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On behalf of our Archbishop, Most Rev. Gregory M. Aymond, our parishioners, deacons, and priests, I welcome you to St. Louis Cathedral and hope that your visit will be a memorable one.

I invite you to consider the Cathedral your parish away from home. It is my prayer that your time here will be a spiritually uplifting experience. I appreciate your generosity in the support of our Cathedral. It is with your help that we are able to maintain its beautiful state, that we may continue to worship God within these walls as has been done since 1718. May God enrich you with many graces and blessings.

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2020

Think of yourselves as dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus.

— Romans 6:11

SLC VOLUME 63 NUMBER 26

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles Tuesday: The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church Wednesday: St. Junípero Serra; Canada Day Friday: St. Thomas; First Friday Saturday: Independence Day; Fir st Saturday;

TODAY’S READINGS

.First Reading — Elisha promises a baby son to the hospitable woman (2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16a).

Psalm — For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 89).

Second Reading — We shall live in newness of life as Christ was raised from the dead (Romans 6:3-4, 8-11).

Gospel — Whoever gives but a cup of cold water to another will surely be rewarded (Matthew 10:37-42).

The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8;

Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Ps 50:7-13, 16bc-

17; Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 20:24-29 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-

17 or, for Independence Day, any readings from the Mass “For the Country,” nos. 882-886, or “For Peace and Justice,” nos. 887-891

Sunday: Zec 9:9-10; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

PRAYER INTENTIONS

Wanda Mary Aizpurua, Steven Bailey, Charlee P. Bath, Rodney Batistella, Kevin Baye, Jason Benigni, Sylvia Beyer, Gioambaotixita Binh, Samuel Blimling, Jr., Walter Bonam, Grayson Bond, Jon Bourdais, Kylan Broussard, John Bruno, Trey Michael Bruno, Barbara Butler, Diane Centanni, Drew Chambers, Joe & Susie Chenevert, Valerie Claverie, Mary Dahir, Don Daley, Jr., Adrianne DeCarolis, Ruth DeLaCerda, Claire Duplantier, Ben Edmunson, Orly R. Elizondo, Betty Ellis, Brady Evans, Heidi Fletcher, Brad Freichter, Robert Friedman; Dylan Frught, Timmy Giroir, Olivia Gonzales, Michael Goodson, Daniel Grant, Julie Green, Joe Greenwood, Riley Griffin, Ann Griffiths, Louis Hilaire, Harriet Hill, Jessica Hong, Leroy and Joyce Houston, Charlene Hughes, Sput Hughes, Brandon Jackson, Emily Judice, Hollie Junius, Philip Klaas, Meredith Landry, Mickey Landry, Gloria Larousse, Tylor Lenart, Fr. Michael Levy, OMI, Cyrus Lohfink, Kenneth Maes, Maureen Mallory, George Markey, Eva Marin, Edward C. Martin, Darrell Martin, Doug Masters, Eva Lavard Mays, Joshua McAlister, John Moreale, Jr., Kole Munster, Steven Murphey, Maria Nelson, Heather Newell, Hannah Nguyen, Ky Nguyen, Julie Noto, Mike Oddo, C.J. Otillio, Sylvia Otillio; Mark Owens, Mary Luna Perez, Loriann and Joseph Pliska, Johnny Poche, Irlee Redmann, Joel Rivera, Ronald Rizzo, Deborah Roberts, Michael Rudiger, Nora Saldana, Jim Sansone, Bernadina Sceovern, Emma Scheuermann, Raymond Schexnayder, Schweda Family, Rosalia Serio, Maria Soares, Renee Sobojinski, Sister Mary Lou Specha, Jean Stephens, Rebecca Temple & Family, Noah Townsend, Sal Trabanino, Juan Valadez, Jim Viola, Mickey James & Pablo Welsh, Lee Whitaker, Marie Williams, Fritz Windhorst, Danielle Wolfe, Robert Yezak, Zickert Family, Chris Zimmer If you are ill or know of someone who is ill and should be included in our prayers, please contact the parish office.

The statement printed above expresses the gratitude felt in response to the generosity of the people of the St. Louis Cathedral parish. For it is your weekly contributions that make much of what is done here at the Cathedral possible. Thanks are extended to those who use Church Support envelopes regularly. If you are not currently using envelopes, please consider doing so that our parish may continue to prosper. If you would like to receive monthly envelopes, kindly visit the Parish Office at 615 Pere Antoine Alley or contact us by phone at 525-9585 ext. 5341.

MASS INTENTIONS

SUNDAY, June 28, 2020

9:00 AM Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Werling+ John Freshno+ Ursuline H. Smith Albin Guillot+ Virginia Romeo Klein+ F. Paul Mitchell+ John Yerkey & John Yerkey, Jr.+ Sharlea Hobren+ David Taylor 11:00 AM For the People of the Archdiocese

MONDAY, June 29, 2020

12:05 PM Peter and Suzanne Perez

TUESDAY, June 30, 2020

12:05 PM Ethel Kidd+

WEDNESDAY, July 1, 2020

12:05 PM Mary George Bouligny+

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020

12:05PM Silvia Manto Coppi+

FRIDAY, July 3, 2020

12:05 PM Philip and Carmen Salvaggio+

SATURDAY, July 4, 2020

5:00 PM Shirley Mae Bouligny+ Albin Guillot+ Maria Ciardullo+ Frank Arthur Coker+ Fr. Jeffrey Hebert Lori Anderson+ Terry Quinn, Jr. Janet McDowell Jean Abene

Silvia Manto Coppi+ John M. Spencer+ Stanley H. Culver+

CHURCH SUPPORT

“YOUR STEWARDSHIP IS THE SOURCE OF OUR GROWTH”

June 21, 2020 First Collection $3,523.00 Restoration and Renovation $1,724 ..00

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY.

The Cathedral and parish office, will be closed Friday, July 3rd and Saturday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day. On Friday the Cathedral will open at 11:30am and Mass will be celebrated at 12:05pm. The Cathedral will close shortly after Mass for the remainder of the day. The Cathedral will open on Sunday, July 5 at 9:30am and close after the 11:00am Mass for the remainder of the day. Have a safe and happy holiday!

Cathedral Sanctuary Lamp

Our Sanctuary Lamp burns this week in memory of

Tom Benson Tom Benson

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2020

CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY

Day in and day out, we are required to make judgment calls informed by tough, durable, serviceable Christian love. We do what we can do, and God takes notice. God is in charge of rewards, and a glass of water will do when that is what we have to offer with a glad and open heart.

Paul gives us a clear theology for the missionary work we do whenever anybody is close at hand. He reminds us that our work, our ministry, is carried on in concert with Christ. We have been baptized into his death and life. In any given moment both life and death are there, a kind of play of shadow and light. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell where shadow leaves off and light begins. God will take care of that, too. J.S. Paluch

Archbishop Aymond’s Prayer (when faced with fears of Coronavirus)

Loving and faithful God, the coronavirus reminds us that we have no power and we are dependent on You. We place ourselves in Your loving hands. Please give eternal rest to all who have died from the virus. Please put Your healing hand on those who are ill, and give Your protection to us in this time of fear and uncertainty. Please, calm our fears and help us to trust You as our faithful God. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, pray for us in this time of need.

Due to governmental advisories related to the coronavirus, the Old Ursuline Convent Museum remains closed at this time.

PLEASE PRAY FOR

VOCATIONS

of Prompt Succor, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region will be spared damage to life and property throughout the duration of the season.

2020 Hurricane Season

June 1st marked the beginning of the 2020 Hurricane Season. Please pray that through the intercession of Our Lady

Prayer for Our Country

Almighty God, bless our nation and make it true to the ideas of freedom and justice and brotherhood for all who make it great. Guard us from war, from fire and wind, from compromise, fear, confusion. Be close to our president and our statesmen; give them vision and courage, as they ponder decisions affecting peace and the future of the world. Make me more deeply aware of my heritage; realizing not only my rights bust also my duties and responsibilities as a citizen. Make this great land and all its people know clearly Your will, that they may fulfill the destiny ordained for us in the salvation of the nations, and the restoring of all things in Christ. Amen

POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTION FOR JUNE

The Way of the Heart

We pray that all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus. In addition, Pope Francis asks that we join him in prayer every day as he prays for intentions closely related to the pandemic, the great challenge that is facing humanity and the Church’s mission.

PRAYER FOR SAFETY DURING HURRICANE SEASON

God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order and returned to its former quietude.

You are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional

boundaries, invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf,

so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem,

where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen.

REMINDERS

For the health and safety of all during this pandemic we remind you of the following mandates and ask that you observe all during your visit to the Cathedral:

• Please be seated in a pew marked reserved and be seated by a cross, Families may be seated together. • Masks are required. • Social distancing of 6 feet must be practiced at all times, including while standing in line for Communion. • It is requested that Communion be received in the hand.

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