February 8, 2015 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register by calling the office. Attend-ance is suggested during pregnancy.

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

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 8, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, February 7--Vigil of the Fifth Sun-

day in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;

Chad & Cherry Thompson (living)

Sunday, February 8--Fifth Sunday in Ordi-

nary Time 8:30 AM: Lorraine Day;

Julia Phillips; Cecelia Ledet; Dolores Anna

“Dee” Zimmerman; Dr. Nicholas Olivier;

Phoebe Vermillion; Ewing Latimer, Jr.

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

Monday, February 9--Weekday 7:30 AM: Amy & Charles Smith;

Michael Vance; Kevin Rozas

Tuesday, February 10--St. Scholastica, Virgin

7:30 AM: Joseph Guidroz

[The LORD] tells the number of the stars

and calls them by name.

— Psalm 147:4

Wednesday, February 11--Our Lady of Lourdes,

World Day of the Sick

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

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);

Thursday, February 12--Weekday

7:30 AM: Carolyn Sittig;

Cherry & Jerry Boudreaux; The Lalande & Winn

Families

Friday, February 13--Weekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Altar Flowers

In Loving Memory of:

M/M Paul J. Blanchet, Jr.

Bill Fawcett

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, February 13: Gloria

Boudreaux; Maggie Sonnier; Stephanie Bacque;

Josette Delahoussaye; Charlotte Privat

Annual Diocesan Collections

Please note that the Building Fund Collection is

always picked up on the first Sunday of the

month. National Collections are planned for the

third Sunday of the month (except the World

Mission Sunday, because of the BSA collection).

Following is a list of the Diocesan Collections to be taken

throughout the year.

Corrected

Annual Diocesan Collections—2015

Church in Latin America January 17-18

Aid to Church in Eastern

Europe & Africa & Feb. 14-15 (combined) Black & Indian Missions

Catholic Relief Services March 14-15

Holy Land (Good Friday) April 3 Catholic Home Missions April 18-19

Peter’s Pence June 20-21

Catholic Communications July 18-19

Catholic University of America September 19-20 Bishop’s Services Appeal October 17 –18

World Mission Sunday October 24 –25

Cath. Campaign Human Dev. November 14-15 Retirement Fund for Religious December 12-13

End Human Trafficking On February 8th, the Feast Day of St. Josephine Bakhita,

we pray with the whole church for an end to human slav-

ery. (See insert) We recall the words of Pope Francis in

'Evangelii Gaudium': "I have always been distressed at the lot of those who are victims of various kinds of human traf-

ficking. How I wish that all of us would hear God's cry,

'Where is your brother?' (Gen 4:9). Where is your brother or sister who is enslaved? Where is the brother and sister

whom you are killing each day in clandestine warehouses,

in rings of prostitution, in children used for begging, in ex-ploiting undocumented labour? Let us not look the other

way."

Theresians Lenten Day of Reflection The Roses of Acadiana District of Theresians International

is sponsoring a “Lenten Day of Reflection” for women on

Saturday, February 21, from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Elementary School Theater, 201 East Bayou Park-

way, Lafayette. This year’s retreat, entitled “When There’s

a Calling, There’s a Cross”, features speakers Diane Alex-ander, Deacon Philip Lizotte and Rev William “Bill” Rus-

koski. A light snack and lunch are included. Please go

to www.acadianatheresians.com for information and to reg-

ister and pay on line. For additional information, please contact Gerry LeBlanc (233-0015 or gple-

blanc@cox.net). For registration questions, please contact

Cheryl Angelette (344-5142), Virginia Champagne (962-3944) or email either at register@acadianatheresians.com.

Aquinas Institute Spring 2015 Course Offering

Ecclesiology: Nature and Mission of the Church

Instructor: Mr. Joshua Brumfield, M.A.

As an introduction to ecclesiology, this course seeks to pro-

vide a concrete understanding the theology of the Church with attention to given to implications of this theology for

Christian life. We will explore the origin, nature, structure,

and mission of the Church with reference to Old Testament precursors to the Church as well as various New Testament

text. Some of the topics to be discussed are: the divine

origin of the Church, the Church as the body and bride of

Christ, the papacy, episcopal collegiality, Eucharist and the Church, and the Church in the modern world. Ecumenical

concerns may also be considered in connection with some

of these topics, time permitting. Location: St. Thomas More in Eunice (Social Hall). Dates: Thursdays 7:00PM-

9:15PM; February 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12. Registra-

tion fee: $60 per course. College Student Discounted Reg-istration: $30 with a valid College ID Registration is availa-

ble online www.AquinasLafayette.org or contact Aquinas

Institute Coordinator, Katie Austin via email:

Katie@ourladyofwisdom.org or call 337-232– 8742. Checks payable to “Aquinas Institute.”

Women’s Conference 2015 St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Scott, LA will

host its fourth “Women’s Conference” on Saturday,

March 21. The theme for the conference is “Women

Surviving the Storm.” Presenters are Ms. Linda Brooks of Church Point, LA, and Mrs. Diane Alexan-

der, author of Divine Justice. Donation is

$15.00. Lunch will be provided. Please send registra-tion to: St. Martin de Porres Church, Women’s Confer-

ence; P. O. Box 1347; Scott, LA 70583. For more in-

formation, please call the church office at 337-232-1968. Conference time is 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. All

are invited to attend.

Reminder—Baby Items Next weekend is time to bring baby items to be given

away to those mothers who choose life for their babies.

Immediate need: diapers for infants and sizes 3, 4 & 5; wipes; body wash; baby lotion, diaper bags. Also

needed: basinettes; toddler beds; breast pumps. The

kindness of your donations help this ministry.

St. Mary Church Bus Trip

St. Mary Church, Lafayette, is offering a bus trip to

New Orleans to visit the Blessed Francis Seelos Center,

Notre Dame Seminary & more on Thursday, March

5, 2015. Price per person is $59. Reservations are nec-

essary and full payment must be made. For complete

reservation information, please contact Barbra Thibodeaux (235-3240) or JoAnn LeJune at St. Mary

Church (981-3379).

Healing Hearts “Healing Hearts” is a new Support Group for women

whose relationships have been affected by pornography

or sexual addiction of a loved one. Meetings are held in the evening during the week for 1 hour and 30

minutes, in Lafayette. This is a highly confidential

group. Confidentiality statement must be signed by all members before the place and time of meeting will be

disclosed. Please call 337-404-6113 Voicemail and the

group facilitator will return your call as soon as possi-ble.

Second Collection Next Weekend

Your support is needed to fund and strengthen the

Catholic Church in Central and Eastern Europe

and for the needs of the Black and Indian Missions.

Our faith call us to serve the marginalized and to care for every human life. Please be generous!.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK

Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory……………………..$ 4,938.15

Building Fund………………..$ 1,677.19 Thank You!

Date

Saturday, February 14

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 15

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, February 15

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Dana Guidry Susan Cain Karen Begnaud

Eucharistic

Ministers

Oren Spruill

Peggy Spruill

Janell Venable

Larry Lewis

Fred Vallot

Sandra LaGrange

Jerry Boudreaux

Dee Boudreaux

Phyllis Roy

Altar Servers George Eaton Glenn LaGrange Nicholas Begnaud

Ushers

George Guidry

Joyce Stelly

William & Stephanie Bacque Joyce Stelly

Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for January

Readings for the Week

Monday Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56

Tuesday Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13

Wednesday Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23

Thursday Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30

Friday Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37

Saturday Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10

Sunday Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 — 11:1; Mk 1:40-45

From the Pastor’s Desk

Last week, I wrote about the invitation to prayer this Sunday to end human trafficking. There is another significant day this week, the World Day of the Sick, begun 23 years ago by Pope John Paul II, and set each year on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Last fall, I joined a prayer campaign offered by the Catholic Health Association, “100 Days of Prayer for the Sick”. Each week we would receive a new prayer to pray that week, leading up to Feb. 11th. I had to use a bit of tech to make it happen, putting that week’s prayer on my phone as a to-do item, com-plete with daily reminder. It’s been a rich experience, saying a specific prayer each day for those who are in need.

Along the way we’ve prayed for a variety of persons who are in need. They included persons suffering from War, from Natural Disaster, from Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking, for Refugees without Healthcare, for the Sick Poor, for the Mentally Ill, for those suffering from Alzheimer’s and Dementia, for those at the End of Life, for those with Chronic Illness and Pain, for Pregnant Women, for Children who are Ill, and for Family Caregivers. If you would like, you can join in by pausing for one minute of silent prayer at 1:00 p.m. this Thursday as we pray for all of the sick.

The list of the needy is a lengthy one, and striking as it brings to mind how many people are struggling in life. These prayers of petition also remind us of that tension in all intercessory prayer, as we lift up our voices longing for a particular outcome, even as we recognize that we of ourselves cannot make it happen. It is why we pray. Yet even when we ourselves cannot ‘fix things” or make everything right, which is so often true with illness and injury, that does not mean we can do nothing. Pope Francis, in his message for the World Day of the Sick, had this to say:

“Wisdom of the heart means being with our brothers and sisters. Time spent with the sick is holy time. It is a way of praising God who conforms us to the image of his Son, who “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mt 20:28). Jesus himself said: “I am among you as one who serves” (Lk 22:27). With lively faith let us ask the Holy Spirit to grant us the grace to appreciate the value of our often unspoken willingness to spend time with these sisters and brothers who, thanks to our closeness and affection, feel more loved and comforted. How great a lie, on the other hand, lurks behind certain phrases which so insist on the importance of “quality of life” that they make people think that lives affected by grave illness are not worth living! “

Sometimes, it is just about being with them, in imitation of Christ.