SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday, June 29 Acts 12:1-11; Psalm 34:2-9; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,17-18; Matthew 16:13-19 Tuesday, June 30 Amos 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Psalm 5:4-8; Matthew 8:23-27 Wednesday, July 1 Amos 5:14-15,21-24; Psalm 50:7-13,16-17; Matthew 8:28-34 Thursday, July 2 Amos 7:10-17; Psalm 19:8-11; Matthew 9:1-8 Friday, July 3 Ephesians 2:19-22; Psalm 117:1-2; John 20:24-29 Saturday, July 4 Isaiah 58:6-11; Psalm 107:2-9; Matthew 25:31-46 Sunday July 5 Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145:1-2,8-11,13-14; Romans 8:9,11-13; Matthew 11:25-30

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, June 28, 2020

13th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet . . . (Matthew 10:41

So who exactly are these “prophets” Jesus is talking about? In the early Church, it was common for men and women to be commissioned by the Church as traveling prophets. Their calling was to visit other churches and speak God’s word to them, just as Jesus sent out his disciples in today’s Gospel. They were called prophets because they were recognized as being able to speak God’s words under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. It was considered an honor to welcome such a person into your home and care for him while he ministered to your church—as the woman in today’s first reading cared for the Old Testament prophet Elisha. As time went on, however, false prophets began to set themselves up in opposition to the local church leaders. Their presence and their messages caused division and confusion. Because it was fraught with controversy, the practice faded, and the official role of prophet fell to local bishops instead. But that doesn’t mean that ordinary prophets disappeared from the Church. In fact, they’re all around us today. You may even be one! That’s because a prophet is nothing more—and nothing less—than someone through whom the Holy Spirit speaks. That means that your spouse might be speaking prophetically when he or she encourages you to keep up with your prayer time. Or a child coming to you in the middle of the night might be bearing a prophetic message: Time to deny yourself, take up your cross, and care for this little one. And you may be a prophet when you tell a coworker about God’s work in your life. God is always speaking to us. He’s always trying to get our attention. He’s always asking us to welcome his messengers into our lives. Even the ones we least expect.

“Holy Spirit, help me to hear you speaking through the people you will place in my path today.”

Reprinted with permission from The Word Among Us

Reprinted with permission from The Word Among Us

FEATURED ON THE COVER: When the Winter Chapel restoration was completed and the newly carved Corpus and Crucifix was installed, the lighting serendipitously cast shadows on the wall bringing to mind the two thieves that were crucified along side Jesus. Their names were Dismas and Gesta. “Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us.” The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation. And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” – Luke 23:39-43. Saint Augustine and Saint Cyprian regard Saint Dismas as a martyr, since he professed God even when most of the Apostles were absent. Dismas died not merely a saint, but a great saint. When the body of Dismas was taken down from the cross, he was already with God in Paradise. He went on the cross a sinner, but came down a great saint. (June 30 is the Feast of the First Martyrs for the Holy Roman Church.)

Detail from the St. Peter Chanel Window.

Protomartyr of the Society of Mary and Patron Saint of Oceania

Canonized 12 June 1954

RING OUT, O BELLS… DATE REQUEST FOR INTENTION REQUESTED BY July 1 Mark Mullaney and Alex Happy Birthday Alex C.L. Mullaney July 2 Charme Davidson Happy Birthday Nancy and Bruce Lindberg July 5 Dan Abdul Best Wishes 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 28th-30th. July 3rd-4th, 16th, 19th, 21st-25th, 27th-28th, 30th-31st. Please call the rectory during office hours to make arrangements.

Monday, June 29 SS. Peter and Paul 6:45 John Denton 12:10 Henry Kirsthner Tuesday, June 30 The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church 6:45 Barbara Komac 12:10 †Edward Stewart Wednesday, July 1 St. Junipero Serra 6:45 Zachary MacDonald 12:10 †Marjorie Conn Thursday, July 2 6:45 John Denton 12:10 Mark Mullaney Friday, July 3 St. Thomas the Apostle 6:45 †Thomas L. Lose 12:10 Jennifer Underwood Saturday, July 4 6:45 †Gust Hasouris 5:00 †Jim Allen Sunday, July 5 The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time 7:00 Living and Deceased Parishioners and Friends of St. Louis Church 9:15 Henry Kirsthner 11:00 Charles Licha 12:30 †Joseph Gramling

PARISH CALENDAR June 29, 30, July 2 Rosary in the Church 11:40am July 1 Eucharistic Exposition 11:00am to 12 Noon July 6 Anointing of the Sick suspended until further notice July 16 Red Cross Blood Drive 9am-3pm. Parish Hall

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.

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.

Please Continue to Pray for the Archdiocesan Synod Process As planning progresses for the next steps in the Archdiocesan Synod process, please continue to pray for the Synod. A new Synod Prayer Journal for June is now available, along with additional prayer resources, at archspm.org/synod.

St. Louis Blood Drive St. Louis will host a blood drive on Thursday, July 16th from 9am to 3pm in the parish hall. Please enter from the parking lot. You may sign up in advance by calling 1-800 Red Cross. Father Morrissey in Memory of John Nasseff Endowment Collection this Weekend There will be a second collection for our parish endowment fund at all the Masses this weekend.

Reservations for Masses No Longer Needed Per the recent announcement from the Governor, St. Louis Church will no longer be requiring advanced reservations for Sunday Masses. This includes all weekday and Sunday Masses. The Bishops of Minnesota will continue to dispense with the obligation to attend Sunday Mass.

Ways to Watch/Listen to Mass If You Cannot Attend !During this time when attending Mass is not option for some of you, 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. Prayers and Support for Health Care Workers Health care workers: Catholic faithful throughout the archdiocese are dedicated to praying for you! Visit archspm.org/covid19prayers to submit a prayer request. On this page, you may also sign up for a weekly email, watch encouraging videos, and find resources for support. !Want to join in praying for health care workers? Commit to daily prayer for health care workers by texting archspm-healthcare to 55321 or signing up at eva.us/archspm-healthcare. You will receive a weekly message with a link to names of health care workers to keep in your prayers.

Pray for COVID-19 Anointing Corps, Patients, Families and Medical Support Teams Parishioners across the Archdiocese are invited to prayerfully support those who are suffering most intensely, usually in sterile isolation, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Text archspm-anointing to 55321 or visit eva.us/archspm-anointing to receive a text each time a COVID-19 Anointing Corps Priest is dispatched to give the Last Rites. Upon receipt of the text, those in this ministry commit to take a moment to pray: One Our Father for the patient who is in danger of death, as they prepare to meet our Heavenly Father face-to-face; One Hail Mary for the patient’s family and friends, asking the Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Sorrows, to intercede to comfort them; and One Glory Be in thanksgiving for the priest and for his protection, as well as the medical team attending to the patient. For more ways to pray for those affected by COVID-19, visit archspm.org/covid19prayers.

Dear friends and benefactors of St Louis, King of France. My name is Michael Richards and I am a parishioner here. This next year, I have been given an opportunity to serve with NET Ministries, a year-long commitment traveling across the country providing junior high and high school aged youth the chance to encounter Christ. One of the commitments I have agreed to is to raise $6,000 to provide funds for transportation and other necessities during my time on mission. Please prayerfully consider contributing to my mission. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at Mikandrelou@gmail.com Yours in Christ, Michael Richards

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