Post on 19-Jun-2020
March 24, 2013 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Baptisms
Parents are encouraged to call the Church during pregnancy to avoid de-
lays of the sacrament
406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727
Phone: (337) 237-0988 Fax: (337) 233-8868 Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor
www.stpat.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
Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:15 am
Welcome to St. Patrick Church
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
March 24, 2013
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, March 23-- Vigil Palm Sunday of
the Passion of the Lord
4:00 PM: David Deas; Robert & Hazel Chias-
son; Gustavo & Herselle Medina; Gussie &
Valsin Benoit; M/M Tom Stutes & Family;
Dr. J. T. Brierre; J. W. Alexander; Lester &
Winona Duhon; Hebert & Benoit Family
Sunday, March 24-- Palm Sunday of the Pas-
sion of the Lord 8:30 AM: Robert Breaux;
Peggy Arceneaux (living)
10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s
Monday, March 25-- Monday of Holy Week
7:30 AM: Bella & Gussie Hernandez;
Carmen Murillo
Tuesday, March 26-- Tuesday of Holy Weel
7:30 AM: Joyce Hadley; Beverly Borcherd-
ing; Clifford Weilbaecher, Jr.
Wednesday, March 27 -- Wednesday of Holy
Week (Msgr. Charles Mallet)
7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;
Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);
Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)
Thursday, March 28-- Holy Thursday
6:30 PM: Dr. Charles Stewart
Friday, March 29-- Good Friday
3:00 PM: Service
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: First Friday of the month 7 am
Shamrocks—Wednesday, March 27: Dee Bou-
dreaux; Betty Fournet; Anne Meleton; Charlotte
Privat; Andre Arceneaux
Next First Friday:
April 5, 2013
Topic:
The Church is Like a Sacrament
After the Breakfast
Our yearly breakfast gathering in honor of our patron
saint, St. Patrick, was a success, as always. We thank
the faithful organizers who make this event possible
each year, as well as those who attended and graced
the gathering with their presence. We congratulate
Gerrie McGovern who this year received the Sham-
rock Award in recognition for her service to our
church and community. In addition, an audio record-
ing of Fr. Keith’s talk, “Intriguing Times” is availa-
ble on our parish web site. (See the front of the bulle-
tin for the address.)
The Lord GOD is my help,
therefore I am not disgraced.
— Isaiah 50:7 a
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Masses at 7:30 a.m.
Holy Thursday, March 28
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6 p.m.
Following Mass, Adoration will continue
until 8 p.m. in the Church
Good Friday, March 29
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion at 3 p.m.
Day of fast and abstinence
Holy Saturday, March 30
The Easter Vigil at 8:00 p.m.
Service of Light, Liturgy of the Word
Remembrance of Baptism, & Celebration of
the Eucharist
Easter Sunday, March 31
Masses at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m.
Good Friday: Good Friday is a day of fast and ab-
stinence for people age 18—59. This means limit-
ing to one full meal and two smaller meals, with no
snacking between meals. Those who are younger or
older may freely embrace these disciplines. —
Lenten disciplines should never endanger your
health.
Pope Francis
On Tuesday, March 19th, on the Feast of St. Joseph,
Pope Francis presided at his Mass of Inauguration,
which celebrated his assuming the papacy at the
moment when he accepted his selection as pope by
the cardinals. He has made clear that the inspiration
for his choice of the name “Francis” was St. Francis
of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order who so
fully embraced all of creation, especially the poor,
with his love for “Lady Poverty”. The new Pontiff’s
motto can be translated, “In his mercy, he chose
him”, taken from a homily of Saint Bede the Vener-
able on the call of St. Matthew, the tax collector.
Please keep Pope Francis and the entire Church in
your prayers.
Good Friday Collection, will be for the Shrines in
the Holy Land.
After the Breakfast
Our yearly breakfast gathering in honor of our pa-
tron saint, St. Patrick, was a success, as always. We
thank the faithful organizers who make this event
possible each year, as well as those who attended
and graced the gathering with their presence. We
congratulate Geri McGovern who this year received
the Shamrock Award in recognition for her service
to our church and community. In addition, an audio
recording of Fr. Keith’s talk, “Intriguing Times” is
available on our parish web site. (See the front of
the bulletin for the address.)
First Fridays—A Year of Faith Mark your calendars now, and join us for our First Fri-
days for a Year of Faith. The next gathering is on Fri-
day, April 5th, at 6 pm. Fr. Keith will lead us in a Ho-
ly Hour of Adoration, which will include silent prayer, readings, and homily. The topic for this month will be
“The Church is Like A Sacrament”. Flyers on the entire
series are still available at the entrance of the Church.
Holy Hour for Vocations
Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Voca-tions and the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Mon-
day, April 1, from 6:00—7:00 p.m., at St. Patrick
Church. For those who want extra time in prayer, recita-
tion of the Rosary will begin at 5:30 p.m. All are wel-come to attend and pray for vocations and perseverance
of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, spon-
sored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.
Food for the Journey
The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette presents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speaker
series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in
our daily lives. Our speaker for January is Rev. Paul
LaFleur, Pastor of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Breaux Bridge. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tues-
day, April 2, at Hotel Acadiana, 1801 W. Pinhook
Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buf-fet is available beginning at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $12.00
and includes meal, drink dessert and tip. All are wel-
come to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a
friend! Pre-registration is not required. For more infor-mation, please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682).
Annual Celebration of “Divine Mercy Sunday” The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette will
host a special celebration of “Divine Mercy Sunday”
on Sunday, April 7, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. This event begins at 2:00 p.m. with Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy Chaplet and
Prayers, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, followed
by Holy Mass at 3:00 p.m. The main celebrant will be Rev. Michael Russo, Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima
Catholic Church. Very Rev. Thomas James, SVD, VE,
Episcopal Vicar of the Central Region, will concele-brate along with other clergy. Parking is available at
Our Lady of Fatima, with additional parking at Black-
ham Coliseum. For more information, please contact Mary Bergeron (654-8682).
STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK
Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us
Offertory………………….$ 4,471.48
Europe, Africa- Catholic
Relief Services……………$ 817.53 Thank You!
Date
Easter Vigil
8:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday
8:30 a.m.
Easter Sunday
10:00 a.m.
Lectors
Brenda DeMette
Phyllis Roy
Gerrie McGovern Karen Begnaud
Eucharistic
Ministers
Peggy Spruill
Candis Thompson
Rosalind Allen
Maggie Sonnier
Patsy Robicheaux
George Eaton
Robin Roy
Suzanne Lavergne
Leroy or Barbara Abshire
Server
Harold Guilbeau Melinda Voorhies Nicholas Begnaud
Ushers
Oren Spruill
Joyce Stelly
Rachelle Trahan
Keith Toups
Lionel Jeanmard
Joyce Stelly
Liturgical Roles for March 2013
From the Pastor’s Desk
On this Passion Sunday, I invite you to remember a different South American Bishop, not from Argentina, but from El
Salvador. On this date, March 24th, in 1980, Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador was saying Mass in a small hospital chapel
when he was assassinated, and his blood poured out over the altar. The text below is from his last homily before his death, during a
brutal civil war funded in part by the U.S.:
“Let no one be offended because we use the divine words read at our mass to shed light on the social, political and eco-
nomic situation of our people. Not to do so would be unchristian. Christ desires to unite himself with humanity, so that the light he
brings from God might become life for nations and individuals. . . .
“The great task of Christians must be to absorb the spirit of God's kingdom and, with souls filled with the king-
dom of God, to work on the projects of history. It's fine to be organized in popular groups; it's all right to form political
parties; it's all right to take part in the government. It's fine as long as you are a christian who carries the reflection of
the kingdom of God and tries to establish it where you are working, and as long as you are not being used to further worldly ambitions. This is the great duty of the people of today. My dear Christians, I have always told you, and I will
repeat, that the true liberators of our people must come from us Christians, from the people of God. Any historical plan
that's not based on what we spoke of in the first point-the dignity of the human being, the love of God, the kingdom of Christ among people-will be a fleeting project. Your project, however, will grow in stability the more it reflects the
eternal design of God. It will be a solution of the common good of the people every time, if it meets the needs of the
people.... Now I invite you to look at things through the eyes of the church, which is trying to be the kingdom of God on earth and so often must illuminate the realities of our national situation. . . .
“I would like to make a special appeal to the men of the army, and specifically to the ranks of the National
Guard, the police and the military. Brothers, you come from our own people. You are killing your own brother peasants
when any human order to kill must be subordinate to the law of God which says, "Thou shalt not kill." No soldier is obliged to obey an order contrary to the law of God. No one has to obey an immoral law. It is high time you recovered
your consciences and obeyed your consciences rather than a sinful order. . . . In the name of God, in the name of this
suffering people whose cries rise to heaven more loudly each day, I implore you, I beg you, I order you in the name of God: stop the repression.”
And so they killed him.
Readings for the Week
Monday Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69: 8-34; Mt 26:14-25
Thursday Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15
Friday Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42
Saturday a) Gn 1:1 —2:2; b) Ex 14:15 —15:1; c) Is 55:1-11; d) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28;
Romans 6:3-11; Psalm 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Lk 24-1-12
Sunday Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9