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

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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