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October 18, 2015 - Twenty –Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org
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
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
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 18, 2015
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, October 17--Vigil of the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau; Phil Simon; Bud & Euna Arceneaux; Cecil & Eva Mae Hebert ; Dr. Leonard Rolfes; M/M Remy Melancon; M/M Edward Joseph Guidry; Clarence Champagne; Percy Joseph Melancon Sunday, October 18--Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 AM: Frank Garber; Pete Lavergne (liv.); Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, October 19--Saints John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs 7:30 AM: Dr. Leonard Rolfes
Tuesday, October 20--St. Paul of the Cross, Priest 7:30 AM: Bella Hernandez; Gussie Hernandez; Manilla Conques Wednesday, October 21--Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, October 22--Blessed John Paul II, Pope 7:30 AM: Dr. Leonard Rolfes Friday, October 23--St. John of Capistrano, Priest 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In loving memory of: Dr. Leonard Rolfes
Through his suffering,
my servant shall justify many. — Isaiah 53:11b
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, October 23: No clean-ing. Thanks to all who faithfully volunteer to clean our Church!
A Family Blessing Lord of all, Bless our families. Be they formed by blood or by circumstance, Make them holy. As you reveal yourself to us in three persons: Father, Son, and Spirit, And in the relationship that flows among the three, May we find you in our relationships. In our marriages, in our families, In our households, in our communities, In our global humanity. May we look across all that divides us And see family, And embrace as a family does. And love as a family ought to. For where two or three gather in your name There are you in the midst. There indeed are you, The one for whom we long so deeply.
All Souls Day – Outdoor Mass & Blessing of the Graves St. Genevieve invites all to an Outdoor Mass & Blessing of the Graves on Monday, November 2, at 10:00 a.m. at Cal-vary Cemetery, 355 Teurlings Drive @ Carmel Drive, Lafayette. Everyone is invited to celebrate Mass with the students from Teurlings Catholic High School and St. Gen-evieve Middle School. Please bring your lawn chairs. For questions, please call St. Genevieve Church (234-5147). Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette presents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for November is Rev. Joseph Hund, OFM, Associate Pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Lafayette. Food for the Journey will be held on Tuesday, November 3, at Wyndham Garden Lafayette (formerly “HOTEL ACADIANA”), 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buffet is available for purchase beginning at 11:30 a.m. All are wel-come to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not required. For more information, please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682). Grief Can Be Merciful As Pope Francis declares “The Year of Mercy”, let us al-low Mercy to welcome Healing as we journey with Grief. Sarah Brabant, Ph.D. and author of the book, “Mending the Torn Fabric: For Those Who Grieve and Those Who Want to Help Them”, will offer some compassionate tools to as-sist with this process. Dr. Brabant will speak at St. Bene-dict the Moor Church, 9135 Cameron Street in Duson from 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2015. No registration or fees. For information please contact Janeth Harrington @ 337.258.0073 or [email protected]. St. Mary Bus Trip to EWTN St. Mary Church, Lafayette, is offering an overnight Bus Trip on November 17-20, 2015, to visit EWTN and the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament. This pilgrimage includes an overnight stay at St. Bernard Abbey Retreat & Confer-ence Center in Cullman, Alabama; a pilgrimage to EWTN in Irondale, Alabama. Priests from the order of the Mis-sionaries of the Eternal Word will be available for Mass and Confessions, and we will have the opportunity to join the studio audience for an EWTN Live Show. We will then travel to Hanceville, Alabama to Our Lady of the An-gels Monastery before returning home on November 20. For registration details, cost and more information, please contact JoAnn LeJune at St. Mary Church (981-3379) or Barbara Thibodeaux (235-3240).
Mass of Hope and Thanksgiving A special “Mass of Hope and Thanksgiving” will be held on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 415 Robley Drive, Lafayette, for all (men, women and loved ones) who have been affected by any type of Cancer. Please join us for this special occasion. Light refreshments will be served after Mass in the Vestibule of Church and you may reg-ister for door prizes. There will be a Basket of Prayer Intentions. For more information, please call 984-9636 or visit www.holycrosslafayette.com. 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, November 2, 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. TCH Open House All parents and students who are considering Teurlings Catholic High School for the 2016-2017 school year are invited to join in for TCH Open House—Thursday, November 12th in the school gym. Tours begin at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Hanes in the Admis-sions Office at 235-5711 Ext. 1, or [email protected]. Bishop’s Services Appeal To be disciples of Jesus Christ and good stewards of the gifts we have been given we should acknowledge that by supporting the 2105 Bishop’s Services Appeal we return to the Lord what has been received. It repre-sents our response to God’s unfailing love for each of us. We are called to service, discipleship, and good stewardship. This weekend is Bishop’s Services Ap-peal Commitment Weekend. Please give by re-sponding to Bishop Jarrell’s letter, by using a pledge envelope found here in church, by giving online @ www.diolaf.org/bsaonline or by calling BSA office 337/261-5641. Thank you. Your kindness will be rewarded. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory……………………..$ 5,178.22 Thank You! The second collection this weekend is for Bishop’s Services Appeal.
Date
Saturday, October 24 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 25 8:30 a.m.
Sunday, October 25 10:00 a.m.
Lectors
Dana Guidry Larry Lewis Brenda DeMette
Eucharistic Ministers
George Eaton Candis Thoumpson Harold Guilbeau
Maggie Sonnier Susan Cain Sandra LaGrange
Kenneth Broussard Madeline Simon Janeth Harrington
Altar Servers Janell Venable Glenn LaGrange Harry DeMette
Ushers
Joyce Stelly George Guidry
Donald & Sottie Vallot
Robin Roy Lionel Jeanmard
Liturgical Roles for October
Readings for the Week
Monday Rom 4:20-25; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 12:13-21
Tuesday Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Lk 12:35-38
Wednesday Rom 6:12-18; Ps 124:1b-8; Lk 12:39-48
Thursday Rom 6:19-23; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 12:49-53
Friday Rom 7:18-25a; Ps 119:66, 68, 76-77, 93-94; Lk 12:54-59
Saturday Rom 8:1-11; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 13:1-9
Sunday Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126:1-6; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52
From the Pastor’s Desk
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, had so much to tell us during his recent visit. I want to use this space for a few weeks to highlight a few snippets of his remarks, perhaps tempting you to explore more deeply. Videos and transcripts remain accessible through our parish website, stpat.org. Below is a quote from his homily at the clos-ing Mass of the World Meeting of Families (9/27):
“Our Father will not be outdone in generosity and he continues to scatter seeds. He scatters the seeds of his presence in our world, for “love consists in this, not that we have loved God but that he loved us” first (1 Jn 4:10). That love gives us the profound certainty that we are sought by God; he waits for us. It is this confidence which makes disciples encourage, support and nurture the good things happening all around them. God wants all his chil-dren to take part in the feast of the Gospel. Jesus says, “Do not hold back anything that is good, instead help it to grow!” To raise doubts about the working of the Spirit, to give the impression that it cannot take place in those who are not “part of our group”, who are not “like us”, is a dangerous temptation. Not only does it block conversion to the faith; it is a perversion of faith!
“Faith opens a “window” to the presence and working of the Spirit. It shows us that, like happiness, holiness is always tied to little gestures. “Whoever gives you a cup of water in my name will not go unrewarded”, says Jesus (cf. Mk 9:41). These little gestures are those we learn at home, in the family; they get lost amid all the other things we do, yet they do make each day different. They are the quiet things done by mothers and grandmothers, by fathers and grandfathers, by children, by brothers and sisters. They are little signs of tenderness, affection and compassion. Like the warm supper we look forward to at night, the early lunch awaiting someone who gets up early to go to work. Homely gestures. Like a blessing before we go to bed, or a hug after we return from a hard day’s work. Love is shown by little things, by attention to small daily signs which make us feel at home. Faith grows when it is lived and shaped by love. That is why our families, our homes, are true domestic churches. They are the right place for faith to become life, and life to grow in faith.
“Jesus tells us not to hold back these little miracles. Instead, he wants us to encourage them, to spread them. He asks us to go through life, our everyday life, encouraging all these little signs of love as signs of his own living and active presence in our world.”
Little gestures of care and love—signs of the presence of the Holy Spirit.