Nativity of Our Lady Catholic Church 130 N. Richelieu Circle • New Iberia, LA 70560

Phone: (337) 364-8360 • Email: nativity@ni.brcoxmail.com Website: www.nativityni.org

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am Weekdays: 5:30 pm (Tuesday and Thursday) 9:00 am (Wednesday) 6:30 am (Friday)

OFFICE HOURS: Monday: 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Tuesday: 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Wednesday: 9:30 am — 5:00 pm Thursday: 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Friday: 9:00 am — 12:00 pm (Closed daily from 12:00 pm — 1:00 pm for Lunch)

PASTOR: Rev. Msgr. J. Robert Romero SACRAMENTAL MINISTER: Fr. Ed Degeyter BOOKKEEPER: Linda L. Viator SECRETARY: Polly Camacho DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Brenda Romero – 365-3759 PASTORAL COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Barbara Breaux RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:00 pm — 3:45 pm and 30 minutes before weekday Masses ROSARY: Wednesday: 8:20 am (Pro-Life) Thursday: 5:00 pm

REFLECTIONS - Fourth Sunday of Easter - Following Jesus’ example is not easy. He did what was right even if others disagreed with him. He did not exchange insults with those who sought to put him down and harm him nor did he threaten to retaliate. How do you respond to those who disagree with you or seek to do you harm? Do you seek to “get back” at those who you regard as your enemies? Do you strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect regardless of who they are or what they believe? Do you try to not only forgive those who try to hurt you, but make an effort to treat them kindly and with respect?

“Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life.” - Psalm 23:6 Reprinted with permission from S.T. Productions.

Mass Intentions will be prayed for during private Mass by Msgr. Romero Tuesday, May 5, 2020 5:30pm Joseph David Broussard (bd) Nick & Julie Olivier Wednesday, May 6, 2020 9:00am Cecile & Robert Halphen, Sr. Quang V. Nguyen, Joseph Viator, Patti Gagnard Thursday, May 7, 2020 5:30pm M/M Allen Dupre Friday, May 8, 2020 6:30am Parishioners Saturday, May 9, 2020 4:00pm Amelia Segura Selph, Oris Gachassin Lynward Ransonet, Noemie Louviere Harvey & Joyce DeCourt, Jeanne Judice John & Mercedes Girouard, Donald Dupuis Antoine & Marie Judice, Andrew Dupuis Mae Domingue, Rita Sandoz Mabel Smith, Gertrude Derise Elizabeth Delahoussaye, Larry Delcambre Liv. & Dec. Dressel & Ransonet Fly Gloria & Cyrus Rider, Bill Ramirez` Joe & Pearl Jabbia, Ed Butch Nelson Issac & Georgia Delcambre, James Ramirez Dalton & Vernice Robicheaux, Roy Flores Gisele Fremin, Girlie Babineaux Fly Sunday, May 10, 2020 7:00am Parishioners, Tan & Jean Dugas Charles Froisy, Marlene T. Broussard Mona B. Simon, Mrs. Terry Borel Mrs. Pierre Saltzman 9:00am Msgr. H. J. Barsen, Gerald “Bick” Girouard Quang V. Nguyen, Agapito A. Castro Loretta Landry, L.J. & Edna Begnaud Malvina Broussard, Kerry Armentor Vicky Miller, Mary Grace Rentrop Rita Norris, Maudry Pellerin Lily Elmer, Joseph & Amelia Borel Arthur & Agnes Romero 10:30am Fr. A.J. Boumans, Marjorie Dooley Jeanette Sibille, Barbara Hargrave Lillian L. Romero, Leona Broussard

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The fundraiser been postponed. Tickets purchased will be used for the rescheduled date. If you have any questions, please contact Wayne Duhon, Sr. 337-339-1602.

Hours the Church is open for prayer: During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Church is Closed on Sundays per Bishop Deshotel (3/23/2020)

Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Enter & Exit Wednesday 9am - 5pm only through door Thursday 9am - 5pm directly facing Friday 9am - Noon Parish Hall Saturday 9am - Noon Sacrament of Reconciliation: By appointment only, call church office 364-8360 and leave a message with our answering service. We will return the call. Please remember to maintain social distancing at all times (at least 6 feet between people). Children must be monitored by an adult at all times.

SANCTUARY LIGHT:

In Memory Of: Tan & Jean Dugas

Sunday, May 10, 2020 - Continued 10:30am Senora Aucoin, Viola LeGendre Rosa Cangemi, Inez Bourque Eve Crochet, Yvonne Gagnard Phyllis Guilbeau Biglane, June Aucoin Patti Gagnard, Donna M. Lanza

Nativity of Our Lady offers Online Giving, a web-based electronic contribution ap-plication. We are providing this service so that you have the option to manage your contributions online or with your offering envelopes. This service is safe and secure. And it is convenient for you and for our parish staff. You can use your checking ac-count, saving account, Visa or MasterCard! Sign up for Online Giving by visiting our church website: www.nativityni.org and selecting the Online Giving link on the right-hand side of the homepage. Your Contributions are greatly appreciated!

From a homily on the Gospels by Saint Gregory the Great, Pope (Hom. 14,3-6: PL 76, 1129-1130)

Christ the Good Shepherd I am the good shepherd. I know my own – by which I mean, I love them – and my own know me. In plain words: those who love me are willing to follow me, for anyone who does not love the truth has not yet come to know it. My dear brethren, you have heard the test we pastors have to undergo. Turn now to consid-er how these words of our Lord imply a test for yourselves also. Ask yourselves whether you belong to his flock, whether you know him, whether the light of his truth shines in your minds. I assure you that it is not by faith that you will come to know him, but by love; not by mere conviction, but by action. John the evangelist is my authority for this state-ment. He tells us that anyone who claims to know God without keeping his commandments is a liar. Consequently, the Lord immediately adds: As the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep. Clearly he means that laying down his life for his sheep gives evidence of his knowledge of the Father and the Father’s knowledge of him. In other words, by the love with which he dies for his sheep he shows how greatly he loves his Father. Again he says: My sheep hear my voice, and I know them; they follow me, and I give them eternal life. Shortly before this he had declared: If anyone enters the sheepfold through me he shall be saved; he shall go freely in and out and shall find good pasture. He will enter into a life of faith; from faith he will go out to vision, from belief to contemplation, and will graze in the good pastures of everlasting life. So our Lord’s sheep will finally reach their grazing ground where all who follow him in simplicity of heart will feed on the green pastures of eternity. These pastures are the spiritual joys of heaven. There the elect look upon the face of God with unclouded vision and feast at the banquet of life for ever more. Beloved brothers, let us set out for these pastures where we shall keep joyful festival with so many of our fellow citi-zens. May the thought of their happiness urge us on! Let us stir up our hearts, rekindle our faith, and long eagerly for what heaven has in store for us. To love thus is to be already on our way. No matter what obstacles we encounter, we must not allow them to turn us aside from the joy of that heavenly feast. Anyone who is determined to reach his destina-tion is not deterred by the roughness of the road that leads to it. Nor must we allow the charm of success to seduce us, or we shall be like a foolish traveler who is so distracted by the pleasant meadows through which he is passing that he for-gets where he is going.

—————— With this reflection from Pope Saint Gregory the Great on today’s Gospel and Sunday of the Good Shepherd, let us re-connect with Jesus, who is our companion on our way to the Heavenly Father, to everlasting life. Because of COVID-19, it is hard to do social distancing with the congregation gathering for Mass. Yet we know our meeting Jesus, Our Good Shepherd, at Mass gives us the closeness and intimacy with our Blessed Lord and with each other as brothers and sisters in Christ. Together we are his flock. This activity helps us feel Christ’s presence, as we experience His pres-ence. We welcome Him with love from the bottom of our hearts. While our absence from Mass brings us too long for Jesus more, let us keep our closeness with Him in a Spiritual Com-munion. We join St. Alphonsus Liguori in his Spiritual Communion: “My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be sepa-rated from You. Amen.”

The names on our prayer list will stay on for 90 days. If you want to add or delete a name, please call the office @ 364-8360: Rhonda Darden, Peggy Lancon, Mary Ann Babin, Clifton Babin, Cindy Trahan, Kay Bourreaux, Lynn Bodin, Harriet Fowler, Craig Daniels, Acey & Diana Frugé, Mercedes Turner, Lonnie Lavergne, Cheryl Lavergne, Rita Gary, Kurt Lambalino, Kressant Landry, Joy Mayer, Lori Aguillard, Dale Landry, Charles Gautreaux, Jason Walker, Peggy Migues, Alvin Theriot, Rose Guilbeau, Peter & Bernadine Wil-liams, Mike & Dolores Boutte, Jerome Reed, Car-rol Romero, Jr., Hiroe Argobright, Neal Boutte, Christy Lannie, Sherry Darcey, Chandler Dore, Betty Duhon, Keren Viator, Patsy Barrilleaux, Emile & Doris Barras, Kiersten Price, Dawn Broussard, Stephen Etienne, Michael & Linda Sundberg, Raphael & Marie Duplechain, Dr. An-gela Langlinais, Myrna & Millard Poche, Jaquie Gondran, Ed McVey, Tammy Johnson, Stephanie Breaux Bradley, Celia Camacho, Carmen Merry-man, Fran Jackson, Gilbert Jackson, Robin L. Vi-ator, Theresa Olmsted, Sheryl S. Bourque, Lloyd & Ronnie Landry, Elise C. Verret, Michael & Claire Landry Family, Gloria Landry, Kate & Dylan Ortego, Dustin & Nicole V. Ortego, Colin D. Trahan, Carson Viator, Stella & Kole Schou-est, Gerald Viator, Brittany Marceaux, Hadley Babin, James Boudreaux, Heath Michael Boutte, Brent Buteaux, Gayle Hebert, Danny Segura, Ru-by Seneca, Randy Breaux, Monique Martin McCarty, Sally Romero, Jason Goutierrez, Ed-ward Hartwell, Caroline Dubois, Donald Poche, Debbie Clark, Gwen Meyers, Jim Upchurch, Ire-ne Hebert, Janis Dugas, Alice Robicheaux, Thel-ma Hulin, Dwayne Dugas, Curtis Hulin, Emma Lou Doerle Segura, Abby Musselwhite, Tiffany Segura, Child of Antonio & Jaclyn Aleman, Tara Romero, Billy Slampa, Brenda & Larry Musselwhite, Corliss Ramirez, Dorothy McDon-ald, Ulysse Robicheaux, Margaret Richard, Bren-da Castille, Chuck Estave, Ricky L. Lewis, Kei-sha Castille, Jerry Shuptrine, Randal Romero Please also pray for those individuals who, alt-hough they are in need of your prayers, have re-quested that their names not be publicized for pri-vacy reasons.

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WHY DO WE DO THAT? - CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED

Q: I have a friend who says she doesn’t need to attend Mass because she prays to God eve-ry day. What are your thoughts on this justi-fication?

A: If the only reason for going to church were to talk to God, your friend might be right. Prayer is not something limited to a physical place or even a holy place. If the sole purpose of the Church were prayer, it would be a narrow pur-pose indeed. The Church is a community of be-lievers, formed by “one Lord, one faith, one Baptism.” It is an outward sign of our faith in God instituted by Christ, and the purpose of the Church is to give us grace, that is, a share in God’s life. Coming to Mass is not really for God’s sake, but for ours. If we believe that Jesus is truly pre-sent in the Holy Eucharist, then we will want to be in His presence. We will want to be fed by Him. Our daily prayer and good works are strengthened by our authentic encounter with our Lord. For Catholics, it is at Mass that we celebrate the source and summit of our faith. If this is true, why would we ever stay away?

CURRENT EVENTS Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 3, 2020

Reading I: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 • St. Luke tells us St. Peter often testified: “Save yourself from this corrupt generation.” How is this message still applicable today? Reading II: 1 Peter 2:20b-25 • St. Peter asserts that the virtue of patience in one’s suffering is a grace from God because Jesus modeled patient suffering. How does the exercise of this spiritual disposition help bring peace of mind? Gospel: John 10:1-10 • Using the metaphor of sheep and gatekeeper, Jesus teaches his disciples the importance of remaining focused on his voice. Why do you think people are so easily distracted from other voices?

TODAY’S READINGS Tuesday, May 5, 2020 No Public Mass Wednesday, May 6, 2020 No Public Mass Thursday, May 7, 2020 No Public Mass Friday, May 8, 2020 No Public Mass Saturday, May 9, 2020 No Public Mass Sunday, May 10, 2020 No Public Masses No “Jesus is Alive Prayer Meeting”

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