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August 10, 2014 - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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
Parish Website: 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
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Welcome to St. Patrick Church
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 10, 2014
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, August 9--Vigil of the Nineteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:00 PM: Mike Guilbeau;
M/M/ Albert Montagnet; John Foreman, Sr.;
Alfred Hitter, Jr.; Rudy Borel;
Gerald & Annette Domingue (living—60th. Anniv.) Walter
Comeaux, III (living)
Sunday, August 10--Nineteenth Sunday in Or
dinary Time
8:30 AM: Elzia & Thelma Lavergne Family
10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s
Monday, August 11--St. Clare, Virgin
7:30 AM: Bella Hernandez; Agnes Duple-
chain; Gussie Hernandez
Tuesday, August 12--St. Jane Frances de
Chantal, Religious
7:30 AM: Carmen Murillo, Christi Ana Al-
vergue; Adam Hernandez
Wednesday, August 13-- Saints Pontian, Pope,
and Hyppolytus, Priest, Martyrs (Msgr. Charles Mallet)
7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne;
Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living);
Col. Kimberly Fedele (living)
Thursday, August 14--St. Maximilian Kolbe,
Priest and Martyr
7:30 AM: All Souls
Friday, August 15--The Assumption of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart
Altar Flowers
In Memory of:
Elzia & Thelma Lavergne Family
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: 1st. Friday of the month 7 a.m.
Shamrocks—Friday, August 15:
Donna Guilbeau; Patsy Robicheaux; Gerrie
McGovern; Charlotte Privat
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.
— Psalm 85:12
Prayer for Hurricane Season
O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of
your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to
its former quietude. You are still the Master of
land and sea. We live the shadow of a danger over which we
have no control: the gulf, like a provoked and angry giant,
can
awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional
boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster. Dur-
ing this hurricane season we turn to you, loving Father.
Spare
us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and
whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of
time.
O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to
plead with you Son in our behalf, so that spared from the
calam-
ities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of
grat-
itude, we will walk in the footsteps of your divine Son to
reach
heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us.
Amen.
Bishop Maurice Shexnayder
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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Friday, August 15th.,
is the Feast of the Assumption of
the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a Holy Day of Obligation;
mass will be at 7:30 a.m.
Theresians “Call to Community” Meeting Is the Holy Spirit
calling you to community? Are you seek-
ing opportunities to grow in your understanding of what is
true and essential in being a Christian woman? Theresians
International is a Christian organization of women who
meet in small faith communities to pray, to strengthen each
other's commitment to Christian lifestyle and ministry in a
place where they can grow educationally in awareness as
women called to Gospel holiness. If you would like to learn
more please attend a “Call to Community” meeting on Wednesday,
August 13, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. in the annex
building at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Membership in
Theresians is open to all women.
Geaux Conference - August 15th-17th
Geaux therefore… and make disciples of all Cajuns! Join
us for the Ragin’ Cajun Catholics’ 1st Annual GEAUX CONFERENCE,
August 15th-17th at the Our Lady of Wis-
dom Church & Catholic Student Center! Featuring key-
notes and lab sessions with Father Mike Schmitz, Bishop
Sam Jacobs, Father Bryce Sibley, Paul George, Katie Aus-tin,
Sister Fatima Aphiri, O.L.S. …and musical guests Greg
& Lizzy! Any college student interested in growing in
their
faith! Geaux Conference is part weekend retreat, part Cath-olic
leadership training, and all kinds of awesome. Friday,
August 15th-Sunday, August 17th. For complete infor-
mation: www.ragincajuncatholics.org/geaux
St. Pius X Bible Studies, Fall 2014
St. Pius X Church will be offering several studies, wonder-
ful opportunities to break open the Word of God in a small
setting: Monday, beginning August 12, “Walking with
Mary”, 6:30-8:30pm; Tuesday: beginning August 12,
“Galatians: Set Free to Live”- 6:30-8:30 pm; Tuesday: be-ginning
Sep. 16, “Voices in the Desert: Amos, Hosea, &
Micah” - 9:30-11:30am; Tuesday: “Isaiah”-beginning No-
vember 4-9:30-11:30am Wednesday: “Book of Revela-tion”-beginning
Aug. 13, 9:30-11:30am; Thursday: “Acts
of Apostles”-beginning August 14, 9:00-11am; Thursday:
“Gospel of Matthew”-beginning August 14, 6:30-8:30pm.
For more information or to register contact Teresa Margaglio at
[email protected] or cell (337) 298-
0631 or register online at www.stpiusxchutch.net
Jesus Heals the Sick
Healing Mass Service, on Sunday, August 17, 2014. at
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (818 12th Street, Lafa-
yette, LA, 70501), at 3:00 p.m. Rosary at 2:30 p.m. For more
information call 337-235-4618
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 33rd anniversary of his ordina-
tion.
Reminder—Baby Items
Next weekend is time to bring baby items to be given away to
those mothers who choose life for their babies.
Immediate need: diapers for infants and sizes 3, 4 &
5; wipes; body wash; baby lotion, diaper bags. Other items:
infant formula and baby food; bottles; Sippy
cups; pacifiers. The kindness of your donations help
this ministry.
“Gently Worn” School Uniforms Needed
“School Uniform Outreach” will continue to collect
and process used uniforms. Various agencies will dis-tribute the
uniforms to the needy children in the Lafa-
yette Parish Schools. Please bring your children’s out-
grown uniforms to church as soon as possible. Uni-forms are
being processed for the 2014-15 school year.
The need is great! Sizes 4-20 and all adult sizes are
needed. Shirts: red, white and navy blue, black and
green. Pants/Shorts: navy blue, black and khaki-traditional
style.
Engaged Couples Spend a weekend away from the cares and
distractions
of everyday living. Attend a Catholic Engaged Encoun-
ter Weekend in preparation for your marriage. Upcom-
ing weekend dates are September 19-21, November 7-9, and January
23-25. For location, cost of weekends,
and other dates visit our website at
www.lafayettecee.org or call Shawn & Liz Gautreaux at
337-654-4840. Daytime, call Paul & Carolyn Trahan
at 337-254-8947(cell) or 337-898-9257(home). Find us
on Facebook at Lafayette Catholic Engaged Encounter.
Healing Hearts “Healing Hearts” is a new Support Group for
women
whose relationships have been affected by pornography or sexual
addiction of a loved one. Meetings are held
in the evening during the week for 1 hour and 30
minutes, in Lafayette. This is a highly confidential group.
Confidentiality statement must be signed by all
members before the place and time of meeting will be
disclosed. Please call 337-404-6113 Voicemail and the group
facilitator will return your call as soon as possi-
ble.
STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to
Us
Offertory……………………..$ 4,014.21
Building Fund………………..$ 1,342.00 Thank You!
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Date
Saturday, August 16
4:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 17
8:30 a.m.
Sunday, August 17
10:00 a.m.
Lectors
Marguerite Montagnet Gerrie McGovern Karen Begnaud
Eucharistic
Ministers
Oren Spruill
Peggy Spruill
Joy Borel
Larry Lewis
Marla Davis
Sandra LaGrange
Leroy Abshire
Barbara Abshire
Robin Roy
Altar Servers Merrick Stelly Glenn LaGrange Nicholas Begnaud
Ushers George Guidry; Joyce Stelly Raymond Garry; Ann Pitre
Lionel Jeanmard; Joyce Stelly
Liturgical Roles for July
Readings for the Week
Monday Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Mt 17:22-27
Tuesday Ez 2:8 — 3:4; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Mt
18:1-5, 10, 12-14
Wednesday Ez 9:1-7; 10:18-22; Ps 113:1-6; Mt 18:15-20
Thursday Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59, 61-62; Mt 18:21 — 19:1
Friday Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor
15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56
Saturday Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt
19:13-15
Sunday Is 56:1, 6-7; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Rom 11:13-15, 29-32; Mt
15:21-28
From the Pastor’s Desk
Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI, currently serves as President of the
Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX, and is an author whom
I have come to appreciate over the years. I recently ran across the
following in one of his articles:
“Faith is not easy today for any of us. To have real faith, an
actual belief in God, requires something more than simply
continuing to roll with the flow of our own particular faith
communities. I say this because it is becom-ing clearer that today
it is much easier to have faith in Christianity, in a code of
ethics, in Jesus’ moral teaching, in God’s call for justice, in an
ideology of Christianity, and even in the value of gathering for
worship, than it is to have a personal and real relationship to
God.
“Being born into a Christian family and worshipping within in a
Christian church can give us a relationship to a religion, to an
ideology, to a truth, and to a community of worship; but these
things, of themselves, are not the same thing as an actual faith in
God. Just as we have people who believe but do not practice, many
of us practice but do not believe. Subscribing to an ideology,
however noble and inspirational it might be is not the same thing
as be-lieving in and actually worshipping God.”
At first glance, it might seem that Fr. Rolheiser is downplaying
the value of that relationship with Christi-anity, etc., but I
think that would be to miss his point. I know personally that the
relationship I have to a religion, an ideology, to a truth and to a
community of worship is essential to my faith. But my faith is not
in those things, per se. My faith is in God.
One clear reason for this is that my view of Christianity, my
practice of religion, my understanding of the truth and the
worshipping community itself will always be flawed, precisely
because these are human realities, as grace-filled as they may be.
While shaped and formed by God’s revelation and wisdom, each is
also vulnerable to my (and others’) human failings and
shortcomings. They are instruments, meant to instill and nurture
that faith in God which is the true goal of religion.
His article goes on to highlight the importance of nurturing
that faith in ‘those lonely, private hours’ spent with God, ‘when
there are just the two of us and nobody else is around.’ Many
things (and he has a list) can chip away at that faith. But no
religion, truth or community can replace that intimate relationship
with a living God to which our Baptism calls each and every one of
us.
