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

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

Father Lucien Galtier

The First Log Chapel Cathedral of Saint Paul

175th Anniversary of the

First Mass at the Log Chapel of Saint Paul

PHOTOGRAPHY — The Cathedral welcomes all visitors to Mass today. We en-courage 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

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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

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LITURGY GUIDE FOR THE THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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.

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

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HOMILY

PROFESSION OF FAITH Please Stand

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and 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 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 death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accord-ance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge 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 and the life of the world to come. Amen.

UNIVERSAL PRAYER ℟. Lord, hear our prayer

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

PREPARATION HYMN SOUTHWELL

753 Have Mercy, Lord, on Us

MOTET (10:00 a.m.) The Road Home Stephen Paulus

ORATE FRATRES Roman Missal 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

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal

AGNUS DEI Roman Missal

Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,

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Third time: ℟.

ECCE AGNUS DEI Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. ℟.

HOLY COMMUNION All Catholics who have prepared themselves to receive Holy Communion are invited to come forward. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths are in-vited to approach with arms crossed over the chest to signal their desire to receive a blessing.

COMMUNIO Notas mihi Gregorian Missal, Mode VII

Notas mihi fecísti vias vitæ: adimplébis me lætítia cum vultu tuo, Dómine. 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

HYMN FOR THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY Antiphon: Cantor then All Paul Inwood/Eugenio Costa

M e r c y l i k e t h e F a t h e r !

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.

FROM PIG’S EYE TO SAINT PAUL: IN THANKSGIVING FOR 175 YEARS

I attended a wonderful “behind the scenes” tour of the Min-nesota History Center this past Tuesday, thanks to the invi-tation of a parishioner and Cathedral neighbor. I saw just how vast is the collection of the Center, so much of it be-neath ground in our massive and award-winning History Center. Of course, my visit gave me occasion to put in a plug for what I think should be a future exhibit, namely one

on the life and ministry of our first Archbishop, John Ireland, whose cen-tenary of death is less than two years from now. He died on September 25, 1918. So in terms of floating an exhibit idea, it is not at all too soon to make my pitch. I also inquired about seeing some of the earliest photos of 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 name of Louis Daguerre, in 1839. It was an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor, and the small image rested on a highly polished, mirror-like silver surface.) The original is just 3x3 inches and the approximate date is listed as 1855. It shows Dr. Day’s Drugstore in the background and I wonder if that is coal stashed outside the front door, perhaps for use in the stove, or bricks?

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-bered and lauded for suggesting a simple name change. Following the slightly earlier settlement at Mendota (naming the chapel after St. Peter), he suggested calling the settlement St. Paul. Since 13 out of the 20 families in the settlement were Catholic, Galtier's desire carried considerable weight. The name change stuck- Deo Gratias! The little chapel built by Fr. Galtier and his band of assistants took only about a week to construct. While that is impressive, recall that originally, it stood just 24 feet long by 18 feet wide by 10 feet high. It contained just two 3-foot square windows and a single door. Six years later, the chapel was expanded, doubling its size, but by then Fr. Galtier had left the area, having been replaced by Fr. Augustin Ravoux, another Frenchman. The names of the builders deserve mention: Isaac and Joseph Labisonniere, Pierre Gervais, Benjamin Gervais and Vital Guerin (who together donated the land), Pierre and Charles Bottineau, and Fran-cois Morin. Merci à vous tous, du plus profond de mon cœur!

A world away in Washington D.C., William Henry Harrison had recently died, just a month after being inaugurated our 9th U.S. President. It was a cold wet day during which he gave a 105-minute speech, and contracted pneumonia. President John Tyler occupied the White House on Novem-ber 1, 1841, and Pope Gregory XVI was the Bishop of Rome. That chapel 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-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 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.

We must try to appreciate just how brutal this mission territory was in the mid-19th century. Galtier was the only priest, and he suffered from tre-mendous loneliness, absent all priestly companionship. Galtier, somewhat irascible, had a bit of a falling out with Bishop Loras, then the Bishop of Dubuque, under whose jurisdiction these parts effectively fell in those days. 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

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CATHEDRAL HOURS

CATHEDRAL CAMPUS Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday - Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Offices, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SUNDAY MASS Anticipatory (Saturday) 5:15 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Noon, & 5:00 p.m.

DAILY MASS Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday - Friday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ROSARY Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the Cana Chapel and at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Weekdays at 4:50 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin

OFFICE HOURS (RECTORY AT 239 SELBY AVENUE) Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

WELCOME CENTER HOURS Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

GUIDED TOURS Offered Tuesday-Friday at 1:00 p.m. (except on holy days and national holidays). Meet in the center aisle.

MUSEUM HOURS Call the Cathedral at 651.228.1766 for hours of operation.

VIRTUAL TOURS Visit www.cathedralsaintpaultour.org for a mobile app tour. Virtually “walk through” the Cathedral on our website at www.cathedralsaintpaul.org/360-tour.

RADIO BROADCAST The 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass is recorded and aired on Relevant Radio™ 1330 AM every Sunday morning at 11:00. Listen online at www.relevantradio.com.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CAMPUS Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) 9:00 a.m.

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CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OCTOBER 16, 2016

Sunday Envelopes $ 10,667.00

Member EFT/Credit Card $ 1,776.00

Visitors/Plate $ 10,733.00

Total Sunday Contributions $ 23,176.00

SVdP Campus Sunday $ 765.00

CATHEDRAL CALENDAR

Sunday, October 30 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 2:00 p.m. 33 Days to Morning Glory Study Series - Hayden Hall 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Monday, October 31 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 5:15 p.m. Anticipatory Mass for All Saints

Tuesday, November 1 - Holy Day of Obligation 7:00 a.m. Mass for All Saints 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 12:00 p.m. Mass for All Saints 5:15 p.m. Mass for All Saints - Celebrated by Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda 6:00 p.m. Cathedral Parish 175th Anniversary Reception - Hayden Hall

Wednesday, November 2 - All Souls 7:30 a.m. Mass for All Souls 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Choir Room 4:00 p.m. Ss. Cecilia and Gregory Choristers - Towers

4:00 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Assembly Room 5:15 p.m. Blue Mass Honoring the Service of Law Enforcement & First Responders - Celebrated by Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda 6:30 p.m. Faith and Life - Lower Level

6:30 p.m. CYA Talk Series - Hayden Hall 6:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Rosary and Meeting - Ryan Room 7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir Rehearsal - Towers

Thursday, November 3 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Hayden Hall

Friday, November 4 8:00 a.m. Sung Morning Prayer - Chapel of Saint Joseph 1:30 p.m. Divine Mercy Cenacle - Ryan Room 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet - Cana Chapel 7:00 p.m. CYA Indoor Sports Night - Saint Agnes School

Saturday, November 5 - First Saturday 7:00 a.m. That Man is You! - Ryan Room 8:00 a.m. First Saturday - Rev. John Paul Erickson - Main Church

Sunday, November 6 - Coffee and Donut Sunday Coffee & Donuts after 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Masses in Hayden Hall 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Breakfast Meeting - Assembly Room 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 11:15 a.m. Blessing of Expectant Mothers - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2:00 p.m. 33 Days to Morning Glory Study Series - Hayden Hall 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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sleep well knowing that no true St. Paulite ever took ecclesiastical orders from anyone based in Iowa! But canonical boundaries carried little weight in those days. Troubled by loneliness, sickness and yes, a modicum of boredom, Galtier returned to France. But the lure of the missionary adven-ture soon brought him back, eventually settling in Prairie du Chien, WI, where his tomb may be found today.

To locate the site of our first Cathedral, look from Kellogg Blvd. to the 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 plaque attached to a large stone, much closer to Robert St. It honors both the first log chapel, as well as the Sisters of St. Joseph, the first group of women religious recruited by Bishop Cretin to come up river from Mis-souri to teach in our first Catholic schools. We honor the pioneer spirit of those clergy, religious and faithful laity who risked so much to forge a new life in this unchartered territory. It gives me great comfort to know that the birth of our capital city is inextricably interwoven with the arrival of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the saving sacraments of His Church.

· I heartily encourage you to join us here this Tuesday evening No-vember 1 at 5:15 p.m. as Archbishop Hebda celebrates the 175th an-niversary Mass on All Saints Day. A reception follows downstairs. I’d love to see a large crowd to commemorate this auspicious mile-stone. The Archbishop will also offer the “Blue Mass,” on All Souls Day, November 2 at 5:15 p.m., honoring the service of Law Enforcement and First Responders. It recalls those who have died in duty, and prays for God’s protection and guidance as they carry out their vital service to our community. Let’s show our support for these brave men and women.

· The Vatican has agreed to facilitate the negotiations aimed at healing the long-standing political crisis in Venezuela. Our Archdiocese has operated a mission there since 1970, and our priests are ministering to thousands of faithful in two parishes amidst a very dangerous situation. Talks will be held on an island 40 kilometers off the coast of the country.

· Our Mass schedule for All Saint’s Day is as follows: Monday Oc-tober 31 at 5:15 p.m. (anticipatory Mass); Tuesday November 1 at 7:00 a.m. (note earlier time for workers); 12:00 Noon and 5:15 p.m. All Saints day is a holy day of obligation. On All Soul’s Day, (Nov. 2) we will offer Masses at 7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.

· Ouch! New figures released last week seem to confirm what critics have been saying since 2009– the Affordable Care Act is fast be-coming an oxymoron. Minnesota has the fourth highest premium rate hike, a whopping 59 percent. The burden of health care costs has clearly shifted to the middle class, as health-care spending across the economy reached 18.2% of gross domestic product as of this past June, up from 13.3% in 2000.

· The new instruction from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith about cremation is not really new, but rather reaffirms our teaching on the proper approach to the handling of cremated re-mains. I’ll write more in detail in a future column, as this has become a growing issue.

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. John L. Ubel, Rector

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday - Sunday, October 29 - 30 5:15 p.m. Michael and Greta Wodarcyk 8:00 a.m. Anne Diedrich 9:00 a.m. Saint Vincent de Paul Campus 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People 12:00 p.m. Mary and Jim Schacker

5:00 p.m. Harold and Ellen T’Kach †

Monday, October 31

7:30 a.m. Kay Taylor † 5:15 p.m. Poor Souls in Purgatory

Tuesday, November 1 - All Saints Day 7:00 a.m. Martyred Christians

12:00 p.m. Judith Palumbo †

5:15 p.m. Rosemarie Gaines †

Wednesday, November 2 - All Souls Day 7:30 a.m. Communal Mass Intentions 5:15 p.m. Communal Mass Intentions

Thursday, November 3 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors

5:15 p.m. Lois Hynes †

Friday, November 4 7:30 a.m. Seminarians 5:15 p.m. The Andrew Family

Saturday, November 5 8:00 a.m. Archconfraternity of the Apostle Paul

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Readings for the Week of October 30, 2016 Sunday: Wis 11:22--12:2/Ps 145: 1-2, 8-11, 13-14/2 Thes 1:11--2:2/Lk 19:1-10 Monday: Phil 2:1-4/Ps 131:1-3/Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/Ps 24:1-6/1 Jn 3:1-3/ Mt 5:1-12a Wednesday: Wis 3:1-9/Ps 23:1-6/Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a/Ps 105:2-7/Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Phil 3:17--4:1/Ps 122:1-5/Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Phil 4:10-19/Ps 112:1-2, 5-6, 8-9/ Lk 16:9-15 Next Sunday: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14/Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15/ 2 Thes 2:16--3:5/Lk 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38

SPECIAL COLLECTION | MILITARY SERVICES, USA The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has requested the National Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, be taken in parishes across the country during the weekend of November 5-6, 2016. This is an opportunity for us to support those men and women deployed in areas far from home where they daily endure personal sacrifice and often face threats to their safety. Contributions will ensure our service members can continue to rely on Catholic chaplains for access to the sacraments, faith formation and spiritual guidance, wherever they may be. Envelopes may be found at the piers.

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CATHEDRAL NEWS

175TH CATHEDRAL PARISH ANNIVERSARY, NOVEMBER 1 Join us on Tuesday, November 1, All Saints Day, at the 5:15 p.m. Mass commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the first Mass celebrated in Pig’s Eye/Saint Paul. Archbishop Bernard Hebda will preside at the Mass. A parish gathering/reception follows in Hayden Hall.

BLUE MASS, NOVEMBER 2 “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13

Members of law enforcement and first responders – along with their fami-lies and the public – are invited to this special Blue Mass honoring their courageous service and asking for God’s protection and blessings as we all work together to build up the common good. Mass will be celebrated at 5:15 p.m. by Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda. All are welcome.

FIRST SATURDAY MORNING OF RECOLLECTION, NOVEMBER 5 Please join us for the kick-off of our 2016-2017 First Saturday series on Saturday, November 5, 2016! This mini-retreat starts with Mass at 8:00 a.m. and continues with Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, private prayer, oppor-tunity for Confession, and will feature two conferences offered by Father John Paul Erickson. Father Erickson will offer two timely presentations: “No Lasting City: Pauline Politics in a Problematic Election” and “The Church of the Martyrs and of the Mustard Seed: Discipleship in a Pagan Land.” For all the details, please see the Cathedral website.

In anticipation of the 2016-2017 First Saturday series, please note that we 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-nation is $5 per CD. Please use the envelopes provided.

CYA LINEN AND SOCK DRIVE, NOVEMBER 6 AND 13 To support the residents at Catholic Charities’ Dorothy Day Center, the Cathedral of Saint Paul Young Adults will host a linen and sock drive on November 6 and 13. The shelter has a tremendous need for new, twin-size sheets and blankets and new socks. CYA will be collect donated items in front of the Chapel of Saint Peter after the 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. and the 12:00 and 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses.

CYA DEBATE NIGHT, NOVEMBER 9 All young adults ages 18-39 are invited to join the Cathedral Young Adults for the second Debate Night event. It will be held on Wednesday, Novem-ber 9 at O’Gara’s, 164 Snelling Avenue North, Saint Paul. Social hour starts at 6:30 p.m. and the debate begins at 7:30 p.m. Two associate professors from the University of St. Thomas, Dr. Simon Emms and Dr. Michael 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 opening statements and rebuttals, the audience will have the opportunity to pose questions to the speakers.

CYA BARN DANCE, NOVEMBER 12 Join us for our annual Barn Dance being held on November 12 in Hayden Hall (downstairs in the Cathedral). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Square dancing is from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Variety dancing, including swing, polka, waltz, and foxtrot is from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. Come in your best square dancing outfit! No partners or dance experience required. All ages are welcome. Light snacks will be provided. $8 per adult, $22 per family. All proceeds go to-wards funding CYA events.

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VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES

On the first day of November, 1841, I blessed the new Basilica, smaller

indeed, than that of St. Paul at Rome, extra muros, but in this as well as

in the other, good hearts could expand without limit. The church remained

thus dedicated to Saint Paul, and I expressed the wish to call the place by

no other name. I succeeded. Father Lucien Galtier

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 evident lack of beauty and to think more of the wonderful privilege it was to have a Catholic church at all, especially one located so close to their homes. French, Swiss, Irish, and Sioux were there: farmers, voyageurs, traders, and perhaps some soldiers watched while Father Galtier per-formed the Church’s rite by which a building, even the humblest, is blessed 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-olic Church in the City of Saint Paul, that date would be November 1, 1841.

The dedication of the Chapel of Saint Paul has a twofold significance: it 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 dedication of the little chapel may be considered as the beginning of the settlement which would be known as the City of Saint Paul. Whatever it may have seemed to the mind of Father Galtier, it was, in view of the fu-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 was to expand and become the city of Saint Paul.

The other significant aspect to this event is that the dedication of this early chapel may be considered as the Christening of the city of Saint Paul. When Father Galtier dedicated his log church to God under the patronage 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 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 Paul. Excerpts from

“The Chapel of Saint Paul, the Beginning of Catholicity in St. Paul,” by Father Richard Moudry.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WREATH SALES

The Cathedral Knight of Columbus Council #14752 will be selling Christ-mas Wreaths again this year. Wreath selections will be available following each Mass, October 29/30, at Saint Peter Square. This fundraiser is to sup-port Abria Pregnancy Resources. The wreaths will be available for pick-up 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-vices are provided free of charge.

CWA MONTHLY MEETING, NOVEMBER 19

Please join the Cathedral Women’s Association November 19 at 9:00 a.m. in Hayden Hall for its monthly meeting featuring Florence Schmidt, Presi-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.

RITES

BAPTISM

We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ.

Rocco Parenteau Bataglia

MARRIAGE

Please join us in praying for couples preparing for the sacrament of Matrimony.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

BAPTISM

The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated for our parishioners on Sundays after the Noon Mass. Parents must attend a preparation class. To inquire, call Marybeth Gaetano at 651.357.1325.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)

Curious about Catholicism? Considering becoming Catholic? RCIA, a process of learning and formation, is modeled on how people were brought into the Church in the first centuries. Visit cathedralsaintpaul.org/rcia and call Patrick Conley at 651.357.1340.

MATRIMONY

To be married at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, one or both persons of the engaged couple must be an active, registered Cathedral parishioner for six months prior to requesting a wedding date. Call Marybeth Gaetano at 651.357.1325 for information about wedding policies.

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PAPAL PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 2016

Universal: Countries Receiving Refugees That the countries which take in a great number of displaced persons and refugees may find support for their efforts which show solidarity.

Evangelization: Collaboration of Priests and Laity That within parishes, priests and lay people may collaborate in service to the community without giving in to the temptation of discouragement.

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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

Be ready for the end of Daylight Saving Time in the early hours of Sunday, November 6. Turn your clocks back one hour on Saturday night to avoid confusion and to be sure you arrive at Mass on time on Sunday!