St. Anthony of Padua Church www.sapparish.org February 7, 2016

BULLETIN BITES

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 6/7, 2016

Simon was not only a fisherman, he was engaged in the business of fishing. He and his brother Andrew were partners with James and John, sons of Zebedee. Fish were an important source of protein for the people of the time of Jesus. The business of catching and selling fish involved hard worked, but was profitable. A man in the business of fishing would probably not take advice from a carpenter about where to fish, especially after a whole night without a catch. But Simon the fisherman did not do what the man from Nazareth told him because he was a carpenter; he did it because of what he had heard what Jesus said and saw what he had done. After hauling a large catch of fish Simon the fisherman would continue to follow Jesus; to learn from him; to grow in his faith in Jesus as the Messiah. He would eventually be transformed into Peter, the Fisher of Men. He lived his life and accepted his death because of his faith in Jesus. He is a model for everyone who claims to believe in Jesus. By: Deacon Gerald J. "Jerry" Martinez, J.D., M.Th.

TRY * SHOW * LIVE GOD’S MERCY

UPCOMING EVENTS

Lenten Book Study: All are invited to join our book study on HABITS OF THE SOUL: Learning to Live on Purpose beginning Thursday, Febru-ary 11, 2016 in the Priory Chapel 6:30 to 8:30 pm. See the flyer for details.

3Religious Education: Registration for classes are still being accepted. Classes held each Tuesday from 6:15pm to 7:30pm in the school auditorium. Parents are required to pick their child up from the auditorium at dismissal. Call Joyce, 482-3984 for info.

Peace Prayer Walk: All are welcome to join the Peace Pray-er Walk held the last Tuesday of each month at Mater Dolorosa Church, 1230 S. Carrollton Avenue at 6pm.

Mardi Gras Holiday: The Parish office will be closed Febru-ary 8 & 9, 2016 in observance of the Mardi Gras Holiday. Please note that there will be no 12:10 Mass Tuesday.

Ash Wednesday: The Lenten Season starts on Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Masses will be 8:15 am & 12:10 pm in English and 7:00 pm in Spanish.

Men’s Morning of Spirituality: All men are invited to attend the Morn-ing of Spirituality at SAP on February 20 8am to Noon. Mass with Archbishop Gregory Aymond.

CRS Operation Rice Bowl: Join our parish community this Lent by participating in the annual CRS Rice Bowl Campaign. Simply pick up your rice bowl from the rear of the Church beginning February 13/14, and fill it with your loose change throughout the season. You can also download the CRS R i c e B o w l a p p f r o m www.crsricebowl.org. What you give up for Lent can change lives.

Divine Mercy Conference: “Open Wide the Doors of My Mercy”, February 26 4 pm to 10pm; February 27, 8 am to Noon, at St. Anthony of Padua. A Love offering will be taken.

Golden (50th) Wedding Anniversary: The Archdiocesan Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration (Celebrating 50 years of marriage) will take place on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 3:00 pm in St. Philip Neri Church in Metairie. Please note: the celebration will not include Mass. If you are interested in participating, you must call our parish office to register prior to February 24.

St. Catherine of Siena Class of 1959

is gathering contact information for the

Class of ‘59’s students for their 56th

Reunion which will be held on April 2,

2016. Contact Jeff Zimmermann 504-

615-2659 or Sharon Richard Heintz

504-491-2154.

Eucharistic Prayer Of

St. Vincent Pallotti

Jesus in the Eucharist

Our God and our King.

Jesus in the Eucharist

Our Creator and Redeemer.

Jesus in the Eucharist

Our Physician and our Medicine.

Jesus in the Eucharist

Our Food and our Grace.

Jesus in the Eucharist

Our Greatest Good and Happiness.

Jesus in the Eucharist

Infinitely loving and

worthy of love.

Jesus in the Eucharist

You are the greatest and

most holy of our mysteries.

Amen.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ V Domingo Ordinario

Pensamientos Del Boletin

V Domingo Ordinario 6/7 de Febrero de 2016

Simon no era solamente un pescador, estaba involucrado en el negocio de pescadores.

El y su hermano Andres eran socios con Jaime y Juan, hijos de Zebedee. El pescado

era una fuente importante de proteina para la gente en el tiempo de Jesus. El negocio

de pescar y venderlo era trabajo duro pero rentable. Un hombre en el negocio de pesca-

do probablemente no permitiria consejo de un carpintero sobre donde pescar, especial-

mente luego de una noche entera sin pesca. Pero Simon el pescador no hizo lo que el

hombre de Nazaret le dijo porque este era carpintero; lo hizo por lo que habia escu-

chado sobre Jesus. Luego de una gran pesca, Simon el pescador continuo siguiendo a

Jesus para aprender de el. Para crecer en su fe a Jesus como el Messiah. Eventualmen-

te, fue transformado en Pedro, el pescador de hombres. Vivio y acepto su muerte por

su fe en Jesus. Es un modelo para todos que dicen creer en Jesus.

Próximos eventos

RICA:

Adultos que estan interesados en convertirse en

católico o que necesitan cualquiera de los sacra-

mentos, incluyendo los que están casados civilmen-

te y quieren casarse en la iglesia, pueden llamar

a la oficina.

Colecta de Comida para el Apostolado Social:

La colecta de comida para el apostolado social

sera el fin de semana del 6 y 7 de Febrero,

2016. Por favor donar comida no perecedera

para ayudar a nuestros hermanos y hermanas

en necesidad.

Feriado de Mardi Gras:

La oficina de la parroquia estara cerrada el 8 y

9 de Febrero, 2016 por el feriado de Mardi

Gras. No habra misa de 12:10 el martes.

Miercoles de Ceniza:

La cuaresma comienza con el miercoles de ceniza 10 de Febrero, 2016. Las misas seran a las 8:15 y 12:10 en ingles y 7:00 pm en espanol.

Cenizas distribuidas solamente durante misas

Plato de Arroz de CRS:

Únase a nuestra comunidad parroquial—y casi

14,000 comunidades católicas en los Estados

Unidos—en una jornada de Cuaresma que

cambia vidas con Plato de Arroz de CRS. Con-

siga el Plato de Arroz de su familia en [LUGAR]

el [FECHA], ¡y no olvide descargar la aplicación

de Plato de Arroz de CRS! Recuerde, sus sacrifi-

cios de Cuaresma cambian vidas.

San Vicente Pallotti era un sacerdote italiano, fundador del Apostolado Católico, congregación conocida como los Padres Palotinos o simplemente Palotinos. Considerado como el precursor de la Acción Católica Mundial. La tradición le atribuye la capacidad de saber cosas futuras: una vez, cuando estaba jugando a la pelota, le vio absorto por un minuto, despertado por su madre, se le preguntó lo que estaba haciendo, a lo que el responde «cuando me verá decir misa en el altar de San Filipino!». Para poner en práctica su visión de la restauración y para luchar contra la propagación de las sectas, Vicente concibe la Sociedad del Apostolado Católico para 'ad salvandas animas destruendum et ad peccatum ". La tradición devocional atribuye el nacimiento de la sociedad a una leyenda milagrosa según el cual, Vicente, en 1834, tras haber intercedido pen favor de Giacomo Salvati, que en aquellos días sufría

por la próxima muerte de su hija Camilla, agonizante desde hacia varios días: Vicente se presentó en su negocio, sin ser llamado o conocido y fácilmente dijo: "Su hija está curada", lo que asombró a los padres, la curación de Camilla. Desde aquel momento, Salvati trabajó en estrecha colaboración con Vicente para la realización de sus proyectos: fue el inicio de la Acción Católica, la vocación de los laicos a que cooperen con el apostolado jerárquico. Pidió hombres y mujeres de todas las condiciones y estados: patricios romanos, comerciantes, profesionales, operarios, porque está convencido de que todo el mundo puede ser "apóstol".

Trata * Muestra * Vive La Misericordia de Dios

SAN VICENTE PALLOTTI

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palotinoshttps://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acci%C3%B3n_Cat%C3%B3lica

St. Anthony of Padua Church www.sapparish.org February 7, 2016

Liturgy Intentions: Feb 6 to 12, 2016 Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

SAT Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Mk 6:30-34

4:00 Richard Spindel, Robert Cotrell,

Dr. Charles and Raymond Wagner

SUN Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 or 15:3-8, 11; Lk 5:1-11

7:30 Archbishop-emeritus Francis B. Schulte

9:00 Ester Maria Bello, Elba Vado,

Marco Rodriguez, Noemi de la Grana

11:00 The Parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua

MON Saint Jerome Emiliani; Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Mk 6:53-56

8:15 Carlos, Francis and Paz Ducruet

12:10 Monday Church Ladies

TUES Weekday 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Mk 7:1-13

8:15 The Souls in Purgatory

12:10 NO MASS ~ MARDI GRAS HOLIDAY

ASH WED

Ash Wednesday Jl 2:12-18; 2 Cor 5:20—6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

8:15 Carlos, Francis and Paz Ducruet

12:10 Marie T. Blaum,

Patricia Martin

7:00 PM Spanish

Fr. Raymond “Chrys” Finn, O.P.

THUR Our Lady of Lourdes Dt 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25

8:15 Carlos, Francis and Paz Ducruet

12:10 Ronald W. Holley, Jr.

FRI Weekday Is 58:1-9a; Mt 9:14-15

8:15 Ronald W. Holley, Jr.

12:10 Gloria D. McCurnin

SAT Blessed Virgin Mary Is 58:9b-14; Lk 5:27-32

SUN First Sunday of Lent Dt 26:4-10; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13

Parish Giving for January 31, 2016

Second Collection for the week of February 14, 2016 is for The Parish Improvement Fund.

Thank you for your generosity! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please consider giving online by going to www.sapparish.org; click the WeShare icon.

Feb. 8/9: Mardi Gras Holiday (Parish Office Closed)

Feb. 9: NO 12:10 MASS ON MARDI GRAS DAY

Feb 10: Ash Wednesday ~ Ashes distributed during Mass ONLY

Feb. 13/14: Second Collection: Parish Improvement Fund

Feb. 13/14: Operation Rice Bowl Kickoff

Feb. 20: Men’s Morning of Spirituality 8am to Noon

Feb. 20/21: Second Collection: Catholic Charities Appeal

Feb. 22: Monthly Mass and Healing Service 7:00 pm

Feb. 27/28: Second Collection: Easter Flowers

March 2: Night of Confessions 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

March 5/6: Second Collection: Catholic Relief Services

March 5/6: Social Apostolate Food Drive

March 13: Day Lights Savings Time begins at 2AM ~ Spring Forward!

Celebrating Black History Month

On Monday, February 8, the Feast Day of St. Josephine Bakhita,

we invite you to pray for and with our African American brothers and sisters.

Please see the booklet in the rear of church,

GOD’S MERCY PULLS US THROUGH For ideas on how to pray and

celebrate this special day.

May the Lord our God draw our hearts to himself, that we

may follow him in everything. Amen. (cf. 1 Kings 8:58)

Calendar

First Collection ($6,500 needed weekly) $4,065.44 12:10 p.m. Weekday Mass $496.55

Votives (Candles) $92.00 St. Anthony of Padua Social Apostolate $304.32 Clarion Herald $1,686.30

The Lenten Season is quickly approaching! The following

are the Church’s guidelines concerning

FASTING AND ABSTINENCE

Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Fr iday by

all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are

bound to fast may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are

permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to each one’s

needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted.

Abstinence from meat is to be observed by Catholics 14 years

and older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays of Lent.

St. Anthony of Padua Church www.sapparish.org February 7, 2016

C entury lub

The Seraphim were stationed above the

throne of God. They cried out, “Holy,

holy, holy is… Who?

(Hint: look in today’s readings)

Last week’s answer:

“I knew you.”

(See Jeremiah 1:4-5)

Our Mission Statement

The mission of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish is to develop an atmosphere for the members

of our Faith Community to live out the four-fold goals of the Catholic Church:

Worship, Word, Service, & Community.

Please pray for the Priests of our Archdiocese

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

7 Rev.

Msgr.

Anthony

Luminais

8 Rev.

Tuan Anh

Pham

9 Rev.

Robert

Cooper

10 Rev.

Peter Phong

Van Nguyen,

SDD

11 Rev.

Patrick

J.R.

Kennedy

12 Rev.

Aelred

Kavanagh,

OSB

13 Rev.

David

Seid,

OP

14 Rev.

Neal

McDermott

OP

15 Rev.

Paul Van

Tung

Nguyen

16 Rev.

Alberto

Bermudez

17 Pope

Francis

18 Rev.

Marlon

Mangubat

19 Rev.

Lawrence

Urban,

SDB

20 Rev.

Terence

Hayden

You are invited to participate in

Eucharistic Adoration each Friday.

Adoration begins after 8:15 Mass and ends with

Benediction at 11:50 am. You can spend as much or as little

time as you desire.

The Century Club winner for

February 1, 2016 was Mary Ann Cook.

Congratulations!

PREACH MY PSALTER: A Dominican Rosary Apostolate

The Prayer and Study Group meets every Wednesday; 6-8pm

in the Conference Room.

Contact Fr. Mariano for further information.

Email: friarmarianoveliz@preachmypsalter.org

Website: www.preachmypsalter.com

Preach My Psalter

Offers the following on every Saturday morning:

5 am Holy Hour: Adoration, Rosary, & Benediction

Confessions available during Holy Hour

Online Giving is now available at St. Anthony!

You can donate, schedule/pay for Masses, votives

and more by following the directions below.

From our website:

1) Visit www.sapparish.org; click the WeShare Icon.

2) Click on any collection, Mass or Votive Intention.

3) Select your donation amount and frequency.

4) Enter in your account and payment information.

From your Smartphone:

Scan QR code (below) & follow steps 2 thru 4 (above).

It’s safe, simple & convenient.