December 30, 2018 - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org

stpat.org@gmail.com

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 12 noon Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday: 4:00 pm – Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 am Monday through Friday: 7:30 am

Holydays of Obligation: 7:30 am only Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:00-7:25 am (and by appointment)

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register

by calling the office. At-tendance is suggested

during pregnancy.

Anointing of the Sick The Church recom-

mends this sacrament for those who are grave-

ly ill or in danger of death. Call the priest to

arrange a visit.

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six

months in advance to allow time for prepara-

tion and planning.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 30, 2018

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, December 29--Vigil of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 4:00 PM: Dr. Leonard & Betty Rolfes, Brian Prejean & Curtis, Ric & Robert

Sunday, December 30--The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 8:30 AM: Sick List 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick Monday, December 31--Vigil of the Solem-nity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

9:00 AM: Jeannette & David Dugas; Mary Frances & Gene Rozas; Pat & Raymond Tassin; Elnora Jordan; Cecelia & Junius Ledet; Julia & Arthur Phil-lips; Mary Ann Lavergne

Tuesday, January 1--The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God 9:00 AM: Dovic & Leana Babineaux; Daffoney Anderson; Cecelia & Junius Ledet Wednesday, January 2--St. Basil the Great; St. Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, January 3--The Most Holy Name of Jesus 7:30 AM: The Sick Friday, January 4--St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Re-ligious 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 6:55 am Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tues-day 7:15 am Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 am Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 am Pro-Life Rosary: 1st Fri. of the month 7 am Home is Where the Family Is The idea, dream, and reality of family is so strong and durable that we use it to describe all that is best about human gatherings. We speak of the family of nations, of our church and parish fami-lies. The greatest compliment we can pay a friend or gracious host is to say that we feel at home with them, we feel part of the family. Families are the first crucibles in which love is tested and tempered. Jesus himself was one of three people who lived in the shadow of each other. This family, like our own, did not always “get it right,” but they always tried to. These three “amateurs” were on holiday, and one of them got lost. Two were worried sick and took great measures to find the third, a boy after all, who was seeking the meaning of his calling. He found his vocation—to do his Father’s work—but he also returned home with his parents. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Christmas Poinsettias —In loving Memory of:

Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne Monty & Pierre Montagnet

Ron, Wallace & Romaine Venable Bart, Jules & Isola LeJeune

Sidney Begnaud Family Henry Bourdier

Elzie Lavergne Family Souls of the Children of Abortion

Noemie Guilliot Broussard Phil Simon, Bud & Euna Arceneaux

Prayer for Peace O God, source of all holy desires, right counsels and just works, grant us that peace which the world cannot give, so that we may be obedient to your commands and under your protection Jan. 1 enjoy peace in our days and freedom from fear of our enemies. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 31: 4:00 p.m.

(NO 7:30 a.m. Mass on this Day) New Year’s Day, Tuesday, January 1: 9:00 a.m.

Reminder: January 1st., New Year’s Day, is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and is a Holy Day of obligation. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Centennial History As part of our now ended celebration of our Diocese’s Centennial, we have been having monthly inserts in our bulletin, offering a snapshot of the history of our Diocese. On our parish web page, you can download all of these inserts as one file (pdf), should you want to keep this bit of our history. Go to: stpat.org. Calendars Once more we are making available calendars with a reli-gious theme, this year focusing on Feasts and Saints. Our parish purchases these calendars from the Catholic Exten-sion Society, which for decades has been supporting the Church in mission territories throughout the country. The establishment of our own parish in 1952 was assisted by a grant from Extension, requested by Bishop Jeanmard. He convinced the bishop heading the Extension Society at the time that Lafayette needed a parish dedicated to the great Irish saint, St. Patrick. (Note: that Bishop’s name was ‘O’Brien’.) Holy Hour for Vocations—Monday, January 7th Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday, January 7th (because of New Year’s Day), from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vocations and perse-verance of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.

March for Life—January 12-8:30 am Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Broussard The Knights of Columbus Council #7557 will host this pro-life walk, beginning with a presentation by Sarah Ber-geron and a blessing by Fr. Kyle White inside the church. Participants will then march through Broussard to St. Jo-seph Church before returning to Sacred Heart's Parish Life Center for refreshments. The rosary for life will be prayed during the walk.

Beloved, we are God’s children now;

what we shall be has not yet been revealed. — 1 John 3:2a

Christmas Project Heifer International You may continue to donate through the weekend of January 12-13th. Gift of Goats Hardy goats can survive almost anywhere, and they eat almost anything— while just one goat can produce up to four gallons of milk a day. Full: $120.00 Share: $10.00 A Gift of a Rabbit Makes a Hoppy Birthday With up to six litters a year, rabbits are one of the fast-est-reproducing animals—which means families can benefit from your gift quickly. Full: $60.00 Share: $10.00 By donating to Christmas Project Heifer International, your purchase includes an animal; training that en-sures the animal you buy will be well cared for by the family and the animal will change their lives. Donation sheets are available under the stairwell. Make checks payable to St. Patrick Church. Heifer International meets the BBB Wise Giving Alliance’s Standards for Charity Accountability. For additional information please visit their website: http//www.heifer.org/ Learn more about your Catholic faith by taking an Aquinas Institute Course today! Spring 2019 Courses are now open for registration. Come to know the Blessed Virgin Mary more intimate-ly and why she is so honored by Catholics. World re-nowned expert on Mary, Msgr. Arthur Calkins, will present a course (THE 391) at Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Student Center on Wednesdays 6-8:45 pm beginning January 16. Course can be taken for credit or audit. Dr. Jennifer Miller will present a course (THE 491) at John Paul the Great Academy on the ev-er so important topic of Gender Identity on Thursdays 6-8:45 pm beginning January 17. Dr. Miller holds the Chair of Moral Theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans and is presently writing a book on this theme. Come and learn about what Christian tradition has to say about what it means to be a man or a woman in today’s confusing times. For more information on these course offerings or to register, contact Fr. Mi-chael Champagne, CJC at (337) 395-6550 or visit us at www.aquinaslafayette.org Register Now! STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory…………….……… $4,774.13 Heifer International…………. $5,210.00 (to date) Thank You! The second collection next weekend will be for our Building Fund.

Date

Saturday, January 5 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 6 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, January 6 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Kenneth Phillips Larry Lewis Karen Begnaud

Eucharistic Ministers

George Eaton Janell Venable Peggy Spruill

Gerrie McGovern Maggie Sonnier Geneva Phillips

Jerry Boudreaux Dee Boudreaux Debra Carroll

Altar Servers Oren Spruill Mary Kramer Nicholas Begnaud

Ushers Kevin & Daylan Phillips Anne Pitre Donald Vallot

Lionel Jeanmard Jenny Feehan

Liturgical Roles for January

From the Pastor’s Desk

Some may remember that back in November, I spent a number of weeks offering a series of talks on Pope Francis’ document, “Rejoice and Be Glad”. Each week focused on one of the five chapters of that document. (Recordings of those talks are still available on our web site, stpat.org). The topic of the document is, “The Call to Holiness in the World”.

There were a number of things about the document that led me to offer that series, and explore it more deeply. One in particular was the way the Holy Father talked about the “Saints”. In the very first chapter, he recognized the great gift the Church has received through the lives, sacrifices, writing and examples of the many saints who are officially recognized for their holiness. Even a brief look at the lives of the saints will make abun-dantly clear the rich diversity of the lives they led and the service they provided. They lived in radically differ-ent times and places and cultures, yet all lived the same Gospel. Some lived all their lives in one place, while oth-ers were world travelers. Others exercised authority over others, in and out of the Church, while many lived their lives in simple, almost unnoticed humility.

As a result, one can find countless examples of every virtue mentioned in the Scriptures, and countless ways of living out those virtues. As Catholics, we often choose a particular saint as our own, a “patron saint”, because some aspect of that person’s life is something we would like to experience in our own lives.

Yet even as he praises the saints in all their diversity, he makes very clear that we are not called to be them. We honor them, we learn from them, we are inspired by them, but God does not call us to be carbon cop-ies of any other person, even a saint. Rather God calls us to be ourselves—to be the person he made us to be.

Consider that truth as we honor this weekend the Holy Family. Thank God, we are not called to be Jo-seph and Mary and Jesus, because we can’t. Rather God invites and enables us to create our own ‘holy families’, in this time and place and culture. Certainly we are inspired by them, but it’s our job, our call, to be us, not them.

This is why as a follow-up to November’s offering, next weekend we will make available a gift for each of you, to begin the new year. It is a book entitled, “The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity”, by Matthew Kelly. I hope you’ll pick up a copy, and read it. It’s a small book. You’ll find out exactly what that lie is, as well as learn the truth. And you’ll have an opportunity to discover if you’ve been fooled into believing that lie.

So, when was the last time you read a book about your faith? Here’s your chance.

Readings for the Week

Monday 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18

Tuesday Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21

Wednesday 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28

Thursday 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34

Friday 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42

Saturday 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Jn 1:43-51

Sunday Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12