March 4, 2018 - Third Sunday of Lent

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

Third Sunday of Lent March 4, 2018

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, March 3--Vigil of the Third Sun-day of Lent 4:00 PM: Dr. Leonard & Betty Rolfes; Howard Fournet; Betty Fournet (living); Stephen Nepveaux; Sawyer Allums; Phil Simon; Bud & Euna Arceneaux; Emma Andrus Constantine; Una Hargrave; Carol Babineaux Sunday, March 4--Third Sunday of Lent 8:30 AM: George Sigue & Siblings; Lorraine Day; Lloyd Sigue; Annabelle John-son; Bradley DeMette; Shannon Doucet 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, March 5--Lenten Weekday 7:30 AM: Bella & Yvonne Hernandez; Adam Hernandez I, the Lord, am your God . . . You shall not have other gods besides me. — Exodus 20:2a, 3

Tuesday, March 6--Lenten Weekday

7:30 AM: Mary Ann & Pete Lavergne (living);

Lionel Jeanmard (living); Andre Arceneaux (living) Wednesday, March 7--Saints Perpetua & Felicity, Martyrs 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, March 8--St. John of God, Religious 7:30 AM: Sawyer Allums Friday, March 9--St. Frances of Rome, Religious 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Friday—7:00 a.m.

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 Friday of the month 7 am Shamrocks—Friday, March 9: Jerry & Dee Boudreaux; Betty Fournet; Daniel & Charlotte Privat. Lenten Daily Masses: Monday through Friday: 7:30 a.m. Way of the Cross: Fridays 7:00 a.m.

Next Sunday, March 11th.

Annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast

We will be celebrating our St. Patrick’s Day Break-fast on Saturday, March 17th, at the Petroleum Club, 111 Heymann Blvd., at 8:00 am. This year it is our 19th gathering as a community of faith to re-member our patron saint. If you have a special talent and would like to share it, we would encourage you to begin the project — painting, bake, cook, garden-ing, crafts, sewing, etc., etc. Just bring it the day of the breakfast for door prizes. Please note that it is not necessary to provide a door prize. Please sign the tab-let at the back of the church if you are planning to attend as we need to know how many to prepare for. Fr. Keith! Monday, March 5th

Holy Hour for Vocations You are invited to the monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday, March 5, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick 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 priest-hood and religious life sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette. Food for the Journey The Central Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette presents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speakers se-ries designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our dai-ly lives. Our speaker for March will be Rev. Matthew Hebert, Parochial Vicar of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Eunice. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at River Oaks Catering and Event Center Lafayette, 520 East Kaliste Saloom Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional buffet is available for purchase beginning at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed” – please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not re-quired. For more information, please call Danielle Huval (232-1322). Jubilee of the Word Marathon In honor of the centennial of the Diocese of Lafayette, the Holy Bible will be read cover to cover publicly in the Square of St. Martinville, beginning Wednesday, April 4th at 12:30 p.m. and ending on Sunday, April 8th at 4:30 p.m. A 100-Hour Marathon with over 300 assigned readers! Come Marinate in the Word! For more infor-mation or to sign up as a reader, call Fr. Michael Cham-pagne at (337) 394-6550 or fetedieuduteche@gmail.com. Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat Rachel’s Vineyard is a retreat for those who have suffered the wounds of abortion. It is and extraordinary opportunity for any person who struggles with the emotional and spir-itual pain of abortion. The weekend is a unique and effec-tive process designed specifically to help you experience the mercy and compassion of God. This process is ex-tremely helpful for those who have difficulty forgiving themselves or others. The weekend will help your soul find a voice and transform the pain of the past into hope! The next retreat will be held March 23-25, 2018. Pre-registration is required. Contact: Karol or Trista at 337-261-5607. Baby Items-Women’s Center There is a bassinet for baby items out every weekend. Feel free to bring baby items any time. Help support new moth-ers in bringing their children into the world. Opportunities for Confessions During Lent Monday, March 5, 6:00-7:30 pm—St. Edmond Catholic Church, 4131 Congress St., Lafayette Tuesday, March 6, 6:00-7:30 pm—Holy Cross Catholic Church, 415 Robley Drive, Lafayette

Centennial News Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Jarrell On March 4, 1993, Bishop Michael Jarrell was ordained to the rank of the episcopacy. Bishop Jarrell, a native of Opelousas, previously served as a priest in the Diocese of Lafayette at St. Louis High School in Lake Charles, at St. Michael’s in Crowley, and as a pastor of Sacred Heart in Broussard and Sacred Heart in Ville Platte. Pope St. John Paul II appointed him to serve as the second Bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodeaux. He chose “In all things charity” as his episcopal motto. After nine years in Houma, Bishop Jarrell would be named the sixth Bishop of Lafayette in 2002. Second Centennial Deanery Mass will be at St. Landry Catholic Church, our 2nd oldest canonically established Church in the Diocese, on March 23 at 6:30 pm, in Opelousas. All Clergy and Laity are invit-ed to attend this Mass and reception with our Bishop Deshotel as we continue to honor and celebrate this Centennial Jubilee Year of our Diocese. Volunteers Needed at United Christian Outreach 422 Carmel Ave., Laf., 70501. Volunteers with pick up trucks & or trailers are needed on Monday morn-ings from 8-10 to bring boxes of food from Second Harvest, 215 Pinhook Rd., to UCO. You may volun-teer for 1 or 2 Mondays. For more information contact UCO, Mon, Tue, Wed or Fri from 10-1:30 at 234-0162 or Val Culpepper at 234-7830. Annulment Process Workshop April 17, 2018, the Judicial Vicar for the Diocese of Lafayette, Msgr. Robie Robichaux, will be presenting workshops on Declaration of Nullity and what is need-ed to begin the process. Additionally, the Office of Marriage and Family Life will provide information and resources available to individuals dealing with divorce and grief recovery. The two hour workshop will be held at 10:00 am or 6:00 pm at the Diocesan offices, 1408 Carmel Drive, Lafayette, LA. Prior to attending one of the sessions, please register by calling 261-5623, or via email to catrahan@diolaf.org. There is no charge for this workshop. Second Collection Next Weekend Next week our parish will take up the Catholic Relief Services Collection. This collection supports six Catholic agencies that touch more than 100 million lives around the world. The funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, support to displaced refugees, and Christ’s love and respect to all people here at home and abroad. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory…………….……… $ 5,321.72 Thank You!

The Second collection today is for our Building Fund.

Date

Saturday, March 10 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 11 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 11 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Dana Guidry Susan Cain Phyllis Roy

Eucharistic Ministers

George Eaton Janell Venable Peggy Spruill

Maggie Sonnier Suzanne Lavergne Larry Lewis

Kenneth Broussard Madeline Simon Janeth Harrington

Altar Servers Rosalind Allen Mary Kramer Debra Carroll

Ushers Oren Spruill George Guidry

Rachelle Trahan Keith Toups

Jenny Feehan Ben Berthelot

Liturgical Roles for March

From the Pastor’s Desk

Every now and then, someone will ask a question about “the fear of the Lord”. Especially when we look at the face of God revealed in Jesus of Nazareth, one can well wonder why one should be afraid. I ran across an in-teresting insight from St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers in the 4th century. He points out that Scripture says the fol-lowing: “Come, my children, listen to me, I shall teach you the fear of the Lord.” Clearly this ‘fear of the Lord’ is something that has to be learned. He goes on:

““Fear” is not to be taken in the sense that common usage gives it. Fear in this ordinary sense is the trepi-dation our weak humanity feels when it is afraid of suffering something it does not want to happen. We are afraid, or made afraid, because of a guilty conscience, the rights of someone more powerful, an attack from one who is stronger, sickness, encountering a wild beast, suffering evil in any form. This kind of fear is not taught: it happens because we are weak. We do not have to learn what we should fear: objects of fear bring their own ter-ror with them. “

How does one learn true ‘fear of the Lord’? He says that it has to be “acquired by obedience to the com-mandments, by holiness of life and by knowledge of the truth.” One may assume that part of the truth referenced here is the truth about God, who is love, as Scripture attests. There is an intimate connection between God’s love, our love for God, and the ‘fear of the Lord’. So what we are talking about here as we seek to walk in his ways is a recognition of the majesty and greatness of God, the creator of all that is. The ‘fear of the Lord’ is much more about a sense of wonder and awe than it is about the kind of fear that rises up within us when we are threatened or in danger.

This sense of awe and wonder does not prevent us from approaching God, as common human fear might do. Quite to the contrary, recognizing the majesty of God should draw us every closer to him, just as one is drawn to come close to something beautiful and amazing. Consider the splendor of all creation. Since creation itself is an expression of who God is, when we behold the beautiful in the sky or the ocean or in any of God’s creatures, we are led to adoration of the hand that created it. We want to be close to that Creator.

So do not fear the ‘fear of the Lord’. Instead, remember always the greatness of the one who so loved the world that he gave his only Son, for the salvation of the world. Walk in his ways, learn of his truth, and you shall walk in the light of life. In this manner, we learn the ‘fear of the Lord.’

Readings for the Week

Monday 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30

Tuesday Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6-7bc, 8-9; Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19

Thursday Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Lk 11:14-23

Friday Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-11ab, 14, 17; Mk 12:28-34

Saturday Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-21ab; Lk 18:9-14

Sunday 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-6; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21