+Blessing Of A Home+All Make the Sign of the Cross.

Head of Household: "Peace be to this house and: to all who dwell here, in the name of the Lord.All: Blessed be God forever.Reader: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things cme to be through him, and without him nothing came to be..... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth. ( John 1:1-3.14) Using chalk, write on the outside of your house, above or next to an entrance:

20+C+M+B+20 The CMB stands for the latin words which mean"May Christ bless this house". They also remind us of the names of the Magi – Caspar, Melchior and BalthazarAll: Lord God of heaven and earth, you revealed your only begotten Son to every nation by the guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who live here. May we be blessed with health, goodness of heart, gentleness and the keeping of your law. Fill us with the light of Christ, that our love for each other may go out to all. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

ST. JOHN BOSCO CATHOLIC CHURCHJanuary 5, 2020

Epiphany

The Pastor Jots It Down…

My dear parishioners of St. John Bosco,

Happy Epiphany! This feast which calls to mind the Magi offering gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn King is but one of the three manifestations of Jesus to the world. The other two being the Baptism of Jesus and the miracle of the Wedding Feast at Cana. At the time of Jesus birth, gold was used as something valuable, frankincense as perfume and myrrh as anointing oil. In their spiritual meaning gold is a symbol of kingship on earth, frankincense is a symbol of divinity, and myrrh (an embalming oil) is a symbol of death. Thus, the gifts of the Three Kings reflect the life of Christ the King, the Son God, who would die for us on the cross in the ultimate act of kingship giving His life for His people. He shed the last drop of His blood so that our sins could be forgiven and someday we could be with him in heaven. Our challenge today on this feast is to live our baptismal commitment to manifest Christ to world by the words and deeds of our lives and by our invitation to others to grow in spiritual life. We, each one of us, are called to be apostles in our day and to live lives of discipleship. Today, we can ask ourselves: How serious are we about our faith? How do we witness or manifest our faith in our homes, neighborhoods, places of work and for younger parishioners in school? When was the last time we invited a family member, friend, neighbor, co-worker, or fellow student to engage with us in an activity that would help us both to grow in holiness? How often do we attend Mass? How often could we attend Mass if we really wanted? How do we prepare for Mass? Alone or with our spouse and family? Or do we prepare at all before going to Mass? Now is the time to prepare our Plan of Life for the New Year of 2020…write down on paper how you plan to grow spiritually this year. Include your action steps and review them on the monthly anniversary of your birth. Remember holiness is not something that just happens. It is something that we must work toward day in and day out. As we begin this New Year may it be for us a year of Grace where we not only grow in our holiness and faith life but also become true missionary disciples wherever we find ourselves in daily life. God bless you!

St. John Bosco Catholic Church Served by the Salesian of Don Bosco

2114 Oakmere Dr. Harvey, LA 70058 504.340.0444

Fr. Mark Hyde, SDB Pastor

Fr. George Hanna, SDB Fr. Greg Fishel, SDB

Fr. Wilgintz Polynice, SDB Parochial Vicars

Kevin Steel Deacon

MASS SCHEDULE: Monday—Friday 7:00 am Saturday 8:00 am Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am 5:00 pm

U C S

Effective Jan. 4, 2020

Saturdays: 4:00 - 4:45pm Sundays: 10:15 - 10:45am

Advice from Priests on Confession

Fr. Bryan Brooks, Tulsa, OK By doing an examination of conscience we are confronted with our sins, but when we go to confes-sion we are confronted with God’s love, mercy, and forgiveness. Fr. Sean Donovan, Pawhuska, OK After saying about how long it’s been since your last Confession, briefly tell the priest about yourself. (Are you single, dating, remarried, a religious sister?) If we know your situation, it helps us to coun-sel you. Fr. Gabriel Mosher, OP, Portland, OR Sins are bad choices, not unpleasant emotions; so, confess your sins, not your emotional states. Fr. Damian Ference, Wickliffe, Ohio Sins committed are an offense to God, but sins confessed are a Canticle to God. So, when you confess your sins to a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation, know that you are also singing praise to God for his great mercy. Fr. Matthew Gossett, Steubenville, OH Frequent confession is edifying for your priest and good for your soul! Sins, especially deep-seated or habitual sins, require patience and persistence. Never give up, no matter how many times you’ve committed the same sin… confession is a sacrament of healing, and just like physical wounds, spiritu-al wounds can take some time to fully heal. Father James Martin, SJ, New York, NY Confession is not so much about how bad you are but about how good God is. Fr. Anthony Gerber, Cottleville, Missouri The priest is like a physician: when you go to the doctor, you tell him what has been hurting you and with more or less detail so that he knows how best to heal you. And remember: he has seen many pa-tients with the same symptoms. Trust him, listen to his counsel, and you’ll get better soon! Fr. Joshua Whitfield, Dallas, TX God works best with a simple, humble confession of sins. God doesn’t need a novel. He’s read it al-ready. Pride and impenitence sometimes hide beneath our many words. Speaking simply and plain-ly, naming our sins: it’s like being stripped for the Cross, for the death of our sins and the resurrec-tion of forgiveness. Fr. Jeffrey Mickler, SSP, Youngstown, OH Just go, no matter what. God’s love is stronger than our sins. Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC, Washington DC For many people, the biggest improvement in confession would be switching from viewing it as an obligatory, abstract listing of sins to the renewal of a relationship with God. Fr. Mark Menegatti, O.S.A. Confession is not just a removal of sin, it’s an encounter with Christ.

SAINT JOHN BOSCO CHURCH

“FAMILY BINGO”

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020

DOORS OPEN 6PM-STARTS 7PM

TOTAL GIVEAWAY—$1200.00

$10.00 BUY IN FOR 20 GAMES

FOOD & DRINKS AVAILABLE FOR

PURCHASE

2114 OAKMERE DR., HARVEY

G M "Glory† Bound" Our Guitar Mass will be on

Saturday, January 4th at 5pm.

Please come and join our Guitar mass "Glory† Bound".

M ’ C M Our next Men’s Club

meeting will be held on

January 6th at 6:30pm. All men in the parish

are invited to attend.

S C

The Sanctuary Candle is in memory of

Dale Hymel

B W

Celebration of the Eucharist is in memory of

Hilda Miller

A F

I M

Dale Hymel

(Anniversary of Death) (Memory of Birth)

R The Rosary is said every Thursday morning at

10am.

Mass Intentions

Jan 4 8am Happy Birthday Hanh Vuong 1/2

5pm Happy Anniversary

Hannah & Neil Jordan 1/3

Happy Anniversary

Mary & Jeff Nguyen 1/5

Happy 1st Birthday Sadie Ducote 1/7

+Neil J. Folse, Jr.

+Louise LeBlanc (AOD 1/3)

+Paul Louis Nguyen Dinh Dzung

+Wayne Delaune

+Mathew Foret

+Oren Breaux, Sr.

+Jacqueline G. Guillot

+Doug Trauth, Sr.

+Penelope Solis

Jan 5 7:30am Thanksgiving to St. Jude

+Guillermo & Candida Calimlim

+Kimble Baughman (MOA)

+Peggy & Anthony DiMarco

+Schmit Family

9am +Parishioners Living & Deceased

11am +Hilda Miller

5pm Special Intentions

Jan 6 7am +Adoracion A. Abdon (MOB-day)

Jan 7 7am Happy Birthday Pat

Jan 8 7am +Dale Hymel (MOB-day)

Jan 9 7am +Raymond & Helen Saulino

Jan 10 7am +Lucy Ann McGann

Jan 11 8am Happy Birthday Greg Brinkerhoff

5pm +May & Ruiz Families

+Wayne Delaune

+Jacqueline G. Guillot

Jan 12 7:30am +Barbara Fishel

9am Parishioners Living & Deceased

11am +Paul Louis Nguyen Dinh Dzung

+Poor Souls in Purgatory

5pm Special Intentions

U C S

Effective Jan. 4, 2020

St. John Bosco Saturdays: 4:00 - 4:45pm Sundays: 10:15 - 10:45am St. Rosalie Saturdays: 3:15 - 3:45pm 5:15 - 5:45pm Sundays: 9:45 - 10:15am