October 14, 2018 - Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org

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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

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 14, 2018

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, October 13--Vigil of the Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. J. Suire) 4:00 PM: Dr. Leonard & Betty Rolfes; Howard Fournet; Betty Fournet (living); Mildred T. Cross; Phil Simon, Bud & Euna Arceneaux; Champagne, Theriot, Wood, Romero, Kalweit, Foti Families (living & deacesed); Herman & Betty Landry, Roy Patout Sunday, October 14--Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Jared Suire)

8:30 AM: Warren & Kerry McGovern; Helen Vallot; Frank Garber; Vernon “Chips” Bell; Dr. Phillip F. Purpera 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, October 15--Weekday –St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church 7:30 AM: Bella & Yvonne Hernandez; Adam Hernandez

Tuesday, October 16--St. Hedwig, Religious; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin

7:30 AM: Francis Stutes Wednesday, October 17--St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, October 18--St. Luke Evangelist 7:30 AM: Ron Venable Friday, October 19--St. John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests and Companions, Martyr 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In Loving Memory of: Warren and Kerry McGovern

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 Fri. of the month 7 am

Parish Anniversary Celebration Next Sunday!!

In celebration of the founding of our Diocese in 1918, and our

parish’s founding in 1952, we will have a special Mass next Sunday,

October 21st at 10:00 a.m. A reception in the parish hall will

follow. This will mark the 66th anniversary of our parish.

Prayer for Hurricane Season

O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed

your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season we turn to you, loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with you Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your divine Son to reach heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen.

Bishop Maurice Shexnayder The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword. — Hebrews 4:12a

Pastor Away Fr. Keith will leave for vacation after Masses on Sunday, Oct. 7th, returning on October 19th. Please keep him in your prayers. Reading “Rejoice and Be Glad” “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your lives.” These words are used at Mass to send us back out into the world, to glorify the Lord. But how do we do that? How can our little lives add anything to the splendor and majesty of God? Join us on five consecutive Tuesdays to explore Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation “Rejoice and Be Glad: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World”. In five chapters, the Holy Father explores ways in which the Lord calls us all to holiness, “each in his or her own way”. Sessions will begin at 6 pm, and last about an hour. Each session will focus on one of the five chapters of the document. No registration is required. Presenter: Fr. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Where: St. Patrick Catholic Church – 406 E. Pinhook Road, Lafayette, LA When: Tuesdays: October 30, & No-vember 6, 13, 20 & 27 Starting at: 6 p.m. Friendsgiving in Christ This year, we will be doing our holiday gathering a bit dif-ferently. Instead of a Christmas party, we will celebrate a “Friendsgiving in Christ”, on the Sunday before Thanks-giving (Nov. 18th), after the 10 am Mass. (So save the date!) It will still be a covered dish luncheon, but with a Thanksgiving theme, with the parish providing the meat and drinks. However there will be an entrance fee: one canned good, as we express our gratitude with outreach to the needy in our community. “Tolton: From Slave to Priest” This is a play based on the life of Fr. Augustus Tolton, a former slave and the first recognized American diocesan priest of African Descent. In 2011 Cadinal Francis George opened his cause for canonization and if canonized Fr. Tol-ton would be the first American born African American Saint. Fr. Tolston’s play is now immortalized on stage with an inspiring production produced by St. Luke Productions. The stage play is scheduled for Thursday, December 6th and Friday, December 7th at St. Pius X Elementary School, Lafayette, LA . This riveting drama is filled with all the elements of professional theater, runs 75 minutes, and is suitable for ages 10 and up. Admission will be $25/each. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.diolaf.org. “Heavenly Father… give us love for all people, especially the vulnerable, and help us bear witness o the truth that every life is worth living.” UXCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “Every Life is Worth Living”

Centennial News A Retreat Center emerges—In the early 1930s. Despite the Great Depression, Bisho Bishop Jeanmard set out to establish a new retreat center in the Diocese that could be used for laity and clergy alike. For one hun-dred years, the Jesuits had resided on the peaceful grounds of Grand Coteau. It was there that Bishop Jeanmard was able to erect a retreat house under the title of Our Lady of the Oaks. The retreat center was built on the grounds of St. Charles College in a distinct Spanish-mission style. The first retreat was held there in October 1938, with Bishop Jeanmard leading the retreat. It continues to serve hundreds of retreatants every year. Youth are Invited—Centennial Youth Fest—we will have a Youth Gathering at Parc International Downtown Lafayette on Saturday, October 20th from 3pm to 8pm and will include Music, Guest Speakers, Mass, Food and closing with a Candlelight Eucharistic Adoration with Bishop Deshotel. Our Youth, All Youth, Groups, Families, Clergy and Religious are invited. Please attend this wonderful faith filled event. This will be a great opportunity to see the Life of Our Faith. Admission will be free (food purchase will be available). Silver Commemorative Centennial Coins—only 100 commemorative silver coins were made and are now on sale. 100 coins for 100 years (a true collectors item). They can be purchased at the Diocese of Lafa-yette Central Office (other locations will soon be an-nounced). Upcoming Bible Study for Lent 2019 Susan Castille and her team are excited to be planning their next Bible Study for six Thursdays during Lent 2019: March 7—April 11, 2019. “Holy Week, the Les-sons of the Last Days”. Reserve the dates now on your calendar and watch for registration instructions early 2019. Second Collection Next Sunday Next week we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. Each year, the entire Church is invited to support the young mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe, where priests, religious and lay leaders serve the poorest of the poor. This year can even chat with our chief mis-sionary, Pope Francis, and learn more about his mis-sions and missionaries. Learn more at Chat-WithThePope.org. Chat-Pray-Give this World mission Sunday. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory…………….……… $ 4,172.87 Building Fund………………. $ 2,318.65 Thank you!!

Date

Saturday, October 20 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 21 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, October 21 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Jan Judice Linda Garber Brenda DeMette

Eucharistic Ministers

Dana Guidry Merrick Stelly Peggy Spruill

Ted Hampton Kay Hampton Geneva Phillips

Kenneth Broussard Madeline Simon Janeth Harrington

Altar Servers Oren Spruill Fred Vallot Harry DeMette

Ushers Kevin & Daylan Phillips Donald Vallot Linda Vallot

Robin Roy Mike Larson

Liturgical Roles for October

From the Pastor’s Desk

Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the sheep of his flock” (Psalm 100:3) Last week, we began our observance of this ‘pro-life’ month with a reflection on this passage from Scrip-

ture, discovering the sanctity of every human life rooted in being created in the image and likeness of God. (See stpat.org) This faith-based insight into the truth about human beings is mirrored in many advances in human rights in secular society as well. Yet as the same time, all too often sinful structures in society and sinful actions by individuals can obscure this truth, rationalizing and justifying the unnecessary taking of human life.

Perhaps most striking are the countless situations in which we are blind even to the sanctity of innocent human life. First on this list must be the life of the innocent unborn child. Here in our nation, where abortion on demand is the law of the land, countless innocent lives are snuffed out daily, because of inconvenience and in the name of choice.

Even a brief glance at the dysfunctional conversation on this issue will recognize a fundamental flaw in the discourse. For too many, the child in the womb, whether called conceptus, embryo, or fetus, is barely dis-cussed at all. Much is made of the woman’s ‘right to choose’ and her authority over her own body, and rightfully so. But the unborn child, from conception itself, is within her body, connected to her body, and dependent on her body. But it is not her body. Check the DNA. She or he is a unique, separate, living, human being who just like her/his mother has been created in the image and likeness of God, and thereby enjoys a right to the respect due to every other human person who is a beloved child of God. Yet the language of ‘reproductive freedom’, or ‘choice’ and making an absolute of the right to privacy obscures the truth about the child, and blinds us to the tragedy of a child’s life intentionally snuffed out by a mother.

In addition, Pope Francis has in the last few years directed our gaze to the fate of those innocents who have already been born, and who suffer from poverty, abuse, hunger and the violence in our homes, streets and on battlefields. These little ones, too, are beloved of God, and live in situations of injustice and poverty which prevent their parents from properly caring for them, no matter how hard they try.

A commitment to being ‘pro-life’ cannot stop at national borders or other political constructs. It cannot stop at the edge of my group, clan, nation or ethnic group. Every life is sacred.

Readings for the Week

Monday Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32

Tuesday Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41

Wednesday Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46

Thursday 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9

Friday Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7

Saturday Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-7; Lk 12:8-12

Sunday Is 53:10-11; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 [42-45]