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May 17, 2015 - Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
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 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor
Parish Website: www.stpat.org — [email protected]
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
Welcome to St. Patrick Church
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord
May 17, 2015
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, May 16--Vigil of the Solemnity of
the Ascension of the Lord
4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau; Phil Simon;
Bud & Una Arceneaux; Bertha Bernard;
Mary Thibeaux; James J. Boudreaux (living);
Eva Mae Hebert (living)
Sunday, May 17--Solemnity of the Ascension
of the Lord
8:30 AM: Lorraine Day
10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s
Monday, May 18--St. John I, Pope and Martyr 7:30 AM: Joyce Weilbaecher; Lucy LeBlanc;
Brian Callier
Tuesday, May 19--Easter Weekday
7:30 AM: Bella Hernandez; Gussie Hernandez
Manilla Conques
Wednesday, May 20--St. Bernardine of Siena,
Priest
7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;
Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);
Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)
Thursday, May 21--St. Christopher Magallanes,
Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
7:30 AM: Joyce Hadley;
Margie Edwards (living); Rozellyn Romano (living)
Friday, May 22--St. Rita of Cascia, Religious
7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart
Altar Plants In loving memory of:
Len & Yvonne Courcier
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, May 22: No cleaning.
Catholic Home School Conference
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Lafayette Home-
school Conference will be held at the Cajundome
& Convention Center, 444 Cajundome Blvd., in
Lafayette, on Friday, June 12 (12:00 pm—6:00
pm). Confirmed speakers include Fr. Bryce Si-
bley, Dr. Ray Guarendi, and Mrs. Viriginia Seuf-
fert! Admission is free and pre-registration is not
required. Call 540-636-1946 for more info. Or
visit www.ihmconference.org
Day of Prayer and Fasting for Protection from
Hurricanes & Storms
The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops has
designated Friday, June 5, 2015, as a Day of Prayer
and Fasting for Protection from Hurricanes &
Storms. In addition to this Day of Fasting and Pray-
er, the Diocese of Lafayette will offer four Prayer
Services/Mass throughout the Diocese, one in each
region. Complete details are available at
www.diolaf.org.
Congratulations
To all who attend St. Patrick and
are graduating this year!
Whoever believes and is baptized
will be saved.
— Mark 16:16
Prayer for the Persecuted, Join us on at St. Pius X, Monday, May 18th, 6-7 pm, to
pray for all of those in Syria and Iraq who have been merci-
lessly persecuted by ISIS. Millions of our brothers and sis-
ters have been forced to flee their homes and lives due to violence. Many end up in refugee camps, but even more
seek shelter in abandoned and dilapidated buildings. Chil-
dren are unable to go to school and families are often with-out basic living essentials. However, with God there is
hope. Let us lift those who are suffering in prayer, where
we know they will not be forgotten. We will also learn from the Southeastern director of Catholic Relief Services,
Cullen Larson, how our Church is changing lives in these
regions in our name, and the action we can take to ensure
that this work continues.
Parking update
You may have noticed changes in the vacant lot across the street from the Church. For years the property owner al-
lowed us to use that lot for overflow parking. Recently, the
property changed hands and is being used differently. How-ever the current owner has graciously consented to contin-
tue to allow parishioners of St. Patrick’s to park there for
our church services. For this we are grateful. And as al-
ways, when parking, be kind: Don’t block people in, pull all the way up to the end in the side parking lot, and don’t
park next to yellow curbs, or where it says “No Parking”.
(Yes, that includes you!)
Prayer Service at the Start of Hurricane Season
Central Region—A special “Prayer Service at the Start of
Hurricane Season” will be held on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Lafayette. All
are invited to attend this evening of prayer sponsored by
the Cathedral and supported by the Central Region. Rev. Chester Arceneaux, Rector of the Cathedral, will lead the
Prayer Service and give the homily. He will be joined by
Very Rev. Thomas James, SVD, VE, Episcopal Vicar for the Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette. SPECIAL
NOTE: This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Hurri-
cane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. Please join us to pray for
continued safety and to thank God for His grace and pro-tection of our area. Our “Prayer Service at the Start of Hur-
ricane Season” is open to all, and along with services being
held in the West, North, and South Regions, provides an area-wide opportunity for prayer and awareness at the start
of Hurricane Season, which runs June 1–November 30,
2015. For more information, please call the Cathedral (232-1322) or contact Mary Bergeron (654-8682; Mberg-
Mass for Elderly A “Mass for Elderly” will be held on Sunday, May 31,
at 2:00 p.m. at Immaculata Chapel, 1408 Carmel Drive,
Lafayette. This is a time to honor all Senior Citizens
with Bishop Jarrell celebrating Mass. We are encour-aging families to bring their elderly loved ones. A re-
ception will be held immediately following in Marian
Hall, provided by Ladies of Grace of the Knights of Peter Claver. Sponsored by the Diocesan Commission
for the Pastoral Care of Elderly”. For more infor-
mation, please call Stephanie Bernard, Program Coor-dinator (261-5545).
Lives Matter
June is designated as Abortion and All Acts of Vio-lence Awareness Month in the African American Com-
munity. In an effort to inform and educate individuals
on these acts which are destroying the sacredness of
human life the Office of Justice & Peace and Black Catholic Ministries have partnered with Louisiana
Black Advocates for Life – Right to Life Program, Our
Lady Queen of Peace and the Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver to provide a Day of Reflection . This will
be a day filled with speakers, reflections, prayer and a
call to action and is scheduled for Saturday, June 13,
2015 at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Lafayette. The day will start at 9:30 and end at 3 p.m.
Flyers are available on the back table.
Hurricane Prayer Services
South, North, West Regions-All are welcome to at-
tend any of the following events: South Region: “Ecumenical Prayer Service at the Start of Hurricane
Season” on Tuesday, May 26, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Peter
the Apostle Church, Four Corners; please contact Dea-
con Jerry Bourg for more information (578-2423; [email protected]). North Region: “Ecumenical Pray-
er Service at the Start of Hurricane Season” on
Wednesday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Ann Church, Mamou; please contact Nikki Sonnier for more infor-
mation (322-8738; [email protected]). West Re-
gion: “Mass offered at the Star t of Hur r icane Sea-son” on Thursday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Church, Leroy; please contact Janeth
Harrington for more information (258-0073; Jharring-
STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK
Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory……………………..$ 4,647.20 Thank You!
Today’s second collection is a special collection for the
work of Catholic Relief Services in Nepal.
Date
Saturday, May 23
4:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 24
8:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 24
10:00 a.m.
Lectors
Kathy Kalweit Larry Lewis Michael Doumit
Eucharistic
Ministers
Merrick Stelly
Harold Guilbeau
Peggy Spruill
Sarah Hamsher
Suzanne Lavergne
Maggie Sonnier
Phyllis Roy
Brenda DeMette
Janeth Harrington
Altar Servers George Eaton Melinda Voorhies Debra Carroll
Ushers
Oren Spruill
Joyce Stelly
Donald Vallot
Fred Vallot
Lionel Jeanmard
Joyce Stelly
Liturgical Roles for May
Readings for the Week
Monday Acts 19:1-8; Ps 68:2-3ab, 4-5acd, 6-7ab; Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday Acts 20:17-27; Ps 68:10-11, 20-21; Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29-30, 33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Jn 17:20-26
Friday Acts 25:13b-21; Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab; Jn 21:15-19
Saturday Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Ps 11:4, 5, 7; Jn 21:20-25
Sunday Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15
From the Pastor’s Desk
As you know, I sometimes share with you texts from our Holy Father. I’d like to do that today, but on this Feast of the Ascension, I want to go back a few years, to a commentary by Pope Leo the Great, who served the Church from 440-461, and who celebrated the same feast as we celebrate today:
“And so while at Easter it was the Lord’s resurrection which was the cause of our joy, our present rejoicing is on account of his ascension into heaven. With all due solemnity we are commemorating that day on which our poor hu-man nature was carried up in Christ above all the hosts of heaven, above all the ranks of angels, beyond the highest heavenly powers to the very throne of God the Father.
“It is upon this ordered structure of divine acts that we have been firmly established, so that the grace of God may show itself still more marvelous when, in spite of the withdrawal from our sight of everything that is rightly felt to command our reverence, faith does not fail, hope is not shaken, charity does not grow cold. For such is the power of great minds, such is the light of truly believing souls, that they put unhesitating faith in what is not seen with the bodi-ly eye; they fix their desires on what is beyond sight.
“Such fidelity could never be born in our hearts, not could anyone be justified by faith, if our salvation lay only in what was visible. This is why Christ said to the man who seemed doubtful about his resurrection unless he could see and touch the marks of his passion in his very flesh: “You believe because you see me; blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
“It was in order that we might be capable of such blessedness that on the fortieth day after his resurrection, af-ter he had made careful provision for everything concerning the preaching of the gospel and the mysteries of the new covenant, our Lord Jesus Christ was taken up to heaven before the eyes of his disciples, and so his bodily presence among them came to an end. From that time onward he was to remain at the Father’s right hand until the comple-tion of the period ordained by God for the Church’s children to increase and multiply, after which, in the same body with which he ascended, he will come again to judge the living and the dead.
“And so our Redeemer’s visible presence has passed into the sacraments. Our faith is nobler and stronger be-cause sight has been replaced by a doctrine whose authority is accepted by believing hearts, enlightened from on high. “
We are those “who have not seen and yet believe”, whose nature was “carried up in Christ”.