St. Anthony of Padua Church www.sapparish.org February 14, 2016

Bulletin Bites

First Sunday in Lent ~ February 13/14, 2016

The story of the temptation of Jesus raises several questions. Why did the Spirit lead

Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil? Why did the devil temp Jesus to turn stones

into bread and offer Him all the kingdoms of the world? Why take Jesus to the parapet of the

temple in Jerusalem and tell Him to throw himself down so the angels could protect him

from harm? Well, there are an endless supply of stones in the Holy Land. Jesus could have

sold bread and become very rich. With great wealth and power over all of the kingdoms of

the earth, Jesus could control the lives of everyone. If people saw Him jump off the parapet

of the temple and land safely on the ground, they would have been so amazed He would

control their mind and spirit. Jesus not only resisted the temptations of the devil, He taught

us that we will not gain the Kingdom of God by unearned wealth, undeserved power, or

trickery. We get to heaven by being all that God created us to be. Do we want to get to

heaven? By: Deacon Gerald J. "Jerry" Martinez, J.D., M.Th.

TRY * SHOW * LIVE GOD’S MERCY

UPCOMING EVENTS

Lenten Book Study: All are invited to join our book study on HABITS OF THE SOUL: Learning to Live on Purpose which is held each Thursday in the Priory Chapel 6:30 to 8:30 pm. See the flyer for details.

3Religious Education: Registration for classes are still being accepted. Classes held each Tuesday from 6:15pm to 7:30pm in the school auditorium. Parents are required to pick their child up from the auditorium at dismissal. Call Joyce, 482-3984 for info.

Peace Prayer Walk: All are welcome to join the Peace Pray-er Walk held the last Tuesday of each month at Mater Dolorosa Church, 1230 S. Carrollton Avenue at 6pm.

Men’s Morning of Spirituality: All men are invited to attend the Morn-ing of Spirituality at SAP on February 20 8am to Noon. Mass with Archbishop Gregory Aymond.

CRS Operation Rice Bowl: Join our parish community this Lent by participating in the annual CRS Rice Bowl Campaign. Simply pick up your rice bowl from the rear of the Church beginning February 13/14, and fill it with your loose change throughout the season. You can also download the CRS R i c e B o w l a p p f r o m www.crsricebowl.org. What you give up for Lent can change lives.

2016 Men's Morning of Spirituality: The event titled: "God is My Anchor" will feature news personalities Bob Breck, Karen Swenson, and Ed Daniels; Mass with Archbishop Aymond, Recon-ciliation, Adoration, and great music! It will be at St. Anthony of Padua Church Saturday, February 20, 2016, from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM.

Divine Mercy Conference: “Open Wide the Doors of My Mercy”, February 26 4 pm to 10pm; February 27, 8 am to Noon, at St. Anthony of Padua. A Love offering will be taken.

Golden (50th) Wedding Anniversary: The Archdiocesan Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration (Celebrating 50 years of marriage) will take place on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 3:00 pm in St. Philip Neri Church in Metairie. Please note: the celebration will not include Mass. If you are interested in participating, you must call our parish office to register prior to February 24.

The MIR Group: Join The MIR Group on Monday, April 25 for a fundraising dinner with Ray-mond Arroyo beginning at 6:30 pm at The Rose Garden on Citrus Blvd in Harahan. Tickets start at $50. Call 504-256-3322 for details.

St. Catherine of Siena Class of 1959

is gathering contact information for the

Class of ‘59’s students for their 56th

Reunion which will be held on April 2,

2016. Contact Jeff Zimmermann 504-

615-2659 or Sharon Richard Heintz

504-491-2154.

Pro-Life Corner

A Note from Archbishop Aymond:

We wish to acknowledge the 500 high school students and adult chaperones from the archdiocese who endured a challenging pilgrimage to the March for Life in Washing-ton, D.C., last week. Although the extreme winter weather cut short their trip, I commend our young Church for their effort in standing up for life.

First Sunday in Lent ~ I Domingo de Cuaresma

Pensamientos Del Boletin

I Domingo de Cuaresma ~ 13/14 de Febrero de 2016

La historia sobre la tentacion a Jesus hace surgir muchas preguntas. Porque el espiritu

guio a Jesus al desierto hacer tentado por el diablo? Porque el diablo tento a Jesus convertir

piedras en pan y le ofrecio todos los reinos del mundo? Porque llevo a Jesus al parapeto del

templo en Jerusalem y decirle que se tire para que los angeles lo protegiesen? Bueno, hay una

infinidad de piedras en Tierra Santa. Jesus pudo vender pan y hacerse rico. Con gran poder y

riqueza sobre todos los reinos de la tierra, Jesus pudo haber controlado las vidas de todos. Si la

gente lo hubiese visto saltar del parapeto del templo y caer a salvo, hubiesen estado tan asom-

brados que el pudiese haber controlado sus mentes y espiritu. Jesus no solamente resisitio las

tentaciones del diablo; el nos enseno que no obtendra el Reino de Dios al crear riqueza sin

merito, poder inmerecido, o trucos. Llegamos al cielo siendo todo lo que Dios nos ha creado

que seamos. Deseamos ir al cielo? By: Deacon Gerald J. "Jerry" Martinez, J.D., M.Th.

Próximos eventos

Colecta de Comida para el Apostolado Social:

La colecta de comida para el apostolado social

sera el fin de semana del 5 y 6 de Marzo,

2016. Por favor donar comida no perecedera

para ayudar a nuestros hermanos y hermanas

en necesidad.

Plato de Arroz de CRS:

Únase a nuestra comunidad parroquial—y casi

14,000 comunidades católicas en los Estados

Unidos—en una jornada de Cuaresma que

cambia vidas con Plato de Arroz de CRS. Con-

siga el Plato de Arroz de su familia en [LUGAR]

el [FECHA], ¡y no olvide descargar la aplicación

de Plato de Arroz de CRS! Recuerde, sus sacrifi-

cios de Cuaresma cambian vidas.

San Ignacio nació en 1491 en el castillo de Lo-yola, en Guipúzcoa, norte de España, cerca de los montes Pirineos que están en el límite con Francia. Su padre Bertrán De Loyola y su madre Marina Sáenz, de familias muy distinguidas, tuvieron once hijos: ocho varones y tres mujeres. El más joven de todos fue Ignacio. Su hermana le dio libros sobre "La vida de Cris-to" y el "Año Cristiano", o sea la historia del san-to de cada día y le sucedió un caso muy espe-cial. Antes, mientras leía novelas y narraciones inventadas, en el momento sentía satisfacción pero después quedaba con un sentimiento horri-ble de tristeza y frustración. En cambio ahora al leer la vida de Cristo y las Vidas de los santos sentía una alegría inmensa que le duraba por días y días. Esto lo fue impresionando profunda-mente. Mientras leía las historias de los grandes santos pensaba: "¿Y por qué no tratar de imitarlos? Si ellos pudieron llegar a ese grado de espirituali-dad, ¿por qué no lo voy a lograr yo? ¿Por qué no tratar de ser como San Francisco, Santo Do-mingo, etc.? Estos hombres estaban hechos del mismo barro que yo. ¿Por qué no esforzarme por llegar al grado que ellos alcanzaron?". Y después se iba a cumplir en él aquello que de-cía Jesús: "Dichosos los que tienen un gran deseo

de ser santos, porque su deseo se cumplirá" (Mt. 5,6), y aquella sentencia de los psicólogos: "Cuidado con lo que deseas, porque lo conse-guirás". Mientras se proponía seriamente convertirse, una noche se le apareció Nuestra Señora con su Hijo Santísimo. La visión lo consoló inmensamente. Desde entonces se propuso no dedicarse a servir a gobernantes de la tierra sino al Rey del cielo. Lo acusaron injustamente ante la autoridad reli-giosa y estuvo dos meses en la cárcel. Después lo declararon inocente, pero había gente que lo perseguía. El consideraba todos estos sufrimien-tos como un medio que Dios le proporcionaba para que fuera pagando sus pecados. Y excla-maba: "No hay en la ciudad tantas cárceles ni tantos tormentos como los que yo deseo sufrir por amor a Jesucristo". El Colegio que San Ignacio fundó en Roma llegó a ser modelo en el cual se inspiraron muchísimos colegios más y ahora se ha convertido en la célebre Universidad Gregoriana. Como casi cada año se enfermaba y después volvía a obtener la curación, cuando le vino la última enfermedad nadie se imaginó que se iba a morir, y murió subitamente el 31 de julio de 1556 a la edad de 65 años. En 1622 el Papa lo declaró Santo y después Pío XI lo declaró Pa-trono de los Ejer-cicios Espirituales en todo el mundo. Su comunidad de Jesuitas es la más numerosa en la Iglesia Católica.

Trata * Muestra * Vive La Misericordia de Dios

San Ignacio de Loyola

Padre, en tus manos me pongo, haz de mi lo que quieras. Por todo lo que hagas de mí, te doy gracias. Estoy dispuesto a todo, lo acepto todo, con tal de que Tu voluntad se haga en mí y en todas tus

criaturas. No deseo nada más, Dios mío. Pongo mi alma entre Tus manos, te la doy, Dios mío, con todo el ardor de mi corazón porque te amo, y es para mí

necesidad de amor el darme, el entregarme entre tus manos sin medida,

con infinita confianza, porque Tu eres mi Padre.

St. Anthony of Padua Church www.sapparish.org February 14, 2016

Liturgy Intentions: Feb 13 to 19, 2016 First Week of Lent

SAT Blessed Virgin Mary Is 58:9b-14; Lk 5:27-32

4:00 The Parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua

SUN First Sunday of Lent Dt 26:4-10; Rom 10:8-13; Lk 4:1-13

7:30 Dr. Charles and Raymond Wagner

9:00 Ester Maria Bello, Felipe y Eva Balbuena,

Alfredo Billings, Jacinto Corona

11:00 Cindy and Steve Bergeron, Sarah Albanese,

Patricia Martin, Sarah Champagne,

Keith, Aubert and Brotmeyer Family

MON Weekday Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Mt 25:31-46

8:15 Ronald W. Holley, Jr.

12:10 Monday Church Ladies

TUES Weekday Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15

8:15 Archbishop-emeritus Francis B. Schulte

12:10 Georgia McConnell

WED Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32

8:15 The Souls in Purgatory

12:10 Marie T. Blaum,

Debbie Wilkens,

Rhan Taylor

THUR Weekday Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Mt 7:7-12

8:15 Special Intention

12:10 Tom McGoey, Matt McGoey, Sr.

FRI Weekday Ez 18:21-28; Mt 5:20-26

8:15 Celeste Pakebuch

12:10 Flynn, Campbell and Cottrell Families

SAT Blessed Virgin Mary Dt 26:16-19; Mt 5:43-48

SUN Second Sunday of Lent Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Phil 3:17-4:1 or 3:20-4:1; Lk 9:28b-36

Parish Giving for February 7, 2016

Second Collection for the week of February 21, 2016 is for The Catholic Charities Appeal. Thank you for your generosity!

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Please consider giving online by going to www.sapparish.org; click the WeShare icon.

Feb. 20: Men’s Morning of Spirituality 8am to Noon

Feb. 20/21: Second Collection: Catholic Charities Appeal

Feb. 22: Monthly Mass and Healing Service 7:00 pm

Feb. 27/28: Second Collection: Easter Flowers

March 2: Night of Confessions 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

March 5/6: Second Collection: Catholic Relief Services

March 5/6: Social Apostolate Food Drive

March 7: Pastoral Council Meeting 7:00 pm

March 9: Night of Confessions 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

March 13: Day Lights Savings Time begins at 2AM ~ Spring Forward!

March 12/13: Second Collection: Parish Improvement Fund

March 16: Night of Confessions 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

March 20: Palm Sunday

Celebrating 100 Years!

August 13, 2016, 4:00 pm

100th Year Celebration

Closing Mass

When he calls on me, I will answer him; I will deliver him and give

him glory, I will grant him length of days. Cf. Ps 91

Calendar

First Collection ($6,500 needed weekly) $ 12:10 p.m. Weekday Mass $

Votives (Candles) $ St. Anthony of Padua Social Apostolate $ All Souls’ Day $

The Lenten Season is quickly approaching! The following

are the Church’s guidelines concerning

FASTING AND ABSTINENCE

Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Fr iday by

all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are

bound to fast may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are

permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to each one’s

needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted.

Abstinence from meat is to be observed by Catholics 14 years

and older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays of Lent.

St. Anthony of Padua now has a parish app

for the Android and iPhone.

We invite you to

download the app today.

To get started, go to www.myparishapp.com

then follow the directions to set-up.

St. Anthony of Padua Church www.sapparish.org February 14, 2016

C entury lub

Jesus returned to Jordan and was led by

the Holy Spirit into the desert to

be...what?

(Hint: look in today’s readings)

Last week’s answer:

“Lord of Hosts.”

(See Isaiah 6:1-2a)

Our Mission Statement

The mission of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish is to develop an atmosphere for the members

of our Faith Community to live out the four-fold goals of the Catholic Church:

Worship, Word, Service, & Community.

Please pray for the Priests of our Archdiocese

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

14 Rev.

Neal

McDermott

OP

15 Rev.

Paul Van

Tung

Nguyen

16 Rev.

Alberto

Bermudez

17 Pope

Francis

18 Rev.

Marlon

Mangubat

19 Rev.

Lawrence

Urban,

SDB

20 Rev.

Terence

Hayden

21 Rev.

Matthew

Clark

OSB

22 Very

Rev.

Philip G.

Landry

23 Rev.

G.

Amaldoss

24 Rev.

Christopher

Amadi

SSJ

25 Rev.

Paul Thien

Duy Vu

SDD

26 Rev.

Ambrose

Udeze

MSP

27 Rev.

Teodoro

Agudo

AFM Cap

You are invited to participate in

Eucharistic Adoration each Friday.

Adoration begins after 8:15 Mass and ends with

Benediction at 11:50 am. You can spend as much or as little

time as you desire.

The Century Club winner for

February 8 was Felicia Ann Bergeron.

Congratulations!

PREACH MY PSALTER: A Dominican Rosary Apostolate

The Prayer and Study Group meets every Wednesday; 6-8pm

in the Conference Room.

Contact Fr. Mariano for further information.

Email: friarmarianoveliz@preachmypsalter.org

Website: www.preachmypsalter.com

Preach My Psalter

Offers the following on every Saturday morning:

5 am Holy Hour: Adoration, Rosary, & Benediction

Confessions available during Holy Hour

Online Giving is now available at St. Anthony!

You can donate, schedule/pay for Masses, votives

and more by following the directions below.

From our website:

1) Visit www.sapparish.org; click the WeShare Icon.

2) Click on any collection, Mass or Votive Intention.

3) Select your donation amount and frequency.

4) Enter in your account and payment information.

From your Smartphone:

Scan QR code (below) & follow steps 2 thru 4 (above).

It’s safe, simple & convenient.