Mass Schedule ♦ First Saturday Mass 8:30 a.m.

♦ Saturday Vigil 5 p.m. ♦ Sunday 8 a.m., 10 a.m., Noon

& 6 p.m. ♦ Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.

Pastoral Center

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Closed Noon - 1:00 p.m. Phone: 504-347-2203

Emergency Line: 504-341-7609 Website: www.vol.org

Pastoral Center Staff

Rev. Colin Braud Pastor

Rev. Jude Emunemu

Parochial Vicar

Deacon James Rooney Deacon Jim Venturella

Mrs. Christie Bourg Director of Ministries

Mrs. Kelli Bourgeois

Parish Secretary

Parishioners who are ill or shut-in

Contact the Pastoral Center for home visits or Holy Communion.

Sacrament of Penance

Held 30 minutes before each weekend Mass or by appointment.

Religious Education

Director of Religious Education Miss Emily Oncale

CCD Classes begin in September RCIA Classes (Adults)

begin in August Phone: 504-341-8477

Visitation School

Principal Mrs. Carolyn Levet, M.Ed.

Phone: 504-347-3377 Grades Pre K-2 through 7th

Visitation of Our Lady Church 3500 Ames Blvd., Marrero, La.

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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

REFLECTION BY FR. JUDE EMUNEMU

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

One thing that really stood out to me in today’s gospel reading is the confession made by the man with the unclean spirit: “I know who you are – the Holy One of God.” It is important to point out here that it was not the man himself who was under the demonic possession who made this confession but in fact, the unclean spirit that possessed the man. The unclean spirit not only acknowledged the power that is at work in Jesus by saying: “Have you come to destroy us?” but in fact, recognizes the true identity of Jesus by saying: “I know who you are – the Holy One of God.” This confession of faith made by the evil one as a matter of fact challenges us. And here is the question: If an unclean spirit could recognize Jesus and confess him as the Holy One of God, how about us? How well, do we who have been washed clean in the Sacrament of Baptism and who share daily at the Eucharistic table recognize the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist? Every time we step forward to receive Christ in Holy Communion, what does that holy moment mean to us? Are we able to say to Jesus by making a humble confession of faith: “I know who you are – the Holy One of God?” As Eucharistic people, how deep is our knowledge of the Eucharistic Lord? This Year has been declared as the Year of the Eucharist and Honoring St. Joseph. The primary objective of the Eucharistic year is so that we grow in conscious awareness of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and to enter into a profound intimacy of love with him. St. Joseph, the Guardian of the Holy Family cherished the Real Presence of Jesus in their home of Nazareth. Jesus who comes to us in the Holy Eucharist, does not come to destroy us; but he comes to give us life, to liberate from the yoke of Satan, the father of sin, to heal, comfort us and to assure us of his real presence. Every time, we receive Jesus in Holy Communion are we able to hear him rebuke that sin in us, that selfishness, wicked thoughts, hateful feelings toward others: “Quiet! Come out of him!” Jesus says: “I have come that they may have life and have that life even more abundantly” (cf. John 10:10). Beloved, Jesus wants to set us free from everything that is not of God that lies within us; so that we can live in the true freedom of God’s children and so that like St. Paul in the second reading, we may adhere “to the Lord without distraction.” Lord Jesus, deepen our faith in your Eucharistic presence so that we may come to know who you truly are to us – the Holy One of God. Amen.

♦ Mass Intentions

Saturday, January 30 5:00 p.m. The Hermida Family, Rhett Christiana, The Tran Family, Anna Nguyen Thi Hue, Tommy Orgeron, Genevieve Gulizo, Vic Gulizo, Sr., Vic Guilzo, Jr., All Souls in Purgatory, conversion of Sinners, Carol & Jeanette Schieffler, Erica Schieffler, Bobby Roth, Louise Matherne Sunday, January 31 8:00 a.m. The Visitation of Our Lady Parishioners

10:00 a.m. E.J. Cortez, Ernie Miguez, The Macloud Family, Tiger Rousell, Richard Esteve, Pat Cortez, Joseph & Elaine Palermo, Ernest Palermo

12:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. Monday, February 1 7:00 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory 8:30 a.m. Anthony Lap Hoang Tuesday, February 2 7:00 a.m. Fr. Ron Braud 8:30 a.m. Altar Society Wednesday, February 3 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Maria Vien Hoang Thursday, February 4 7:00 a.m. Lance E. Benezech, Sr. 8:30 a.m. Ross Russo Friday, February 5 7:00 a.m. Nick Christiana, Sr. 8:30 a.m. The Tran Family Saturday, February 6 8:30 a.m. For the Healing of Victims of Sexual Abuse

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Sanctuary Candle

The Sanctuary Candle burns this week in memory of:

Dennis Webre

The red Sanctuary Lamp next to the Tabernacle burns to remind us of the sacramental presence of Jesus Christ. It is a mark of honor to remind the faithful of the presence of Christ, and is a profession of their love and affection.

GIVING MADE EASY! TEXT THE WORD

“GIVE” AND THE AMOUNT TO 504-291-1999

AND CLICK SEND!

♦ Financial Report

Sunday, January 17, 2021 Offertory Envelope Collection $5,981.00 Online Giving January 11 - 17, 2021 $2,041.50

Blessing of Throats

The blessing of throats will take place at all Masses

February 6th & 7th.

Candlemas Day Tuesday, February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, traditionally known as Candlemas Day, upon which the candles used in the liturgical services of the church throughout the year and the candles for home use by the faithful are blessed. Blessed candles for home use will be available for purchase after all Masses February 6th & 7th.

A donation of $3.00 for each candle is requested.

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A PRAYER FOR THE INTERCESSION OF ST. JOSEPH

TWELVE PART EXPLANATION OF THE MASS

Have you moved? Disconnected your home phone? Changed your email address?

Let’s stay connected!! Please visit our website at vol.org and click on the

Parishioner Registration link to update your information or contact the Pastoral Center.

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Visitation of Our Lady School’s Registration for 2021-2022 Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will be held February 8 – February 12, 2021 for students entering Pre K-2 through 7th grade. School tours can be scheduled for prospective families at your convenience. Families will be able to visit classrooms, meet the faculty and administration as well as receive necessary information regarding registration. Please visit our school’s website at school.vol.org for more information and call 347-3377 to schedule a tour.

After much thought and consideration, we are sad to announce that Cajun Fest 2021 will not take place. Please know this decision was a difficult one to make, but we want to ensure everyone’s safety. Although we are not able to have our usual festival fun with great food and music due to the rise in Covid cases, we are working behind the scenes to carry out some of our popular fundraising opportunities such as the calendar raffle, sign sponsorships, and auction. Monthly Calendar Raffle Our calendar raffle will still take place in April & May, 2021. Tickets will be available for sale starting March 8th, 2021. We will have incentives for the student’s homeroom classes, more details to follow. Signs/Sponsorship We are also going to display sponsorship signs on the fence. If you are interested in this, please download our sponsorship form from vol.org/sponsorship. Auction We are going to have our annual auction, just a little differently. On Saturday, April 17th, 2021 you will be able to come during the grade level scheduled time to make live bids. The winners will be announced live through Facebook on Sunday, April 18th, 2021. We thank you for your continued support. Tara and Jarrod Rodriguez Brandy and Ashley Gisclair VOL Cajun Fest 2020 & 2021 Co-Chairs

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