PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Closed on Holidays

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS

Perpetual Help Novena Prayers: Tuesday after 6:00 a.m. Mass

Benediction: 1st Friday after 6:00 a.m. Mass

1st Saturday before 8:00 a.m. Mass

Healing Mass: In honor of St. Charbel on the 22nd of every month at 6p.m.

Adoration Chapel: Open Daily

Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Holy Hour for Vocations: 1st Saturday of every Month

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

June 3, 2018 • Corpus Christi Sunday

SAINT AGNES 749 EAST BOULEVARD

BATON ROUGE, LA 70802

• Parish Office: 225-383-4127 • Fax: 225-383-4154

• Email: saintagnes2@bellsouth.net or saintagnes58@bellsouth.net

• Website: www.stagnesbr.com

Catholic Church

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday Vigil .............................................................. 4:00 p.m. Sunday .................. 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m. (Tridentine), 11:00 a.m. Monday–Friday ............................................................ 6:00 a.m. Saturday ........................................................................ 8:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS: Before daily Mass and Saturday morning Mass. Also, Saturdays 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. or by appointment.

BAPTISMS: Contact the Parish Office.

MARRIAGES: Engaged couples should contact the Pastor six months before the wedding date for preparations.

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Charbel Jamhoury

Pastor

Rev. J. Clifton Hill, C.S.Sp. In Residence

Rev. Joey F. Angeles

In Residence

J. Tommy Traylor Permanent Deacon

Mrs. Kitty Blanchard

Bookkeeper/Secretary

Child Protection Coordinator

Mrs. Eileen Carroll Receptionist/Bulletin/Web Site

Mrs. Donna Davis

DRE/Youth Group

Mr. Keith Manley

Security/Sacristan

Mrs. Nancy Hendrick

Ms. Cristal Hebert Cantors

Ms. Carla Landry

Latin Choir Director

Mr. Daniel Blanchard

Mrs. Mary Broussard

Organists

Miss Christi Atkinson Pianist

Mr. Danny Atkinson

Guitarist

Mr. Eric LeDuff Facilities Service Manager

St. Gertrude the Great was a 13th century German nun, writer,

and mystic who was told by Our Lord that, each time she piously recited this prayer (below), 1,000 souls would be released from their suffering in purgatory:

“Eternal Father, I offer You the most precious blood of thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal Church, for those in my own home, and in my family. Amen.”

From Fr. Charbel… Corpus Christi Sunday June 3, 2018

My dear parishioners and friends

Peace be with you!

“Corpus Christi”. What a great celebration of our Catholic Churches around the whole world! The Church celebrates this feast day for the 754th time. Here is the history of this celebration of the Body and Blood of Christ. In the year 1263 a priest from Prague was on route to Rome making a pilgrimage asking God for help to strengthen his faith since he was having doubts about his vocation. Along the way he stopped in Bolsena, 70 miles north of Rome. While celebrating Mass there, as he raised the Host after the consecration, the bread turned into flesh and began to bleed. The drops of blood fell onto the small white cloth on the altar, called the corporal. The following year, 1264, Pope Urban IV instituted the feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus, today’s feast, Corpus Christi. The Pope asked St Thomas Aquinas to write hymns for the feast and he wrote two: the Tantum Ergo and O Salutaris. That blood-stained corporal may still be seen in the Basilica of Orvieto, north of Rome.

This feast emphasizes that Jesus gives Himself to us, not just in a symbolic way, but as real flesh and blood. I know that many people still find it difficult to believe that it is really the flesh of Jesus and His blood that we eat and drink. I can understand your difficulty. We don’t see any change in the bread or wine. There is no difference in the taste. The appearance and taste do not change, but the substance - that which makes it what It Is - has changed. We need to be humble and admit that our senses by themselves do not provide all the answers. Can we believe that God can perform miracles every day, making it possible for bread and wine to become the Body and Blood of Jesus? When we submit to God we will not lose anything, we will gain everything. There is a beautiful chant saying, “Trust, surrender, believe, receive.” Let’s add faith to our reasoning and receive the love of God for you! The Eucharist is the gift of God’s love for you, for me, and for the whole Church.

May Jesus in the Eucharist always be the very center and heart of our church, the center and heart of our faith, the center and heart of our parish, and the center and heart of the lives of each of us.

“O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, All praise and all thanksgiving Be every moment thine”.

In Cristo,

Fr Charbel

Mass Intentions

Mon (4) 6:00 am Catherine Modicut Tue (5) 6:00 am List of the Deceased

Wed (6) 6:00 am Joseph Abraham, Sr. & family

Thomas Dunn, Jr. Thurs(7) 6:00 am Mary Grey, Ad. Int. Fri (8) 6:00 am St. Agnes Clergy and Staff, Ad. Int. Sat (9) 8:00 am John Lawrence Geary, Ad. Int. 4:00pm Vigil Missionaries of Charity, Ad. Int. Sun (10) 8:00 am For the Parishioners

9:15 am Latin Special Intention

11:00 am Lisa Champagne, Ad. Int.

Vocation view

Corpus Christi Sunday

By sharing the Body and Blood of Christ we are sealing our covenant with God. We are given the gift of life and asked to share it with others. If you feel a call to a Church vocation, visit www.diobr.org/vocations and/or contact Fr. Andrew Merrick at 225-

336-8778 or email him at amerrick @diobr.org

Pope’s Intentions for June

Social Networks

That all social networks may work towards that inclusiveness which respects others in their differences.

Pro-Life Message

The liberating message of the Gospel of Life has been put into your hands… like the great Apostle Paul, you too must feel the full urgency of the task… This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. Now is the time to preach it from the rooftops! - St. John Paul II

Pro-life Action

Being the voice of the voiceless

The Culture of Life Committee will pray from 7am to 9am on June 9th in front of the Delta Abortion Clinic, 756 Colonial Drive, which is now open on Saturdays. Come join us as we pray to God for an end to the evil of abortion...come prevail against the gates of hell.

Announcements

Second Collection: None this week

Masses Next Week: Fr. Joey, 4pm Vigil & Sun 8am. Fr. Denis, Sunday 11am.

Meetings For June 4 - June 10

Tue Legion of Mary, 9am in the Meeting Room

Thurs Food Pantry, Volunteers should come at 8:30am

Choir Practice, 6-8pm in the Church

Fri Serra Club, 6:30am in the Cafeteria

Sat Apologetics, 11am in the PSR Bldg. Sun Holy Name Society, 8am in the Church

Culture of Life Meet, 11am in the Meeting Room Third Order of Mary, 3pm in the Church

the Sanctuary light

The sanctuary light in the main church will burn this week in loving memory of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ricau, Sr.

Father’s Day June 17th

Father’s Day is June 17th this year. Please write the name of your Father etc. on the Father’s Day Envelope found with your contribution envelopes. There will be a few available at the entrances to the church if

extras are needed.

Catholic homeschool conference The IHM Lafayette Homeschool Conference will be held at the Cajundome & Convention Center, 444 Cajundome Blvd., in Lafayette, on Friday, June 16th (12pm to 6pm). This is the perfect event for those who are curious and want to discover more about Catholic Homeschooling. Prof. Joseph Pearce is a confirmed speaker! For more information visit www.ihmconference.org

Red rose Give away

On Mother’s Day, the Culture of Life Committee held a fund raiser for the Pregnancy Problem Center. The $1,252 raised was given to Pregnancy Problem Center and they are grateful for every dollar donated to save babies and uphold Mothers. “At the Pregnancy Problem Center, we believe that God is the author of life and that abortion is never the answer to an unplanned crisis pregnancy. We are dedicated to giving compassionate, practical assistance to women experiencing unplanned pregnancies.” Visit www.pregnancyproblemcenter.com

Pro-life action

Prison Ministry volunteers

Catholic Charities office of Prison Ministry is hosting Messengers of Hope...Prison Ministry Volunteers on Sat., June 25th at 9:30am-1pm in room 206 of the Bishop Robert E. Tracy Center at the Catholic Life Center, 1900 S. Acadian Thruway. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Muench at 8:30am in the St. Joseph Chapel. Current volunteers and those interested in Prison Ministry are encouraged to attend. To RSVP and for more information, email lfjeldsjo@ccdiobr.org or call Linda Fjeldsjo at 225-336-4406.

Corpus Christi Sunday (Latin: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Pg. 315) June 3, 2018

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