Saturday Anticipated 4 p.m. (organ & cantor) Sunday—8:00 a.m. (organ & cantor); 12:00 Noon (organ & cantor; 5:00 p.m. (organ & cantor) Monday, Wednesday & Friday - 6:15 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday - 5:30 p.m. First Saturday 8:00 a.m. followed by recitation of the Rosary Fatima Votive Mass 13th of the Month, May - October | 5 p.m. Rosary followed by Mass & the Fatima Procession Monthly Peace Mass This Mass heeds Our Lady’s call to pray for world peace & conversion of hearts. It is prayed on the First Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. The recitation of the Rosary and an Act of Consecration precedes the Mass at 5 p.m.

The Sacrament of Penance Sat.—1 hour prior to the Vigil Mass; Sunday—30 minutes prior to Mass; Mon, Wed, Fri & 1st Saturday 30 minutes prior to Mass; Tues & Thur.—1hour prior to Mass The Sacrament of Baptism The Sacrament is celebrated on the third Sunday of each month,

following the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Please contact the parish office before the baby is born for required classes. Sponsors are to be confirmed and practicing Catholics who attend Sunday Mass. The Sacrament of Matrimony Due to a new “couple mentoring” marriage preparation program, arrangements are to be made with

the Church office, if at all possible, at least ONE YEAR in advance. To avoid schedule conflicts, all wedding dates held at Our Lady of Fatima must be confirmed with the Parish Administrator, who should be the first contact of the couple. Please visit our Parish Website to review wedding and music guidelines, and details of paperwork and preparation requirements.

2319 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 70503 Pastor: .................................................... Rev. Msgr. Jefferson DeBlanc Parochial Vicar: ................................................... Fr. Nathan Comeaux Deacon.......................................... Timothy Maragos & Randy Hyde Administrator: ............................................................. Stephanie Supple Parish Secretary: .............................................................. Mona Bouillion Receptionist: ........................................................................ D D McElligott Bookkeeper: .................................................................... Annie Governale Director of Music .............................................................. Keith D’Anna Organist, Choir Master .................................................. Keith D’Anna Bulletin Editor .................................................................... Keith D’Anna Sacristan: ............................................................................. Brad Thomasee Church Office: ...................................................................... (337) 232-8945 Church Fax: ............................................................................ (337) 232-0323 School Office: ........................................................................(337) 235-2464 Church Website: ...................................... www.fatimalafayette.org

Office Hours Mon - Thur, 8 a.m. - Noon & 1 to 5 p.m.;

Friday, 8 a.m. to Noon

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday, May 31st| The Feast of Pentecost

CONTACT US

STEWARDSHIP & WORSHIP

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This weekend we celebrate the feast of Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit among the fearful believers of the early Church. Saint Paul reminds us of the special power the Holy Spirit has bestowed upon us to give us confidence and how that power gives us the potential to live extraordinary lives of faith. Good stewards recognize this power and use their gifts, through God’s channel of grace, to transform their lives and the lives of others. Good stewards know that it is through the Holy Spirit that they can proclaim: “Jesus is Lord.” How do we allow the Holy Spirit to work within us to give us strength, confidence and hope?

Weekend of May 24th

Weekly Offertory Budget ....................... $17,307.70 Total Offertory Received ........................... $13,051.30 Weekly Offertory Budget Under ....... -$4,256.40 Building & Maintenance ............................ $1,789.00 Fatima Mercy Works...................................... $220.00 Thank you for continuing to support your parish during these trying times. Our Lady of Fatima Parishioners have always shown their love for Christ and their parish by their generosity, loyalty and faithfulness to the needs of the parish, both temporal and spiritual. May Our Lady of Fatima continue to keep us in her care and intercede for us with our Risen Savior for an end to the pandemic.

30 Sat. 4:00 p.m. Anticipated: The Nugier Family, Nathan, Loretta, & Robert Schiller, Edwina Smith Hernandez, Gerald & Alberta Gossen, Eva Fontenot, Amanda Claire Judice, Lynn Kallam Ditch, James Judice, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Moore, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Forstall, Rosamaria Reyes-Silva, Avis Moore Rupert, Ryan Robert Guilbeau, Teresa Kristy Pham, Rand Owens, Janice Andrus, Amy Robideaux, Brian Slate, Charles Blanchard; Living & Deceased Members of: Michael & Fred Landry & Family, The Butcher & Smith Families, The Ison & Eva Fontenot, The Kallam, Langlinais, Judice, & Hamilton Families; Living: Mary Manuel 31 Sun. 8:00 a.m.: Living: Skye Mier 12:00 Noon: Col. Thomas N. & Lena B. Ritchie, Diane Menard Gossen, Eva Fontenot, Faye Marie Ges-ser; Living & Deceased Members of: The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families, The Prejean, Fleming, Martin, Leger, & Cary Families 5:00 p.m.: Fatima Parishioners / Pro-Populo 1 Mon. 6:15 a.m.: Eva Fontenot 2 Tue. 5:30 p.m.: Living & Deceased Members of the Butcher & Smith Families 3 Wed. 6:15 a.m.: Living & Deceased Members of the Butcher & Smith Families 4 Thu. 5:30 p.m.: Living & Deceased Members of the Ison & Eva Fontenot Families 5 Fri. 6:15 a.m.: The Nugier Family 6 Sat. 8:00 a.m.: Living: Rose Delaune 4:00 p.m. Anticipated: The Nugier Family, Nathan, Loretta, & Robert Schiller, Edwina Smith Hernandez, Gerald & Alberta Gossen, Eva Fontenot, Elton J. Beaullieu, Sr., Amanda Claire Judice, Lynn Kallam Ditch, James Judice, Faye Marie Gesser, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Moore, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Forstall, Avis Moore Rupert, Ryan Robert Guilbeau, Annie Bourgeois, Teresa Kristy Pham, Rosamaria Reyes-Silva, Charles Blanchard; Living & Deceased Members of: Michael & Fred Landry & Family, The Bouvier & Boudreaux Families, The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families, The Kallam, Langlinais, Judice, & Hamilton Families; Living: Anna Stanford, Mary Manuel 7 Sun. 9:00 a.m.: Fatima Parishioners / Pro-Populo 11:00 a.m.: Living: Tammy Romero 5:00 p.m.: Dr. Frem F. Boustany, Jr., Di-ane Menard Gossen, Eva Fontenot; Living & Deceased Mem-bers of: The Butcher & Smith Families, The Ison & Eva Fon-tenot Families, The Prejean, Fleming, Martin, Leger, & Cary Families

AROUND THE PARISH

Diocesan and Parish Specific Directives (Coronavirus)

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Fatima Parish Office will be open to the public on Monday, June 1, 2020

THE CHURCH IS NOW OPEN FOR MASS

Mass Times: Saturday 4:00 p.m. - Elderly Mass Only (persons 65 years of age and older) Sunday 8:00a.m., 12:00 Noon and 5:00 p.m.

Each parishioner is STRONGLY encouraged to bring and wear their own mask (as well as bring a personal supply of hand sanitizer for use prior to Communion)

For those who do not have a mask, the church parish has a limited supply of disposable masks.

Confessions will be heard in Knight Hall Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45 p.m. prior to the Vigil Mass and

Sundays - In church 30 minutes prior to the 8:00 a.m. Mass and the 12:00 Noon Mass and from 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. prior to the 5:00 p.m. Mass in Knight Hall

Confessions take place on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. in Knight Hall Our CAST volunteers will direct you when to get into the line in Knight Hall during the week.

Please do not get out of your car until it is your turn.

Private appointments to receive the Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick and/or Confession can be scheduled by calling the parish office at (337) 232-8945.

If no answer, please call our Answering Service at (337) 572-4176 to reach a Priest.

The Adoration Chapel will remain closed until further notice.

Sign-up TODAY! Go to https://formed.org/signup - Your Parish Code is 7f573e You may also download the FORMED APP on your smartphone. Email administrator@fatimalafayette.org if you need assistance.

THIS WEEKS LINEUP

SUNDAY, MAY 31: Pentecost: Pray: Sunday Mass; Watch: The Wild Goose with Father Dave Pivonka

Study: Lectio: Evangelization MONDAY, JUNE 1: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church: Study: Lectio: Mary - The Queen Mother

Listen: Mary - The Indispensable Mother of God SUNDAY, JUNE 7: The Most Holy Trinity: Study: Symbolon - The Journey of Faith:

Trinity, Faith, and the God Who is Love: Listen: The Holy Spirit - The Third Person of the Trinity

The Parish Office is now open with limited hours, but will not be open to the public. The office hours for Stephanie, Mona and DD will be from

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The Office will be closed on Friday. Please feel free to contact Stephanie, Mona or DD by phone or email if you need assistance.

“Every incident in [Jesus’] life is for us an example of obedience.” * Jesus obeyed His parents (Luke 2:51) and others “who represented for Him the authority of God, his father.” Consecrated persons embrace the obedience of Christ who said, “I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.” (John 6:38).

They acknowledge being chosen by God and pronounce before Him “a vow or an oath promising to follow Him.” Obedience is not a yoke or an imposition or a diminution of the person. Obedience “rests on a will that is free, the will of the person who pronounced the vow or the oath, and willed thereby to submit him/herself to the will of God.” Obedience is “a value which uplifts.” The vow of obedience does not eliminate personal rights. Superiors cannot “abuse the authority that God has entrusted to them.” Nor should superiors pile on “more obligations than those envisaged in their rule … by imposing on others—as Christ says in his Gospel—heavy burdens that they themselves do not carry.” Superiors should not use force to compel or subjugate others “as if they were prisoners in jail.” Saint Paul warned against this when he wrote, “Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they may not become discouraged.” (Colossians 3:21). Jesus is the model of obedience. He worked for his father in his workshop at Nazareth, “subject to the dictates and requirements of the customers who came to Him with their orders.” Jesus “behaved humbly, modestly and obligingly towards everyone.” He submitted Himself to His work and the “discomforts of a poor home.” Total dedication to Jesus means “to do God’s will, to please God, and to live a life of intimate union with God—a union of affection, a union of will, a union of deeds done in faith.” Jesus said, “The one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him.” (John 8:29). Do we do always what is pleasing to God? The Lord’s obedience is also an apostolic model. When the time came for Him to begin His ministry,

Jesus “left everything and went off in search of souls in order to bring them the word of God and guide them in the paths of salvation.” The Lord went to Zacchaeus’ home and He waited at the well for the Samaritan woman to give them grace, forgiveness, and knowledge of God. Jesus “never shirked toil, or weariness, or self-sacrifice, intensifying his life of prayer and penance.” To do the will of His Father was to Jesus “as important as the food He ate.” (John 4:32, 34). “This is also the mission entrusted to consecrated souls: to carry out the will of God in order to accomplish the work that He has entrusted to them, in other words, their own sanctification and the salvation of souls.” A lifetime of obedience culminated in Jesus’ becoming a victim “sacrificed in obedience to the will of the Father for the redemption of the world.” Jesus shrank from the prospect of suffering, humiliation, and death, “but He put obedience to his Father’s will before the repugnance of his own nature: Not as I will, but as You will.” (Matthew 26:39). In the Liturgy of the Hours, a psalm-prayer helps us understand Psalm 40 in terms of Christ’s obedience.

Lord Jesus Christ, you were made obedient unto death, and your name was exalted above all others. Teach us always to do the Father’s will, so that, made holy by obedience which unites us to the sacrifice of your body, we can expect your great love in times of sorrow and sing a new song to our God. **

Sister Lúcia echoes Psalm 40 when she writes, “If obedience were not costly, what merit should we have in obeying? It is when it demands a sacrifice of us that we prove our love for God.”

Next Week: Part V: The Evangelical Counsel of Chastity.

* Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes are those

of the Virgin Mary or of Lúcia and may be found in chapter 20 of Calls from the Message of Fatima, Sister Lúcia of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, Sisters of Mosteiro de Santa Maria, trans. (Fatima, Portugal: Secretariado dos Pastorinhos, 2000), pp. 180-194.

** The Liturgy of the Hours, Volume II (New York:

Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1976), p.1250.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

The 18th Appeal: The Call to a Life of Total Consecration to God. - Part IV: The Evangelical Counsel of Obedience

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GROWING IN HOLINESS - LET US PRAY

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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of the Little Shepherds (Knight Hall)

Monday and Wednesday,

Following the 6:15 a.m. Mass to 5 p.m.

Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Friday

Following the 6:14 a.m. Mass to 12:00 Noon

First Friday/First Saturday All Night Vigil, (Friday 6:00 p.m. until the 8:00 a.m. First Saturday Mass)

ADORATION COORDINATORS (Call to Commit)

If interested on Monday, call Elaine Martin, 234.6752 If interested on Tuesday, call D.D. McElligott, 232.8945

If interested on Wednesday, call Dotsie Butcher, 234.6678 If interested on Thursday, call D.D. McElligott, 232.8945

If interested on Friday, call Bubbles Stelly, 233.8660 If interested on First Friday/First Saturday Night Vigil,

Call Mona Bouillion, 232.8945

LOVED ONES WHO LEAVE THE CHURCH

Send their names to St. Monica Sodality, c/o St. John Cantins Parish, 825 N. Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL 60622-5499. The Sodality will include your loved ones in their prayers and sacrifices. When all other efforts fail, the only thing left to do is pray and sacrifice. Consider joining the St. Monica Sodality. Writing to the above address will give you infor-mation on how to do so and the requirements for membership.

WEEKLY ROSARY GROUP

The Weekly Rosary Group meets each Tuesday in Church from 9:15 to 11:00 a.m. (except on the sec-ond Tuesday of the month) to pray the Joyful, Lu-minous, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries for priests, world peace and individual intentions. For more information call Dotsie Butcher at 234.6678 or Claire Randazzo at 984.4415.

BLESSING OF THE UNBORN CHILD

Follows the Sunday 9 & 11:00 a.m. Masses the 1st weekend of the month.

Sacred Heart Home Enthronements

Call the Parish Office to schedule your Sacred Heart Home Enthrone-ment. Promoters go into the home to conduct the Enthronement, which follows a 9

day period of prayer by the family.

Prayer for Cancer Patients

A statue of St. Peregrine, patron of cancer patients, is made available to

go into the homes of those diagnosed with cancer. This statue of St. Peregrine was ac-quired from a convent in the city of Lille, northern France. The statue was hand-painted by nuns in the

mid 1900s. Call the parish office ot get on the roster.

Prayer Calendar for Priests

Monday, June 1 Pope Francis

Tuesday, June 2 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Wednesday, June 3 Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel

Thursday, June 4 Bishop Emeritus Michael Jarrell

Friday, June 5 Rev. Msgr. Jefferson DeBlanc

Saturday, June 6

Rev. Nathan Comeaux Sunday, June 7

Deacon Tim Maragos

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Pentecost - the catechism of the catholic church

Happy birthday to the Catholic Church! Happy birthday to you, who are the body of the Church! We’re all familiar with our own birthdays, and we celebrate them because they mark the day of the year in which we entered into this life. But did you know you have a second birthday? Because you are part of the body of the Church, Pentecost is the Church’s birthday, and yours as well. And like any birthday, it’s a cause for celebration. The word Pentecost is Greed and it means “50th day.” Fif-ty days after Easter Sunday, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and their followers, and the beginning of their Earthly ministry to make dis-ciples of all nations. Pentecost is also a Jewish holiday, which the Jews use to cel-ebrate the end of Passover. Jews celebrate the gift of the law to Mo-ses at Mt. Sinai on this day. But we,

as Catholics celebrate the birth of our Church. At Pentecost, the Apostles and their followers were gathered in a room. Jews from all over the world were gathered with Peter, the leader of the Apostles and the Eleven. At this time, a great wind blew and a flame appeared as a tongue of fire, which split itself in-to many individual flames above the heads of all those present. The Holy Spirit came upon these peo-ple and each began to speak in tongues. Despite the fact many had no common language, they were perfectly able to understand one another. Others who were not so blessed, accused those speaking in tongues of being drunk, but Pe-ter arose and addressed the crowd, explaining that it was only 9 o’clock, and that this phenome-non was not intoxication, but ra-ther this was the work of the Holy Spirit, prophesized in the scripture. Peter then called all those present to be baptized that day. These people were among the first Catholics, and Peter is the first pope of the Catholic Church. The symbols of Pentecost are the flame, wind, and the dove, which represents the Holy Spirit. The color of Pentecost is red and the priest wears red vestments on this day. Parishioners are also in-vited to wear red on this day. Red decorations as well as celebrations are appropriate, similar to any oth-er birthday. Special prayers are of-ten said just for Pentecost.

the holy spirit and the church

737 The mission of Christ and the Holy Spirit is brought to com-

pletion in the Church, which is the Body of Christ and the Temple of the Holy Spirit. This joint mission henceforth brings Christ’s faithful to share in his communion with the Father in the Holy Spirit. The Spirit prepares men and women and goes out to them with his grace, in order to draw them to Christ. The Spirit manifests the ris-en Lord to them, recalls his word to them and opens their minds to the understanding of his Death and Resurrection. He makes pre-sent the mystery of Christ, su-premely in the Eucharist, in order to reconcile them, to bring them into communion with God, that they may “bear much fruit.” 132 738 Thus the Church’s mis-sion is not an addition to that of Christ and the Holy Spirit, but is its sacrament: in her whole being and in all her members, the Church is sent to announce, bear witness, make present, and spread the mystery of the communion of the Holy Trinity. All of us who have received one and the same Spirit, that is, the Holy Spirit, are in a sense blended together with one anoth-er and with God. For if Christ, to-gether with the Father’s and his own Spirit, comes to dwell in each of us, though we are many, still the Spirit is one and undivided. He binds together the spirits of each and every one of us,...and makes all appear as one in him. For just as the power of Christ’s sacred flesh unites those in whom it dwells into one body, I think that in the same way the one and undi-vided Spirit of God, who dwells in all, leads all into spiritual unity. 133

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may - the month of mary - Mary’s visitation and glorification of god Mary, in her charity and caught up in the excitement of the mystery of the virginal con-ception of the Messiah who is the Son of God made man, quickly responds to the news of Eliz-abeth’s pregnancy and goes to visit her. That we about a 4 or 5 day, 90-mile journey, probably on a donkey. A grace-filled moment that was! “When Elizabeth heard of Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth [was] willed with the Holy Spirit” (Lk 1:41). Mary’s holy presence in fullness of grace, and pregnant with Jesus, caused the unborn John the Baptist to be sanctified in his mother’s womb, and filled Elizabeth with the Holy Spirit. This may help us to understand the grace we may bring to those we visit, and how important an event our visits are. May it be true that we are so full of God that our visits sanctify others. And we purposely, prayerfully prepare ourselves for that to happen. Elizabeth was inspired by the Holy Spirit to cry out in a loud voice, “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Lk 1:41-43). The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible com-ments, “Elizabeth blesses Mary with words once spoken to Jael and Judith in the Old Testament (Judg 5:24-27; Jud 13:18). These women were blessed for their heroic faith and courage in warding off enemy armies hostile to Israel. Victo-ry was assured when both Jael and Judith assas-sinated the opposing military commanders with a mortal blow to the head. Mary will follow in their footsteps, yet in her case both the enemy destroyed and the victory won will be greater, for she will bear the Savior who crushes the head of sin, death, and the devil underfoot” (Gen 3:15; 1 Jn 3:8, CCC 64, 489). We must notice here that Elizabeth calls Mary, “mother of my Lord”. She is inspired to pro-claim Mary to be the mother of God made man. We note that every occurrence of the word Lord in this verse and the surrounding context refers

to God (1:28, 32, 38, 46, 58, 68). Mary’s divine mother-hood was the first Marian dogma expounded by the Church. The Ecumenical Council of Ephesus in AD 431 defined her unique relation-ship to Christ and honored her with the title, “Mother of God” (Greek: theotokos) and she continues to mother God in each of us. Do we realize that thus far we have been meditating on the Hail Mary? We’ve just covered the last part when we pray, “Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners”. Elizabeth called Mary, mother of my Lord, that is, Mother of God made man in Jesus.

MARY GLORIFIES GOD

Mary responds to Elizabeth’s words of praise and congratulations with her canticle of praise which we call the Magnificat, the Latin word which begins the canticle. It means “to glo-rify” or make much over God in praise of his greatness. She rejoices in God who is her savior. She realizes that he has looked upon her in her lowliness. As a result, all ages, all generations, will call her blessed. God, the mighty one, has done great things for her and he is holy, beyond all comparison - there is nothing like him in this world. His greatness is totally apart and removed from this created world. His mercy, or forgiving love, is forever extended to those who reverence him. He has demonstrated his strength and dis-persed the proud of heart. He has put down the high and mighty from their thrones and has lift-ed up the lowly. He has filled those who are hun-gry for God and spiritual food, while he has sent those who are rich in self exaltation and gratifi-cation empty away. He has come to the help of his people, as he had promised Abraham and his descendants in faith (Lk 1: 46-55).

SAINTS - OUR EXTENDED FAMILY IN HEAVEN

Read more at CatholicSaints.info

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MONDAY, JUNE 1ST - SAINT HANNIBAL MARY DI FRANCIA Third of four children of Francis the Marquises of Saint Catherine of Jonio, a Papal Vice-Consul, a knight, and Honorary Captain of the Navy; his mother was Anna Toscano, an Italian aristocrat. His father died when Hanni-bal was fifteen months old. The boy developed a devotion to the Eucharist and the Virgin Mary. At age 17, while in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, he received a call to religious life. Ordained March 16, 1878. Immediately after he moved into the Avigone ghetto, one of the most impoverished areas he could find, and began a life’s work with the poor. In 1882 he founded the An-thonian Orphanages, so-called because they were under the patronage of Saint Anthony of Padua; they were noted for their operation as an extended family. In order to expand this work to a much larger sphere of physically and spiritually poor he founded The Daughters of Divine Zeal in 1887, and The Ro-gationists in 1897; they were canonically approved on August 6, 1926. He be-lieved in the need for a strong priesthood; he started the Holy Alliance and Pious Union of the Evangelical Rogation, worldwide movements of prayer for vocations, and published the periodical God and Neighbor with information about these movements and their work. He worked to be a model for the seminarians who came to work in his schools, and cared for the physical and spiritual needs of his brothers and sisters in the religious life. He was consid-ered a saint during his life, and received a vision of the Virgin Mary just before his death. The groups he founded continue today, working all over the world in prayer, publishing, orphanages, schools, training for the deaf and mute, care for the aged, homes for single mothers, and schools of all types.

Born: July 5, 1851 at Messina, Italy; Died: June 1, 1927 at Messina, Italy of natural causes Canonized: May 16, 2004 by Pope John Paul II

FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH - SAINT BONIFACE Educated at the Benedictine monastery at Exeter, England. Benedictine monk at Exeter. Missionary to Germany from 719, assisted by Saint Albinus, Saint Abel, and Saint Agatha. They destroyed idols and pagan temples, and then built churches on the sites. Bishop. Archbishop of Mainz. Reformed the churched in his see, and built reli-gious houses in Germany. Ordained Saint Sola. Founded or restored the dioceses of Bavaria, Thuringia, and Franconia. Evangelized in Holland, but was set upon by a troop of pagans, and he and 52 of his new flock, including Saint Adaler and Saint Eoban were martyred. Once in Saxony, Boniface encountered a tribe worshiping a Norse deity in the form of a huge oak tree. Boniface walked up to the tree, removed his shirt, took up an axe, and without a word he hacked down the six foot wide wooden god. Boniface stood on the trunk, and asked, “How stands your might god? My God is stronger than he.” The crowd’s reaction was mixed, but some conversions were begun. One tradition about Saint Boniface says that he used the customs of the locals to help convert them. There was a game in which they threw sticks called kegels at smaller sticks called heides. Boniface bought religion to the game, having the heides represent demons, and knocking them down showing purity of spirit.

Born: c.673-680 at Crediton, Devonshire, England Died: martyred June 5, 754 at Dokku, Freisland (modern Nederlands);

Canonized: Pre-Congregation

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Pray for our Transitional Deacons who will be ordained to the priesthood next weekend!

PARISH INFORMATION

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Engaged Couples Attend a Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend. The weekend is open to any engaged couple wanting to prepare for a deeper more meaningful life together. For more information contact Paul & Carolyn Trahan at 337.254.8947 or 337.898.9257 or cee.trahan@gmail.com.

Natural Family Planning Natural Family Planning Courses are held in conjunction with marital prep. FMI, Contact the Parish Office.

Reclaim Sexual Health Catholic Recovery Program: reclaimsexualhealth.com (online help 24/7)

Porn Addiction Support Group for Men:

Weekly meetings are held for one hour and fifteen minutes. Strict confidentiality is observed. A confidentiality statement is signed by each prospective member of the group. Call and leave a confidential message at 337.945.3995 for more information.

Healing Hearts Weekly meetings for women whose lives have been affected by porn or sexual addiction of a loved one.

Must sign confidentiality statement.

Call 337.404.6113.

Unplanned Pregnancy Call 1.800.256.7222 for free confidential counseling regarding keeping or placing your baby.

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Mondays 6:30pm (WOMEN) DD McElligott, 319.8866

Tuesdays 5:30pm (MEN)

Art Mixon; contact by email only Email: amixon@petroquest.com

6:30pm (WOMEN): Email: Stef.Buchholz1@gmail.com

Thursdays 6:00 am (MEN)

Joe Wolf, 349.2645 6:00 am (MEN):

Deacon Tim Maragos, 235.1521

Fridays 1:00 pm Adele Connolly, 278.0531

1:00pm (WOMEN) Susan Foret, 316.4932

Email: ssforet@usa.net

Saturdays 8:00am Anne Pesacreta, 739.5903

First Saturday

9:00 a.m. after Mass & Rosary

Parish Representatives Jill Jordan or DD McElligott

337-319-8866

“COME, LORD JESUS!”

Women’s Group “WOMEN OF GRACE”

(Contact Stephanie at the Parish Office for upcoming events!)

Mommy Meals - Outreach to new moms

Mercy Meal Team - Outreach to the sick St. Gemma Food Bank

- Outreach to the needy

Mary’s Mothers Formation for mothers of school age children

Catholic Daughters - 3rd Thursday, 6 pm Knights of Columbus - 1st Thursday, 7 pm

Sts. Joachim & Anne Society - 2nd Tuesday - Rosary/Social

Fatima Mercy Works - Monthly outreach to needy

Men’s Group - CAST

CAST stands for Catholic, Apostol-ic, Sacramental, Theology, and is the focus of a Fall and Spring Fishing Retreat in Grand Isle. The CAST men then meet regularly on a monthly basis for fellowship and study. CAST Masses are every Monday morning at 6:15 a.m. and Tuesday evenings at 5:30 p.m. If interested in making the CAST retreat, contact the Parish Office.

6th through 8th grade YOUTH FORMATION

(Contact Stephanie Supple

for more information)

Young Women of Grace and Young Warriors

Programs beginning January 2020

THE CHURCH - SEXUALITY Post Abortion Trauma Rachel’s Vineyard

The next Rachel’s Vineyard Re-treat for healing after abortion is scheduled for July 10-12, 2020. The retreat begins at 6 p.m. on Friday and concludes at 3 p.m. on Sun-day. Project Rachel is a great pro-gram to help you prepare for the Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat. If you are interested in either Project Ra-chel (individual sessions) and/or Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, please call Project Rachel at 337.261.5607 or Trista at 337.261.5598.