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August 20, 2017 - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org
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
Holydays of Obligation: 7:30 am only Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:00-7:25 am (and by appointment)
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 20, 2017
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, August 19--Vigil of the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 PM: Dr. Leonard & Betty Rolfes; Joe Leleux (living); Nora Broussard Sunday, August 20--Twentieth Sunday in Or-dinary Time 8:30 AM: Dr. Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton; John Daigle; Chris Gambel Elnora & Julia Phillips 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, August 21--St. Pius X, Pope 7:30 AM: M/M Edras Himel Tuesday, August 22--The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:30 AM: Larry J. LeBlanc
Wednesday, August 23--St. Rose of Lima, Virgin 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, August 24--St. Bartholomew, Apostle 7:30 AM: Mark & Belinda Youngblood & Krystal Friday, August 25--St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz, Priest 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In Loving Memory of: Phil Simon, Bud & Euna Arceneaux
Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 6:55 am Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tues-day 7:15 am Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 am Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 am Pro-Life Rosary: 1st Friday of the month 7 am Shamrocks—Friday, August 25: No cleaning this week. If you would like to participate in this Ministry, please call the office.
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 36th anniversary of his ordination.
Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come,
my justice, about to be revealed. — Isaiah 56:1
On Racism “Racism is a poison of the soul. It’s the ugly, original sin of our country, an illness that has never fully healed. Blending it with the Nazi salute, the relic of a regime that murdered millions, compounds the obscenity. Thus the wave of public anger about white nationalist events in Charlottesville this weekend is well warranted. We espe-cially need to pray for those injured in the violence.” “But we need more than pious public statements. If our anger today is just another mental virus displaced tomor-row by the next distraction or outrage we find in the me-dia, nothing will change. Charlottesville matters. It’s a snapshot of our public unraveling into real hatreds brutally expressed; a collapse of restraint and mutual respect now taking place across the country. We need to keep the im-ages of Charlottesville alive in our memories. If we want a different kind of country in the future, we need to start today with a conversion in our own hearts, and an insist-ence on the same in others. That may sound simple. But the history of our nation and its tortured attitudes toward race proves exactly the opposite.” — Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia: 2017-08-13
Flood Anniversary Wednesday, August 16, 2017 marked the one year anniver-sary of one of the most devastating floods in Louisiana his-tory. As thousands of people were forced from their homes by floodwaters, volunteers from throughout the Diocese of Lafayette stepped up to help, led by Catholic Charities and Catholic Services of Acadiana, evacuating those trapped in their homes, clearing debris from homes, and helping flood victims recover. Thanks to the generosity of Catholics throughout Acadiana, Bishop Douglas Deshotel authorized the donation of $250,000 to help fund the “8 Days of Hope” effort, which provided relief to hundreds of resi-dents and distributed furniture and building supplies to more than one hundred flood damaged homes. In addition, the Diocese also provided individual grants of $1500 to flood-affected families through their home church parishes. As we mark this anniversary, we thank the tireless volun-teers who put their own lives on hold to help others, and we continue to pray for all those affected by disaster. Infant Mortality Awareness and Remembrance Service The Diocese Office of Marriage, Family Life and Pro Life will sponsor an Infant Mortality Awareness and Remem-brance Service on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Lafayette City Hall, then participants will process to St. John Cemetery Plaza, and then to Baby Land. The event is co-sponsored by the Aca-diana Family Tree Healthy Start Program, United Health Care and Maddie’s Foot Prints. For more information, call 337-261-5598. The Great Adventure Bible Study Bible Studies Offered at Holy Cross Church: The Book of Revelation Debra Carroll will facilitate a 10 week study of the Book of Revelation, on Tuesday evenings, beginning September 5, 2017, 6:30-8:00 pm in the Grace Meeting Room, bldg A, Administration building. The cost of the study guide is $20. The Gospel of John Debra Carroll will facilitate an 8 week study of the Gospel of John, on Wednesday evenings, beginning September 6, 2017, 6:30-8:00 pm in Grace meeting room, bldg. A ad-ministration building. The cost of the study guide is $20. Please call the Holy Cross office at 337-984-9636 to regis-ter for the sessions. You can also register online at the Holy Cross web site. Just click on events then The Great Adven-ture. Save the Date. “In the Beginning Was the Word…” A 6 Week Study of the Living Life in the Light of Christ. Susan Castille’s Bible Study. Oct. 12– Nov. 16. More to come. In today’s second reading, St. Paul tells the Romans, “God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.” To what is God calling me today? What gifts are mine to share?
Inquiry Sessions to the Permanent Diaconate Are you an adult Catholic male who feels a calling to serve your Church and your parish? Do you have the “heart of a servant?” If so, you may be hearing a call to the Permanent Diaconate of the Diocese of Lafa-yette. Inquiry sessions will begin September 9th for those interested in exploring that calling. Go to www.diolaf.org and click on the “Offices” tab to locate the Diaconate Inquiry form, or call the Office of Per-manent Diaconate at 337-261-5609. Food for the Journey The Central Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speakers series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at River Oaks Catering and Event Center Lafayette, 520 East Kaliste Saloom Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional buffet ($14.00) 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 Dan-ielle Huval (232-1322). Pilgrimage Tour St. Mary Mother of the Church is offering a Pilgrim-age Trip Tuesday September 26 to Sunday Octo-ber 1 to the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, and Our Lady of the Snows. A special tour of the School Sisters of Notre Dame RIPA Campus in St. Louis and tours of the cities of St. Louis and Memphis are also included. Please call Barbara Thibodeaux 235-3240 or JoAnn LeJune 981-3379 by August 25 to register. Retreat Information The Jesuit Spirituality Center in Grand Coteau, LA is offering the following retreats: Praying with St. Peter: A Day of Reflection and Prayer Fr. Mark E. Thibodeaux, S.J., Saturday, September 16, 9:00am—4:00 pm. Fee: $60.00 (includes lunch). Silent, Individually-Directed Retreats of 3, 5, or 8 days, beginning on the following dates: Tue., Sep. 5 or Fri., Sep. 8; Mon. Sep. 18 or Thur., Sep. 21; Mon. Oct. 2 or Thur., Oct. 5; Mon., Oct. 16 or Thur., Oct. 19; Mon., Oct. 30 or Thur., Nov. 2. For more information or for an application form to reg-ister, please visit the website: jesuitspirituali-tycenter.org or call 337-662-5251 M-F 8 am— 12 noon and 1—5:00 pm. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory……………………… $ 3,410.97 Thank You!
Date
Saturday, August 26 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 27 8:30 a.m.
Sunday, August 27 10:00 a.m.
Lectors Harold Guilbeau Susan Cain Bill Ganucheau
Eucharistic Ministers
Dana Guidry Merrick Stelly Peggy Spruill
Larry Lewis Ted Hampton Kay Hampton
Jerry Boudreaux Dee Boudreaux Monica Mullins
Altar Servers George Eaton Mary Kramer Phyllis Roy
Ushers Kathy Kalweit George Guidry
Rachelle Trahan Keith Toups
Ben Berthelot Lionel Jeanmard
Liturgical Roles for August
From the Pastor’s Desk
In 1997, 20 years ago, the Bishops of Louisiana, in a statement entitled “Racial Harmony”, wrote these words:
“It is our conviction that the people of Louisiana truly want to promote racial harmony. Citizens, Black and White, live side by side in a number of neighborhoods, attend community schools, and work together in constructive ways. In the Catholic Church, some African Americans prefer to remain in historically Black parishes, others are wel-comed into territorial parishes. There is a helpful twinning of some Black parishes with territorial parishes. Vietnam-ese, Hispanic, and other immigrant peoples are being welcomed as well.
“We also know, however, that recent political campaigns have been tinged with slightly veiled racial rheto-ric. The media coverage of events can sometimes give undue attention to more extreme racial positions. Some un-solved crimes involving the burning of African American churches arouse anxieties about the possibility of racial mo-tivation. Prejudices against immigrants can also degenerate into xenophobia or even racial hatred. There are also many subtle ways in which racial attitudes and prejudices can influence feelings, judgments and actions in us all.”
I share that passage with you to highlight how much things have changed in 20 years, and that the mo-ment in which we find ourselves today is radically different. As our politics have become more polarized, the “racial rhetoric” in campaigns has become explicit and malicious. Tragically, the events last weekend in Char-lottesville have demanded that we be attentive to the “more extreme racial positions”, which are trying to present themselves as patriotic and Christian, while of course they are neither. Here we are referring to the ‘alt-right’, to white supremacy and white nationalism, as well as the blatant evils of neo-nazism and anti-semitism. Dylann Roof, who embraced the symbols and ideology of white supremacy and neo-nazism, left no doubt that his murder of a bible study class at an African-American Church was driven by blatant racism, which is grievously sinful. Tactics of exclusion and profiling are targeted specifically at certain races, religions and national groups, as mis-guided crowds cheer on the demagoguery and the hate. For these hate groups crawling out of the shadows, the slogan ’Make America Great Again’ all too often means ‘Make America White Again’. Things have changed.
We strive to avoid condemning persons, but ideas, ideologies, and lies that are rooted in hate and racism must be rejected outright. The idea that any person is superior to another because of their race is contrary to our Christian/Catholic faith, and must be condemned. In other words, “the Alt-right is Wrong”.
Readings for the Week
Monday Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22
Tuesday Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30
Wednesday Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16
Thursday Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51
Friday Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10; Mt 22:34-40
Saturday Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Ps 128:1b-5; Mt 23:1-12
Sunday Is 22:19-23; Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20
