February 2, 2014 - The Presentation of the Lord

Baptisms

Parents are encouraged to call the Church during pregnancy to avoid de-

lays of the sacrament

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988 Fax: (337) 233-8868 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor

Parish Website: www.stpat.org

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time

for preparation

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

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:15 am

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

The Presentation of the Lord

February 2, 2014

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, February 1--Vigil of the Presenta-

tion of the Lord

4:00 PM: Rudy Borel; Mike Guilbeau

Sunday, February 2-- The Presentation of the

Lord 8:30 AM: Joseph & Eldie Woods;

Bella Hernandez; Agnes Duplechain; Gussie Her-

nandez; Doris Becker Petre; Richard Petre, Sr.

10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s

Monday, February 3-- Weekday (Fourth Week

in Ordinary Time); St. Blaise, Bishop and

Martyr; St. Ansgar, Bishop

7:30 AM: Sick of the Parish

Tuesday, February 4-- Weekday

7:30 AM: Jacque Stelly

He had to become like his brothers and sisters

In every way.

—Hebrews 2:17a

Wednesday, February 5— St. Agatha, Virgin and

Martyr (Msgr. Charles Mallet)

7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, February 6-- St. Paul Miki and Com-

panions, Martyrs

7:30 AM: Joseph Guidroz (living)

Friday, February 7-- Weekday

7:30 AM: Gerrie McGovern (living)

Altar Flowers

In Loving Memory of:

Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne

Mass Intentions and Altar Flowers

Please call the office to reserve dates for Mass Inten-

tions and Altar Flowers in memory of loved ones.

Non-Liturgical Devotions

Daily Rosary: Monday - Friday 6:55 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday

7:15 a.m.

Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m.

Pro-Life Rosary: First Friday of the month 7 am

Shamrocks—Friday, February 7: No cleaning.

Pizza at St. Pat’s

Our Youth Team will hold its next Pizza at St.

Pat’s on Sunday, February 9th, from 4:00—

5:30 p.m. at the Parish Hall. Young people 10 to

16 are invited to attend an afternoon of fun, food

and faith-building.

Annual Diocesan Collections—2014

Church in Latin America January 18-19

Aid to Church in Eastern

Europe & Africa & March 8-9 (combined) Black & Indian Missions

Catholic Relief Services March 22-23

Holy Land (Good Friday) April 18 Catholic Home Missions April 26-27

Peter’s Pence June 14-15

Catholic Communications July 19-20 Catholic University of America September 20-21

Bishop’s Services Appeal October 11 –12

World Mission Sunday October 18 –19

Cath. Campaign Human Dev. November 15-16 Retirement Fund for Religious December 13-14

Pro-Life Prayer Service On Wednesday, February 5th, 2014, the state of Louisi-ana is scheduled to execute 70 year old Christopher Sepulvado for murder. While deploring his crime, we believe in the forgiveness and the redeeming power of God. Join us for a prayer service at 6 pm on Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 at St. Patrick Church (406 E. Pin-hook Road, Lafayette, LA). The Diocese of Lafayette and REPEAL desire to come together as a people of faith and protectors of life, to be a voice of mercy, hope and re-demption. We will pray for Christopher Sepulvado, for all victims of violence, and for an end to the death pen-alty in Louisiana.

Permanent Diaconate Formation

Discerning for something different in your life? Are you already serving in the parish and feel there might be a call-

ing to more? Deacon Jim Kincel has informed the priests

in the diocese that Bishop Jarrell has authorized a new for-mation program for the permanent diaconate. If you think

you might have a calling to more ministry and want more

information please give Deacon Jim a call at 337-261-

5609. He is open to visiting with you over the phone or in person to answer any questions you many have. There is

no obligation on your part for commitment to any program.

If the Holy Spirit is calling we need to allow the Spirit to speak to us.

Dance, Raffle and Silent Auction Eat, Shop, Dance, and WIN $10,000! When: Saturday,

February 8, 2014 at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette, Lou-

isiana. Tickets are $100/couple and can be purchased by

contacting the TCH Athletic Office at 337-235-5711 Ext. 110 or astroderd@tchs.net .To donate an item for the Silent

Auction, contact Silent Auction Chair in the TCH Develop-

ment Office at 337-235-5711 Ext. 251 or lbeslin@tchs.net

Annual “Lenten Day of Recollection” at St. Edmond

The St. Edmond Altar Society will again host a “Day of

Recollection” on Thursday, March 6, at St. Edmond Church, 4131 W. Congress Street, Lafayette. The event

begins at 8:00 a.m. with coffee, juice and donuts served

during Registration, followed by recitation of the Rosary in Church. Other activities of the day include the Celebration

of Mass, opportunity for Confession, Benediction and Sta-

tions of the Cross. The Retreat Master will be Father Mi-chael Delcambre, Pastor of St. Joseph Church and St. Rose

of Lima Church, Cecilia. Tickets for the day are $10.00

per person, which includes lunch. Tickets must be pur-

chased prior to February 26. For ticket information, please call Ranelle Simon (232-2849).

Holy Hour for Vocations Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Voca-

tions and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on

Monday, February 3, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Pat-

rick 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 perseverance of

vocations to the priesthood and religious life, spon-sored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.

Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-

sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime

speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our

faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for February is Rev. Garrett McIntyre, Associate Pastor at Our Lady of

Wisdom Church and Catholic Student Center. “Food

for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, February 4,

at Hotel Acadiana, 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning

at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buffet is available

beginning at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $12.00 and includes meal, drink dessert and tip. All are welcome to come

“eat and be fed”- please bring a friend! Pre-registration

is not required. For more information, please call Mary

Bergeron (654-8682).

End of Life Matters

Is life sacred? Do we have to do everything? Who de-cides? Does a living will help? These and other ques-

tions will be discussed at a seminar to be offered by

Father Keith LaBove, Pastor of St. Patrick Church and

long-time hospital Chaplain. We will explore basic church teaching on end of life care, look at some spe-

cific issues that arise, and talk about advanced direc-

tives and the new LaPOST law in Louisiana. Sessions will be from 6:30-8:00 p.m., and this presentation will

be repeated in all four regions. Dates and locations are

as follows: West Region: Thursday, February 13 – St. Benedict the Moor Church, Duson (contact Janeth Har-

rington, 258-0073 or Jharrington@diolaf.org); Central

Region: Tuesday, February 18 – St. Patrick Church,

Lafayette (contact Mary Bergeron, 654-8682 or Mbergeron@diolaf.org); North Region: Thursday, Feb-

ruary 20 - Our Lady of Mercy Church, Opelousas

(contact Jackie Griffin, 831-2621 or Jgrif-fin@diolaf.org); South Region: Tuesday, February 25 –

Assumption Church, Franklin (contact Deacon Jerry

Bourg, 578-2423 or Gbourg@diolaf.org). All are invit-ed and welcome to attend any of the regional presenta-

tions.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory………………………..$ 3,183.16 Thank You!

Date

Saturday, February 8

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 9

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, February 9

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Dana Guidry Larry Lewis Robin Roy

Eucharistic

Ministers

Peggy Spruill

Candis Thompson

Joy Borel

Sarah Hamsher

Patsy Robicheaux

Marla Davis

Michael Doumit

Janeth Harrington

Monica Mullins

Altar Servers George Eaton Jacob Hamsher Phyllis Roy

Ushers Janell Venable

Joyce Stelly

William & Stephanie Bacque Jenny Feehan

Joyce Stelly

Liturgical Roles for January

Readings for the Week

Monday 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7; Mk 5:1-20

Tuesday 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30 — 19:3; Ps 86:1-6; Mk 5:21-43

Wednesday 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 6:1-6

Thursday 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12; Mk 6:7-13

Friday Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mk 6:14-29

Saturday 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34

Sunday Is 58:7-10; Ps 112:4-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16

From the Pastor’s Desk

The Scriptures are filled with songs of various types, often called ‘canticles’. In the New Testament, three of

these canticles stand out, both because of their beauty, as well as for their significance in the story of our salvation. The

first is the “Canticle of Mary”, (Magnificat), spoken by the Blessed Mother on the occasion of her visit to her cousin Elizabeth. The second is the “Canticle of Zechariah” (Benedictus), spoken by the father of John the Baptist after John

was born. The third canticle is the “Canticle of Simeon” (Nunc Dimittus), found on the lips of Simeon in the temple

when Jesus was presented to the Lord, in fulfillment of the Law. (The Latin titles are taken from the first word(s) in the Latin version of these canticles.) Each of these canticles has become part of the official daily prayer of the Church, the

Liturgy of the Hours, with the Benedictus and Magnificat included in Morning and Evening Prayer, respectively, and

the Nunc Dimittis forming a part of Compline, or Night Prayer, the last prayer of the day.

On this Sunday’s Feast of the Presentation, we have proclaimed to us in the Gospel this third canticle, that of Simeon. It reads:

“Now, Master, you may let your servant go

in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation,

which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples:

a light for revelation to the Gentiles,

and glory for your people Israel.” One can immediately see how fitting a prayer this is for the close of one’s day, prayed as it was by Simeon near

the close of his life. It is a prayer filled with hope and acceptance.

The hope is expressed in the last two lines, as Christ is named as the revelation of God’s love for all peoples. While born and raised a Jew in the midst of Israel, the salvation offered by Christ is offered to all the nations. Ac-

ceptance is expressed at the beginning of the prayer, as Simeon gazes upon the Christ Child. He had received a promise

that he would see this light before his death, and having seen it, he was satisfied that his life’s mission had been fulfilled. His last great act, of course, was to bear witness to Christ, as he recognizes in this child the glory of Israel and the light

to the nations.

In all of this we see our God revealed to us as a God of the promise. In the fulfillment of the promise to Sime-

on, God’s promise of salvation for all is likewise fulfilled. God is faithful — always.