January 18, 2015 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register by calling the office. Attend-ance is suggested during pregnancy.

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

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 18, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, January 17--Vigil of the Second

Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Mary Jane Belfie (living); Special

Intention; Mac; Richard Gilette; Mike Guilbeau;

Kay Dupre ((living); Judith White

Sunday, January 18--Second Sunday in Ordi-

nary Time

8:30 AM: Wayne Hebert;

Julia Phillips; Dolores Anna “Dee” Zimmermann

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

Monday, January 19--Martin Luther King, Jr.

7:30 AM: Beverly Welch

Tuesday, January 20--St. Fabian, Pope and

Martyr; St. Sebastian, Martyr

7:30 AM: Carolyn Sittig

Wednesday, January 21--St. Agnes, Virgin and

Martyr

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

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Thursday, January 22--Day of Prayer for the Le-

gal Protection of Unborn Children

7:30 AM: Richard Gilette

Friday, January 23--St. Vincent, Deacon and

Martyr; St. Marianne Cope, Virgin

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Altar Flowers

In Loving Memory of:

Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Chris Gambel

Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you.

— 1 Corinthians 6:19a

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: 1st. Friday of the month 7 a.m.

Shamrocks—Friday, January 23: No cleaning.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

On January 25, 1958, St. John XXIII announced

there was to be a convening of a major ecumeni-

cal council in the Church. One of the greatest

fruits of the Second Vatican Council has been the

strengthening of the unity among the Christian

ecclesial communities. As we observe the fifty-

plus anniversary of the Council documents, let us

continue to pray that “all will be made one.”

Following is a list of the Diocesan Collections to be taken

throughout the year.

Annual Diocesan Collections—2015

Church in Latin America January 17-18

Aid to Church in Eastern

Europe & Africa & Feb. 21-22 (combined) Black & Indian Missions

Catholic Relief Services March 21-22

Holy Land (Good Friday) April 3 Catholic Home Missions April 18-19

Peter’s Pence June 20-21

Catholic Communications July 19-20

Catholic University of America September 19-20 Bishop’s Services Appeal October 17 –18

World Mission Sunday October 24 –25

Cath. Campaign Human Dev. November 21-22 Retirement Fund for Religious December 12-13

Christmas Project Heifer International We have received enough for 2 Gift Arks—$12,040.00. In

fairness, we should probably point out that we did receive

one very generous donation of $5,000.00, which greatly

increased our overall total. Yet the rest of your donations still exceed what was contributed last year. For that we are

truly grateful. All donations will be sent to benefit families

around the world. “Thank you for Changing the World

Two by Two”.

Day of Recollection at St. Edmond

The St. Edmond’s Altar Society will host a Day of Recol-

lection on Thursday, February 19, at St. Edmond Catho-lic Church, Lafayette. The event is scheduled to begin at

9:00 a.m. with registration starting at 8:00 a.m. Coffee,

donuts and juice will be served during registration, fol-

lowed by recitation of the Rosary inside the church. Other activities of the day include the celebration of Mass, the

opportunity for Confession, meditation on the Stations of

the Cross and Benediction. Retreat Master will be Rev. William Schambough, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic

Church, Milton. Father Schambough is originally from

Eunice and was ordained on June 23, 2012. He served as

Associate Pastor at St. Pius X, Lafayette, for 2 years and was named Pastor at St. Joseph, Milton, in July

2014. There will be five priests available for Confession

before Mass. Tickets for the Day of Recollection are $12.00 per person which includes a baked chicken din-

ner. Tickets must be purchased prior to February 13. To

obtain a ticket, please contact RaNelle Simon (337-232-2849) or send your check made payable to St. Edmond’s

Altar Society, 116 Delmar Lane, Lafayette, LA

70506. You may also pick up tickets at St. Edmond’s of-

fice, 4131 West Congress Street, Lafayette.

Theresians Lenten Day of Reflection

The Roses of Acadiana District of Theresians International is sponsoring a “Lenten Day of Reflection” for women on

Saturday, February 21, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at St.

Pius X Elementary School Theater, 201 East Bayou Park-way, Lafayette. This year’s retreat, entitled “When There’s

a Calling, There’s a Cross”, features speakers Diane Alex-

ander, Deacon Philip Lizotte and Rev William “Bill” Rus-

koski. A light snack and lunch are included. Please go to www.acadianatheresians.com for information and to reg-

ister and pay on line. For additional information, please

contact Gerry LeBlanc (233-0015 or gple-blanc@cox.net). For registration questions, please contact

Cheryl Angelette (344-5142), Virginia Champagne (962-

3944) or email either at register@acadianatheresians.com.

Food for the Journey Seminary Burse In celebration of the 10-year Anniversary of “Food for

the Journey” and with great gratitude, the Central Re-

gion of the Diocese of Lafayette has created a “Food

for the Journey Seminary Burse” through the Office of Vocations and Seminarians. Donations for seminary

burses are placed in a trust fund, with interest used to

pay for the education of men preparing for the priest-hood. To contribute, please make check payable to

“Diocese of Lafayette” (with notation “Food for the

Journey Seminary Burse”) and mail to Office of Voca-tions, Diocese of Lafayette, 1408 Carmel Drive, Lafa-

yette, LA 70501. For more information, please call

Mary Bergeron (654-8682).

Healing Hearts “Healing Hearts” is a new Support Group for women

whose relationships have been affected by pornography or sexual addiction of a loved one. Meetings are held

in the evening during the week for 1 hour and 30

minutes, in Lafayette. This is a highly confidential group. Confidentiality statement must be signed by all

members before the place and time of meeting will be

disclosed. Please call 337-404-6113 Voicemail and the

group facilitator will return your call as soon as possi-ble.

St. Mary Church Bus Trip St. Mary Church, Lafayette, is offering a bus trip to

New Orleans to visit the Blessed Francis Seelos Center,

Notre Dame Seminary & more on Thursday, March

5, 2015. The trip will include a visit to St. Mary As-sumption Church to view their beautiful altar; while

there, we will have a unique opportunity to meet with

parishioners from St. David Catholic Church and hear their stories about how their parishes in the 9th Ward

have changed after Hurricane Katrina. Price per person

is $59. Reservations are necessary and full payment must be made. For complete reservation information,

please contact Barbra Thibodeaux (235-2340) or JoAnn

LeJune at St. Mary Church (981-3379).

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory……………………..$ 4,051.90 Heifer International………….$12,040.00 (total)

Thank You!

In today’s first reading, we hear Samuel respond ea-gerly, “Here I am!” each time the Lord calls him. May

we, too, be listening for the call of God in our lives and

be ready to say like the psalmist, “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.”

Date

Saturday, January 24

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 25

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, January 25

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Janell Venable Larry Lewis Phyllis Roy

Eucharistic

Ministers

Rosalind Allen

Candis Thompson

Peggy Spruill

Patsy Robicheaux

Suzanne Lavergne

Maggie Sonnier

Jerry Boudreaux

Dee Boudreaux

Janeth Harrington

Altar Servers George Eaton Fred Vallot Debra Carroll

Ushers

Oren Spruill

Joyce Stelly

Rachelle Trahan

Keith Toups

Jenny Feehan

Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for January

Readings for the Week

Monday Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22

Tuesday Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mk 2:23-28

Wednesday Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6

Thursday Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12,

Friday Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8, 10-14; Mk 3:13-19

Saturday Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 3:20-21

Sunday Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20

From the Pastor’s Desk

You and I live in a world bathed in violence. From the drug deal gone bad on the street corner, to the wife abused by her spouse, to the mass killings perpetrated by ISIS and Boko Haram, to the state-sanctioned execu-tions that take place in our death chambers, countless people continue to resort to killing as a solution. Recent events in Paris have challenged us once again to examine our own reactions, especially that rather human desire to strike back, even with deadly force. I have no answers, I offer instead a few statements I’ve collected this week.

The first is from the Archbishop of Paris, responding to the terrorist attacks in his city. He said: “A caricature, even if in bad taste, a criticism even if gravely unjust, cannot be placed on the same plane as a

murder. Regardless of the cost, freedom of the press is the sign of a mature society. That men born in our country, our fellow citizens, can think that the only just response to mockery or insult is the death of its authors puts our soci-ety before grave questions. That French Jews pay once again a tribute for troubles that agitate our national commu-nity redoubles again their gravity. We render homage also to the policemen who died while exercising their function to the end.”

The question of free speech has been at the heart of the ‘Je suis Charlie’ movement. One thing I hear from the Archbishop is that allowing certain kinds of speech—in bad taste or unjust— is not the same as approval. Somewhere we must discover the humility to agree to disagree, even with those whose opinions are offensive to us. This, as a matter of fact, is foundational not only for free speech but also for freedom of religion, since religion includes deeply held beliefs that differ from one faith to another. Here I quote Pope Francis, on his trip to Sri Lanka, where he said:

“Religious freedom is a fundamental human right. Each individual must be free, alone or in association with others, to seek the truth, and to openly express his or her religious convictions, free from intimidation and external compulsion. As the life of Saint Joseph Vaz teaches us, genuine worship of God bears fruit not in discrimination, ha-tred and violence, but in respect for the sacredness of life, respect for the dignity and freedom of others, and loving commitment to the welfare of all.”

And in reference to the long and bitter civil war recently fought in Sri Lanka, Pope Francis said: “For the sake of peace, religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the cause of violence and war,"