SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday, June 1 Genesis 3:9-15,20; Psalm 87:1-3,5-7; John 19:25-34 Tuesday, June 2 2 Peter 3:12-15,17-18; Psalm 90:2-4,10,14,16; Mark 12:13-17 Wednesday, June 3 2 Timothy 1:1-3,6-12; Psalm 123:1-2; Mark 12:18-27 Thursday, June 4 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Psalm 25:4-5,8-10,14; Mark 12:28-34 Friday, June 5 2 Timothy 3:10-17; Psalm 119:157,160-161,165-166,168; Mark 12:35-37 Saturday, June 6 2 Timothy 4:1-8; Psalm 71:8-9,14-17,22; Mark 12:38-44 Sunday June 7 Exodus 34:4-6,8-9; Psalm (Daniel) 3:52-55; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; John 3:16-18

Prayer Requests If you or someone you know is in need of prayers, please call or email the parish office and we will add their names to our ongoing parishioners and friends list of intentions:markmstlouis@comcast.net or call 651-224-3379. Also, kindly let us know when the names of people should be removed. Please pray for our parishioners and friends of St. Louis Church who are sick: Paul Anderson, Bill, Tim Brandenburger, Christy, Ginny Collins, Monty Denniston, Shirley Dufresne, Barb Arland-Frye, Greg Ennis, William F. Faulkner, Anne Hallgren, Margaret Ann Hennen, Lary Haupt, Jim Heimann, Sister Marie, Tom Mogren, Ruth Murray, Robert and Gretchen Naegeli, Tom Nutter, Mary Bartel O’Connell, Zachary Redland, Roy Sheehan, Jean Sluss, Brian Walstad, Justin Woessner. .

HOLY VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE, QUEEN OF THE ANGELS AND MOTHER OF THE AMERICAS. WE FLY TO YOU TODAY AS YOUR BELOVED CHILDREN. WE ASK YOU TO INTERCEDE FOR US WITH YOUR SON, AS YOU DID AT THE WEDDING IN CANA. PRAY FOR US, LOVING MOTHER, AND GAIN FOR OUR NATION AND WORLD, AND FOR ALL OUR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES, THE PROTECTION OF YOUR HOLY ANGELS, THAT WE MAY BE SPARED THE WORST OF THIS ILLNESS. FOR THOSE ALREADY AFFLICTED, WE ASK YOU TO OBTAIN THE GRACE OF HEALING AND DELIVERANCE. HEAR THE CRIES OF THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND FEARFUL, WIPE AWAY THEIR TEARS AND HELP THEM TO TRUST. IN THIS TIME OF TRIAL AND TESTING, TEACH ALL OF US IN THE CHURCH TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND TO BE PATIENT AND KIND. HELP US TO BRING THE PEACE OF JESUS TO OUR LAND AND TO OUR HEARTS. WE COME TO YOU WITH CONFIDENCE, KNOWING THAT YOU TRULY ARE OUR COMPASSIONATE MOTHER, HEALTH OF THE SICK AND CAUSE OF OUR JOY. SHELTER US UNDER THE MANTLE OF YOUR PROTECTION, KEEP US IN THE EMBRACE OF YOUR ARMS, HELP US ALWAYS TO KNOW THE LOVE OF YOUR SON, JESUS. AMEN.

MEDITATION Sunday, May 31, 2020

Pentecost They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:4)

Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he told the apostles that they would be “baptized with the holy Spirit” (Acts 1:5). So together with Mary, they “devoted themselves with one accord to prayer” (1:14). And sure enough, the Holy Spirit came—with wind and fire and with a new boldness to preach the gospel. Pentecost tells a beautiful story about God’s power and the apostles’ transformation. But they didn’t receive the Spirit just that one day. They were immersed in the Spirit again and again. The Book of Acts records at least seven times that the apostles were “filled” with the Spirit (Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 6:8; 7:55; 13:9, 52). And this doesn’t count all the other times that never made it into the Bible! The same is true for us. Although we received the Holy Spirit in Baptism, we too need more of the Spirit’s power and gifts to follow the Lord and proclaim the good news. Jesus knew how much we would need the Holy Spirit, and so even long before his Ascension, he encouraged his disciples to pray for this gift: “If you . . . know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit?” (Luke 11:13). And John’s Gospel assures us that God “does not ration his gift of the Spirit” (3:34). There is always more that God has for us! Today, follow the apostles’ example. Believe in God’s promise of the Spirit and then pray for it. Keep praying, not just on this special feast, but every day. You might even ask a few faith-filled friends to pray with you for a new outpouring of the Spirit in your life. You may not see wind or fire, but the Spirit will come to you in new, unexpected, and even extraordinary ways—not only for your benefit, but for the good of his body, the Church!

“Holy Spirit, make your home in my heart, today and every day.”

Reprinted with permission from The Word Among Us

FEATURED ON THE COVER: Saint Joan of Arc, The Maid of Orléans, Secondary patron of France and Secondary Patron of the Little French Church. Look closely at the image of the banner. Inscribed along with the fleur-de-lis, is it the word Mariae? In the corner is a detail from the cartouche depicting her being burned at the stake as she gazes upon a cross below the stained glass window of Joan. Center image is the statue of the young maid that is in the Parish Hall. “The moment in which Joan hears the Voices and sees the Vision calling her to the defense of her country.” It was a gift in 1987 from parishioner Mel Therrien (†August 9,1997). It was first located in the Winter Chapel (where the Triptych is currently displayed). It took 8 men and lots of ingenuity to move it to the parish hall in 1998 as renovations began in the chapel. The statue based on the original (1870) by Henri Chapu (1833-1891) in the Luxembourg, Paris.

NOTANDA: The feast of Saint Joan of Arc, May 30th is not on the American Calendar (nor is St. Catherine Labouré, St. Bernadette, St. Genevieve, or Blessed Isabelle of France). Saints Joan, Catherine, Genevieve and Blessed Isabelle are all featured in the Triptych with Our Lady of Mercy in the Winter Chapel. There is also an M painted in Joan’s Banner. Artist Merry DeCourcy. St. Joan of Arc, pray for us.

RING OUT, O BELLS… DATE REQUEST FOR INTENTION REQUESTED BY June 1 †John T. Finley 11th Anniversary of Death Jackie Finley June 2 Bergen Lindner Happy Birthday (On June 1st) Nancy and Bruce Lindberg June 5 Shari and Bruce Douglas Happy Anniversary Nancy and Bruce Lindberg June 7 Doug and Julie Lindner Happy Anniversary Nancy and Bruce Lindberg OPEN BELL DATES: The following dates are still open in June for anyone wishing to have the bells rung in memory or in honor of a loved one: June 9th, 13th-14th, 16th, 19th-21st, 23rd-24th, 26th, 28th-30th. Please call the rectory during office hours to make arrangements.

Monday, June 1 The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church 6:45 Thomas Hutchings 12:10 †John T. Finley Tuesday, June 2 St. Marcellinus and St. Peter 6:45 Leoncio Jesus Edison Mojares 12:10 RoseMary Januschka Wednesday, June 3 St. Charles Lwanga and Companions 6:45 Colleen and Evie Eckstein 12:10 †Lech Kondratowicz Thursday, June 4 6:45 Lynne Carlson 12:10 Leoncio Jesus Edison Mojares Friday, June 5 St. Boniface 6:45 Anna Kuntz 12:10 Eric and Tara Neumann Saturday, June 6 St. Norbert 6:45 Leoncio Jesus Edison Mojares 5:00 Brian Krech Sunday, June 7 The Most Holy Trinity 7:00 Living and Deceased Parishioners and Friends of St. Louis Church 9:15 The Poor Souls in Purgatory 11:00 Kondratowicz Family 12:30 Jennifer Underwood

PARISH CALENDAR Mon., June 1 Rosary in the Church 11:40am Tues., June 2 All Organ Recitals Cancelled For The Season Wed., June 3 Eucharistic Exposition 11:00am to 12 Noon

Anointing of the Sick Anointing of the sick, which normally takes place on the first Monday of the month, has been postponed until further notice. Thank you. Lost and Found There are a large number of items that have been left in our lost and found box from over the winter months. If you are missing an item of clothing, glasses, keys, etc. Please call the parish office during the week or stop by in June after Mass in the sacristy and check out the lost and found box. We will be donating items not picked up by the end of June to charity. Are You Interested In Becoming A Parishioner? We welcome all new parishioners into our parish family. To register, please call the parish office at 651-224-3379.

Home for the Summer !Apply now for June 13 - August 8, 2020. !”Home for the Summer” is a Catholic summer household experience for women who are interested in discerning their vocation while living in community for 8 weeks. This summer program is for women who are college age up to 27. Please see www.10000vocations.org for more information.

Your Mass and Bell Intentions For those wishing to reserve a Mass intention or Bell Ringing, please call the parish office at 651-224-3379. The Stipend is $10 per Mass. The offering for the Bells is $25.

A warm welcome back to our parishioners and friends. You have been missed. It was so good to have heard from many of you while public Masses were suspended. We also very much appreciate your support of the parish during this time and are jubilant over the resumption of our daily and Sunday Masses as well as Confessions.

RESERVATIONS FOR MASSES Parishes will be following strict guidelines in transitioning to Public Masses. For St. Louis, this means no more then 75 people in attendance at any Mass on Sunday or Weekday. Reservations for any of the Sunday Masses can be made by emailing or calling the parish office during business hours. The bishops of Minnesota will continue to dispense from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. Please call the parish office at (651-224-3379) or email (markmstlouis@comcast.net) for reservations for Sunday Masses. Likewise please continue to check our website at stlouiskingoffrance.org for updates. Thank you for your patience and keep praying…

Ways to Watch/Listen to Mass If You Cannot Attend !During this time that Mass is suspended, the faithful are asked to find a Mass on TV, the radio or online and make a Spiritual Communion. Where that is not an option, it would be appropriate to pray the Liturgy of the Hours or the Rosary. For ways to watch or listen to Mass, visit archspm.org/live.

Respect Life 2020 Spring Workshop June 12, 9am -noon (optional Mass at 8:15am), Annunciation Church, Minneapolis. !Join Fr. Thomas McCabe, a local Archdiocesan Priest, who will talk about the 25th Anniversary of Saint John Paul II’s Evangelium Vitae - “The Gospel of Life”, which reiterated the view of the Catholic Church on the value of life and warned against violating the sanctity of human life. Register now at archspm.org/respectlifewksp.

Are You Graduating This Year? We are compiling a list to honor those who will graduate this year from elementary, middle school, high school, college or graduate school. Please send your name, a photo and the school from which you are graduating. If you are graduating from college, in what field is your degree and what are your future plans. The quickest way would be to send an email to the Parish Office at markmstlouis@comcast.net or you may send it regular mail. The deadline has been extended to June 7th. We look forward to sharing your success with parishioners and friends.

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