May 3, 2015 - Fifth Sunday of Easter

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register by calling the office. Attend-ance is suggested during pregnancy.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor

Parish Website: www.stpat.org — stpat.org@gmail.org

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance to allow time

for preparation

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

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 3, 2015

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, May 2--Vigil of the Fifth Sunday of

Easter

4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau; Bertha Bernard;

Eva Mae Hebert (living)

Sunday, May 3--Fifth Sunday of Easter 8:30 AM: Lorraine Day; Phil Simon;

Joseph & Eldie Woods; Bud & Una Arceneaux;

Dana Guidry (living); Patsy Robicheaux (living);

Gerrie McGovern (living)

10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s

Monday, May 4--Easter Weekday 7:30 AM: Joyce Weilbaecher; Lucy LeBlanc;

Brian Callier

Tuesday, May 5--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Bella Hernandez; Gussie Hernandez

Manilla Conques

Wednesday, May 6--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;

Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living)

Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)

Thursday, May 7--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Joyce Hadley;

Margie Edwards (living) Rozellyn Romano

Friday, May 8--Easter Weekday

7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart

Altar Flowers

In loving memory of:

Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne

Let us love not in word or speech

but in deed and truth.

— 1 John 3:18

Non-Liturgical Devotions

Daily Rosary: Monday - Friday 6:55 a.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday

7:15 a.m.

Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m.

Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m.

Pro-Life Rosary: 1st. Friday of the month 7

a.m.

Shamrocks Needed!

The holiest of moments often requires mundane

preparations. Our Shamrocks are men and wom-

en who are available to do a light cleaning of our

church (dusting, vacuuming, etc.) on select Fri-

day mornings, after the 7:30 a.m. Mass. We need

more people to participate in this Ministry, please

call the office at 237-0988 if you can help.

Shamrocks—Friday, May 8: No cleaning.

Day of Reflection for Men and Women

“Practicing the 12 Step Principles in Our Daily

Lives” - Tuesday, June 23rd.

Spend a relaxing day at Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat

House, Grand Coteau, reflecting on the spiritual prin-

ciples found in 12 Step Spirituality as they relate to

our Judeo Christian heritage. Renee Hilton-Taylor

will present, from 8:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. The cost is

$25.00 Pre-registration is required. To register,

please fill out a reservation form and mail it in with

the $25.00 fee. Visit online at

www.ourladyoftheoaks.com and click on “retreats”

to print a form. For more information, please call

(337) 662-5410

Holy Hour for Vocations Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations

and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday,

May 4, 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 pray-

ers for vocations and perseverance of vocations to the

priesthood and religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.

Prayer for the Persecuted, Monday, May 18th Join us on at St. Pius X, 6 - 7 pm, to pray for all of those

in Syria and Iraq who have been mercilessly persecuted by

ISIS. Millions of our brothers and sisters have been forced

to flee their homes and lives due to violence. Many end up in refugee camps, but even more seek shelter in abandoned

and dilapidated buildings. Children are unable to go to

school and families are often without basic living essen-tials. However, with God there is hope. Let us lift those

who are suffering in prayer, where we know they will not

be forgotten, and pray that God will change the hearts of those in ISIS. We will also learn from the Southeastern di-

rector of Catholic Relief Services, Cullen Larson, how our

Church is changing lives in these regions in our name, and

the action we can take to ensure that this work continues.

Married Couples’ Retreat—June 5 — 7th.

The Community of Jesus Crucified is hosting a silent re-treat for Married Couples. The retreat aims at a more pro-

found living of the marriage sacrament. Fr. Michael Cham-

pagne is the retreat director with married couples also giv-

ing talks. The retreat will be held at Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat Center (103 Railroad Ave., St. Martinville) begin-

ning at 7pm on Friday June 5 and ending with a Corpus

Christi procession at 3pm on Sunday June 7. There is no cost for the retreat but couples must register in advance by

calling Cheryl Moss at (337) 453-2385.

Open House In Observance of the Year of Consecrated

Life—Sundays May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 30, Sep.

27, Oct. 28, Nov. 22, Dec. 27

Get a close-up view of the Consecrated Life and gain a Ple-nary Indulgence. Pray Midday Prayer and Evening Prayer

with the Community of Jesus Crucified (Midday prayer

11:45 am; Evening Prayer 6:15 pm). The Gate and Chapel will open from 8:30 am till 6:30 pm at Our Lady of Sor-

rows Retreat Center, 103 Railroad Avenue, St. Martinville.

For more information, call Fr. Michael Champagne (337-394-6550).

Meetings

Al-Anon meetings are held weekly on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., and Thursday at 10:30 a.m., at St. Patrick’s Parish

Hall. Meetings are open to anyone wishing to attend. Alco-

Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-

sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime

speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our

faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for May is Rev. Bryce Sibley, Pastor of Our Lady of Wisdom Church &

Catholic Student Center. “Food for the Journey” will

be held on Tuesday, May 5, at Hotel Acadiana, 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An op-

tional lunch buffet is available for purchase beginning

at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not re-

quired. For more information, please call Mary Ber-

geron (654-8682).

Food for the Journey Seminary Burse

In celebration of the 10-year Anniversary of “Food for

the Journey” and with great gratitude, the Central Re-gion of the Diocese of Lafayette has created a “Food

for the Journey Seminary Burse” through the Office of

Vocations and Seminarians. Donations for seminary burses are placed in a trust fund, with interest used to

pay for the education of men preparing for the priest-

hood. To contribute, please make check payable to

“Diocese of Lafayette” (with notation “Food for the Journey Seminary Burse”) and mail to Office of Voca-

tions, Diocese of Lafayette, 1408 Carmel Drive, Lafa-

yette, LA 70501. For more information, please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682).

Nepal—Special Collection

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in the late morning of April 25, toppling buildings and homes,

causing widespread panic, and claiming thousands of

lives. Our Church mourns the terrible suffering of our brothers and sisters affected by this powerful earth-

quake. Please join with the Catholic community across

the United States in responding to our suffering broth-ers and sisters through a special collection for the work

of Catholic Relief Services in Nepal. CRS is the offi-

cial humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in

the U.S. and is already responding to urgent needs for shelter, water and food in Nepal. For more information,

go to CRS.org. We will offer the opportunity to sup-

port the work of CRS through a special collection the weekend of May 16-17.

STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us

Offertory……………………..$ 4,552.10

Rice Bowls……………….…..$ 993.21 Thank You! This weekend’s second collection is for our Building

Fund.

Date

Saturday, May 9

4:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 10

8:30 a.m.

Sunday, May 10

10:00 a.m.

Lectors

Angie Kovacs Linda Garber Brenda DeMette

Eucharistic

Ministers

George Eaton

Candis Thompson

Harold Guilbeau

Susan Cain

Maggie Sonnier

Larry Lewis

Leroy Abshire

Barbara Abshire

Tami Petre

Altar Servers Janell Venable Fred Vallot Harry DeMette

Ushers

Dana Phillips

Joyce Stelly

Rachelle Trahan

Keith Toups

Jenny Feehan

Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for May

Readings for the Week

Monday Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26

Tuesday Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a

Wednesday Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8

Thursday Acts 15:7-21; Ps 96:1-3, 10; Jn 15:9-11

Friday Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17

Saturday Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21

Sunday Acts 10:25-36, 34-35, 44-48; Ps 98:1-4; 1 Jn 4:7-10; Jn 15:9-17

From the Pastor’s Desk

News articles this week announced that at his weekly audience, Pope Francis was sounding like a femi-nist. When I read his remarks, I find him sounding like a Pope, a preacher of the Gospel, and a teacher of the truth about human dignity. In speaking about the challenges facing married life, he said:

“The difficulties are not only of an economic character, although these are truly serious. Many hold that the change that has happened in these last decades has to do with the emancipation of woman. However, this argument is not valid either; it is a falsehood, it’s not true! It is a form of machismo that always wants to dominate woman. We make the bad figure that Adam made when God said to him: “Why have you eaten the fruit of the tree?” and he an-swered: “The woman gave it to me.” And the fault is the woman’s. Poor woman! We must defend women! In reality, almost all men and women would like affective stability, a solid marriage and a happy family. The family is at the top of all the indexes of satisfaction among young people; however, out of fear of making a mistake, many do not even want to think about it; although they are Christians, they do not think of sacramental marriage, unique and unrepeatable sign of the alliance, which becomes a testimony of faith. In fact, perhaps this fear of failing is the great-est obstacle to receiving the word of Christ, who promises his grace to the conjugal union and to the family. The most persuasive testimony of the blessing of Christian marriage is the good life of Christian spouses and of the family. “

As always, Pope Francis recognizes that the burdens of misguided culture and immoral economic systems fall disproportionately on the poor. He said:

“The Christian seed of the radical equality between spouses must bear new fruits today. The testimony of the social dignity of marriage will become persuasive in fact this way, the way of witness that attracts, the way of reci-procity between them, of the complementarity between them. Therefore, as Christians, we must become more exact-ing in this regard. For instance: to support with determination the right of equal compensation for equal work, why is it taken for granted that women must earn less than men? No! They have the same rights. The disparity is a pure scandal! At the same time, to recognize the maternity of women and the paternity of men as an always valid rich-ness, for the benefit especially of children. Likewise, the virtue of hospitality of Christian families is of crucial im-portance today, especially in situations of poverty, degradation and family violence.”

So if some people feel like Pope Francis is agreeing with their positions, it is not because he is coming over to “their side”. It is because they have grasped part of the Church teaching on human dignity!