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Sunday, December 1, 2013
St. Paul the Apostle - Pocahontas
This is the 2nd Church I went to today. Here's the excuse in case you cared... I'm starting to think that the Bible Belt doesn't believe in having unlocked Churches. This one was so nice looking and I could tell it had good stained glass that I'll probably come back.
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St. Paul the Apostle
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
St. Paul - Fenton
Good Afternoon!
This morning I attended the 10 am Mass at St. Paul in Fenton. St. Paul was built in 1983 and is in the same style as Seven Holy Founders. The stained glass windows are the chunky block glass.
The music was provided by a choir, organ, piano, guitar and a mandolin. I think it was a mandolin...
Music:
Opening: I Heard The Voice of Jesus
Offertory: Eyes Have Not Seen
Communion: Taste and See; Open My Eyes
Closing: God Chosen Me
Before Mass, there was a mini commentary about pain. Also that we should quiet our cell phones and our hearts to welcome Jesus.
The celebrant at Mass was a Bishop from Bangladesh. He used Eucharistic Prayer II. There were bells at the Consecration. There was hand holding at the Our Father. Interestingly, there were pockets of non hand holders. It was about 50-50. Guess that community thing isn't working so well.
The Bishop's homily started off explaining how the Gospel is about Jesus preaching in the synagogue in His home town. The people demanded He read and explain the Scriptures, then rejected him, because of the hardness/prejudice of their hearts. The same thing happened in the First Reading to the prophet Ezekiel. In the Second Reading, St. Paul says God gives us enough grace to carry out the mission. The bishop went on to talk about his home diocese and his work. First he lectured us because we want cheap t-shirts, they all come from Bangladesh now and the workers get $2 a day. There are only 4,000 Catholics in Bangladesh (I believe we have parishes bigger than that!) They get along with their Muslim neighbors. And then I kind a zoned out because he then asked for monies.
Pictures:
I have no idea what some of these windows symbolize...some are obvious, like the two below, the others, not so much.
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Website of St. Paul - Fenton
This morning I attended the 10 am Mass at St. Paul in Fenton. St. Paul was built in 1983 and is in the same style as Seven Holy Founders. The stained glass windows are the chunky block glass.
The music was provided by a choir, organ, piano, guitar and a mandolin. I think it was a mandolin...
Music:
Opening: I Heard The Voice of Jesus
Offertory: Eyes Have Not Seen
Communion: Taste and See; Open My Eyes
Closing: God Chosen Me
Before Mass, there was a mini commentary about pain. Also that we should quiet our cell phones and our hearts to welcome Jesus.
The celebrant at Mass was a Bishop from Bangladesh. He used Eucharistic Prayer II. There were bells at the Consecration. There was hand holding at the Our Father. Interestingly, there were pockets of non hand holders. It was about 50-50. Guess that community thing isn't working so well.
The Bishop's homily started off explaining how the Gospel is about Jesus preaching in the synagogue in His home town. The people demanded He read and explain the Scriptures, then rejected him, because of the hardness/prejudice of their hearts. The same thing happened in the First Reading to the prophet Ezekiel. In the Second Reading, St. Paul says God gives us enough grace to carry out the mission. The bishop went on to talk about his home diocese and his work. First he lectured us because we want cheap t-shirts, they all come from Bangladesh now and the workers get $2 a day. There are only 4,000 Catholics in Bangladesh (I believe we have parishes bigger than that!) They get along with their Muslim neighbors. And then I kind a zoned out because he then asked for monies.
Pictures:
St. Paul Fenton
St. Paul
View from the Back Pew
Station VIII
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Website of St. Paul - Fenton
Monday, October 31, 2011
St. Paul - Berger
Hello all.
Before I was injured by a vicious pumpkin, I attended the 8:30 am Mass on Sunday, October 30, 2011, at St. Paul in Berger.
St. Paul is an old, small country church. It was very quaint and very cold.
There was a choir loft, but the organ had been moved to the front of the church and to the left. The music:
Opening: For All the Saints
Offertory: silence
Communion: organ music
Closing: Come Now Almighty King
Father was incredibly reverent for the Mass, even though it was only 45 minutes. He used Eucharistic Prayer I. The Consecration was in Latin as was the Final Blessing. He chanted the preface and the opening prayer. The Our Father was chanted. There were bells too.
Homily:
Let's begin at the beginning. All authority comes from God. Those given authority answer to God. God expects justice. Jesus expects personal authority. Authority is service to others. Leaders are to reflect God's Judgement, whether they be leaders in at home, work or Church, in this time and place. Jesus condemns those leaders unwilling to carry same burdens as the people they leave. Most follow laws even if the leaders are personal failures. We all exercise authority. We influence those around us. We should be leading others towards God. (uhhh. oops.) This was an incredibly dense homily.
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Information from St. Louis Archdiocese
Before I was injured by a vicious pumpkin, I attended the 8:30 am Mass on Sunday, October 30, 2011, at St. Paul in Berger.
St. Paul is an old, small country church. It was very quaint and very cold.
There was a choir loft, but the organ had been moved to the front of the church and to the left. The music:
Opening: For All the Saints
Offertory: silence
Communion: organ music
Closing: Come Now Almighty King
Father was incredibly reverent for the Mass, even though it was only 45 minutes. He used Eucharistic Prayer I. The Consecration was in Latin as was the Final Blessing. He chanted the preface and the opening prayer. The Our Father was chanted. There were bells too.
Homily:
Let's begin at the beginning. All authority comes from God. Those given authority answer to God. God expects justice. Jesus expects personal authority. Authority is service to others. Leaders are to reflect God's Judgement, whether they be leaders in at home, work or Church, in this time and place. Jesus condemns those leaders unwilling to carry same burdens as the people they leave. Most follow laws even if the leaders are personal failures. We all exercise authority. We influence those around us. We should be leading others towards God. (uhhh. oops.) This was an incredibly dense homily.
Pictures:
St. Paul - Berger
View From the Back Pew
Jesus in the wheat
Station VIII
Links:
Information from St. Louis Archdiocese
Monday, February 21, 2011
St. Paul -St. Paul
It was a beautiful day today...a day to take a drive to a parish far far away. I headed north to St. Paul in St. Paul. St. Paul is a beautiful old church in the rural, northern part of the Archdiocese. I'm still hobbling around but without crutches.
I attended the 11 am Mass. There was a rosary before Mass. This had to be one of the shortest Mass I have attended, with Mass clocking in at 40 minutes. Father didn't skip anything either.
The music was accompanied by the organ in the choir loft.
Opening: Sing a New Song
Offertory: We are Many Parts
Communion: Blest Are They
Closing: Lead Me Lord
The Responsorial Psalm was Psalm 19 instead of Psalm 103.
Before the Gospel, the crossing gesture on the head, lips and heart, the words were said aloud by the congregation. (The Lord be on my mind, on my lips and in my heart). The homily started off with Father saying that this is a tough piece of Scripture: "Be Perfect" Father went on to tell a story about a truck driver that was harassed by 3 bikers. The truck driver ignored the bikers while in the truck stop but than ran over the bikes driving out of the truck stop. We all have a desire for revenge. In the Gospel, neighbor actually means relative. It's not hard to love your relatives. Father then went on to talk about fighting with his three brothers while growing up. Father said we never expect our worst enemies to become our best friends. We have to try.
Father used Eucharistic Prayer 2 and there were bells at the Consecration.
Pictures: (is very tired. Is 12:30 am and I has to go to school early. Will add more pics Monday night.)
Links:
Website of St. Paul
Pictures from Rome of the West
I attended the 11 am Mass. There was a rosary before Mass. This had to be one of the shortest Mass I have attended, with Mass clocking in at 40 minutes. Father didn't skip anything either.
The music was accompanied by the organ in the choir loft.
Opening: Sing a New Song
Offertory: We are Many Parts
Communion: Blest Are They
Closing: Lead Me Lord
The Responsorial Psalm was Psalm 19 instead of Psalm 103.
Before the Gospel, the crossing gesture on the head, lips and heart, the words were said aloud by the congregation. (The Lord be on my mind, on my lips and in my heart). The homily started off with Father saying that this is a tough piece of Scripture: "Be Perfect" Father went on to tell a story about a truck driver that was harassed by 3 bikers. The truck driver ignored the bikers while in the truck stop but than ran over the bikes driving out of the truck stop. We all have a desire for revenge. In the Gospel, neighbor actually means relative. It's not hard to love your relatives. Father then went on to talk about fighting with his three brothers while growing up. Father said we never expect our worst enemies to become our best friends. We have to try.
Father used Eucharistic Prayer 2 and there were bells at the Consecration.
Pictures: (is very tired. Is 12:30 am and I has to go to school early. Will add more pics Monday night.)
Relic of St. Paul
Links:
Website of St. Paul
Pictures from Rome of the West
Friday, March 12, 2010
Stations of the Cross - St. Paul, Fenton
Good evening.
Since I was conveniently at St. Paul in Fenton for a fish fry, I thought I'd stick around for Stations of the Cross. I thought this week was musical stations, but I misread the bulletin. Apparently, musical stations is every other week. This week was just Stations of the Cross lead by Father.
St. Paul was built in 1983 and is of a modern design. The stained glass is chunky similar to the stained glass at Seven Holy Founders. St. Paul's shape is loosely based on a pentagon, with the pews fanned out around Sanctuary. The grounds had some really nice landscaping.
I haven't been to Stations of the Cross since 1991, the last time I served them at St. Boniface, a year after I graduated. I vaguely remember the Deacon or Father saying a blurb and then we all sang the appropriate verse from Stabat Mater. This was then followed by Benediction. Since I was busy carrying the processional cross, I don't remember the genuflecting, standing, kneeling, standing, repeat for 14 stations.
From what I remember, there were 14 Stations, starting with Jesus being condemned and ending with Jesus being laid in the Tomb. The stations tonight were introduced by Pope John Paul II in 1991 and there are 15 Stations based on Gospel passages from the Passion. These stations start with The Agony in the Garden and end with Jesus is Risen. The little book we followed was "The Stations of the Cross with Pope John Paul II" by Joseph M. Champlin. The different Stations are listed here and the Gospel passages are here. For those of you who are more traditionally minded, the original stations are here. Some history of the Stations is given by the Catholic Encyclopedia (note: the online version is from 1912..the regulations listed at the end of the article may or may not still be accurate in certain aspects)
Now, I'm all for liturgical innovations (Bless me Father for I have sinned...), however, every single church I have been in have had the 14 original Stations of the Cross. It seems rather silly to be walking or praying in front of Stations that don't match the new version.
Basically this is how Stations went tonight:
Father: We Adore You O Christ and We Praise You
(genuflect)
Us: Because by Your Holy Cross You Have saved the world
Gospel reading for the Station
(kneel)
Reflection on the Gospel reading
Us: A snippet of a psalm, either: 6, 130, 32, 38, 51, 22 or 62 (mostly the Penitential Psalms)
Tonight Father skipped Station 15. After Stations, we prayed for the Pope's intentions, said an Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and a prayer for a restful night and a peaceful death. Father then announced we should all go to Confession within the next week or so, so that we could get a Plenary Indulgence for ourselves or someone who has died. I have to say this was the first time since I've started this little adventure that I've heard this. What would have been nice if Father had stuck around to have Confession. It's a little difficult to get to Confession when it is held before Saturday Vigil Mass for 15-30 minutes in nearly every single parish in the Archdiocese.
Pictures:
Since I was conveniently at St. Paul in Fenton for a fish fry, I thought I'd stick around for Stations of the Cross. I thought this week was musical stations, but I misread the bulletin. Apparently, musical stations is every other week. This week was just Stations of the Cross lead by Father.
St. Paul was built in 1983 and is of a modern design. The stained glass is chunky similar to the stained glass at Seven Holy Founders. St. Paul's shape is loosely based on a pentagon, with the pews fanned out around Sanctuary. The grounds had some really nice landscaping.
I haven't been to Stations of the Cross since 1991, the last time I served them at St. Boniface, a year after I graduated. I vaguely remember the Deacon or Father saying a blurb and then we all sang the appropriate verse from Stabat Mater. This was then followed by Benediction. Since I was busy carrying the processional cross, I don't remember the genuflecting, standing, kneeling, standing, repeat for 14 stations.
From what I remember, there were 14 Stations, starting with Jesus being condemned and ending with Jesus being laid in the Tomb. The stations tonight were introduced by Pope John Paul II in 1991 and there are 15 Stations based on Gospel passages from the Passion. These stations start with The Agony in the Garden and end with Jesus is Risen. The little book we followed was "The Stations of the Cross with Pope John Paul II" by Joseph M. Champlin. The different Stations are listed here and the Gospel passages are here. For those of you who are more traditionally minded, the original stations are here. Some history of the Stations is given by the Catholic Encyclopedia (note: the online version is from 1912..the regulations listed at the end of the article may or may not still be accurate in certain aspects)
Now, I'm all for liturgical innovations (Bless me Father for I have sinned...), however, every single church I have been in have had the 14 original Stations of the Cross. It seems rather silly to be walking or praying in front of Stations that don't match the new version.
Basically this is how Stations went tonight:
Father: We Adore You O Christ and We Praise You
(genuflect)
Us: Because by Your Holy Cross You Have saved the world
Gospel reading for the Station
(kneel)
Reflection on the Gospel reading
Us: A snippet of a psalm, either: 6, 130, 32, 38, 51, 22 or 62 (mostly the Penitential Psalms)
Tonight Father skipped Station 15. After Stations, we prayed for the Pope's intentions, said an Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be and a prayer for a restful night and a peaceful death. Father then announced we should all go to Confession within the next week or so, so that we could get a Plenary Indulgence for ourselves or someone who has died. I have to say this was the first time since I've started this little adventure that I've heard this. What would have been nice if Father had stuck around to have Confession. It's a little difficult to get to Confession when it is held before Saturday Vigil Mass for 15-30 minutes in nearly every single parish in the Archdiocese.
Pictures:
Window from the outside
The one on the left is a crown over a cross.
The one on the right is the Holy Spirit pooping fire.
Another Exterior Shot
Window and the Holy Family
A little garden outside the Church
I think it is St. Francis of Assisi...
I have to say, these are the awesomest doors.
View from the Back Pew.
Hey, it's the old Busch Stadium...
It's a tear drop above the altar.
God's crying. I'll take bets on what...
(architecture, bored to tears over the homily, the possibilities are endless..hey He
could be crying over my snarky comments...uhm. Oh dear. tears of mirth I'm sure)
Behind the ambo is the baptismal font, which is draped with purple fabric.
It's a desert garden next to the altar.
Maybe God's allergic to cacti and that's why He's crying.
FYI: There was Holy Water in the Holy Water things.
St. Paul and Infant Jesus of Prague
Station of the Cross
Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, St. Louis IX and St. Vincent de Paul
Patrons of St. Louis
Mary and the Infant Jesus Window
in the cry room.
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