Ordinary Time + Date Sunday In Ordinary Time + date

Mass Times: Tuesday  5:30 P.M. Wednesday   6:30 A.M. Thursday    6:30 A.M. Friday    6:30 A.M. First Saturday  8:00 A.M.  Saturday   4:00 P.M. Sunday   8:00 A.M.     10:00 A.M.      5:00 P.M.  Confession Times: Saturday  3:00 P.M.  Office Hours: Monday‐Thursday   8:00 A.M.—4:00 P.M.  Parish Staff: Rev. Jason Mouton, Pastor  

Tammy LeBlanc, Parish Secretary tamlebsmdt@gmail.com  

Dianne Champagne Parish Bookkeeper saintmar n1765@gmail.com  

Patrick Melancon Parish Musician  melanpat12@gmail.com  

Saint Martin de Tours Catholic Church 133 South Main Street, LA 70582-0010 + Mailing Address: P.O. Box 10

Website: www.saintmartindetours.org Phone: (337)394-6021 Fax: 337-654-6020 E-Mail: saintmartin1765@gmail.com

Sacraments Bap sm

Parents should contact the Parish Office regarding Bap sm prior to the birth of the child. Matrimony

Engaged couples should contact the Parish Office at least six months prior to the an cipated wedding date. Penance (Confession)

3:00‐3:45pm every Saturday and 30 minutes before all weekday masses or by appointment. Anoin ng of the Sick

Those who are seriously ill or in danger of death should contact the Parish Office to request the Sacrament of the Sick 

Today is the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

On Friday, we will celebrate the feast of Saint Valentine. He has an interesting history.

According to church tradition, St. Valentine was a priest near Rome in about the year 270 A.D. At that time the Roman Emperor was imprisoning Christians for not worshiping the Roman gods. During this persecution Valentine was arrested. Some say he was arrested because he was performing Christian marriages, but others say it was for helping Christians escape prison. During the trial they asked Valentine what he thought of the Roman gods Jupiter and Mercury. Of course Valentine said they were false gods and that the God that Jesus called Father was the only true God. So the Romans threw him in prison for insulting the gods. While in prison Valentine continued to minister. He witnessed to the guards. One of the guards was a good man who had adopted a blind girl. He asked Valentine if his God could help his daughter. Valentine prayed and the girl was given her sight. The guard and his whole family, 46 people, believed in Jesus and were baptized. Because these people had come to know Jesus, Valentine praised God right there in his prison cell. When the emperor heard about this, he was furious that Valentine was still making converts even in prison, so he had Valentine beheaded. Valentine's commitment to the law of love and his love for Christ was total; he gave all he had, even his own life. Sounds familiar, doesn't it.

Christ obeyed the Father's will to the point of sacrificing his own life, not for his own salvation, but for ours. Sometimes we are called to do the same. My mother, Dolores, did that for me when we were poorer than poor and she had already four children. A

sister-in-law said to her, “just destroy it” – abortion. And so, I will stand for ALL LIFE until our Lord calls me to His dwelling place. Please join me in praying that every child is sacred and a gift from God.

With much love and great affection, I remain,

Fr. Jason Mouton

St. Martin de Tours, Pray for Us! NOTE: Traditionally in our Catholic Faith the month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family. February comes from the Latin, Februa, and is attributed to the Roman festival of expiation celebrated on the fifteenth of the month; hence, the month of expiation. Also note that February is dedicated to Black History Month a few articles will follow in the pastor’s segment during this period.

Feb. 22: 11a.m., Youngsville Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 25:

MARDI GRAS – PARISH AND DIOCESAN OFFICES CLOSED! Feb. 26: ASH WEDNESDAY.

Services are as follows:

6:30a.m. Mass with distr ibution of ashes 12:10p.m.Word Service with distr ibution of ashes (for workers who use their lunch time). 6:00p.m.Mass with distr ibution of ashes

In Loving Memory of:

Lilly Belle Beslin DA 2/17

Altar Flowers: 2/8 & 9/20 Etta Champagne

BD 2/11

Collection taken at all masses and Word service will be for Catholic Charities of Acadiana (Diocese) and the Community of Christ Jesus Crucified to assist the poor/needy in our community of St. Martinville. Please be generous for it is a corporal work of mercy. NOTE: Traditionally in our Catholic Faith the month of March is dedicated to St. Joseph. March is derived from Mars, the God of War. Mar. 1: FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Mar. 1-14, National Marriage Week. Theme: Stories from the Domestic Church. Mar 2, 3, 4: LENTEN MISSION CONDUCTED BY SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR JOAN BROUSSARD ON PRAYER; 6:15-7:30P.M. EACH EVENING. Mar. 7: 8:00a.m., First Saturday Mass.

Mar. 8: Daylight Saving Time – Spring Forward/ SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT. Mar. 15: THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Mar. 17: St. Patrick’s Day Mar. 19:Feast of St.

Joseph/1st Day of Spring Mar. 22: FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Mar. 25: Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Mar. 29: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT The month of April is traditionally, in our Catholic Faith, dedicated to the Holy Spirit and the Holy Eucharist. April comes from the Latin, aperier, to open. In the midst of spring, the buds open. Another suggestion is the Greek word Aphro, short for Aphrodite, the goddess of love, because in spring human fancy turns to love. April 4: 8:00a.m., First Saturday Mass April 4/5: Palm Sunday/Passion of the Lord April 8: Parish Offices CLOSE AT NOON April 9: Parish Office Closed 7:00p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper April 10: Good Friday, 3:00p.m. Word Service/ Veneration of the Cross. April 11: Holy Saturday, 8:00p.m. Vigil Mass

April 12: 8:00a.m. & 10:00a.m. Masses ONLY EASTER SUNDAY. NO 5:00pm Mass Easter Sunday

April 13-17: Fr. Mouton – Time Off after Lent and Easter Marathon. April 17: Scott Boudin Festival & Parks Cracklin Festival Weekend April 19-26:Volunteer Appreciation Week April 22: Administrative Professionals Day—please give Tammy, Dianne, and Deacon Boutte’ a friendly call or note in appreciation. April 22-26: Festival International De Lousiane Begins. April 30 – May 3: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. May 16: Armed Forces Day May 25: Memorial Day

Pro-Life Corner!

For the times that we have disregarded God’s commandments and violated the sanctity of human life: May we repent, receive the Lord’s mercy, and live according to His laws; we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer!

Monday, February 17, 2020

“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be

the best of whatever you are.” (From a speech before a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 21, 1967 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Church Humor!

Marriage Tips!  Marriage and Family Life Upcoming Events: Annual Mother’s Day

of Reflection The Annual Mothers'

Day of Reflection will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Immaculata Center (1408 Carmel Drive, Lafayette 70501). Join us as Laura Huval, founder of Joyful Noise Ministries, discusses “Music as a Form of Worship” and “Overwhelmed: How to Let Go” The day will begin promptly at 9:00 AM and end at 2:00 PM. The cost for the day is $25.00, which includes your lunch and materials for the day. Visit www.diolaf.org/marriage to register. Pre-registration is required no later than April 27th. Laura Berard Huval is the founder of Joyful Noise Ministries. She is a wife and mother, a Catholic School music educator, a recording artist, a member of the music group, Sweet Cecilia, and founder of the Al Berard Memorial Music Fund. Huval is a native of the culturally rich community of Cecilia, Louisiana where she is a parishioner of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She and her husband Adrian have two sons, Nate and Rex, and reside in Cecilia, Louisiana. www.laurahuval.com Marriage Enrichment Sacramentally married couples interested in joining Domestic Church are invited to attend an Evangelization Retreat as an introduction to formation. For more information on the upcoming retreats this year or to search for your church parish group, please visit https://www.domesticchurchfamilies.com/events-1

Food for Thought!

“Great lives are not built by doing and having. A

great life comes only by becoming – that is, by spending

a lifetime choosing to become a-better-version-of-yourself each day, and asking

God to help you to do just that.”

Prayer for Priests

We thank you, God our Father, for those who have responded to your call to priestly ministry. Accept this prayer we offer on their behalf: Fill them with the sure knowledge of your love. Open their hearts to the power and consolation of

the Holy Spirit. Lead them to greater union with your Son. Increase their faith in the Sacraments they celebrate as they nourish, strengthen and heal us. Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercession of St. John Vianney, grant that your priests will be inspired to strive for holiness by the power of his example. As men of prayer, may they ponder your word, follow your will and faithfully lead the flocks you have entrusted to their care. St. John Vianney, obtain for the Church an abundance of vocations to the holy priesthood. Through your intercession, may many faithful men hear Christ’s call, and respond with courage and generosity. Mary our Mother, guard with your maternal care these chosen ones. Intercede for our priests, so that by offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, they may be conformed more each day to the image of your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

St. John Vianney, patron of parish priests, pray for us!

Hear Ye…Hear Ye! 

We are in need of Altar

Servers, boys and girls, who

have made their first communion to assist at the Altar of Our Lord for weekend

masses. Please give prayerful consideration to this request as you serve not only at the feet of Our Lord but also for our faith

community of St. Martin De Tours. Please contact the parish office so that we can plan training sessions.

Also, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and Lectors Needed!

Our parish of St. Martin de Tours is in need of both Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors for our weekend Masses. Please contact the parish office at (337) 394-6021. And, again, thanks for your prayerful consideration of this request. 

BLESSED MOTHER

STATUE WILL BE AT THE HOME OF:

Jeanette Thibodeaux February 18-25, 2020

St. Martin de Tours, Lent Mission –

2020 “Growing

with Christ”

A Lent Series

“Growing in Christ” will be held on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, March 2-3-4, from 6:15 – 7:30 pm in the cafeteria. Mission is offered by Spiritual Director, Joan Broussard, parishioner of St. Anne parish in Youngsville and native of St. Martinville. Mission will invite us to discern what God is calling us to during Lent and how we are answering that call. Come, learn, pray and let’s continue the work God has begun in each of us and continue to grow our Catholic faith together!!!

Advance Notice!

Yes, the pilgrimage scheduled for next year to the Holy Land will be honored from April 24-May 2, 2021. I will be the spiritual guide assisted by Deacon Wynard Boutte’. Shortly, information will be provided in our parish bulletin. I have been informed that already, 20+ parishioners have called to voice their interest and a planning meeting will be scheduled soon with specific details, costs, itinerary, etc. Please consider joining your parish family in this wonderful trip to the places that our Lord walked, taught, and eventually died for our salvation. Magnificate Travel of Lafayette will be coordinating this endeavor and website is holytravels.org.

Also, every year as a seminarian at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland in the beautiful Catoctin Mountains, from 1988 to the present, I have attended the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. then as associate in Kaplan, then Pastor at Our Lady, Queen of Peace in Lafayette and then Pastor of St. Anne in Youngsville, conducted pilgrimages to overturn this horrendous roe v wade decision. Please consider also thinking about attending next year with me. Details will be provided shorty through a local travel agency. It will be a weeklong pilgrimage with visits to Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg, Md., Baltimore, and r gtj cr u (Not confirmed) New York City with a Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Recommended Movie

An incredible & inspiring untold true story about three women at NASA who were instrumental in one of history’s greatest operation – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.

COME MARINATE IN THE WORD! 100 hours for 100 years and 300 lectors for 300 years! The Jubilee of the Word Marathon is a unique way to celebrate the Centennial of Holy Ghost Catholic Church and the Tricentennial of the City of Opelousas! Beginning on Ash Wednesday February 26 at 12:30 PM the Bible will be read publicly cover to cover without pause in front of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Marathon will conclude on the First Sunday of Lent, March 1 at 4:30 PM. On Ash Wednesday Bishop Michael Jarrell, Opelousas native, will begin reading from the first chapters of Genesis at 12:30 pm and Bishop Douglas Deshotel will read at 4:30 pm. 300 lectors will be needed for 20-minute intervals. Lectors from churches from throughout Acadiana and others interested in reading are encouraged to sign up for a reading slot during the Marathon. All are encouraged to come listen and Marinate in the Word! Come and participate in a joint birthday celebration for Opelousas and Holy Ghost. For more info. or to register as a lector, please contact Holy Ghost Catholic Church at (337) 942-2732. More information is available at www.hgcatholic.org  and Fete-Dieu du Teche on Facebook.

THANK YOU

St. Martha’s Guild for hosting the

wonderful reception after the Anointing of the Sick

mass held on February, 11th. If you would like to join the St. Martha’s Guild which is a

group of volunteers that help provide a meal before or after a funerals.

Contact Marlene Castille at 394-9551.

ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK

Jill Douet, Sales Consultant (337) 441-5066 jdouet@courtesyautomotive.com

Please support our advertisers who make our bulletin possible. We appreciate their

continued support. Please call:1-800-438-8931 Bulletin number: 525184

The Second Collection THIS weekend is for the

Reduction of Church Debt

Saturday, February 22, 2020

7:00 am-12:00 noon

Old Wal-Mart Building on North Main St. St. Martinville Contact: Liz Dugas for more

information at 257-2081

Rummage sale will benefit St. Theresa Center for the Works of Mercy

Robert Pritchard

George W. Resweber

CANDLES

Large candles are $5.00 dollars

Small candles are .50 cents.

Sanctuary Candle: Kathryn “Kat” Watkins (DA 2/16) Consecration Candles: Georgean A. Babin; Lawrence J. “Pee Wee” & Lillie Mae “Dottie” Barras & Andrew; Hubert & Lorena Hulin

General Offertory 2/9/2020 $ 8,730.00 Weekly Budget (2019/2020) $ 9,000.00 Difference $ - 270.00

Date -

Time

Eucharistic

Ministers

Lector Altar

Server Mass Intentions

Tuesday 2/18/20 Novena Mass

5:30pm

Lou Sonnier Suzanne Durand

Garrett Matthew Tabor, Lilly Belle & DeBlanc (Lilly Belle DA 2/17); Georgean A. Babin; Ethel G. Oubre & Mark; Kenneth Capritto

Saturday 2/22/20 4:00 PM

Kathleen Durand; Michelle Bienvenu

R. J. Robichaux

Lillian & Marla Latiolais

Clara Trahan Dwyer & JD Dwyer; Eursule & Antoine Latiolais; Dennis, Lucette & Walter Hulin; Anicet & Aurelia Berard, & Children; Hope C. Dugas; Georgean A. Babin, M/M Lucier Angelle Family; Jeff & Bart Barras; Ethel & Linda La Marque; Beranger D. Theriot; Shirley Hulin Delcambre; Ida & Roland Robichaux; Therese G. Delcambre; Michael Anthony Mire & Clifton Mire, Sr.; Ethel G. Oubre; Mac & Evelyn Champagne; Raoul & Beatrice Babin (Raoul 20th DA)

Sunday 2/23/20 8:00 AM

James Broussard; Courtney Poirier

Louella Champagne

Nyles Thibodeaux; Collin & Britten Guidry

Priscilla Hulin; Myrtle Girouard & Roy Breaux; Pat & Marie Myers; Theophile, Maude & MaryAnn Marks; Bryan James Poirier; AJ “Bon” & Leona Champagne; Mazel & Randall Breaux, Sr.; AJ “Jay” Sr. & Keith Melancon,; Ava Nicole Douet

Sunday 2/23/20 10:00 AM

Marilyn deMahy; Doreen Durand

Blake Douet

Evelyn Douet; Jayden Gerami; Brielle Barras

Harvey Pelafigue; Donna & Gerald Hulin, Stanley & Della Melancon (BD 2/26); Lloyd, Mary & Renee Berard (Renee BD); Enola & Eric Bergeron; M/M Alfred Landry; M/M albert Landry; Genevieve “Jenny” Theriot & Ben; Richard & Clara Eastin Family; Suzette Bienvenu Judice; Pim & Pecko Eastin; Hazel Robertson; Garrett Matthew Tabor, Lilly Belle & DeBlanc; Shirlene Freeman Haddox; Russell & Jeanelle Landry; Lynne Viator Judice; Yvette Romero Cartwright; Ruth Kimsey Zumwalt; Hubert & Lorena Hulin; Cliff Durand; Special Intention; Dominic Broussard & Gaylon Champagne; M/M Desire Delahoussaye & Betty; Marin & Joanna C. Durand

Sunday 2/23/20 5:00 PM

Toni Citty; Tommy Romero

Elijah Berard

Logan Landry Howard, Irene & Raymond Duplantis; Marie & John Sonnier, Sr. & Aunt Loretta; Leonce “Cas” Jr. & Cory “Cas” Boudreaux

Daily Mass 2/19-21/20 6:30 AM

Buddy Hebert Dianne Champagne

Wed. 2/19/20 Kenneth Capritt0; Joyce & JP Champagne (Joyce BD); Blackie & Rhena Bienvenu (Blackie DA); Mitchell Daspit Thurs. 2/20/20 Hugh Mark Courville Fri. 2/21/20 Georgean A. Babin

Stewardship of Treasure

Many Thanks for Your Continued Generosity!

If a name is not printed above due to human error, be assured God has received the inten on in heaven. ‐ Canon law 945. If a daily Mass is cancelled or subs tuted with a Word Service, Mass inten ons MAY be transferred to another Mass.

February 16, 2020