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DIVINE MERCY CATHOLIC PARISH

Loving Mercifully, Living Marian.

4337 Sal Lentini Parkway • Kenner, Louisiana 70065

Church Office: (504) 466-5016 • Church Email: [email protected]

www.divinemercyparish.org Mass Times

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (Español)

Sunday: 8:30, 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday:

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday & Friday:

7:30 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation

See Inside the Bulletin for Schedule

Confession Times Sunday: 3:00-4:00 p.m. (English & Español) And by Appointment:

Call (504) 466-5016, ext. 116

Devotions Eucharistic Adoration:

24/7 in the Adoration Chapel

Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday & Friday, 3 p.m. in

Adoration Chapel and following

Weekday Morning Masses

Rosary: Monday—Friday before Mass,

Sunday before 8:30 a.m. Mass, and Sábados, 6:30 p.m. (Español)

Our Lady of Perpetual Help:

Novena on Wednesday following the 7:30 a.m. Mass

Culture of Life Rosary

1st Thursday of Month following the 7:30 a.m. Mass

Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Robert T. Cooper

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Luis Duarte

Deacons: Noel Martinsen, Drea Capaci, Larry Oney, and David Caldero

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Joan Kathmann, Principal (504) 468-3524

Pastoral Associate/Youth Minister: Ryan Foulon

Director of Communications: Becky Delatte

Director of Music: Garrett Fried

Director of Religious Ed: Jacques Delouche

Administrative Staff: Sherryl Clements Antoinette Silver

January 31, 2021 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jesus, I t rust in You!

The Sanctuary Candle burns this week

In Memory of Carlos Roberto

Fernandez

St. Joseph Sunday Missal Today’s Readings: p. 716 Next Sunday: p. 721

To purchase a Sunday Missal for $20, please see an usher.

The Adoration Chapel Candles burn this week

In Memory of

Alfonso Enrique Delgado-Caldera

Saturday 4:00 pm

Alfredo Rivas, Allana Claire Cuny Moore, Carel Elizabeth Payne Burlet, Charlie Breaux (Living),

Clinton Schreiber, Diane & Wally Spath (Living), Don Crocker, Sr., Doris Chavez, Joan Breaux, JoAnn, Bruce & Jerry Malter (Living),

Kim & Leon Shingledecker (Living), Louise Aucoin, Margaret Peggy Willis Baldo, Mary Ann Feliu, Michael Rodgers,

Pepe Bassila, Rita Swanner, Sara Aicklen, Stanley Adamcewicz, Sr., Violita Alonso, Louise Ogier, Sandra Rigdon (Living)

Sábado-Misa de las 7:00 pm

Adela Martinex, Angelita Padilla, Guillermo Padilla (Living), Eduardo Laguna Gomez, Pablo Merlos

Sunday 8:30 am

Karen Lambert

Sunday 10:30 am

Deceased members of the Silver, Occhipinti & Pepiton Families, Janice Smith, Milly F. Barkley, Miriam Chacon, Monica Hulin,

Rita Swanner, Louise Ogier

Sunday 6:00 pm Mass

All Parishioners

Weekday Masses

Monday 6:30 pm: Katherine Hartdegen

Friday 7:30 am: Geraldine Bravender Boes

Tuesday 6:30 pm: Gina Garcia (Living)

Wednesday 7:30 am: Alfonso Enrique Delgado-Caldera

Thursday 7:30 am: Sacred Heart Enthronees-Living & Deceased

January 30—February 5, 2021

Pray for the Repose of the Souls of those who have died:

Carlos Negron Diaz

May his soul and the

souls of all the faithful departed, through the

mercy of God, rest in peace!

Mass Intentions

To schedule Mass Intentions, please visit website www.divinemercyparish.org. The link for the Mass Intentions is under “Liturgy & Sacraments” then

“Mass Intentions & Mass Card Requests”. Complete the online form or contact the Parish Office.

Baptisms

James Kevin Ferguson

Saidy Eileen Hera Emilio Kaiden Hera

Leila Mae Hera

Loving Merci ful ly , L iving Marian.

January 31, 2021

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be free of anxieties.” - 1 Corinthians 7:32

How much anxiety do we bring upon

ourselves by constantly worrying about not having enough or attaining more things? God won’t necessarily give you everything you want, but He will provide everything you need. Try

this – use the word “pray” instead of the word

“worry” in the future. Then pray for things

instead of worrying about them.

Stewardship of Treasure

Weekend of January 17, 2021

Envelopes ...................................$ 9,020 Loose ..........................................$ 2,062 Online Giving ..............................$ 6,446 Capital Campaign .......................$ 5,683 Other Income ..............................$ 2,260 Totaling .................................. $ 25,471 St. Anthony Ministry ...................$ 194 2nd Collection-Clarion Herald $ 1,618

“Let us focus on generosity, or

returning God’s gifts with increase, through the

generous sharing of our time, talent and treasure.”

~ Fr. Cooper

Calendar of Events Sunday, January 31

• Masses 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM • 2nd Collection: Catholic Schools • Confession (Bilingual Confessions) 3:00-4:00 PM • Student Ministry for Grades 7-12, 7:00—8:45 PM,

Parish Community Center

Monday, February 1 • Mass 6:30 PM • RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults,

7:00 PM, Parish Community Center • Legion of Mary, 7:00 PM, Sacristy

Tuesday, February 2 • 6:30 PM Mass • Parish Catechesis (K-12th Grade), 6:30 PM • Altar Auxiliary, 7:15 PM, Parish Community Center • New Life Prayer Group, 7:15 PM, Church

Wednesday, February 3 • 7:30 AM Mass • 8:30 AM—12:00 Noon Church Cleaning • Adult Faith Formation, The Bible Timeline: The Story

of Salvation, 10:00 AM & 7:00 PM, Parish Community Center

• St. Anthony Ministry to the Needy, 12-4:00 PM

Thursday, February 4 • 7:30 AM Mass • Culture of Life Rosary, 8:00-8:30 AM • SEAS School Mass, 9:00 AM • Divine Mercy Men’s Club Meeting, 6:00 PM,


Friday, February 5 • 7:30 AM Mass • 1st Friday Holy Hour & Benediction, 8-9:00 AM • Church Cleaning, 9:00 AM—10:30 AM • Divine Mercy Cenacle Group, 7:00 PM,


Saturday, February 6 • Masses 4:00 PM Vigil, 7:00 PM Spanish • Altar Auxiliary King Cake Sale after all Masses

Sunday, February 7 • Masses 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM • Altar Auxiliary King Cake Sale after all Masses • Confession (Bilingual Confessions) 3-4:00 PM,

Church Confessional • Student Ministry for Grades 7-12, 7:00—8:45 PM,



Divine Mercy Parish would like to thank our families who are currently giving electronically.

You may not see these fellow parishioners place an envelope in the basket every week, but their consistent giving does not go unnoticed. Each month our parish receives a steady and

predictable stream of income from those donors who have

made the commitment to give to God first by having a designated contribution

automatically transferred to our parish through our Online

Giving Program. If you would like to learn more about this easy, safe, and secure way of giving,

please check out our website: www.divinemercyparish.org/ways-to-give.html

Today, we celebrate the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the Gospel (Mk 1:21-28), we are presented with the story

about a cure of a man with an unclean spirit in the synagogue. In Mk 1:25, Jesus says, “Quiet! Come out of

him!” A LIFETEEN author states, “God desires for us to be in eternity with Him, but it is our choice to follow the path that

Jesus has set before us. If we respond in any other way, if we follow any other path, our attempt to fool Him will only suc-

cessfully fool ourselves.” Similar to the man who Jesus cured, the LIFETEEN author also says, “When we allow our belief in Jesus Christ to transform every aspect of our lives, we are freed from sin and filled with hope for heaven.” At LIFETEEN and Edge we discuss what the LIFETEEN author says about how we must make a decision to follow Jesus

every time we “exit the doors of church after Mass.” All teens and interested adults are invited to a Life Night in the Parish Community Center after the 6pm Lifeteen Mass. Please join

us as we discuss Jesus and His authority and power.

You are invited to stay connected with us on Instagram at divinemercylte, Twitter at divinemercylte, and

YouTube at Divine Mercy Life Teen

Walter Apken, Bee Ernst, Robert Tassin, Vivian Macaluso, Emile Fernandez, Chris Fernandez, The Malter Family, Kathy Rapp, Ashley Steudelein,

Monica Heigle, Milton Lacoste, Lisa Margavio, Deborah Simon, Rose Boes, Rosemary Cotham,

Emilia Cea, The Martin Family, Ann Juneau, All Prayer Blanket Recipients and

All Prayer Intentions on the Divine Mercy website.

Names will remain on the list one month. Call 466-5016 to add a name.

Prayer Intentions

Prayer Blanket Ministry

Relief to the suffering, peace to the fearful. May each Prayer Blanket Recipient know they are not alone. We are praying for their healing

and comfort. This beautiful act of sacrifice before the Lord transforms this blanket into a prayer blanket

whose very threads become interwoven with pleas for healing on behalf of the recipient. To request a Prayer Blanket for someone who is ill or in need, contact Meryl Rooney at (504) 472-4383.

So... You Got The Baby! There is no better way to say “Happy Mardi Gras” than with a hand braided,

Danish dough mixed with sweet cinnamon

swirls, baked to perfection, topped with

fondant icing, and adorned lavishly with purple, green, and gold

sugar from our friends at Cartozzo’s Bakery! While Mardi Gras 2021 may look different, “Baby Jesus” is

still baked inside each King Cake!

Members of the Altar Auxiliary will be selling King Cakes after all the Masses on the weekend

of February 6th and 7th.


Catholics often participate in the tradition of having their throats blessed. To do this, the

priest consecrates two candles, generally by a prayer, and then holds each in a crossed

position on the throat of the person being blessed. At the same time, the following

blessing is given: “Through the intercession of Saint Blaise,

bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from ailments of the throat and from every other evil. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and

of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”

Why does the blessing of the throat take place on St. Blaise Day? St. Blaise, a physician and bishop, asked God to cure a child who was

choking to death on a fish bone and the child’s life was saved. Thus, St. Blaise is the

patron saint of healthy throats.

The Blessing of Throats will take place at Divine Mercy Parish

after the 6:30 PM Mass on Tuesday, February 2nd and

after the 7:30 AM Mass on Wednesday February 3rd,

the Feast Day of St. Blaise

Tuesday, February 2 New Life Prayer Group, 7:15 PM, Church

Friday, February 5 Divine Mercy Cenacle Group, 7:00 PM,



AÑO DE LA EUCARISTÍA y en honor a San José 2021

A partir de la Fiesta del Bautismo de Nuestro Señor, el 10 de enero de 2021, la Iglesia Católica local ha entrado

en el Año de la Eucaristía, un tiempo de renovación, curación y comunión. Este año está dedicado a

ayudarnos a todos, clérigos, religiosos y laicos, a crecer en nuestra relación con Cristo.

A lo largo de este año, nos uniremos a los católicos de todo el mundo para invocar las oraciones y el

patrocinio de San José para ayudarnos a comprender más plenamente el significado de las partes de la Misa,

la teología de la Presencia Real de Cristo en la Eucaristía. y la obligación que tenemos como católicos

de participar en la Misa del domingo.

Mientras La Iglesia Universal observa un Año especial de San José proclamado por el Santo Padre, en la

Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleans hacemos un llamado a la poderosa intercesión de San José para acercarnos a

Jesús en la Eucaristía.

Una de las iniciativas especiales es una explicación de La Misa en doce partes. A lo largo del año, el clero

predicará sobre las distintas partes de La Misa una vez al mes, para ayudar a los católicos a adentrarse más

profundamente en su ministerio.

El 7 de febrero, el tema es: “La Iglesia Reunida en Presencia de Dios”

Notre Dame Seminary will be offering a year-long "Eucharist Lecture Series" during 2021

for the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Year of the Eucharist!

We will be offering a monthly event,

beginning with a half-hour of Eucharistic Adoration and followed by a lecture

and Q&A on the Eucharist, in Schulte Auditorium at NDS.

Our second presentation will be entitled

“The Eucharist in Sacred Scripture” and will be offered by Dr. Nathan Mastnjak,

Professor of Sacred Scripture at Notre Dame Seminary.

This event will take place on

Wednesday, February 17th, 2021, with Eucharistic Adoration beginning at 5:30 PM

followed by a lecture and Q&A from 6:00- 7:00 PM.

This event is FREE and open to the public. You can attend either in person (socially distanced) or

virtually, but space is limited, so make sure to RSVP.

Virtual attendees will receive streaming

information via email on the day of the event. Registration for this event

will close on Tuesday, February 16th at 5:00 PM.


Hispanic ministry

La Bendición de Gargantas, se llevará a cabo en la Parroquia de la Divina Misericordia, después de la Misa

de las 6:30 PM, el martes 2 de febrero y, después de la Misa de las 7:30 AM el miércoles 3 de febrero, el día de la

Fiesta de San Blas

S t. Blaise Bendición de Gargantas

Los Católicos, a menudo participan en la tra-dición de bendecir sus gargantas. Para hacer esto, el sacerdote consagra dos velas, gene-ralmente mediante una oración, y luego sos-

tiene cada una en una posición cruzada sobre la garganta de la persona bendecida. Al mis-mo tiempo, se otorga la siguiente bendición:

“Por intercesión de San Blas, obispo y mártir, que Dios los libere de las dolencias de la gar-ganta y, de todos los demás males. En el nom-bre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo.

Amén."

¿Por qué se lleva a cabo la bendición de la garganta, el día de San Blas? San Blas, médi-co y obispo, le pidió a Dios que curara a un ni-

ño que se estaba asfixiando con una espina de pescado y, le salvó la vida. Por lo tanto, San

Blas, es el santo patrón de la garganta sana.

Pues...Te salió el Bebé!

No hay mejor manera de decir “Feliz Mardi Gras” que con una rosca de reyes trenzada a mano, con dulce canela, horneada a la perfec-ción y decorada con azúcar en verde, púrpura

y oro de nuestros amigos de la panadería Cartozzo’s. Aunque Mardi Gras 2021 se vea

diferente, un “bebé Jesús” es horneado dentro de cada Rosca de Reyes!

Los miembros del Grupo Auxiliar del Altar estarán vendiendo Roscas de Reyes/King

Cakes después de todas las misas del fin de semana del 6 y 7 de febrero.

Solicitud de Acto Conmemorativo Solicite que se quemen las

lámparas / velas del santuario (ya sea en la iglesia o en la capilla de adoración) por

una semana en memoria o en honor a un ser querido. Las intenciones se publicarán en el

boletín semanal. La donación que se acostumbra es de $ 10.00 por intención. Comuníquese con la

Oficina Parroquial para programar su Acto Memorial.


Fr. Cooper’s Corner

Knowing What We Are Doing

Last year, I had the privilege to offer Mass for the 5,000th time as a priest. It is a great source of thanksgiving for me. Sometimes people are surprised when other priests or I mention exactly how many Masses we have celebrated, as if, on the positive side, we might have the world’s greatest memory, or, on the negative side, we might be neurotically obsessed about details. There is a spiritual reason, however, why this is a good practice. Priests are called to celebrate each Mass as if it were their first, their last, and their only. Each Mass is meant to be cherished, because in each we engage in what our faith teaches us is the most important event that happens that day in the world, when the Son of God miraculously becomes incarnate on the altar.

Such an approach toward Jesus’ self-giving in the Eucharist is not just for priests. When I prepare young people for their first Holy Communion, I emphasize that the most important aspect of the experience is not the “first” but the “communion.” I tell them that the “second” is just as important, as is every subsequent communion. Occasionally, one of them will come to me some time later and say something moving like, “Father, today is my 100th Holy Communion!” Such a comment reveals the type of eagerness and appreciation for the Gift and the Giver that all believers should have when approaching Holy Communion. Whether or not they keep track, it shows how precious each Mass is for them.

The recent Pew Research Center study about U.S. Catholics demonstrated that we have much work to do to ensure that priests and faithful have this awareness and appreciation. Only 50 percent of U.S. Catholics said that they knew the Church’s teaching that after the consecration, the bread and wine are totally changed into Jesus’ body and blood. Even among the 50 percent of those who were aware of the Church’s teaching, a third said that they still regarded the Eucharist as a symbol, leaving only 31 percent who believe the Church’s teaching that the Eucharist is Jesus. In my articles in last month’s bulletin, I reflected on where, I think, this grave crisis in Eucharistic faith originated and on nine practices I believe would help us know, love, and live this faith better. Everything begins, however, with knowing clearly what we profess to be doing during Mass.

At his ordination, a priest kneels before the bishop who says, as he places a paten and chalice in the baby priest’s hands, “Accept from the holy people of God the gifts to be offered to him. Know what you are doing and imitate the mystery you celebrate.” It is key for priests to recognize the supernaturally profound reality of what they are doing in the celebration of the Mass and to help the people of God recognize it too. The Pew Research Center’s study shows that we cannot take that knowledge for granted. Without this basic understanding, we cannot imitate the mystery of the Mass and “do this” in Jesus’ memory. Without it, we will not grasp who it is we receive and how He wishes in the Holy Eucharist to transform us, and through us transform the world. Therefore, now is the time for bishops, priests, deacons, catechists, parents, godparents, writers, and all those with the responsibility to pass on the faith to articulate with clarity and conviction the Church’s Eucharistic faith.

We do not have to reinvent the wheel. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, in paragraphs 1374-80, presents succinctly what we believe about the Eucharist. It underlines, “In the most blessed sacrament of the Eucharist, the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained. This presence is called ‘real’ … because it is presence in the fullest sense: that is to say, it is a substantial presence by which Christ, God and man, makes himself wholly and entirely present.” The Eucharist is not a symbol, but truly Jesus.

The Catechism defines transubstantiation—a term that many of the Catholics surveyed could not define—as the “conversion of the bread and wine into Christ’s body and blood,” saying, “It has always been the conviction of the Church … that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of


the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. This change the holy Catholic Church has fittingly and properly called transubstantiation.” This term was first used in the 12th century by the future Pope Alexander III to describe how after the consecration, the whole substance of the bread and wine are changed into Jesus while the appearances of bread and wine—their size, extent, weight, shape, color, taste, smell—are preserved miraculously by God. “The Eucharistic presence of Christ,” it continues, “endures as long as the Eucharistic [appearances] subsist,” and for that reason it is fitting that we adore and love Him, bring Him to the sick and pray before Him in the tabernacle.

The Catechism then turns from the “that” of the Eucharist to the “why.”

“It is highly fitting,” it says, “that Christ should have wanted to remain present to his Church in this unique way. Since Christ was about to take his departure from his own in his visible form, he wanted to give us his sacramental presence, …the memorial of the love with which he loved us ‘to the end,’ even to the giving of his life. In his Eucharistic presence he remains mysteriously in our midst … under signs that express and communicate this love.” What Jesus ultimately wants is an encounter: “Jesus,” it emphasizes, “awaits us in this sacrament of love.”

In teaching about Jesus’ Real Presence, I have always found it helpful to ponder His words in Capernaum (Jn 6:22-69). There He identified Himself as the “Real Manna” and the “Bread of Life” and underlined, “My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink: Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains and me and I in him.” Many disciples — not strangers, but those who already believed in Him — responded, “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” and many of them left. They were probably disgusted, thinking that Jesus was speaking like a cannibal. Jesus then turned to his closest followers, the apostles, and asked whether they too would leave. Peter spoke up and gave the fundamental principle of Eucharistic faith: “To whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.” He had no better idea of how Jesus would give His flesh and blood to consume than the departing disciples did, but because he believed in Jesus, he believed in what He said. The Church’s Eucharistic faith is based directly on our trust in Jesus. Jesus’ words about how we would eat His flesh and drink His blood would finally make better sense a year later, when during the Last Supper, Jesus would take bread and wine, change it into His body and blood, and say, “Take and eat,” “Take and drink.” He kept the appearances of bread and wine, it seems, so that we would not be nauseated eating something that looked like human body parts rather than something reminiscent of normal food. They knew, however, that He who had changed water into wine in Cana was certainly capable of changing wine into blood. They would then become ministers of that miracle. Today, I have the awesome privilege of being Christ’s instrument to bring about that wondrous transubstantiation as I continue to strive to know what I am doing and imitate what I am celebrating.

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4:00 pm Mass Entrance Gather Your People Refrain Gather your people, O Lord. Gather your people, O Lord. One bread, one body, one spirit of love. Gather your people, O Lord. 1. Draw us forth to the table of life: brothers and sisters, each of us called to walk in your light. 2. We are parts of the body of Christ, needing each other, each of the gi s the Spirit provides. 3. No more harm on the mountain of God; swords into plowshares. Free us, O Lord, from hardness of heart.

4. Wash us, Lord, in the waters of life; waters of mercy, waters of hope that flow from your side. By: B. Hurd © 1991. OCP Publica ons. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLi-cense # A-722878. OL #81276 Offertory Amazing Grace 1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind but now I see. 2. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed!

3. The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures; He will my shield and por on be as long as life endures. 4. Thru’ many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come; ‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home. 5. When we’ve been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we’d first begun. By: NEW BRITAIN, CM, J. Newton © Public Domain; Music: Columbian Harmony, 1829. Reprinted with permission under ONE LI-CENSE #A-722878. OL #83966

DIVINE WORSHIP AND SACRED MUSIC

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

SACRED MUSIC LYRICS

Memorare

REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Prayer to St. Michael

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Family Prayer

Loving and faithful God, through the years the people of our archdiocese have appreciated the prayers and love of Our Lady of Prompt Succor in times of war, disaster, epidemic and illness. We come to you, Father, with Mary our Mother, and ask you to help us in the battle of today against violence, murder and racism. We implore you to give us your wisdom that we may build a community founded on the values of Jesus, which gives respect to the life and dignity of all people. Bless parents that they may form their children in faith. Bless and protect our youth that they may be peacemakers of our time. Give consolation to those who have lost loved ones through violence. Hear our prayer and give us the perseverance to be a voice for life and human dignity in our community. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. Mother Henriette Delille, pray for us that we may be a holy family.


Communion I Am the Bread of Life 1. I am the Bread of life. You who come to me shall not hunger; and who believe in me shall not thirst. No one can come to me unless the Father beckons. And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up, and I will raise you up on the last day. 2. The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world, and if you eat of this bread, you shall live forever, you shall live forever. And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up, and I will raise you up on the last day. 3. Unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man and drink of his blood, and drink of his blood, you shall not have life within you. And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up, and I will raise you up on the last day. 4. I am the Resurrec on, I am the life. If you believe in me, even though you die, you shall live forever. And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up, and I will raise you up on the last day. 5. Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, Who has come into the world. And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up, and I will raise you up on the last day. Contributors: Sr. Suzanne Toolan ©1966, 1970, 1986, 1993, GIA Publica ons, Inc. Re-printed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-722878. All rights reserved. OL #00044

Sending Forth Lead Me, Lord 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, longing for their Lord, for God’s coming kingdom shall be theirs. Blessed are the sorrowing, for they shall be consoled, and the meek shall come to rule the world. Refrain Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord, by the light of truth to seek and to find the narrow way Be my way; be my truth; be my life, my Lord, and lead me, Lord, today. 2. Blessed are the merciful, for mercy shall be theirs, and the pure in heart shall see their God. Blest are they whose hunger only holiness can fill, for I say they shall be sa sfied. 3. Blest are they who through their life mes sow the seeds of peace; all will call them children of the Lord. Blest are you, though persecuted in your holy life, for in heaven, great is your reward. By: J Becker ©1987 OCP Publica ons. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLi-cense # A-722878. OL #80434

8:30 am Mass Entrance Gather Your People See 4 Pm Mass – Entrance

Offertory Amazing Grace See 4 Pm Mass – Offertory

Communion I Am Yours Refrain Bread of Life, Wine of Peace, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, consume me completely. I am yours.

1. I surrender to the power of your love. And I surrender. Let your will be done in me. 2. Lead me to the silence where you whisper to my heart. Lead me to the place where your love consumes me. 3. Let your light shine, let it shine in my heart. Let your light shine. Let me be your light in this world. 4. O Bread of Life, You answer all our needs, and fill our souls with the fullness of love and grace. 5. O Bread of Life, You, the longing of our hearts, we welcome you. Let your will be done in us. 6. O Blood of Christ, Source of life, and source of peace, water of life flowing from your side. 7. O Blood of Christ, Our deep stream of mercy wash over us. Flood our souls completely. 8. O Soul of Christ, sanc fying us, Body of Christ, save us. (to final refrain…) Final Refrain Bread of Life, Wine of Peace, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, consume me completely. I am yours. Consume me completely. I am yours. By: T. Thomson ©2014 World Library Publica-

ons. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense # A-722878. OL #50664


Sending Forth Lead Me, Lord See 4 PM Mass – Sending Forth

10:30 am Mass Entrance Gather Your People See 4 Pm Mass – Entrance

Offertory Amazing Grace See 4 Pm Mass – Offertory

Communion I Am Yours See 8:30 AM Mass – Communion

Sending Forth Lead Me, Lord See 4 PM Mass – Sending Forth

6:00 pm Mass Entrance Give Us Clean Hands We bow our hearts, we bend our knees; O Spirit, come make us humble. We turn our eyes from evil things; O Lord, we cast down our idols. Refrain Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts; Let us not li our souls to another. Give us clean hands, give us pure hearts; Let us not li our souls to another. Final O God, let us be a genera on that seeks, that seeks your face, O God of Jacob. C Hall ©2000 sixsteps Music; worshiptogeth-er.com songs. All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI License #11201196. CCLI #2060208

Offertory Ever Be 1. Your love is devoted like a ring of solid gold Like a vow that is tested like a covenant of old

Your love is enduring through the winter rain And beyond the horizon with mercy for today Pre-Chorus Faithful You have been and faithful You will be You pledge Yourself to me and it’s why I sing Chorus Your praise will ever be on my lips Ever be on my lips Your praise will ever be on my lips Ever be on my lips (REPEAT) 2. You Father the orphan Your kindness makes us whole You shoulder our weakness And Your strength becomes our own You’re making me like You Clothing me in white Bringing beauty from ashes For You will have Your bride Pre-Chorus Free of all her guilt and rid of all her shame And known by her true name and it’s why I sing Bridge You will be praised, You will be praised With angels and saints we sing worthy are You Lord You will be praised, You will be praised With angels and saints we sing worthy are You Lord (REPEAT) And it's why I sing Bobby Strand, Chris Greely, Gabriel Wilson, Kalley Heiligenthal. ©2014 Bethel Music Publishing. For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights re-served. CCLI License # 11201196. CCLI #7030065

Communion Take Up Our Cross 1. Behold the wood that bears our name; behold the nails that hold our sin. The tree from which salva on blooms; the death by which we’re born again. Refrain We take up our cross and follow him; we lay down our lives that we might live. We carry the hope of Christ within; we take up our cross and follow him. 2. We embrace the sacrifice, and walk the path we cannot see. The burdens of this world made light; by blood and thorn we are redeemed. (to Refrain) Bridge Li him high, li him high; let his name be glorified. Li him high, li him high; let his name be glorified. Cur s Stephan; Marc Byrd; Sarah Hart ©2008 Blue Ra Music; Meaux Mercy; spiritandsong.com. For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights re-served. CCLI License # 11201196. CCLI #5358955

Sending Forth The Cure 1. We're all related; brothers and strangers, the king and the beggar bleed the same. We've all got a sickness, a terminal condi on. We medicate it, but the pain won't go away.

Pre-Chorus See the eyes of a million faces lookin' for it in a million places. Only one can save us: Jesus.

Chorus You are the cure. Everybody's searching for it. Everybody's reaching out, trying to grab a hold of something real. You are the cure. Only You can sa sfy us, fill up the void inside us; never been a heart You couldn't heal. You are the cure, cure, (cure).


Memorare

Acuérdate, oh piadosísima Virgen María!, que jamás se ha oído decir que ninguno de los que han acudido a tu protección, implorando tu auxilio, haya sido desamparado. Animado por esta confianza, a Ti acudo, Madre, Virgen de la vírgenes, y gimiendo bajo el peso de mis pecados me atrevo a comparecer ante Ti. Madre de Dios, no deseches mis súplicas, antes bien, escúchalas y acógelas benignamente. Amen.

Oración a San Miguel Arcángel

O San Miguel, Arcángel defiéndenos en la batalla. Sé nuestra protección contra el mal y las trampas del diablo; humildemente te rogamos que Dios los reprenda. O Principe Celestial de la Santa Hostia, que con la ayuda de Dios eches a satanás al infierno y a los espíritus que vagan por el mundo para arruinar las almas. Amén.

Nuestra Oración Familiar

Dios amoroso y fiel, a través de los años el pueblo de nuestra arquidiócesis ha apreciado las oraciones y el amor de Nuestra Señora del Pronto Socorro en tiempos de guerras, desastres, epidemias y enfermedad. Venimos a Ti, Padre, con María nuestra Madre, y te pedimos nos ayudes en

la batalla de hoy contra la violencia, el asesinato y el racismo. Te imploramos que nos des la sabiduría para construir una comunidad fundada en los valores de Jesús, que conceden respeto a la vida y dignidad a todas las personas. Bendice a los padres para que formen a sus hijos en fe. Bendice y protege a nuestros jóvenes para que sean hacedores de paz en nuestro tiempos. Da consuelo a los que han perdido a seres queridos debido a la violencia. Te lo pedimos por Jesucristo, Nuestro Señor. Amén.

Nuestra Señora del Pronto Socorro, apresúrate a socorrernos.

Madre Henrieta Delille, ruega por nosotros para que seamos una familia Santa.

2. You are the doctor, healer and Father to the orphan without a home. We fell into darkness, lost ll You found us. You're the remedy we're looking for. (Chorus) Bridge Cure for the broken, the hope for a hopeless world. The meaning, the purpose, the peace that will make us whole. Pre-Chorus Don't have to search no more. Don't have to search no more. (Chorus) C Ma son, C Steven, J Lowry ©2016 Centrici-ty Music Publishing; Cool Nasty; FortyHour-Days; Meaux Mercy; Moody Producer Music. For use solely with the SongSelect®. All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI License #11201196. CCLI #7067141

Memorial Votive Request

Christ said, “I am the light of the world; he who follows

me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)

Jesus Christ is that light. He is the light that shines for us in the midst this world of

darkness. And anyone who follows Him needs not fear that darkness because we know that Christ will always shine for us, leading us in the Way to the Father. Each

time we light a candle, we are called to remember that it is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is the True Light and that He and

only He will grant us True Life.

The Sanctuary Lamps in the Church and Adoration Chapel burn every week to remind

us of the sacramental presence of Jesus Christ. These candles also serve as a

reminder of Christ our light and of our call to pray to God without ceasing.

Parishioners may request the Sanctuary Lamps/Candles (in either the Church or Adoration Chapel) burn for one week in

memory or in honor of a loved one.

Intentions will be published in the weekly bulletin. The customary donation is $10 per intention. Please contact the Parish Office to

schedule your Memorial Votive.

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