March 17, 2013 - Fifth Sunday of Lent

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

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

Fifth Sunday of Lent

March 17, 2013

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, March 16-- Vigil of the Fifth Sunday

of Lent

4:00 PM: Cecile M. Veazey; Rudy Borel;

Dr. J. T. Brierre; J. W. Alexander

Sunday, March 17-- Fifth Sunday of Lent 8:30 AM: Robert Breaux

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

Monday, March 18-- St. Cyril of Jerusalem,

Bishop and Doctor of the Church

7:30 AM: Bella & Gussie Hernandez;

Carmen Murillo

Tuesday, March 19-- St Joseph, Spouse of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

7:30 AM: Joyce Hadley; Beverly Borcherd-

ing; Clifford Weilbaecher, Jr.

I consider everything as a loss

because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.

— Philipians 3:8

Wednesday, March 20 -- Lenten Weekday (Msgr.

Charles Mallet)

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

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, March 21-- Lenten Weekday

7:30 AM: Austin Rivault

Friday, March 22-- Lenten Weekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Friday—7:10 a.m.

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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, March 22: No Cleaning

Next First Friday: April 5, 2013

Topic:

The Church is Like a Sacrament

Youth Outreach Retreat St. Pat's Youth Ministry is holding a midday retreat at the

Parish Hall on Saturday, March 23rd from 10 to 1.

Young people from 10 to 16 are invited. Lunch will be

provided. Please call the parish office at 237-0988 for more details. Also our youth ministry is putting together

“Easter Baskets” filled with necessities such as cleaning

supplies and toiletries for ten needy families in our area. The parish will cover basket costs, but if you would like to

be a part of this effort, there is a basket at the back of

church for your donation. Please pray that our young peo-ple will come to know the value of service to those in

need from this project! Thank you and God bless!

Our Youth Group, Pizza at St. Pat’s, will continue to gath-er on the Sunday’s of Lent, at the Parish Hall, from 4 to

5:30 in the afternoons.

We have a Pope!

As you know, on Wednesday, March 13th, the Car-

dinal-electors chose a successor to Pope Emeritus

Benedict XVI. That man is Jorge Mario Bergoglio,

previously Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

since 1998. He is a Pope of “firsts”: the first Pope

from the Americas, the first Jesuit (Society of Jesus)

to be Pope, and the first Pope to choose the name

Francis. Note that it is unclear whether his inspira-

tion is St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Francis-

cans, or St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesu-

its. At 76 years of age, he is the 266th Pope. More

information about him is available on our parish

web site (see front of bulletin for web address).

Please keep Pope Francis, our new Holy Father, and

the entire Church in your prayers.

Confession Opportunities

Just a reminder that in addition to our regularly

scheduled confession times (see the front of the bul-

letin), there are two Opportunities for Confession

scheduled for this week in the Central Region. The

first is on Tuesday, March 19th, from 7:00-8:30

p.m. at Holy Cross Church, 415 Robley Drive here

in Lafayette. The second is on Thursday, March

21st, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at St. Anthony Church,

615 Edison St., here in Lafayette. Please note that

after Wednesday of Holy Week (March 27th), there

are no scheduled confessions until after Easter.

Tenebrae Service at Cathedral The Cathedral Choir under the direction of Mr. Thomas

Niel will sing the office of Tenebrae on the evening of

Palm Sunday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. Tenebrae is an

ancient monastic office normally sung by monks and nuns during the Holy Triduum. Like most monastic ser-

vices, Tenebrae includes the singing of psalms and anti-

phons in Gregorian chant, as well as other choral pieces which reference the Passion of our Lord. A highlight of

the service is the singing of the Lamentations of Jeremi-

ah to an unusual and poignant tone which is very an-

cient. The service is also noted for the gradual extin-guishing of lights in the church until only one candle,

considered a symbol of our Lord, remains. By its light all

depart in silence. During this service the organ remains completely silent. All of the music sung is "a cappella"

or without accompaniment. This service is open to the

public and offers a wonderful opportunity for prayer and contemplation during this most holy season. Rev. Ches-

ter Arceneaux, Pastor of the Cathedral, will officiate.

The Triduum: Save the Dates

As we approach the conclusion of our Lenten sea-

son, we prepare to celebrate the Tiduum. Make

plans now to attend the three services that are the

great celebrations of our redemption in Christ.

Thursday, March 28th, 6 pm: Evening Mass of the

Lord’s Supper. Friday, March 29th, 3:00 pm:

Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion. Saturday,

March 30th, 8 pm: The Easter Vigil of the Lord’s

Resurrection. These are the celebrations for which

we prepare all through Lent. Mark your calendar so

that you can participate in these three holiest cele-

brations of the Church year.

Door Update

We seem to be making progress with our hardware

glitch and our door replacement project. Hopefully

the correct hardware will be in soon, and the re-

placement of all the doors will resume. (The new

handles currently in place are temporary.) Thank

you for your patience. Annual Celebration of “Divine Mercy Sunday”

The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette will host a

special celebration of “Divine Mercy Sunday” on Sunday,

April 7, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. This event

begins at 2:00 p.m. with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,

Divine Mercy Chaplet and Prayers, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, followed by Holy Mass at 3:00 p.m. The main

celebrant will be Rev. Michael Russo, Pastor of Our Lady of

Fatima Catholic Church. Very Rev. Thomas James, SVD,

VE, Episcopal Vicar of the Central Region, will concelebrate

along with other clergy. A blessing with the Relic of St.

Faustina will be held at the end of the Mass. All are welcome

to attend, and no pre-registration is required. Please note that

you may receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to

“Divine Mercy Sunday”. Every effort will be made to ac-

commodate those attending; however, Confessions will end

promptly at 2:50 p.m. Parking is available at Our Lady of

Fatima, with additional parking at Blackham Coliseum with a uniformed police escort to assist in crossing Johnston Street

to the Church. For more information, please contact Mary

Bergeron (654-8682).

If you participated in Operation Rice Bowl during the season of Lent, please bring the

Rice Bowls with you next weekend.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory………………….$ 3,567.61 Thank You!

Date

Saturday, March 23

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 24

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 24

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Dana Phillips

Angie Kovacs

Jessica Hamsher

Linda Garber

Andre Arceneaux

Brenda DeMette

Eucharistic

Ministers

Harold Guilbeau

George Eaton

Peggy Spruill

Suzanne Lavergne

Larry Lewis

Sarah Hamsher

Jerry Boudreaux

Dee Boudreaux

Tami Petre

Server

Rosalind Allen Jacob Hamsher Harry DeMette

Ushers

Oren Spruill

Joyce Stelly

Keith Toups

Rachelle Trahan

Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for March 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been reflecting in this space about the Lenten project of creating a “desert

of the heart”, a space for graced encounter with God during this holy season. We looked at the need to banish from our

“desert” things like resentment and judgment, worry and anxiety, as well as the “swamp of our desires”. We looked at the corrosive effect of fear, even for people of faith, and last week we examined the healthy and unhealthy ways that

guilt can be active in our lives.

But there is one piece of this project that absolutely cannot be ignored, as especially as we approach “the Great Feast”, and prepare to celebrate the Triduum (three days) during Holy Week. What we have been talking about, and

rightfully so, is the work that we must do during this season of grace. Yet even as we make use of the tools of penance,

prayer and charity in this work, we must never forget that the conversion of Lent comes only through cooperation with

God. It is never something we can achieve on our own. One image that may help is the practice of hospitality. If one is preparing to welcome a guest, one needs to re-

move the newspapers from the chairs, clear the table, set out the plates, change the towels, etc. etc. In other words, in

order to welcome the guest, one must prepare a place of hospitality, where the guest can feel at ease. In many ways, that is what we are doing in trying to craft a “desert of the heart”. We are trying to create a space in our hearts and lives

where God may enter in.

If true and lasting conversion is our goal, then we would be foolish indeed to think that this is something we can accomplish on our own, through our own efforts alone. Quite to the contrary, it is God who brings about the trans-

formation that is necessary for all of us to be true disciples of Jesus. In essence, our job is to try and get out of the way.

That is why we embrace certain kinds of practices, such as self-denial, during the Lenten season. We are trying to get

out of the way, so that God can accomplish within us what we cannot do for ourselves. Let me offer one more example. One thing that is very important to me is that when we gather to celebrate the

Eucharist, that we do it well. We don’t want to be stumbling around, trying to figure out who does what next. We want

music that everyone can and does sing, we want Scripture readings that are proclaimed so that people can hear, we want a Eucharist that draws us into its mystery and power. When we do Eucharist well, we are preparing a space where

God can enter in. In our midst, in our lives, in our hearts, we let God do with us what he wills.

Readings for the Week

Monday Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:12-20

Tuesday 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a

Wednesday Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42

Thursday Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59

Friday Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7: Jn 10:31-42

Saturday Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56

Sunday Lk 19:28-40; Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24;

Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14 — 23:56 [23:1-49]