D Basilica of Saint Louis King of France The Old Cathedral FIRST CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARISH COMMUNITY FOUNDED IN 1770 D PRESENT CHURCH DEDICATED IN 1834
MASS SCHEDULE Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France oldcathedral@a.net SACRAMENTS Perpetual Help Devoons: M A S S I N T E N T I O N S Celebrantʹs Intention Celebrantʹs Intention Maureen J. McDermo do they relate to Jesusʹ life and ministry? A March 2 Church Support Celebrantʹs Intention Davidʹs lineage, and exiled them from their land, significant part of that message is the portrait of Godʹs servant, who is called to be Each of the four poems emphasizes Godʹs choice and election of the servant. The last poem stresses the suffering and rejection of Godʹs servant, along with his eventual death. Isaiah is certain that God will use the servantʹs innocent suffering Jesusʹ followers, including those for whom Mark wrote his Gospel, understood Jesusʹ ministry in terms of Isaiahʹs suffering servant whose innocent suffering and Lent is spiritual spring training. For forty days we get back to discipleship: prayer, penance and charity. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York City March 16 Envelope Collecon Visitor Collecon Total Collecons We thank all who shared their financial resources with the Old Cathedral.
Stewardship Reflection Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. John 4:13 Feast Day: March 25 Scripture Reflection ʺI am he, the one speaking with you.ʺ Jesus reveals his true identity to an For the same reason he chooses us. Out of love. The ʺwoman at the wellʺ did opportunity to offer her the ʺliving waterʺ that would quench her deepest thirst. This is what Jesus has done for us. As Saint Paul says, ʺGod proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for usʺ (Rom 5:8). He offers us the gift of salvation, the ʺspring of water welling up to eternal life.ʺ We donʹt without having to dig the well. As Jesus tells his disciples, ʺothers have done the work, and you are sharing the fruits of their work.ʺ Of course, we must be willing to ʺdrinkʺ by accepting the gift Christ offers, ʺleft her water jar and went into the townʺ to testify, SCRIPTURE READINGS S: M: T: W: T: F: S: N S: Annunciation Prayer Lord who came down from heaven and stayed in the womb of Saint Mary, after making the annunciation to her through his head of angels, is blessed. The Lord is blessed whom the heaven and earth, Angels and mankind are praising always. Oh Lord let the intercession of your mother be a fort for us all. Peace be unto thee, Mother of the Son of righteousness. Peace be unto thee, the palace of holiness, Peace be unto thee the ship full of blessings, the fruit of your virginity is blessed, Holy Mother please pray for us, so that we would also be holy like you in our lives. Lord have mercy upon us. Lord Jesus, who was kind enough to take the presence in humble virgin, kindly live in us and redeem us from the strong bondages of sins and death. Lord make us good and worthy divine homes, so that you could stay in us. Lord who had been kind enough to take the human body from the virgin, unite us all in your peace. Unite us all with your grace. Fill your love in us so that we could share the love with you and among us all. Make us worthy to praise thee with your blessed Mother and all the saints. Holy virgin Mother, you are blessed, by thy prayers let the Holy Church and her children be saved from all sorts of calamities and let all the departed get forgiveness for their sins. Amen.
Lenten Schedule Lent at the Old Cathedral is a Saint Louis tradition that began in 1835. The priests and parishioners of the Old Cathedral welcome the many downtown workers and friends who join us in making Lent a time of prayer and spiritual renewal. WEEKDAY MASSES: 7:00 AM and 12:10 PM WEEKDAY CONFESSIONS: 11:30 AM Monday through Friday SATURDAY MASS: 7:00 AM SATURDAY CONFESSIONS: 4:30 PM SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday Evening: 5:30 PM Sunday Morning: 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, and 12 NOON Sunday Evening: 5:00 PM The Old Cathedral is open 6:30AM to 3:00PM weekdays and all day Saturday & Sunday. Keep Lent in a special way. A Morning Prayer Dear Heavenly Father, So far today I ve done all right. I haven't gossiped or lost my temper. I haven t been greedy, grumpy, nasty or self-centered. I m really happy about that so far. But in a few minutes I m going to be getting out of bed and them I m going to need a lot of help. Thank You! Amen. HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion,, April 14 through 16, 2014 Holy Week April 17, 2014 Holy Thursday. April 18, 2014 Good Friday April 19, 2014 Holy Saturday April 20, 2014 Easter Sunday,,
RESTORING THE OLD CATHEDRAL As the Old Cathedral Restoraon Project connues, we use this space to focus on noceable changes in the Church. You may already have noced changes when the old heat and air condioning registers were replaced in the Church last month. In addion to HVAC system overhaul throughout the enre complex. In the Church basement, just under the Sacristy, the heang and cooling experts are replacing the old boiler and pipes, updang all the duct work, rewiring the HVAC operang switches, and pung the finishing touches on addional system upgrades and enhancements. All these energy
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