Worship Guide Missalee “Celebrate the Eucharist”: Pg. 71 First Reading — Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm — Psalm 63 My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. Second Reading — Romans 12:1-2 Gospel — Mahew 16:21-27 Spiritual Communion Prayer My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. August 30, 2020 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Schedule Monday—Friday 6 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday 12:05 p.m. Saturday 7:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Sunday 8 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Mass will be live streamed daily. Exact times aren’t indicated since they are subject to change. Reconciliation Monday—Friday 5:30 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday 11:30 a.m. Saturday 7 a.m. & 3 -4:30 p.m. Church Hours 30 minutes before Mass (or 15 minutes before Confession) until 6 p.m. daily (or after evening activities). 201 East Bayou Parkway | P.O. Box 80489 | Lafayette, LA 70598-0489 | 337.232.4656
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Worship Guide Missalette “Celebrate the Eucharist”: Pg. 71 First Reading — Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm — Psalm 63 My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. Second Reading — Romans 12:1-2 Gospel — Matthew 16:21-27
Spiritual Communion Prayer My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
August 30, 2020 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mrs. Barbara Abshire, ext. 216 Pastoral Assistant [email protected] Mr. LeRoy Abshire Church Custodian [email protected] Ms. Bailey DeBardeleben, ext. 288 Sacramental Programs Coordinator [email protected] Mrs. Debbie Hebert, ext. 219 Business Manager/Accountant [email protected] Ms. Schuyler Kleinpeter, ext. 289 Stewardship & Advancement Director [email protected] Deacon Phil Lizotte, ext. 238 RCIA & Adult Formation [email protected] Mr. Kevin Martin, ext. 241 Organist [email protected] Mrs. Karen Melancon, ext. 225 Music Director [email protected] Mr. John Ray Perkins III, ext. 228 Director of Discipleship Formation & Mission [email protected] Deacon Sammy Russo DRE & Safe Environment Coordinator [email protected] Mallory Wainwright Church Manager [email protected] Additionally, volunteers will now be manning the receptionist desk. General inquiries can be directed to: [email protected].
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St. Pius X catholic church Welcome all members and visitors to St Pius X Church! Thank you for joining us today. Please let us know how to better serve you, and don’t hesitate to ask anyone if you have a question or need help. We are glad you are here and are here to serve you! We are a large community with many activities. We look forward to helping
you discern your gifts once you feel called to participate.
Church Hours Monday—Friday: 5:15 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday: 6:45 a.m.—6 p.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m.—6 p.m.
The Adoration Chapel will remain closed until further notice.
Ministries, Devotions, Events & Activities will remain suspended until further notice.
Those scheduled to receive a Sacra-ment will be individually contact-ed.
Anointing of the Sick will be avail-able by appointment.
Sacraments & Ministry
Daily Live Stream: https://stpiusxchurch.org/live/
Liturgical Schedule MASS SCHEDULE Monday—Friday: 6 a.m. Tuesday & Thursday: 12:05 p.m. Saturday: 7:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. (Fr. Kevin Bordelon) Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., & 5 p.m. Clergy schedule is for September 5-6th.
Fr. James Brady will be the celebrant except otherwise noted.
CHURCH HOURS 30 minutes before Mass (or 15 minutes before Confession) until 6 p.m. daily (or after even-ing activities).
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This weekend’s readings have im-portant disciple-ship themes, and are quite timely as they can serve as a primer for our an-nual “State of the Parish” address,
which will occur September 19-20, 2020. Each year in September, I pro-vide a summary to you regarding fi-nances, programs and changes that have occurred in our parish. The pur-pose of the weekend is for me to be ac-countable to you as pastor and provide transparency regarding our church fi-nances and operations. As we take into account the pandemic, and the current construction as well as future needs to provide for discipleship and ministry, there are certainly some financial chal-lenges ahead. However, most im-portantly we need to stay focused on how God is working within each of us and our community in the pandemic. I certainly believe that we are up to the task financially and spiritually and con-tinue to thank God and you for your continued financial and spiritual sup-port.
Our second reading today from St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans asks us to
not conform ourselves to this world, but instead be transformed by the re-newal of our minds so we can know God’s will for us. It speaks about our need to put aside our old nature, refer-ring to the former way in which we lived our lives. It refers to not only our actions, but our attitudes and how we view life, people and possessions. It asks us to lay down those things that prevent us from a new life in Christ.
Once we’re renewed in the spirit of our minds, we can then put on our new nature which is in the likeness of God, in true righteousness and holiness. This speaks to the wonderful possibilities of a new life, a newer and better version of ourselves. This is an opportunity to do something completely different with our lives and live on entirely new prin-ciples. It will be much different from our former way of life because we will be graced by the gift of the Holy Spirit who fills our hearts with His fruits. When all is said and done, we are changed and so are our lives. Our new selves allow us to understand and ac-cept any challenges that come our way, and love even those we find most diffi-cult to love. We have the patience and compassion needed to gently correct those who need correction. We have the endurance to persevere in faith through
the difficult times. It’s a life of having a genuineness of heart, living as our most authentic selves with behaviors and actions that have found meaning and purpose in Christ. It brings us true peace.
However, in the Gospel reading today from St. Matthew, Jesus reminds us that there’s a cost involved with following Him from a worldly point of view. We must deny ourselves and carry our “crosses” daily. We must love Him above all others and put him first be-fore all else. Since our natural response in following Him does not come easy for us living here on earth, we can find comfort in knowing that the Holy Spirit is there to guide us in living in accord-ance with His truth. We can also be encouraged by knowing that by the gift of Grace to live in Christ, we are not only helping to build the Kingdom of God, but are securing our place in it as well. I pray that we continue to find the inspiration needed to reflect on our own spirituality, evaluate our own lev-el of faith, and take our next step in discipleship. If we do, we will be richly blessed by Christ’s Peace in this life-time and eternal joy in the heavenly Kingdom of God.
Pastor’s Corner
COVID Updates
Latest Updates For changes that may come after the printing deadline, please visit the following for the most recent updates: https://stpiusxchurch.org/returning-to-church/ https://www.facebook.com/stpiusxcatholicchurch/
Please note that the daytime Adoration has changed to Wednesdays:
The St. Pius X Women’s ACTS Retreat begins Thursday evening, October 22, 2020 with check-in at 5:00 p.m. Re-treatants will return to St. Pius X on Sunday, October 25, 2020 for a return Mass at 12:00 p.m. You may register online at https://stpiusxchurch.org/acts-womens-retreat. The cost will be $295.00 per person. You will be given payment in-structions once it is confirmed that you have been accepted for the retreat. For more information, call the Parish Office, 232-4656.
Women’s ACTS Retreat RCIA RCIA is a journey through which unbaptized persons wishing to know more about the Catholic faith can learn about the beliefs and spirituality of the Catholic Church without obligation. This journey is also open to baptized Christians of a different faith who have an interest in joining the Catholic Church. Baptized Catholics who have not made their First Confession, have not received First Communion, and have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation may also participate in RCIA. Sessions begin on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 6:15 PM. If you want to know more about RCIA; or to make an appointment to register; please fill out the inquiry form by visiting: stpiusxchurch.org/rcia. RCIA Director, John Ray Perkins, will follow up with those that inquire.
New Members Invited! The next meeting of the Women’s Guild will be Thursday September 10, 2020 at 6:30 in the Parish Life Center. All women of the parish over 18 years are invited to attend. The Women’s Guild promotes true Christian charity, the love of God and of our neighbor, and Christian family life. As an active service ministry, the Women’s Guild takes care of the immediate needs of the altar, sanctuary and sacristy; and hosts parish activities. Some of the activities include recep-tions after Sacramental Rites, RCIA, Passover Meal, month-ly Coffee & Donuts, and others that arise during the year. Membership forms can be picked up and returned to the parish office, or brought to the September meeting. The an-nual dues are $10.00. Questions Call Kathy Barras at 337-258-4402.
Mass in honor of current & Deceased members
Formally established in 1978, the Women’s Guild by-laws designates the 10:30 a.m. Mass on each first Sunday of the month as a Mass in honor of current and deceased Wom-en’s Guild members. Please join them in prayer and liturgy every first Sunday of the month at the 9 a.m. Mass!
Women’s Guild St. Pius X is actively working to honor all those who memorialized items in the new Church in a Memorial Book. Next month before/after all Masses, you’ll be able to view/edit/approve the inscriptions to be engraved in the book (name of donor & those being memorialized).
If you haven’t already provided your inscription, you may do so then. Or, to help expedite the printing of the memorial book, you may send your inscrip-tion beforehand and proof it the weekend of September 26-27, 2020. Please send the below information to:
1. Name of Item Purchased (if you don’t remember, leave blank as we’ll have a record of your purchase).
2. Name of Donor (or anonymous if you prefer). 3. Whether it’s an honorarium (in honor o f—usually
someone living) or a memorial (in memory o f ). 4. Name of person being honored or memorialized.
Notes: Any additional text outside of the above may be includ-
ed, though there’s no guarantee that additional text can be printed due to space.
Since the Memorial Book will be in print, it is encouraged to send your inscription via email. If you do not have computer access, you may call (337) 232-4672.
Thank you again for your generosity and your patience as we work to secure donors and/or gather the inscriptions to
memorialize everyone’s loved ones!
Memorials Inscriptions
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Twenty-second Sun-day in Ordinary Time We are invited to reflect on the path of discipleship offered by Jesus in our readings today. Jesus, now seen by the disciples as Messiah and Christ, begins to describe most fully what this means: he will not march into Jerusalem filled with God’s power like a conquering general. His path is like that of Jeremiah; he will be rejected and mocked. His path is like that described by Paul, offering his body as a living sacri-fice. Jesus summons his followers down the same path of death and resurrection, to live the radical para-dox that “whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Loving and trusting God will entail self-surrender, leading us to joy in service to others. We will learn to let go of what we desire and what we think we need, trusting God to provide what we truly need.
THE TEMPTER It seems that Jesus is pretty hard on Peter in today’s Gospel, when he calls him “Satan” for questioning Jesus’ prediction of his passion. The scene echoes Matthew’s story of the temptations of Jesus (4:1–11) when Jesus encounters Satan, also called the “tempter.” Satan had sought to draw Jesus into thinking about his own needs instead of attending to God’s purposes. Peter was an unwitting tempter, anxiously reacting out of his own fears and misunderstanding. This story speaks about Jesus’ identity and vocation, and also about our own. As God’s beloved, sent out to witness to the gospel, we are offered a foundation and a purpose to our lives. There is much in life that tempts us, stirs up false fears, or draws us to the attractive but superficial. Jesus pro-vides us a way forward. He named the temptations that he faced, so they had no power over him. As he followed his path, he placed his full trust in his Father.
GOD OF DIALOGUE Our reading from Jeremiah contains some of the harshest language you will find in the Bible toward God. In despair and fury, Jeremiah accuses God of deceiving and abusing him. He pours out his rage at God for ruining his life. He wants to quit God, but finds it impossible. In later verses, he alternates between giving thanks to God and wishing he had never been born. Remarkably, after all this, Jeremiah resumes his prophetic ministry. As with Abraham (Genesis 18), Moses (Exodus 32), Job, and various psalms, Jeremiah pushes back against God. God receives and blesses their prayer, and their relationship is stronger for it. Our God is a
God of dialogue, who encourages us to speak our mind and heart in full honesty. Our Trinitarian God is in eternal conversation within God’s self, and with all of creation. God invites honest dialogue, always grounded in love, within God’s Church, and between the Church and the world. THE CROSS OF JESUS The perception of a cross changed dramatically after Jesus’ crucifixion. Before that event, death on a cross was not only horrible, it was de-grading. It was a penalty reserved only for the most wretched of crimi-nals. The word “glory” would not have found its way into the same
sentence containing the word “cross.” But all that changed with Jesus. Over time, believers began to venerate and hon-or the cross. They painted, sculpted, and carved images of it. Many lost their own lives for their association with it. Today our reverence for and relationship with the cross recalls little of the contempt originally associated with it. As it has been through the ages, it is our perception of the cross that determines how we follow Jesus. SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT (540-604) | September 3 Imagine, fourteen hundred years after death, boasting a best-selling CD! Yet outside the Church and within, Grego-rian chant is enjoying a renaissance. Still, the timeless sa-cred music that bears his name is but part of Gregory’s lega-cy. Renouncing civic service for monastic life, Gregory’s administrative and diplomatic skills prompted continual summons from the cloister. Papal ambassador and advisor, he was eventually elected pope himself, renowned as a wise steward of the church’s material possessions, generous ben-efactor of the poor, sponsor of missionaries, and promotor of monasticism. His liturgical enrichment of the Church endures not only in Gregorian chant, but in eloquent homi-lies still gracing the Liturgy of the Hours, the “Gregorian Canon” (Eucharistic Prayer I), and his spiritual classic, Pas-toral Care, once presented to new bishops at ordination. Of countless impressive papal titles—Supreme Pontiff, Vicar of Christ, Successor of Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles—the title still so cherished that it heads official documents is the one Gregory coined to describe his papal ideal: Servant of the Servants of God. Together with being designated “the Great,” a fitting epitaph.
Today’s Readings: Jer 20:7–9; Ps 63:2, 3–4, 5–6, 8–9; Rom 12:1–2; Mt 16:21–27
Vocation Chalice is suspended until further notice.
Time Altar Servers
Saturday 7:30 a.m. Cancelled until further notice.
Saturday 5:00 p.m. Cancelled until further notice.
Time Altar Servers
Sunday 7:00 a.m. Cancelled until further notice.
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Cancelled until further notice.
Sunday 11:00 a.m. Cancelled until further notice.
Sunday 5:00 p.m. Cancelled until further notice.
Sunday 7:00 p.m. Cancelled until further notice.
When there are four servers, one of them on Book side holds the book and rings the bells; the other carries the cross.
To access the most updated schedule for Lectors & Eu-charistic Ministers, please visit: https://stpiusxchurch.org. Under the main menu, “Get In-formed,” you’ll find a link for “Liturgical Ministers Schedule.”
As of March 26, 2020: During this pandemic, the Adoration Chapel will remain closed. However, the Church will be open for prayer dai-ly. See the full schedule on the bulletin cover. For questions, please contact: [email protected].
Special Collections This Weekend: None
Next Weekend: Mission Club Contributing to the Mission Club allows St. Pius X Church to provide emergency financial assistance, food baskets, and Christmas gifts to those in need, as well as support the missionary and altruistic efforts of several charitable caus-es including Faith House, Meals on Wheels, disaster relief efforts and specific programs of Catholic Charities.
August 15-16, 2020
Envelopes
140 $11,988.60
Online Giving
163 $9,094.00
Loose Checks/Cash
35 $7,515.00
Total:
$28,597.60
Assumption: $970.43 | Debt Reduction: $2,842.00
Sacrificial Gifts
First Prayer to Our Lady O Mary, You shine continuously on our journey as a
sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick. At the foot of the cross, You partici-
pated in Jesus’ pain with steadfast faith. You, “Salvation of the Roman people,“ know what we need. We are cer-tain that you will provide, so that as you did at Cana of
Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform our-selves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us. He who took our sufferings upon himself and bore our sorrows, to bring us through the cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protec-tion, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our pleas - we, who are put to the test -and deliver us from every
danger, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.
If you’d like to continue your generosity through your offertory giving, you may do so by using your envelopes, which can be mailed or dropped off in the night Drop Box outside of our office. Or, online through our website at https://stpiusxchurch.org/online-giving.
Online Giving
Vocation
Chalice
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Please pray for the following priests this week:
Sunday: Rev. Kenneth Bienvenu Monday: Rev. Paul Bienvenu Tuesday: Pope Francis Wednesday: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Thursday: Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel Friday: Bishop Emeritus Michael Jarrell Saturday: Very Rev. William Blanda, VF
Eternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the priests of this world. Sanctify them. Heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness of Your Son, Jesus, the Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Please visit https://diolaf.org/prayer-calendars to access prayer calendars for Deacons & Seminarians.
Clergy Prayer List
Pray, Serve & Give
Readings for the Week Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Lk 4:16-30 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-
Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5 Sunday: Ez 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 13:8-10;
Mt 18:15-20
First Reading — The name of the LORD has be-come like fire burning in Jeremiah’s heart (Jeremiah 20:7-9). Psalm — My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God (Psalm 63). Second Reading — Be transformed; renew your mind; discern what is good (Romans 12:1-2). Gospel — Those who lose their lives for Jesus’ sake will find them (Matthew 16:21-27).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
Readings for Today
Perpetual Adoration Candle burns in memory of:
Joshua Emile Godchaux (Anniversary)
Sanctuary Candle burns in memory of:
Meredith Mahony-Mueller
In Memory Of
Mass Intentions Week of: August 29, 2020 through September 5, 2020
Saturday, August 29, 2020
5 p.m. Gen McGlothlin Bienvenu (Anniversary); Allen R.
Comeaux, M/M Joseph Spaetgens; M/M Eddie Comeaux;
Joey Garzotto, M/M Leno Garzotto, M/M Freddie
Waguespack; Romain Theo Laborde & Family; Ella & Simon
Gilbert; Deceased Members of Leblanc & Thibodeaux Fami-
lies; Leblanc and Thibodeaux Family Members; Brian
McCauley & Family; Tommy Leger
Sunday, August 30, 2020
8 a.m. Steven Bergeron, Special Intentions; Mike Barras & Family;
Anne Jones Breaux (Anniversary); Elaine Smalling, Darrel
Landry, Emily S. Landry
10:30 a.m. St. Pius X Families;
Elizabeth "Betty" & Allen R. Bares; Eleanor B. Dechary,
George & Georgina Baquet; Betty & Carroll Westbrook; Ka-
ren Hebert Bernard; Anne Jones Breaux (Anniversary); Lar-
ry Durand, Celine Willis, Frances Landman; Rosalie
Malone, Trent Meche, The Pace Family; Genevieve Favaloro
(Anniversary); David Moore, Holy Souls in Pergatory; De-
ceased Members of FOSS
5 p.m. Ashton Hennigan, Colen Hennigan; Anne Jones Breaux
(Anniversary); David Lemaire
Monday, August 31, 2020
6 a.m. Leon Tujague; Chris Daly; Joan Bellefontaine, M/M P.T.
Burke, M/M E.W. Bellefontaine; David Lemaire; Catherine
Janes
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
6 a.m. Ola Mary Broussard; Gerald Favaloro; M/M Freddie Miller,
Fred Miller & Jeanette R. Boudreaux
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
6 a.m. Holy Souls List
Thursday, September 3, 2020
6 a.m. St. Pius X Families
Friday, September 4, 2020
6 a.m. Rocky Scelfo
Saturday, September 5, 2020
7:30 a.m. Joan J. Brady; Dr. Luke Bordelon; Walter Trahan, Becky
Smith, Penny Lormand; Michael Trahan
Prayer for the Dead In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers
and sisters. In this life you embraced them with your ten-der love; deliver them now from every evil and bid them
eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no
weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.
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