July 9, 2017 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org [email protected]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
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July 9, 2017 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org
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
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 9, 2017
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, July 8--Vigil of the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Dr. Leonard & Betty Rolfes Sunday, July 9--Fourteenth Sunday in Ordi-nary Time 8:30 AM: Dr. Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton; John Daigle; Helen Vallot 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, July 10--Weekday 7:30 AM: Francis Stutes Tuesday, July 11--St. Benedict, Abbot 7:30 AM: Esther Metz “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28
Wednesday, July 12--Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, July 13--St. Henry 7:30 AM: Richard, Kenneth, Ronnie & Lanny Stutes Friday, July 14--St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In Loving Memory of: Phil Simon; Bud & Euna Arceneaux
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 Friday of the month 7 am Shamrocks—Friday, July 14: Jerry & Dee Boudreaux; Stephanie Bacque; Daniel & Char-lotte Privat.
Remember Me is a faith-based support group for caregivers, family, and friends of individuals who are coping with dementia/Alzheimer’s. No cost or registration is necessary; those who are in need of support are simply invited to come and share ideas and resources with one anoth-er. The group meets in the Ministries Building of St. Elizabeth Seton Church (610 Raintree Trail, Lafayette 70507) every third Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. For more information contact the parish office at 235-1483.
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. Dur-ing 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 calam-ities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of grat-itude, we will walk in the footsteps of your divine Son to reach heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen. Bishop Maurice Shexnayder
“Your way of acting should be different from the world’s way; the love of Christ should come before all else. You are not to act in anger or nurse a grudge. Never turn away when someone needs your love. Speak the truth with heart and tongue.” The Rule of St. Benedict
Holy Hour for Vocations—Second Monday Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday, July 10th. (because of the 4th of July holiday), from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vocations and persever-ance of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, spon-sored by the Serra Club of Lafayette. 2016 Flood Survivors Were you or someone you know affected by the 2016 floods? The Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Pro-gram, launched by the Office of Community Development, is here to help homeowners repair and restore their dam-aged homes, or get reimbursed for work already completed. Take the first step – and encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to do the same – by completing a brief survey online at http://restore.la.gov or by phone at (866) 735-2001 Centennial Pilgrimage to Canada SAVE THE DATE! Please join us Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Church to find out how you can be part of the Diocese of Lafayette Centennial Pilgrimage to Canada. Bishop Deshotel will lead the Cen-tennial Pilgrimage, which is scheduled for August 27-September 5, 2018, and which will include stops in Mon-treal, Quebec City, and Nova Scotia, including a visit to Grand Pre, the site of the famous Acadian Settlement. Our informational meeting is being held a year in advance to allow prospective pilgrims a chance to participate in an ex-tended payment plan to help make the journey more afford-able, and special discounts will be available to those who sign up early. The meeting will take place in Knight Hall Auditorium behind our Lady of Fatima Church, 2319 John-ston Street in Lafayette. Co-leaders of the Centennial Pil-grimage, Father Cedric Sonnier and Father Paul Broussard, will be on hand to answer questions, along with tour leaders from Magnificat Travel, our experienced guides for this historic journey. For more information, call 337-292-1933, send an email to [email protected], or log on to www.holytravels.org. Retreat Information The Jesuit Spirituality Center in Grand Coteau, LA is offer-ing the following retreats: Day of Renewal for Women: Abide in Me Andrea Vidrine– Saturday, July 15, 9:00 am –4:00 pm. Fee: $60.00 (includes lunch). Praying with St. Peter: A Day of Reflection and Prayer Fr. Mark E. Thibodeaux, S.J., Saturday, September 16, 9:00am—4:00 pm. Fee: $60.00 (includes lunch). Silent, Individually-Directed Retreats of 3, 5, or 8 days Beginning on the following dates: Wed. July 5 (for 3, 5, or 8 days); Mon. July 17 or Thur., July 20; Tue., Aug 1 of Fri., Aug. 4; Mon., Aug. 21 or Thur., Aug. 24; Tue., Sep. 5 or Fri., Sep 8. For more information or for an application form to register, please visit the website: jesuitspiritualitycenter.org or call 337-662-5251 M-F 8 am— 12 noon and 1—5:00 pm.
School Supplies Drive The Diocese of Lafayette Office of Justice and Peace has teamed up with Diaconate Candidates for the Per-manent Diaconate to sponsor a School Supplies Drive to benefit children of our Diocese who parents are in-carcerated. Your generosity will provide the means to accomplish our mission to be sensitive and generous to those most in need, especially the children who strug-gle with other special circumstances. To take part, simply drop off school supplies at one of the Churches listed below: —St. Bernard, Breaux Bridge; · St. Francis Assisi, Breaux Bridge; · St. John Berchmans, Cankton’’; · St. John the Baptist (Lyons Point), Crowley; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lafayette; · St. Aloyisius, Midland; · Immaculate Conception, Morse; · St. Anne, Youngs-ville; St. Genevieve, Lafayette. You can also drop off supplies at the Diocese of Lafa-yette Immaculata Center, 1408 Carmel Drive in Lafa-yette. The deadline is July 16, 2017. For more infor-mation or for a list of needed supplies, call Stephanie Bernard at 337-261-5545 or email [email protected]. Fete-Dieu du Teche Fȇte-Dieu du Teche, Eucharistic Boat Procession down Bayou Teche, will take place on the Feast of the As-sumption, Tuesday, August 15. All are invited to a Mass in French at 8 am at St. Leo the Great in Leon-ville to begin the day. Bishop Douglas Deshotel will preside and give the homily. At the end of Mass, there will be a procession from Church with the Blessed Sacrament to the boat landing. At 9:30 am 50 boats will disembark in procession and make their way down Bayou Teche, retracing part of the actual journey of our Acadian ancestors, toward St. Martinville, arriving around 5 pm. Confessions will be heard at each of the stops along the way. Registrations are now being ac-cepted for boats that would like to participate. For more information about the day or to register a boat visit our website at www.fetedieuduteche.org, send us an email at [email protected], or call (337) 394-6550. Gently Worn School Uniforms Needed Gently Worn Public School Uniforms only, are once again being collected for needy children in the Lafa-yette Parish Schools. Please bring your children’s out-grown uniforms to church as soon as possible. Sizes 4-20 and all adult sizes are needed. Shirts: red, white and navy blue, black and green. Pants/Shorts: navy blue, black and khaki-traditional style. The need is great! STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory……………………… $ 2,874.78 B. Fund. ……………………….$ 1,137.00 Thank You!
Lectors Harold Guilbeau Larry Lewis Brenda DeMette
Eucharistic Ministers
George Eaton Kathy Kalweit Peggy Spruill
Maggie Sonnier Gerrie McGovern Susan Cain
Kenneth Broussard Madeline Simon Robin Roy
Altar Servers Janell Venable Mary Kramer Harry DeMette
Ushers Kevin & Daylan Phillips William & Stephanie Bacque Jenny Feehan Lionel Jeanmard
Liturgical Roles for July
From the Pastor’s Desk
Recently, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, celebrated 25 years as a Bishop. Obviously, he is not a young man. And in his homily on that day, he did not shy away from the reality of his advanced years. Rather, he took from the Scriptures the example of Abraham, who was called, in his old age, to set out for a different land, with a new covenant in hand, and a new promise of heritage and descendants. Abraham was called to “Rise! Look! And Hope! Pope Francis said:
“However, when Abraham was called he was more or less our age: he was about to retire, to retire to rest . . . He started out at that age. An elderly man, with the weight of old age, that old age that brings pains, sicknesses . . . But you, as if he were a youth, rise, go, go! As if he were a scout: go! Look and hope. And this Word of God is also for us, who are of Abraham’s age . . . more or less – there are some young men here, but the majority of us are of this age; and today the Lord says the same to us: “Rise! Look! Hope!” He tells us that it is not the hour to close our life, not to close our history, not to abridge our history. The Lord tells us that our history is still open: it is open to the end; it is open with a mission. And with these three imperatives He indicates to us the mission: “Rise! Look! Hope!”
“Someone who does not love us says of us that we are the gerontocracy of the Church. It is a mockery. He doesn’t understand what he says. We are not the aged, we are grandfathers, we are grandfathers. And if we do not feel this, we should ask for the grace to feel it — grandfathers whose grandchildren look at them, Grandfathers who must give them a sense of life with our experience. Grandfathers not closed in the melancholy of our history, but open to give this. And for us, this “rise, look, hope,” is called “to dream.” We are grandfathers called to dream and to give our dream to today’s youth: they need it, because they will draw from our dreams the strength to prophesy and to carry their task forward.
“There comes to mind that passage of Luke’s Gospel (2:21-38), Simeon and Anna: two grandparents, but what capacity to dream these two had! And they told this whole dream to Saint Joseph, to Our Lady, to the people . . . And Anna went gossiping here and there and said: “It is He! It is He!” and she told the dream of her life. And this is what the Lord asks of us today: to be grandparents. To have the vitality to give to young people, because young peo-ple expect it from us; not to close ourselves but to give our best: they expect from our experience, from our positive dreams to take forward the prophecy and the work.”
To Rise! To Look! To Hope!
Readings for the Week
Monday Gn 28:10-22a; Ps 91:1-4, 14-15ab; Mt 9:18-26
