April 13, 2014 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

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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

Parish Website: 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

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

April 13, 2014

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, April 12--Vigil of Palm Sunday of

the Passion of the Lord

4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;

Hebert & Benoit Family; Irving Domingue (living)

Robert & Hazel Chiasson; Losi Breaux Zenon;

Herselle & Gus Medina; Gussie & Valsin Benoit;

David Dias; Nolan & Theresa Guidry (liv. Ann.)

Sunday, April 13--Palm Sunday of the Passion

of the Lord 8:30 AM: Sick of the Parish

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

Monday, April 14--Monday of Holy Week

7:30 AM: Ewing Latimer, Jr.

Tuesday, April 15--Tuesday of Holy Week

7:30 AM: Lois Breaux Zenon God greatly exalted [Christ] and bestowed on him

the name which is above every name. — Philippians 2:9

Wednesday, April 16--Wednesday of Holy Week (Msgr. Charles Mallet)

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

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, April 17--Holy Thursday

6:00 PM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Friday, April 18--Good Friday

3:00 PM: Service

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—Wednesday, April 16: Donna

Guilbeau; Patsy Robicheaux; Andre Arceneaux;

Charlotte Privat.

Faces and Places on 10

Darla Montgomery with KLFY TV 10 visited us

recently on a Friday morning for Mass. The fea-

ture they prepared aired on their Sunday, April

6th newscast. You can find a link to the video on

our parish website stpat.org.

Pizza at St. Pat’s Pizza at St. Pat’s is having a morning retreat for our youth

on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. at the Par-

ish Hall. Young people ages 10 through 15 are invited.

The theme is God’s Extravagant Love. As part of the re-treat, we will enjoy a Christian Step Team Performance

and host an Easter Egg Hunt for the little ones. As we ex-

plore God’s love for us, we will consider how we can share that love with others. We will be supporting Opera-

tion Rice Bowl with whatever change you bring. We

hope to fill several “rice bowls”! Of course as always, there will be pizza! Come for fun, food and faith-

building!

God’s “Eggstravagant” Love On Saturday, April 19, Pizza at St. Pat’s is hosting an

Easter Egg Hunt for children 5 to 9 years old. The hunt

will be held in the parking lot of the Parish Hall at 11:00

a.m. Please have the children bring their own basket. Af-

terwards a message about God’s love will be given. The

children are invited to stay for pizza and other goodies, which will be served at 11:30 a.m.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

Masses at 7:30 a.m.

Holy Thursday, April 17

Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6 p.m.

Following Mass, Adoration will continue

until 8 p.m. in the Church

Good Friday, April 18

Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion at 3 p.m.

Day of fast and abstinence

Holy Saturday, April 19

The Easter Vigil at 8:00 p.m.

Service of Light, Liturgy of the Word

Remembrance of Baptism, & Celebration of

the Eucharist

Easter Sunday, April 20

Masses at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.

Good Friday: Good Friday is a day of fast and absti-

nence for people age 18—59. This means limiting to

one full meal and two smaller meals, with no snacking

between meals. Those who are younger or older may

freely embrace these disciplines. —Lenten disciplines

should never endanger your health.

Good Friday Collection, will be for the Shrines in

the Holy Land.

Permanent Diaconate Formation

Discerning for something different in your life? Are

you already serving in the parish and feel there might

be a calling to more? Deacon Jim Kincel has in-

formed the priests in the diocese that Bishop Jarrell

has authorized a new formation program for the per-

manent diaconate. If you think you might have a call-

ing to more ministry and want more information

please give Deacon Jim a call at 337-261-5609. He is

open to visiting with you over the phone or in person

to answer any questions you many have. There is no

obligation on your part for commitment to any pro-

gram. If the Holy Spirit is calling we need to allow the

Spirit to speak to us.

Praying for Mercy

Inspired by God's gracious gift of Divine Mercy,

we will gather in May for a pro-life Mass to pray

for victims of violence and an end to the death

penalty. Our focus will be praying for all those on

death row, especially those nearing execution, as

well as those who have suffered from their violent

actions. Believing in the inherent dignity of the

human person, and the sanctity of human life, we

pray for an end to direct attacks on any human life,

from conception to natural death. We pray for an

end to violence in our homes, on our streets, on the

battlefields, and in our prisons. Join us for Mass on

Saturday, May 3rd at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick Church

(406 E. Pinhook Road, Lafayette, LA). More in-

fo: Diocesan Pro-life office at 337-261-5607, or

St. Patrick at 337-237-0988.

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 27, at Our Lady of Fat-

ima Catholic Church. This event begins at 2:00

p.m. with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,

Divine Mercy Chaplet and Prayers, Sacrament of

Reconciliation, and more, followed by Holy Mass

at 3:00 p.m. The main celebrant will be Rev. Wil-

liam Schambough, Associate Pastor of St. Pius X

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

Confessions will be limited; you may receive the

Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to Divine Mercy

Sunday. Every effort will be made to accommo-

date those attending; however, Confessions will

end promptly at 2:45 p.m. Parking is available at

Our Lady of Fatima, with additional parking at

Blackham Coliseum with a uniformed police es-

cort to assist in crossing Johnston Street to the

Church. For more information, please contact

Mary Bergeron (654-8682) or visit

www.centralregiononline.org or www.diolaf.org.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory…………………….$ 3,492.01

Building Fund……………….$ 1,365.00

Thank you!

Date

Saturday, April 19

8:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 20

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 20

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Phyllis Roy; Brenda DeMette Patsy Robicheaux Karen Begnaud

Eucharistic

Ministers

Candis Thompson

Peggy Spruill

Sarah Hamsher

Gerrie McGovern

Maggie Sonnier

Sandra LaGrange

Leroy Abshire

Barbara Abshire

Tami Petre

Altar Servers Harry DeMette; Jacob Hamsher Glenn LaGrange Nicholas Begnaud

Ushers Oren Spruill

Joyce Stelly

Rachelle Trahan

Keith Toups

Jenny Feehan

Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for April

Readings for the Week

Monday Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11

Tuesday Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38

Wednesday Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69: 8-34; Mt 26:14-25

Thursday Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15

Friday Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42

Saturday a) Gn 1:1 —2:2; b) Ex 14:15 —15:1; c) Is 55:1-11; d) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28;

Romans 6:3-11; Psalm 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Lk 24-1-12

Sunday Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9

From the Pastor’s Desk

I ran across an interesting article about why we do not hold Passion plays during Holy Week services. The au-

thor pointed out that our services on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and at the Easter Vigil are much more than historical

representations. He said, “The Holy Week liturgy does not merely help the Church cast its mind back to Jerusalem and Calvary. The function of the liturgy of Holy Week is to celebrate what God in Christ is doing now, today among his

people.” Therefore our reading of the Passion is as much about suffering that happens today as it is about Good Friday.

When we recall Christ’s institution of the Eucharist, it is about the Eucharistic Christ present in our midst today as food and drink for the Body of Christ. When we wash feet, it is about the example of Christ inspiring service today, here in

the midst of the Church and out in the world. How can we better understand this?

We understand this by experiencing it. By embracing each of the celebrations on the ‘Three Days’ we call the

Triduum, we make ourselves available to God’s grace working in our midst today. Every Holy Thursday evening, the tabernacle is empty. We celebrate Eucharist as if for the first time, as once more we welcome and embrace the Real

Presence of Christ in our midst. When we venerate the wood of the Cross on Good Friday, we not only recall Christ’s

suffering, but we also offer up our own suffering, which Christ came into our midst to share. In that way we experience Christ walking with us today on our journey of faith, sharing our burdens, teaching us service, and giving us his very

self as our food for the journey.

The highlight of these three days is of course the Easter Vigil, the most solemn night of worship in the entire

liturgical year. We gather in darkness, conscious today of our need for the Light of Christ. We welcome the Risen Christ and his glorious light in the Service of Light. In the Liturgy of the Word, multiple readings from our Scriptures,

our holy writings, re-tell our story of salvation, from the beginning through to the story of the empty tomb. In the Litur-

gy of Baptism, we recall that glorious sacrament which united us to the death and rising of Christ, so that we too might live forever. In the Celebration of the Eucharist, we do today what Christ told us to do, in memory of him: We take,

and bless and break and share, receiving the Bread of Angels, the Holy Things, the Body and Blood of Christ.

Yes, the Church does gather for Mass on Easter Sunday, but that celebration cannot begin to capture the rich-ness of what we celebrate during the Triduum. We renew Baptismal promises and are blessed with water, as the newly

blessed Paschal candle burns in our midst. But there is so much more to celebrate, so much that it takes three days.

We’ve spent all of Lent preparing to celebrate those Three Days. Don’t miss them!