October 21, 2018 - Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org

stpat.org@gmail.com

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

Holydays of Obligation: 7:30 am only Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:00-7:25 am (and by appointment)

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 21, 2018

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, October 20--Vigil of the Twenty- Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Dr. Leonard & Betty Rolfes; Howard Fournet; Betty Fournet (living); Dr. Kenneth Odinet (living); Albert & Eva Dell Guilbeau; Herman & Betty Landry, Roy Patout D. Jefferson & S. Rick; J. Foreman II & C. Jefferson, Sr.; R. Patout & L. Patout Sunday, October 21--Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30 AM: Phil Simon; Bud & Euna Arce-neaux; Frank Garber; Vernon “Chips” Bell; Dr. Phillip F. Purpera 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, October 22--St. John Paul II, Pope 7:30 AM: Herman Landry

Tuesday, October 23--St. John of Capistrano, Priest

7:30 AM: Ronnie, Kenneth, Lanny & Richard Stutes Wednesday, October 24--St. Anthony Mary Clar-et, Bishop 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, October 25--Weekday 7:30 AM: Eldon Burke Friday, October 19--Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In Loving Memory of: Michel F. Bertucci

Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 6:55 am Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tues-day 7:15 am Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 am Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 am Pro-Life Rosary: 1st Fri. of the month 7 am

Anniversary Mass & Reception-11 am Sun. In celebration of the founding of our Diocese in 1918, and our parish’s founding in 1952, we will have a special mass this Sunday, October 21st at 10 am, and a reception in the parish hall at 11 am. This will mark the 66th anniversary of our parish. Please join us! “Pray daily for the end to abortion, that all mothers and children experience the loving support of the Church community and that all who suffer after abortion find healing and peace.” USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, “Another Look at Abortion”

Prayer for Hurricane Season

O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed

your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season we turn to you, loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with you Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your divine Son to reach heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen.

Bishop Maurice Shexnayder Through his suffering, my servant shall justify many. — Isaiah 53:11b

Reading “Rejoice and Be Glad” “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your lives.” These words are used at Mass to send us back out into the world, to glorify the Lord. But how do we do that? How can our little lives add anything to the splendor and majesty of God? Join us on five consecutive Tuesdays to explore Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation “Rejoice and Be Glad: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World”. In five chapters, the Holy Father explores ways in which the Lord calls us all to holiness, “each in his or her own way”. Sessions will begin at 6 pm, and last about an hour. Each session will focus on one of the five chapters of the document. No registration is required. Presenter: Fr. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Where: St. Patrick Catholic Church – 406 E. Pinhook Road, Lafayette, LA When: Tuesdays: October 30, & No-vember 6, 13, 20 & 27 Starting at: 6 p.m. Friendsgiving in Christ This year, we will be doing our holiday gathering a bit dif-ferently. Instead of a Christmas party, we will celebrate a “Friendsgiving in Christ”, on the Sunday before Thanks-giving (Nov. 18th), after the 10 am Mass. (So save the date!) It will still be a covered dish luncheon, but with a Thanksgiving theme, with the parish providing the meat and drinks. However there will be an entrance fee: one canned good, as we express our gratitude with outreach to the needy in our community. Come Lord Jesus! — On Thursdays Now This is a weekly study/support group that focuses on the upcoming Sunday readings in a small group setting. Through study, prayer and faith-sharing in a small group, members are able to deepen their faith, as well as their ap-preciation for the Sunday Eucharist, as a help to living out the Gospel day by day. We have an active group that meets on Thursdays, at 6 pm, in the classroom directly behind the Church (across from the restrooms). Anyone interested in deepening their faith and appreciation for the Eucharist is welcome to try it out. No need to register, just come and see! “Tolton: From Slave to Priest” This is a play based on the life of Fr. Augustus Tolton, a former slave and the first recognized American diocesan priest of African Descent. In 2011 Cadinal Francis George opened his cause for canonization and if canonized Fr. Tol-ton would be the first American born African American Saint. Fr. Tolton’s play is now immortalized on stage with an inspiring production produced by St. Luke Productions. The stage play is scheduled for Thursday, December 6th and Friday, December 7th at St. Pius X Elementary School, Lafayette, LA . This riveting drama is filled with all the elements of professional theater, runs 75 minutes, and is suitable for ages 10 and up. Admission will be $25/each. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.diolaf.org.

Centennial News A dream comes true—In October 1948, a long held dream of Bishop Jeanmard came true. Lafayette was to have a minor seminary for young men to begin their studies towards the priesthood. Thirty-three young men were in the first class of students. The offi-cial dedication of Immaculata Minor Seminary took place on October 24, 1949, with Bishop Cicognani, the Pope’s apostolic delegate to the United States, officiat-ing. The seminary was run by the Society of Mary (Marists) who served as faculty, and the Sisters of the Holy Family who oversaw the domestic arrangements. Immaculata Seminary consisted of four years of high school and first two years of college. It closed as a seminary in 1977. Centennial Mass—All are invited– the closing Mass for the Centennial Year of our Diocese will be Decem-ber 12th at the Cajundome Convention Center at 6 pm. Our Diocese and the wonderful people of our diocese and how God has poured forth His Love and guidance upon us in these last 100 Years will be the focus—A Century of love. Along with the Mass, there will be a Historical Display before and after the Mass as well as a presentation of the many people and cultures of our Diocese. The doors will open at 4:30 because there will be much to be a part of and see. All Catholics throughout our whole Diocese are invited and encour-aged to attend. Please mark your calendars. Centennial Yard Signs—from now until Dec. 12th, let us all put out our Centennial Yard Signs in solidari-ty of faith, knowing that God continues to make us His Church with His grace. If you need a yard sign, they can be purchased at the following 4 locations—Acadiana Religious, Crossroads Bookstore, Cathedral Gift Shop and the Diocese Chancery Office (1408 Car-mel Drive). Centennial Items for Sale — a limited amount of items were created for this Centennial Year and are true collectors’ items which will only be available dur-ing the remainder of this year—Centennial History of the Diocese of Lafayette (book), Centennial Paper-weight (color design), Centennial Christmas Ornament and the new Silver Commemorative Coin and a de-signer box. If you would like to have a Centennial re-membrance you can purchase them at Acadiana Reli-gious, Crossroads Bookstore, Cathedral Gift Shop and the Diocese Chancery Office (1408 Carmel Drive). These items can also be viewed on the Diocesan Cen-tennial Webpage. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory…………….……… $ 3,988.89 Thank you!!

The second collection this weekend is for the World Missions.

Date

Saturday, October 27 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 28 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, October 28 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Edward Turner Gerrie McGovern Coty Eastin

Eucharistic Ministers

George Eaton Candis Thompson Janell Venable

Suzanne Lavergne Maggie Sonnier Fred Vallot

Kenneth Broussard Madeline Simon Michael Doumit

Altar Servers Harold Guilbeau Mary Kramer Phyllis Roy

Ushers Martha Thompson George Guidry

Rachelle Trahan Keith Toups

Ben Berthelot Jenny Feehan

Liturgical Roles for October

From the Pastor’s Desk

“Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the sheep of his flock” (Psalm 100:3) At the beginning of this ‘Pro-life’ month, we began by exploring this Scripture passage, and what it means

to be made by God, and how we are called to belong to him. (See stpat.org) We affirmed that fundamental teach-ing of the Church that calls us to recognize and respect the sanctity of each and every human life, from concep-tion to natural death. Today we reflect on some ways that we continue to deny that fundamental truth.

Did you know that in the country of Iceland, they have practically eliminated children born with Downs Syndrome? No more than a handful of children are born with this condition every year, and that is usually be-cause the test was wrong. It is expected in their society that every pregnancy will be tested, and when the test shows that Downs Syndrome may be present, it is expected that the child will be aborted. Of course sometimes the test is wrong, so a few Downs children are born each year, not to mention when children are aborted who do not have the Syndrome. We don’t talk about those.

This is the story of the ‘life not worth living’. It happens at the beginning of life (about 40% of Downs ba-bies are aborted in the U.S. each year), and it happens at the end of life. In Holland and Belgium, euthanasia has been legal for years. Unlike in this country were we pretend to only euthanize those who are terminally ill, they are more open. People with dementia can be put to death, as well as those with other forms of mental illness. Last year, a 40 year old man who struggled with alcoholism was put to death. Belgium also euthanizes children. Currently in the U.S. physician-assisted death is legal in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Oregon, Ver-mont, and Montana; Hawaii joins the list in 2019.

Catholic teaching does not demand that we always do everything when one is ill or injured. When the burdens of the treatment outweigh the expected benefits, or the treatment just isn’t working, one may withdraw treatment. In that case, the person dies of the underlying disease (cancer, heart disease, etc.) There is a bright line between allowing death to occur, and causing it. It is the difference between allowing someone to drown be-cause I can’t swim, and holding their head under the water.

“We are his people, the sheep of his flock.” We are stewards, not owners of this precious gift of life, with a duty to preserve our lives, not end them when they seem to be ‘not worth living’.

Readings for the Week

Monday Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 12:13-21

Tuesday Eph 2:12-22; Ps 85:9ab-14; Lk 12:35-38

Wednesday Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 12:39-48

Thursday Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; Lk 12:49-53

Friday Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 12:54-59

Saturday Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 13:1-9

Sunday Jer 31:7-9; Ps 126:1-6; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52