August 14, 2016 - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org

stpat.org@gmail.com

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: 7:00-7:25 am

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

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 14, 2016

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, August 13--Vigil of the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Cecil & Eva Mae Hebert; Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Rolfes; Oleus Boudreaux; Judith White; Bobby Bodin; Rusty & Natalie Foti & grandchildren; Nolan John Sahuc; Bill Rucks, Chris Gambel; Lucius & Louise Lavergne Family; Ron Venable Sunday, August 14--Twentieth Sunday in Or-dinary Time 8:30 AM: Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton; Dr. Almore (Doc) Bordelon; Nick & Earl Chiasson; Helen Vallot; Sandra Gerac; Carmen Lozada 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, August 15--The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:30 AM: Dr. & Mrs Leonard Rolfes Tuesday, August 16--St. Stephen of Hungary 7:30 AM: Johnny Leon Ducote

Wednesday, August 17--Weekday 7:30 AM:Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, August 18--Weekday 7:30 AM: Johnny Leon Ducote Friday, August 19--St. John Eudes, Priest 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In memory of: Lucius, Louise, Joyce, Courtney, Jude, Harold & Scott Lavergne

[Jesus] endured the cross, despising its shame,

and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.

— Hebrews 12:2

Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 6:55 a.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tues-day 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—Friday, August 19: Donna Guilbeau; Andre Arceneaux; Martha Thomp-son; Daniel & Charlotte Privat. Gratitude Many thanks for your generosity and kindness from Fr. Keith to all who signed his card and wished him well on the occasion of the 35th an-niversary of his ordination.

Prayer and Action

O God, who gave one origin to all peoples and willed to gather from them one family for yourself,

fill all hearts, we pray, with the fire of your love and kindle in them a desire

for the just advancement of their neighbor, that, through the good things which you richly bestow upon all,

each human person may be brought to perfection, every division may be removed,

and equity and justice may be established in human society. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

-- Collect, Votive Mass for the Progress of Peoples, The Ro-man Missal

Feast of the Assumption The feast, celebrated on August 15th, falls on a Monday this year, and is therefore not a holyday of obligation. We will celebrate the Assumption at our scheduled 7:30 a.m. Mass on Monday. 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. Please join us as we celebrate our 12-Year Anniver-sary in September with guest speaker Rev. Michael Champagne, CJC, Community of Jesus Crucified. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, September 6, at Wyndham Garden Lafayette (formerly “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 required. For more information, please call Mary Bergeron (654-8682). Renew 2016—Unleashing the Spirit—45th Annual Con-ference sponsored by the Lafayette Diocese Office of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal– August 19-21—Ramada Conference Center —N Evangeline Thrwy service road, Lafayette. The weekend begins Friday with a Clergy Ses-sion facilitated by Emeritus Bishop Sam Jacobs from 3-5:00 pm and General Session at 6:30 pm– speaker John Listi, new Director of CCR, opening Mass with Fr. Hampton Da-vis and healing service. Keynote Speakers for the weekend are Dcn. Larry Oney from Diocese of New Orleans, and Paul George from our Lady of Wisdom in Lafayette. The Teen Session on Saturday, at 9 am will be facilitated by John Ray Perkins from St. Pius X Life Teen. For details of all Speakers, a Brochure is available on the website www.diolaf.org/Catholic-Charismatic-Renewal. For more information call the Renewal Office at 265-3773.All are invited and in honor of the Year of Mercy, all registrations have been waived. Women’s Prayer Breakfast St. Mary, Mother of the Church (419 Doucet Road, Lafa-yette) invites all women to a “Women’s Prayer Breakfast” on Saturday, September 10, from 9 a.m.-12:00 Noon in the parish hall. A presentation on “Forgiveness and the Year of Mercy” will be given by Mary Bergeron. St. Mary Altar Society is sponsoring this event that includes food, fun, faith with friends. Registration is required by August 25 with a donation of $10.00. For more information, please call JoAnn LeJune (337-981-3379). Marriage Enrichment with Jim Schellman We regret to announce that the workshop scheduled date of August 27th, has been cancelled. A new date will be set for this event in the near future.

Centennial Campaign Update -- To date, St. Patrick has pledged $362,615.00, ($127,615.00 over our goal of $235,000). -- The parish share of your donations will total $134,307.50, which will come back to St. Patrick. -- Pledge reminders are mailed according to the fre-quency you select. -- Remember that your donations are mailed to the Campaign office; checks are made out to 'Centennial Campaign' -- Online credit card payment is available through the diocesan website, diolaf.org -- Contact for the Centennial office: 337-261-5656 or centennialcampaign@diolaf.org -- Once more, many thanks for your overwhelming generosity. Year of Mercy Pilgrimage to New Orleans: A Day Journey of Prayer and Fellowship – Saturday, Au-gust 27, 2016 Take this special chance to join a unique pilgrimage for the Year of Mercy to New Orleans with Father Bryce Sibley, Pastor of Our Lady of Wisdom Church & Catholic Student Center, on Saturday, August 27. You will travel by motor coach for a day pilgrim-age with 50 others to enter through the Doors of Mercy and fulfill the Jubilee Year Plenary Indulgence. We will start our journey early with breakfast and visit three of New Orleans’ most interesting faith-filled stops for private tours and Mass. Highlights include The National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, The Shrine of Blessed Father Seelos, Immaculate Con-ception Historic Church, and lunch at Borgne (a Chef John Besh Restaurant). A donation of $250 secures your spot. Register early! We must have a minimum of 35 pilgrims to make the trip, so please invite all your friends to come along, too. For more infor-mation, please call the Church Office (232-8742) or purchase your ticket(s) online at www.ourladyofwisdom/pilgrimage. Foreign Mission Appeal—Second Collection Today Every other year, parishes across the diocese welcome missionaries from various religious orders or congre-gations to make an appeal for funds to assist with their outreach in the missions. This weekend (Aug 13-14), our parish is visited by a representative of the Congre-gation of the Rogationist Fathers, Fr. Rene Panlasigui, RCI. Father will have an opportunity to speak of his order's work, and there will be a second collection that will be sent to the Congregation. Thank you for your generosity. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory………………………$ 3,853.78 Building Fund…………………$ 2,210.00 Thank You!

Date

Saturday, August 20 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 21 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, August 21 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Marguerite Montagnet Linda Garber Nicholas Begnaud

Eucharistic Ministers

Candis Thompson Janell Venable Merrick Stelly

Suzanne Lavergne Fred Vallot Sarah Hamsher

Jerry Boudreaux Dee Boudreaux Debra Carroll

Altar Servers Rosalind Allen Mary Kramer Karen Begnaud

Ushers George Guidry Oren Spruill

William & Stephanie Bacque Robin Roy Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for August

Readings for the Week

Monday Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56

Tuesday Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30

Wednesday Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16

Thursday Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14

Friday Ez 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-9; Mt 22:34-40

Saturday Ez 43:1-7a; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12

Sunday Is 66:18-21; Ps 117:1, 2; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30

From the Pastor’s Desk

Week after week at Mass, we pray together the prayer that Jesus taught us — the Our Father. I ran across these thoughts from Pope Francis on this prayer from one of his weekday homilies. I share them with you, as a reminder of both who we are, and who we are called to be.

“It’s through this Father that we receive our identity as children. And when I say ‘Father’ this goes right to the roots of my identity: my Christian identity is to be his child and this is a grace of the Holy Spirit. Nobody can say ‘Father’ without the grace of the Spirit. ‘Father’ is the word that Jesus used in the most important moments: when he was full of joy, or emotion: ‘Father, I bless you for revealing these things to little children.’ Or weeping, in front of the tomb of his friend Lazarus: ‘Father, I thank you for hearing my prayer,’ or else at the end, in the final moments of his life, right at the very end.”

“’Father.’ It’s about feeling that our Father is looking at me, feeling that this word ‘Father’ is not a waste of time like the words in the prayers of pagans: it’s a call to Him who gave me my identity as his child. This is the di-mension of Christian prayer – ‘Father’ and we can pray to all the saints, the angels, we can go on processions, pil-grimages … all of this is wonderful but we must always begin (our prayers) with ‘Father’ and be aware that we are his children and that we have a Father who loves us and who knows all our needs. This is that dimension.”.

Pope Francis said that the part of the prayer about forgiving trespasses springs from this same certainty, since we are all brothers and sisters of the same family. Rather than behaving like Cain who hated his own broth-er, he said, it’s so important for us to forgive, to forget offences against us, that healthy attitude of saying ‘let’s for-get this’ and not harbor feelings of rancor, resentment or a desire for revenge.

“It’s good for us to sometimes examine our own consciences on this point. For me, is God my Father? Do I feel that He is my Father? And if I don’t feel that, let me ask the Holy Spirit to teach me to feel that way. And am I able to forget offences, to forgive, to let go of it, and if not, let us ask the Father: ‘these people too are your children, they did something horrible to me … can you help me to forgive them?’ Let us carry out this examination of our consciences and it will do us a lot of good, good, good. ‘Father’ and ‘our’: give us our identity as his children and give us a family to journey with during our lives.”

If prayer is conversation with God, then it seems that all we say must be rooted in this unique relation-ship, privileged as we are to call the Creator of the Universe, ‘Our Father’.