the Archbishop of Chicago on November 18 when he sits in the cathedra or teaching chair of Chicago’s bishop. That is the one up against the east wall of the sanctuary. Every cathedral has a cathedra. Just four men previously have sat during ceremonies in that chair since it was installed and took the place of a previous one in 1969 – John Cardinal Cody; Joseph Cardinal Bernardin; Francis Cardinal George; and the most famous person ever to visit Holy Name Cathedral, Pope St. John Paul II. The anniversary of St. John Paul’s visit comes up next Saturday and Sunday. On the evening of October 4, 1979, he led a prayer service in a packed Church. People had tickets for various areas around - Msgr. Dan Mayall Holy Name. My family and I stood beneath a billboard in a flat parking lot September 28, 2014: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time page 3 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration Adorers are needed. Eucharistic Adoration is offered in the Chapel at Holy Name Cathedral on the First and Third Fridays of every month. Adoration begins after the 8:00 A.M. Mass and ends with Benediction after the 5:15PM Mass. During the time of adoration, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Rosary will be prayed at 3:00PM for the increased respect and protection of human life. Our next meetings for new adorers will be held in Room 204 of the Cathedral Rectory on the following dates: Thursday, October 2nd, at 6:00 P.M. Fr. Robert Coleman, Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, will be our guest speaker. Thursday, November 6th, at 6:00 P.M. Joseph & Cecile Brehm will be offering a video presentation of the film, “Purgatory: The Forgotten Church,” by Friar John Mary Clote. Thursday, December 4th at 6:00 P.M. Joseph R. Brehm will be our guest speaker, speaking on the topic of “Eucharistic Adoration & Evangelization.” Thursday, February 5th at 6:00 P.M. Deacon Michael McCloskey of Holy Name Cathedral will be our guest speaker, speaking on the topic of “Eucharistic Adoration & Grace.” If you would like to become an adorer, then please register on-line at www.HolyNameCathedral.org.

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