Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church Sunday, January 26 th - The 3 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Anticipated 4 p.m. (organ & cantor); Sunday—9 a.m. (choir); 11 a.m. (organ & cantor); 5 p.m. (organ & cantor) Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6:15 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday—5:30 p.m. FIRST SATURDAY 8 a.m. followed by recitation of the Rosary FATIMA VOTIVE MASS 13th of the Month, May thru October 5 p.m. Rosary followed by Mass & Fatima Procession MONTHLY PEACE MASS This votive Mass heeds Our Lady’s call to pray for world peace and conversion of hearts. It is prayed on the First Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. The recitation of the Ro- sary and an Act of Consecration precedes the Mass at 5:00 p.m. THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturdays—1 hour prior to the Vigil Mass Sunday—30 minutes prior to the 9 & 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Masses Monday, Wednesday, Friday & 1 st Saturday 30 minutes prior to Mass Tuesday & Thursday—1 hour 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 pro- gram, 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. Administrator: Stephanie Supple; Parish Secretary: Mona Bouillion; Receptionist: D D McElligott; Bookkeeper: Annie Governale; Director of Music, Organist, Choir Director & Bulletin Editor: Keith D’Anna Sacristan: Brad Thomasee Parish Office: (337) 232-8945; Parish Fax: (337) 232-0323; School Office: (337) 235-2464 Church Website: www.fatimalafayette.org Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m. to Noon 2319 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA 70503 Established 1949 Rev. Msgr. Jefferson DeBlanc, Pastor Fr. Nathan Comeaux, Parochial Vicar Deacon Timothy Maragos Deacon Randy Hyde
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Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church Sunday, January 26
th - The 3
rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Anticipated 4 p.m. (organ & cantor);
FATIMA VOTIVE MASS 13th of the Month, May thru October
5 p.m. Rosary followed by Mass & Fatima Procession
MONTHLY PEACE MASS
This votive Mass heeds Our Lady’s call to pray for world peace and conversion of hearts. It is prayed on the First Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. The recitation of the Ro-sary and an Act of Consecration precedes the Mass at 5:00 p.m.
THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturdays—1 hour prior to the Vigil Mass Sunday—30 minutes prior to the 9 & 11 a.m.
30 minutes prior to Mass Tuesday & Thursday—1 hour 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 pro-gram, 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.
Administrator: Stephanie Supple; Parish Secretary: Mona Bouillion; Receptionist: D D McElligott; Bookkeeper: Annie Governale; Director of Music, Organist, Choir Director & Bulletin Editor: Keith D’Anna
Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 8:00 a.m. to Noon
2319 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA 70503 Established 1949
Rev. Msgr. Jefferson DeBlanc, Pastor
Fr. Nathan Comeaux, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Timothy Maragos Deacon Randy Hyde
The Call to the Daily Recitation of the Rosary, Part IV
Why did Our Lady ask the Fatima children to pray the rosary daily rather than go to daily Mass? Sister Lúcia responded that God “adapts Himself to the needs and possibil-ities of his children.” * Daily Mass was for the three children not a realistic option be-cause of their circumstances. But praying the rosary “is something everybody can do, rich and poor, wise and ignorant, great and small.” Why should we pray the rosary every day?
• To place ourselves in contact with the Lord and to ask Him for all His benefits and for the graces we need. Like a son speaking with his father, we are in familiar contact with God through the rosary, thanking Him for gifts received, speaking about our special concerns, receiving the Lord’s guidance, help, support, and blessing.
• The rosary is a “daily installment” of our prayer and easily within our reach. It can be prayed in private or in common, at home or in Church before the Blessed Sacrament, alone or with family, while walking quietly or while traveling. A mother can pray the rosary while rocking her baby’s cradle or doing the housework. The ro-sary is the form of vocal prayer most suited to people in general and is a very powerful means of preserving our faith, hope, and charity.
• In view of the mysteries of our Redemption proposed for our meditation before each decade and because of the origin and sublime nature of its prayers, the rosary is, after Holy Mass, “the most pleasing prayer that we can offer to God, and one which is most advantageous to our souls. If such were not the case, Our Lady would not have asked for it so insistently.”
• Counting the beads of the rosary helps us to have “a clear and vivid idea of what we are doing, and to know posi-tively whether or not we have completed what we had planned to offer to God each day, in order to preserve and enhance our relationship of intimacy with God and, by this means, preserve and enhance in ourselves our faith, hope, and charity.”
• For those who go to daily Mass, the rosary helps them better prepare for the Eucharist and it is also a great act of thanksgiving after Mass. Among the many fine prayers that assist in preparing us to receive Holy Communion, the one more suited to people in general is the rosary. Even the Liturgy of the Hours is not accessible to every-one. The vocal prayer of the rosary helps everyone, contemplatives included, to “maintain within themselves a relationship of intimate familiarity with God which prepares them for the worthy reception of Christ in the Eu-charist.”
• For all these reasons and for others of which we are unaware, God, “who is our Father and understands better than we do the needs of His children, chose to stoop to the simple and ordinary level of all of us in asking for the daily recitation of the Rosary, in order to smooth for us the way to Him.” “All people of good will can, and must, say the Rosary every day.”
• The Magisterium of the Church has recommended the rosary over the years. Sister Lúcia quotes some docu-ments of the Magisterium in the final part of Calls from the Message of Fatima, a part devoted entirely to the rosary and its mysteries.
• Even for people who cannot “recollect themselves sufficiently to meditate, the simple act of taking the rosary in their hands in order to pray is already to become mindful of God.” The mysteries of the rosary also bring our minds and hearts to the Lord.
• Neglect of the rosary and Mass will lead people to lose themselves “in the materialism of earthly life,” while praying the rosary “will light in their souls the gentle light of faith which supports the still smouldering wick, preventing it from extinguishing itself altogether.”
• “Thus the Rosary is the prayer which God, through his Church and Our Lady, has recommended most insistently to us all, as a road to and gateway to salvation: ‘Pray the Rosary every day’ (Our Lady, 13th May 1917). Ave Ma-ria!”
Next Week: The Eleventh Call of the Message of Fatima: Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
* Unless otherwise indicated in the text or in the footnotes, all quotes are those of Lúcia and may be found in chap-ter 12 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. 131-134.
25 Sat. 4:00 p.m. Anticipated: The Nugier Family, Marlene Prejean & Family, Edwina Smith Hernandez, Nathan, Loretta, & Robert Schiller, Ger-ald & Alberta Gossen, Eva Fon-tenot, Amanda Claire Judice, Lynn Kallam Ditch, James Ju-dice, Mattie Lou Furby, Rosa-maria Reyes-Silva, Charles
Blanchard, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Moore, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Forstall, Avis Moore Rupert, Ryan Robert Guilbeau, John Sr., Peggy, & John Doucet, Jr.; Living & Deceased Members of: Michael & Fred Landry & Family, The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families, The Kallam, Langlinais, Judice, & Hamilton Families; Living: Nelson & Jose Villanueva, David & Janell LeBlanc, Mark & Diana Broussard, Larry & Jeanette Dore, Debbie Duhon, Barbara Lavergne, Alaina Bouvier, Special Intentions - Adele Con-nolly 26 Sun. 9:00 a.m.: JoAnn Scotola 11:00 a.m.: Col. Thomas N. & Lena B. Ritchie, Madge Madona, Diane Menard Gossen, Faye Ma-rie Gesser, Thomas & Edna Guidry Families, Judson A. Voorhies, Carrie Mills Finley, Victoria Danna; Living & Deceased Members of: The Prejean, Fleming, Martin, Leger, & Cary Families; Living: Rose Delaune 5:00 p.m.: Fatima Parishioners / Pro-Populo 27 Mon. 6:15 a.m.: Living: Carolyn Lahasky 28 Tue. 5:30 p.m.: Mr. Frem Boustany, Sr. 29 Wed. 6:15 a.m.: Eva Fontenot 30 Thu. 5:30 p.m.: Living: Dotsie Butcher 31 Fri. 6:15 a.m.: Living & Deceased Members of the Ison & Eva Fontenot Families 1 Sat. 8:00 a.m.: Charles Blanchard 4:00 p.m. Anticipated: The Nugier Family, Vivian Bou-dreaux, Mary Catherine Bouvier, Ashley Cormier, Nathan, Loretta, & Robert Schiller, Gerald & Alberta Gossen, Eva Fontenot, 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, Poor Souls in Purgatory; Living & Deceased Members of: Michael & Fred Landry & Family, The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families, The Kallam, Langlinas, Judice, & Hamilton Families, The E. Dazet Family, Rosamaria & Carlos Reyes-Silva; Living: Nelson & Jose Villanueva, Stuart & Kristy Taylor, Kirk & Jewel Beumel, Debbie Duhon, Barbara Lavergne, Adele Connolly 2 Sun. 9:00 a.m.: Fatima Parishioners / Pro-Populo 11:00 a.m.: Living: Jay Luke, III 5:00 p.m.: Diane Menard Gossen, Eva Fon-tenot, Dr. Hector Mario Ruiz, Judson A. Voorhies; Living & Deceased Members of: The Ison & Eva Fontenot Fami-lies, The Prejean, Fleming, Martin, Leger, & Cary Fami-lies; Living: Henry & Laurie Pfeffer, Ron & Terri Pri-meaux
In today’s Gospel Jesus begins his ministry of healing, proclaims the kingdom of God and calls his first disci-ples, Simon and Andrew, and then the sons of Zebedee, James and John. Those first disciples might have pre-ferred to keep their jobs, remain with their families and stay with the life they knew. Remarkably, though, all four of these people, just as they are, follow after this stranger who interrupts their daily routine. When they see Jesus and hear his words to them, they make a differ-ent choice. They take a risk, step out in faith, leave be-hind that which is comfortable and secure. They choose to follow Jesus. How far are we willing to go to leave the comfort and security of the life we know to follow Je-sus? Due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, Stew-ardship Information for the weekend of January 19th and the weekend of January 26th will be included in next Sundays Parish Family Bulletin.
Dates are once again open for flowers “in memory of” or “in hon-or of” loved ones to be placed on the side Altars of Mary and St. Jo-seph throughout the year. Please
call the parish office during regular business hours to remember and honor your loved ones. Two ar-rangements per altar for $50.
Marian Altar - In Memory of John Poirot, Sr.
St. Joseph Altar - In Memory of Dennis Lee Cooke, Sr.
St. Michael Guardian Fund
We have found it necessary to add a new monthly
envelope as a way for the parish to fund the much
needed employment of a Marshall at all the week-
end Masses to maintain the sanctity and security
of our weekly celebrations and to direct traffic on
Johnston St., in order to facilitate a safe exit after
Masses. Additional envelopes are at the ends of
the Communion Rail.
March 2nd
through April 4th
, 2020
Five Hours over Five Weeks
Pilgrimage to the south of France
To follow-up on our veneration of the relics of St. Mary Magdalene, Stephen Binz, a Catholic scholar in Baton Rouge, invites you to go on pilgrimage to the south of France and the Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene. The pilgrimage will spend ten days exploring all the places associated with the rich tradition spoken about by Fr. Florian Racine and celebrating the July 22nd Feast of St. Mary Mag-dalene with the Catholics of Provence. See all the details and download the brochure at Bridge-b.com.
Saints—Our Extended Family in Heaven—Read more at CatholicSaints.info!
Monday, January 27 - Saint Angela Merici
Franciscan tertiary at age 15. She received a vision telling her she would inspire devout women in their vocation. In Crete, during a pilgrimage to Holy Land, she was struck blind. Her friends wanted to re-turn home, but she insisted on going on, visiting the shrines with as much devotion and enthusiasm as if she had her sight. On the way home, while praying before a crucifix, her sight was restored at the same place where it had been lost. In 1535 she gathered a group of girl students and began what would become the Institute of Saint Ursula (Ursuline Sisters), founded to teach children, beginning with religion and later expand-ing into secular topics; her first schools were in the Italian cities of Desenzano and Brescia.
Born: March 21, 1474 at Desenzano, Lake Garda, Italy; Died: January 24, 1540 at Brescia, Italy Canonized: May 24, 1807 by Pope Pius VII
Tuesday, January 28 - Saint Thomas Aquinas
Son of the Count of Aquino, born in the family castle in Lombardy near Naples, Italy. Ed-ucated by Benedictine monks at Monte Cassino, and at the University of Naples. He secretly joined the mendicant Dominican friars in 1244. His family kidnapped and imprisoned him for a year to keep him out of sight, and deprogram him, but they failed to sway him, and he rejoined his order in 1245. He studied in Paris, France from 1245 to 1248 under Saint Albert the Great, then accompa-nied Albertus to Cologne, Germany. Ordained in 1250, then returned to Paris to teach. Taught the-ology at University of Paris. He wrote defenses of the mendicant orders, commentaries on Aristotle and Lombard’s Sentences, and some bible-related works, usually by dictating to secretaries. He
won his doctorate, and taught in several Italian cities. Recalled by king and university to Paris in 1269, then recalled to Naples in 1272 where he was appointed regent of studies while working on the Summa Theologica. On December 6, 1273 he experienced a divine revelation which so enraptured him that he abandoned the Sum-ma, saying that it and his other writings were so much straw in the wind compared to the reality of the divine glory. He died four months later while on route to the Council of Lyons, overweight and with his health broken by overwork. His works have been seminal to the thinking of the Church ever since. They systematized her great thoughts and teaching, and combined Greek wisdom and scholarship methods with the truth of Christianity. Pope Leo VIII com-manded that his teachings be studied by all theology students. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1567.
Born: c.1225 at Roccasecca, Aquino, Naples, Italy Died: March 7, 1274 at Fossanuova monastery near Terracina, Italy of apparent natural causes
Canonized: July 18, 1323 by Pope John XXII
Friday, January 31 - Saint John Bosco
Son of Venerable Margaret Bosco. John’s father died when the boy was two years old; and as soon as he was old enough to do odd jobs, John did so to help support his family. Bosco would go to circuses, fairs and carnivals, practice the tricks that he saw magicians perform, and then put on one-boy shows. After his performance, while he still had an audience of boys, he would repeat the homily he had heard earlier that day in church. He worked as a tailor, baker, shoemaker, and carpenter while attending college and sem-inary. Ordained in 1841. A teacher, he worked constantly with young people, finding places where they could meet, play and pray, teaching catechism to orphans and apprentices. Chaplain in a hospice for girls. Wrote short treatises aimed at explaining the faith to children, and then taught children how to print them. Friend of Saint Joseph Cafasso, whose biography he wrote, and confessor to Blessed Joseph Allamano. Founded the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in 1859, priests who work with and educate boys, under the protection of Our Lady, Help of Christians, and Saint Francis de Sales. Founded the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians in 1872, and Un-ion of Cooperator Salesians in 1875.
Born: August 16, 1815 at Becchi, Castelnuovo d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy as Giovanni Melchior Bosco Died: January 31, 1888 at Turin, Italy of natural causes; Canonized: April 1, 1934 by Pope Pius XI
School Upcoming Events
Jan. 27 Beginning of Catholic Schools Week
Jan. 27 Broadcasting Class Announcements
Jan. 28 Breakfast for the Teachers
Jan. 29 Kindergarten Field Trip
Jan. 29 Spirit Shirt Day
Jan. 31 School Mass
SALUTE TO 70 YEARS FUN FACT:
In 1987, Msgr. Rob-
ert Angelle was
named co-pastor of
Fatima during Msgr.
Sigur’s serious ill-
ness. He served until 1988.
MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY MASS
The annual Diocesan Marriage Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Carencro. The 2 p.m. Mass will be celebrated by Monsignor W. Curtis Mallet. Pre-registration by no later than Janu-ary 31, 2020 is required for all couples who
wish to be honored as they celebrate 25, 40, 50, 60, or more years of married life during the year 2020. Please click the following link to register: https://diolaf.org/marriage-anniversary-mass-information.
Annual St. Gemma Food Drive
Each January our Mercy Works organization holds a parish-wide food bag drive to stock our pantry for those that come to us in search of something to eat. All Fatima families are invited to join us in feeding
the poor and homeless in our community.
Food bags can be brought to the parish office or placed in front of the St. Joseph Altar at any Mass. God bless you for helping to feed our brothers and
a toothbrush Laundry detergent (smaller bottles found
on the Dollar aisle at Dollar General) Fill the remainder of your bag with some
of the following: Can of corned beef,
Canned whole ham, 2 cans of tuna, 2 cans of chicken, 4 Vienna sausage,
Can of corn and a can of green beans, 3 Boxes of macaroni and cheese,
Can of spaghetti sauce and package of spaghetti noodles,
Canned ravioli and a can of chili, Can of pringles chips
Dollar General is a great place to find the
Suggested items at great prices.
We recommend you purchase the Dollar General reusable bags because of storage Constraints. Please make sure all items fit
in the recommended bag. Larger bags are too heavy to carry
for some of our recipients.
Catholic Schools Week
This Sunday, January 26th marks the beginning of Catholic Schools Week, the annual celebration of Catholic ed-ucation. The 2020 theme, “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Suc-
ceed.” --- encompasses the core products and values that can be found in Catholic Schools across the country. Not only are we teaching students to be-come future servant leaders, faith-filled disciples and enriched citizens in our communities, our edu-cators are growing with them. In Catholic schools, we are all learners, servants and leaders. These qualities are what make Catholic schools succeed! May God bless our Catholic schools, especially Our Lady of Fatima School and all who contribute to the important work they do on behalf of the children of our parish and parishes across the country.
The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas Day)
Next Sunday, February 2, is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord or Candlemas Day. In the sixth cen-tury, it began to be observed in the West: in Rome with a more peniten-tial character and in Gaul (France) with solemn blessings and proces-sions of candles, popularly known as “Candlemas.” The Presentation of the Lord concludes the celebration of the Nativity and with the offerings of
the Virgin Mother and the prophecy of Simeon, the events now point toward Easter. “In obedience to the Old Law, the Lord Jesus, the first-born, was presented in the Temple by his Blessed Mother and his foster father. This is another ʻepiphanyʼ celebration insofar as the Christ Child is re-vealed as the Messiah through the canticle and words of Simeon and the testimony of Anna the prophetess. Christ is the light of the nations, hence the blessing and proces-sion of candles on this day. In the Middle Ages this feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or ʻCandlemas,ʼ was of great importance.
Marriage Encounter Weekend
Valentine’s Day is February 14th
. What better time than Valentine’s Day to rekindle the passion in your marriage. It’s a time for love and romance and a time to rejoice in the gift of your marriage. It’s a time to nourish new growth and revive the communica-tion between you and your spouse. You both deserve a special weekend together, just for the two of you. The Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend is filled with fresh ideas and new beginnings. The next weekend in Louisiana is February 14-16, 2020 at the Bishop Robert E. Tracy Center on Acadian Thruway in Baton Rouge, LA. You can register online at www.LAMS-wwme.org or by call-ing Gary & Susie Munoz at 225.439.3384. WWME is faithful to the Roman Catholic Church’s teaching that marriage is a covenant that exists between one man and one woman. Any reference to marriage or couple made by WWME is in this context. Brochures are in the book racks near the restrooms.
Lenten Day of Recollection
St. Edmond’s Ladies Altar Society Lenten Day of Recol-lection will be held on Thursday, February 27th from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. (the day after Ash Wednesday). Our re-treat master will be Fr. Nicholas Dupre, Pastor of St. Jo-seph Church in Parks, Louisiana. Coffee and donuts will be served in the Atrium, beginning at 8 a.m.; Rosary at 9 a.m. followed by the conference. Mass will be celebrated at 12:10 p.m. Confessions will be heard before Mass and the conference will end with the Way of the Cross and Benediction. Tickets are $12 which includes lunch and must be pur-chased in advance. Deadline to purchase tickets is Febru-ary 22nd. For tickets, please contact RaNelle Simon at 337.232.2849 or Betty Robinson at 337.258.6372. Tickets are also available at the Church office.
FORMED.org
Click on Register, enter parish access code (7f573e), enter your email & create a password—(needed for login).
Program Lineup
Tuesday, Jan. 28th: Saint Thomas Aquinas
Study: Symbolon, LTF: Session 6 - A Catholic Moral Vision
Listen: Pints with Aquinas: 12 Stories about Aquinas
Friday, Jan. 31st: Saint John Bosco
Watch: Saint John Bosco; Watch: Don Bosco
Fatima Mercy Works Volunteers Needed
Fatima Mercy Works is looking for a volunteer to organ-ize the Easter Basket project in March. This once-a-year project would be great for a family, scout troop, school club, or classroom project. The project involves sorting food, assembling Easter baskets and delivering the bas-kets to the Sisters at Missionaries of Charity. All preparatory work, advertis-ing and collection of items for this event will be done by the parish staff. Please call Mona at 232.8945 if you are interested in volunteering as our Easter Basket organizer.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of the Little Shepherds
(Knight Hall)
Monday and Wednesday, following the 6:15 am Mass
to 5 p.m.;
Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Friday,
following the 6:15 a.m. Mass to 12 Noon;
First Friday/First Saturday All Night Vigil,
(Friday 6 p.m. until the 8 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
WEEKLY ROSARY GROUP
Each Tuesday in Church, 9:15 to
11:00 a.m. (except on the second
Tuesday of the month) to pray the
Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and
Glorious mysteries for priests,
world peace and individual inten-
tions. FMI call Dotsie Butcher
(234.6678) or Claire Randazzo
(984.4415).
PRAYER CALENDAR FOR PRIESTS
Monday, January 20: Rev. Corey Campeaux Tuesday, January 21: Very Rev. Michael Champagne, CJC
Wednesday, January 22: Rev. Gregory Chauvin Thursday, January 23: Rev. Blaine Clement
Friday, January 24: Rev. Ugochukwu Cletus, SSJ Saturday, January 25: Pope Francis
Sunday, January 26: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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 information on how to do so and the requirements for membership.
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 acquired 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 to get on the roster.
BLESSING OF CHILD IN THE WOMB
Follows the Sunday 9 & 11 a.m. Masses on the 1st weekend of the month.
SACRED HEART HOME ENTHRONEMENTS
Call the Parish Office to schedule your Sacred Heart Home Enthronement. Pro-moters go into the home to conduct the Enthronement, which follows a 9 day period of prayer by the family.
Some thoughts on Reverence in Church
When you enter your church, picture in your mind a very large throne sit-ting upon the altar. God is sitting there in all His majestic glory with powerful, glorious angels by His side. He is sitting there waiting just for you. How would you act? What would you do? Would you saunter into church talking and joking? Would you ignore your God sitting there waiting for you? Would you wear shorts and a tank top or would you think He was worthy of more appro-priate dress? Would you want to bow down to Him because He holds your heart in the palm of His hand? Remember to reverence the awesome presence of our God and say to friends, “Let’s talk outside.”
“Come, Lord Jesus!” Bible Study
Mondays 1:00pm (WOMEN): Susan Foret, 316.4932 Email: [email protected]
6:30pm (WOMEN): DD McElligott, 319.8866
Tuesdays 5:30pm (MEN): Art Mixon; contact by email only
Natural Family Planning Courses are held in conjunc-tion with marital prep. FMI, Contact the Parish Office. RECLAIM Sexual Health Catholic Recovery Program www.reclaimsexualhealth.com (online help 24/7) Porn Addiction Support Group for Men: Weekly meet-ings are held for one hour and fifteen minutes. Strict confi-dentiality is observed. A confidentiality statement is signed by each prospective member of the group. Call and leave a confidential message at 337.944.9860 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.
Post Abortion Trauma: Call Project Rachel (337) 261-5607.
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
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, Apostolic, 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)
