November 25, 2018 - Our Lord Jesus Christ , King of the …...2018/11/25  · November 25, 2018 - Our Lord Jesus Christ , King of the Universe Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor406 East

November 25, 2018 - Our Lord Jesus Christ , King of the Universe

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

[email protected]

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

Solemnity of Jesus Christ the King November 25, 2018

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, November 24--Vigil of the Solem-nity of Jesus Christ the King 4:00 PM: Dr. Leonard & Betty Rolfes; Ray & Kathy Kalweit & children (living & dead) &

Dawson (living); M/M Charles Bacher, M/M Alfred Hitter, Sr.; M/M Eugene Montagnet, Sr.; Willie Noel Sunday, November 25--Solemnity of Jesus Christ the King

8:30 AM: Phil Simon; Bud & Euna Arceneaux 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, November 26--(Thirty-Fourth or last Week in Ordinary Time) 7:30 AM: Sick List Tuesday, November 27--Weekday

7:30 AM: Joyceline Joseph (living)

Wednesday, November 28--Weekday 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, November 29--Weekday 7:30 AM: Daigle Kirby (living) Friday, November 30--St. Andrew, Apostle 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Altar Flowers In Loving Memory of: DeJearnette & Sonnier Families Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. — Revelation 1:5

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 Fri. of the month 7 am

Upcoming Weekend Retreat Jesuit Spirituality Center, Robin Hebert Pre-senter. Bearing Our Sacred Mysteries: A Jour-ney with Our Mother, January 17—January 20. Fee: $290.00. For more information: 337-662-3187 or jesuitspiritualitycenter.org “Friendsgiving in Christ” A heartfelt “Thank You” to all who graciously volunteered their time and talent in making our “Friendsgiving in Christ” a success. Thank you as well for your presence and your generous donations in sharing your blessings from the Lord with those less fortunate.

CHRIST IS KING On the final Sunday of the liturgical year we cele-brate the feast of Christ the King. It’s easy to under-stand today’s scriptures as events that happened long ago and far away, or predictions that will come true somewhere, some day. But they invite us to claim Christ as our King here and now. Jesus’ words to Pi-late in the Gospel remind us that his kingdom trans-cends time and place. And the prophecies from Dan-iel and Revelation give us reason to be faithful to Christ our King right here and right now. By concluding the year with this feast we are pro-claiming our faith that Jesus Christ is the one and on-ly King over all seasons, all peoples, and all of crea-tion. No matter what nation we belong to or what lan-guage we speak, he “has made us into a king-dom” (Revelation 1:6)—one people united in love and peace for all eternity. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Reading “Rejoice and Be Glad” “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your lives.” These words are used at Mass to send us back out into the world, to glorify the Lord. But how do we do that? How can our little lives add anything to the splendor and majesty of God? Join us on five consecutive Tuesdays to explore Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation “Rejoice and Be Glad: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World”. In five chapters, the Holy Father explores ways in which the Lord calls us all to holiness, “each in his or her own way”. Sessions will begin at 6 pm, and last about an hour. Each session will focus on one of the five chapters of the document. No registration is required. Presenter: Fr. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Where: St. Patrick Catholic Church – 406 E. Pinhook Road, Lafayette, LA When: Tuesdays: October 30, & No-vember 6, 13, 20 & 27 Starting at: 6 p.m. Holy Hour for Vocations You are invited to the monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday, December 3rd., from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catho-lic Church, 406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vocations and perseverance of vocations to the priest-hood and religious life sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette. Food for the Journey The Central Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette pre-sents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speak-ers series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for December is Rev. Floyd Calais, Retired Priest of the Diocese of Lafayette. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at River Oaks Catering and Event Center Lafayette, 520 East Kaliste Saloom Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional 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 Danielle Huval (232-1322). Upcoming Bible Study for Lent 2019 Susan Castille and her team are excited to be planning their next Bible Study for six Thursdays during Lent 2019: March 7—April 11, 2019. “Holy Week, the Lessons of the Last Days”. Reserve the dates now on your calendar and watch for registration instructions early 2019. Running’ Revs vs. Slammin” Sems Basketball Game December 18 (6:30 p.m.; *doors open at 6:00 p.m.) Cathedral-Carmel School Gym, Lafayette All are invited to the 13th Annual basketball game between the Lafayette Diocesan priests and seminarians. This pop-ular, fun-filled, family event helps promote and support priestly and religious vocations. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $1.00 for children; concessions will also be available for sale.

Centennial News Centennial Mass—All are invited– The closing Mass for the Centennial Year of of our Diocese will be at the Convention Center at 6 pm. Our Diocese and the wonderful people of our diocese and how God has poured forth His Love and guidance upon us in these last 100 Years will be the focus—A Century of love. Along with the Mass, there will be a Historical Display before and after the Mass as well as a presentation of the many people and cultures of our Diocese. The doors will open at 4:30 because there will be much to be a part of and see. All Catholics throughout our whole Diocese are invited and encouraged to attend. Please mark your calendars. Tolton—From Slave to Priest—performed live by Jim Coleman, December 6th at 7 pm and December 7th at 7 pm at St. Pius X Elementary School Auditori-um in Lafayette (205 E. Bayou Pkwy). Admission is $25 (ages 10 & up). For ticket information contact Stephanie Bernard—337-261-5694 or visit: www.diolaf.org. Centennial Yard Signs—from now until Dec. 12th, let us all put out our Centennial Yard Signs in solidari-ty of faith, knowing that God continues to make us His Church with His grace. If you need a yard sign, they can be purchased at the following 4 locations—Acadiana Religious, Crossroads Bookstore, Cathedral Gift Shop and the Diocese Chancery Office (1408 Car-mel Drive). Centennial Items for Sale — a limited amount of items were created for this Centennial Year and are true collectors’ items which will only be available dur-ing the remainder of this year—Centennial History of the Diocese of Lafayette (book), Centennial Paper-weight (color design), Centennial Christmas Ornament and the new Silver Commemorative Coin and a de-signer box. If you would like to have a Centennial re-membrance you can purchase them at Acadiana Reli-gious, Crossroads Bookstore, Cathedral Gift Shop and the Diocese Chancery Office (1408 Carmel Drive). These items can also be viewed on the Diocesan Cen-tennial Webpage. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory…………….……… $ 4,392.88 C.C.H.D…………………….. $ 652.44 Thank You!

And many thanks to all who purchased items or do-nated to the Poor Clare Nuns visiting us from Mexico. Your generosity is appreciated. The second collection next weekend will be for our Building Fund.

Date

Saturday, December 1 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 2 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, December 2 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Robert Andrus Louise Ganucheau Bill Ganucheau

Eucharistic Ministers

George Eaton Candis Thompson Kathy Kalweit

Ted Hampton Kay Hampton Geneva Phillips

Kenneth Broussard Madeline Broussard Phyllis Roy

Altar Servers Janell Venable Fred Vallot Debra Carroll

Ushers Kevin & Daylan Phillips Linda Vallot Donald Vallot

Lionel Jeanmard Mike Larson

Liturgical Roles for December

From the Pastor’s Desk

This week, as we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, we rejoice at the outpouring of generosity that marks this time of year for so many, including the feeding of the hungry at Thanksgiving, a clear sign of Christ ’s kingship. Yet a newly released pastoral letter from our US Bishops highlights one aspect of our society where Christ’s kingship has been rejected. Entitled “Open Wide Our Hearts”, it confronts the “particularly destructive and persistent form of evil” known as racism. A brief excerpt follows:

“Racism arises when—either consciously or unconsciously—a person holds that his or her own race or eth-nicity is superior, and therefore judges persons of other races or ethnicities as inferior and unworthy of equal re-gard. When this conviction or attitude leads individuals or groups to exclude, ridicule, mistreat, or unjustly discrim-inate against persons on the basis of their race or ethnicity, it is sinful. Racist acts are sinful because they violate justice. They reveal a failure to acknowledge the human dignity of the persons offended, to recognize them as the neighbors Christ calls us to love (Mt 22:39).

“Racism occurs because a person ignores the fundamental truth that, because all humans share a common origin, they are all brothers and sisters, all equally made in the image of God. When this truth is ignored, the conse-quence is prejudice and fear of the other, and—all too often—hatred. . . . Every racist act is a failure to acknowledge another person as a brother or sister, created in the image of God. In these and in many other such acts, the sin of racism persists in our lives, in our country, and in our world.

“Racism comes in many forms. It can be seen in deliberate, sinful acts. In recent times, we have seen bold expressions of racism by groups as well as individuals. The re-appearance of symbols of hatred, such as nooses and swastikas in public spaces, is a tragic indicator of rising racial and ethnic animus. All too often, Hispanics and Afri-can Americans, for example, face discrimination in hiring, housing, educational opportunities, and incarceration. Racial profiling frequently targets Hispanics for selective immigration enforcement practices, and African Ameri-cans, for suspected criminal activity. There is also the growing fear and harassment of persons from majority Mus-lim countries. Extreme nationalist ideologies are feeding the American public discourse with xenophobic rhetoric that instigates fear against foreigners, immigrants, and refugees. Finally, too often racism comes in the form of the sin of omission, when individuals, communities, and even churches remain silent and fail to act against racial injus-tice when it is encountered.“ In other words, racism leaves little room for the Kingship of Christ.

Readings for the Week

Monday Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4

Tuesday Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11

Wednesday Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19

Thursday Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 21:20-28

Friday Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22

Saturday Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36

Sunday Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Thes 3:12 — 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36