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SLC VOLUME 60 February 12, 2017 NUMBER 58

Welcome to St. Louis Cathedral....

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. You join visitors from across the United States and around the world who celebrate Mass with us daily. It is my prayer that your time here will be a spiritually uplifting experience.

I appreciate your generosity in the support of our Cathedral, as 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.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 12, 2017

What eye has not seen, and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love God, this God has revealed to us through the Spirit.

— 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — God allows us to make choices, but we are not to choose injustice or sinfulness (Sirach 15:15-20).

Psalm — Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord! (Psalm 119).

Second Reading — God’s wisdom is mysterious and hidden (1 Corinthians 2:6-10).

Gospel — Jesus has come not to abolish but to fulfill the law and the prophets (Matthew 5:17-37).

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: Gn 4:1-15, 25; Ps 50:1, 8, 16bc-17, 20-21; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1a, 2, 3ac-4, 3b, 9c-10; Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday: Gn 8:6-13, 20-22; Ps 116:12-15, 18-19; Mk 8:22-26 Thursday: Gn 9:1-13; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mk 8:27-33 Friday: Gn 11:1-9; Ps 33:10-15; Mk 8:34 — 9:1 Saturday: Heb 11:1-7; Ps 145:2-5, 10-11; Mk 9:2-13 Sunday: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Marriage Day Tuesday: Ss. Cyril and Methodius; Valentine’s Day Friday: The Seven Founders of the Order of Servites Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

World Marriage Day The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis King of France Parish celebrates World Marriage Day this year by by reestablishing the tradition of inviting back to the Cathedral the couples who have been married here throughout the years. This weekend’s 5:00 Vigil Mass offers a special blessing to these couples representing the sanctity and beauty of the sacrament of Marriage. A light reception follows for these special brides and grooms in the Cathedral rectory.

PRAYER INTENTIONS

Wanda Mary Aizpurua, Steven Bailey, Rodney Batistella, Kevin Baye, Cathy Bilich, Alexander Blais, Samuel Blimling, Jr. Walter Bonam, Grayson Bond, Paul Bordelon, Anna Brocato, John Bruno, Patrick Browne, Jr., Trey Michael Bruno, Sylvia Beyer, Fr. Joseph Cazanavette, Diane Centanni, Drew Chambers, Joe & Susie Chenevert, Valerie Claverie, Rodney Coco, Virgie Cooper, Mary Dahir, Patricia Daniels, Charles Delacerda, Ruth Delacerda, Josephine Eva Zeringue Deimel, Elizabeth Douglas, Claire Duplantier, Ben Edmunson, Ivan Edwards, Orly R. Elizondo, Brady Evans, Angelo Fiorella, The Frazier Family, Brad Freichter, Robert Friedman; Dylan Frught, Judy Gilmore, Timmy Giroir, Olivia Gonzales, Daniel Grant, Julie Green, Riley Griffin, Ann Griffiths, Catherine Henry, Louis Hilaire, Harriet Hill, Beth Hingle, Carolyn Hornyak, Charlene Hughes, Sput Hughes, Brandon Jackson, Emily Judice, Linda Keelen, Jean D. Lake, John Lambert, Letitia Lemarie, Maddux Lemoine, Tylor Lenart, Fr. Michael Levy, OMI, Robert Maddox IV, Kenneth Maes, Maureen Mallory, George Markey, Doug Marsters, Dorothy Martin, Joshua McAlister, Gloria Mitchell, Steven Murphey, Lynda Mutchler, Heather Newell, Mike Oddo, Sylvia Otillio; John Perkins, Loriann and Joseph Pliska, Donna Poche, Johnny Poche, Wanda Raines, Irlee Redmann, Deborah Roberts, Michael Rudiger, Mae Saia, Nora Saldana, Jim Sansone, Anna Mae and John Saussaye, Bernadina Sceovern, Raymond Schexnayder, Maria Soares, Sister Mary Lou Specha, Jo Ann Spurlock, Jean Stephens, Rebecca Temple & Family; Noah Townsend, Sal Trabanino, Jim Viola, Mickey James & Pablo Welsh, Lee Whitaker, Marie Williams, 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.

CHURCH SUPPORT

“YOUR STEWARDSHIP IS THE SOURCE OF OUR GROWTH”

February 5, 2017 First Collection $7,704.00 Restoration and Renovation $2,774.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY.

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.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017

9:00 AM Esther Landry Albritton+ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Werling+ William Joseph Moss+ X-L Marie Griffith Rosa And Guy D’Antonio+ Anna Mae Schaefer+ Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gray+ Barbara Christopher+ Catherine Zisman 11:00 AM For the People of the Archdiocese

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017

12:05 PM Joseph Chris Bruno+

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017

12:05 PM Ms. Shirley Mae Bouligny+

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017

12:05 PM Spec. Intent. of Wilbert LeBlanc+

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2017

12:05 PM Charles L. Landry, Sr.+

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017

12:05 PM Abe M. Tahir, Jr.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017

5:00 PM Lorraine M. Decuir+ Caroline Bienvenue+ Nikomas “Nikki” DeVoe+ Joseph Chris Bruno+ G.G. Evelyn Pusey+ Barbara Christopher+

MASS INTENTIONS

Cathedral Sanctuary Lamp

Our Sanctuary Lamp burns this week in memory of

Esther Landry Albritton

“If you choose you can keep the commandments,” Sirach tells us. God “has set before you fire and water; to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand” (Sirach 15:15, 16). This is a great mystery: God does not control us so completely that we cannot choose our own path. We have certain boundaries, of course, but no one but we can choose our way within those boundaries. In today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us of our freedom and our responsibility for our lives. He calls us to look beyond the words of the commandments, all the way to their meaning. Look beyond the adultery to the selfishness that poisons our love. Look beyond the murder to the anger that eats away at our compassion. Look beyond the perjured testimony to the lies and deception that drive our behavior. Our vocation is to choose life for ourselves, and to choose a path through our part of the world that helps make life possible and more abundant for others as well.

Copyright J.S. Paluch Co.,Inc.

One Heart, One Soul: the Life and Legacy of Henriette Delille

Old Ursuline Convent Museum 1116 Chartres Street

Monday– Friday 10:00am-4:00pm

Last tour starts at 3:15pm

Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm

Last tour starts at 2:15pm

Admission $6.00-$8.00

1967 2017

The 2017 ARCHDIOCESAN GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION will take place on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 3:00pm in St. Philip Neri Church in Metairie. St. Louis Cathedral parishioners celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in 2017 who are interested in participating should contact the parish office to register. Registrations must be completed by Friday, March 3, 2017. Please note that this year’s celebration will not be a Mass, but a Prayer Service.

PLEASE PRAY FOR VOCATIONS

February 12, 2017

Sixth Sunday In Ordinary Time

“CHOICE”

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

Comfort for the Afflicted That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees, and marginalized, may find welcome and comfort in our communities.

DONATIONS FOR TORNADO VICTIMS

As mentioned in today’s letter from Archbishop Aymond read before all Masses, anyone wishing to make donations to the victims of Tuesday’s violent weather may do so by sending their gift to the Archdiocese of New Orleans at 7887 Walmsley Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70125. These gifts will be given directly to Catholic Charities in order to care for those in need.

SECOND COLLECTION

PASTORAL SOLIDARITY FUND FOR AFRICA

Next week, our parish will take up a collection for the Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa (SFCA). While the Church in Africa is growing, many still lack access to basic resources and pastoral care. Many suffer due to high rates of poverty and unemployment, illiteracy, and poor education. The SFCA supports pastoral projects that foster lasting peace and reconciliation in a continent often marked by division and tension. To learn more, visit www.usccb.org/africa.

POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTION FOR FEBRUARY

Most Reverend Gregory M. Aymond Archbishop of New Orleans

PARISH STAFF Very Rev. Philip G. Landry, Rector Rev. Terence Hayden, In residence Deacon Richard M. Brady Deacon Ronald J. Guidry Deacon A. David Warriner, Jr. Maureen Scheuermann, Director of Operations Chase Rodrigue, Business & Comm. Coordinator Larry Barabino, Facilities Coordinator

The Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis King of France 615 Pere Antoine Alley New Orleans, Louisiana 70116

Phone 504-525-9585 • Fax 504-525-9583 www.stlouiscathedral.org

MASS SCHEDULE AT ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - 12:05 P.M.

Confessions will be heard 11:30 A.M. - 11:50 A.M. SATURDAY -5:00 P.M. VIGIL

Confessions will be heard from 4:15 P.M.-4:45 P.M. SUNDAY – 9:00 A.M. AND 11:00 A.M.

MUSIC MINISTRY Dreux Montegut, Music Director Lynda Grillot, Music Coordinator Jesse Reeks, Organist St. Louis Cathedral Choir

WEDDING DIRECTORS Mr. Kevin Charpentier Mrs. Sandra Junius Phone: 525-9585 ext. 5351

GIFT SHOPS Mrs. Jolie Sekinger, Manager Cathedral shop located inside the Cathedral Phone: 504-525-9585 ext. 5349 Old Ursuline Convent shop located at 1100 Chartres Street Phone: 504-529-3040 ext. 5363

The Catholic Cultural Heritage Center St. Louis Cathedral, The Old Ursuline Convent, St. Mary’s Church

1100 Chartres • Oldest Building in the Mississippi River Valley

INFORMATION PAGE

CHURCH NAME: St. Louis Cathedral BULLETIN NO. 507550 CONTACT: Maureen Scheuermann (504) 525-9585 x 5341 maureens@arch-no.org DATE: 02-12-17 PAGES 8 TRANSMISSION DAY/TIME: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 SOFTWARE Publisher 2003 Adobe 5 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:.