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8:00 AM, 9:30 (Live-Stream), 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM

WEEKDAY EUCHARIST Monday - Friday:

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RECONCILIATION Saturday: 3:00

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Pastor: Fr. Billy O’Riordan Parochial Vicar:

Fr. Vincent Nguyen

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Lindsay Guidry, Principal

Sunday July 26

4:00 pm Vigil

George A. Sanderson, Bob & Jean Segura, Mr. & Mrs. H.C. Alexander, Ernie Becnel, Owen J. Lacour, Sr., Beverly & Alan Cangelosi, Enola Hoppe, Nowel Koll, Gerard Krack, Ray Bollinger, Laura Dicharry, Elaine Boudreau, Terry P. Quinn, Linda & Dawn Boteler & Family (SI), Penny Mason (Health)

8:00 am Parishioners

9:30 am Travis Olivier Family (SI)

11:00 am Marie Russell, Bill Althans, Norma Mulligan, Joyce Elizabeth Hurtel Spains, Vernon Higgins, Byron Marse, Terrence Mascaro, Jules Albert, Jr. (SI), Owen Lacour, Sr., Harold J. & Kathleen O’Donnell, Mr. Jack Saux, Alma Weilbaecher, Alvis J. West III, RB & SD, Timothy Waltz, Evelyn Gaudin Comeaux

5:00 pm Victor Trapani Family

Monday July 27

6:30 am Gale Oddo

8:45 am Anna Rickoll

Tuesday July 28

6:30 am Mr. & Mrs. H. C. Alexander

8:45 am Luis Toca

7:00 pm Gale Oddo

Wednesday July 29

6:30 am Ofelia Moraes

8:45 am Katherine Montague

Thursday July 30

6:30 am Pat Bontempo

8:45 am Andrew Leaumont

Friday July 31

6:30 am Madeline Deharde

8:45 am Gail R. Murphy

Saturday August 1

7:30 am Ricky Oddo

26 Final Day of St. Ann Novena Masses 8, 9:30, 11 AM & 5 PM

6 PM CYO Backyard Game Night

27 3 PM Litany of Precious Blood & Novena Prayers - Live Stream

28 3 PM Litany of Precious Blood & Novena Prayers - Live Stream

6 PM Men’s Club Summer Cabbageball

29 St. Martha

1 PM Sewing Seams of Faith - St. Raymond

3 PM Litany of Precious Blood & Novena Prayers - Live Stream

30 St. Peter Chrysologus

3 PM Litany of Precious Blood & Novena Prayers - Live Stream

6 PM 7th Grade Graduation/Church

6 PM KC General Meeting - PMC

6 PM Men’s Club Summer Cabbageball

31 St. Ignatius Loyola, Priest

3 PM Litany of Precious Blood & Novena Prayers - Live Stream

8/1 St. Alphonsus Mary de’Ligouri, Bishop & Doctor

3 PM Confessions

5 PM KC Installation of Officers/ Church & PMC

R E A D I N G S F O R T H E W E E K Monday

Jer 13:1-11; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 13:31-35

Tuesday Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43

Wednesday Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 34:2-11; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42

Thursday Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53

Friday Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58

Saturday Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12

Sunday Is 55:1-3; Ps 145:8-9, 15-18; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21

PA R I S H C A L E N D A R MASS INTENTIONS Any meetings on St. Ann Parish campus must be cleared through the parish office and scheduled on the calendar to assure you have ample space to respect social distancing. If your ministry has a meeting, please wear masks out of Christian charity for the good of others around you.

If you have fever or any symptoms at all, please STAY HOME.

Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time (Year A) 1 Kgs 3:5 7-12 ~ Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-30 ~ Rom 8:28-30 ~ Mt 13:44-52

“Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong” (Cf. 1 Kgs 3:9) This weekend we celebrate the paschal mystery of the Lord (His passion, death, resurrection, and ascension), as we do every Sunday, in conjunction with the feast of our patroness, St. Ann - The Mother of the Blessed Mother! We should all pause at some point today and give thanks for so great a gift! Incredible as that is, this weekend I would like to reflect on the passage above from today’s first reading and invite you to do the same. King Solomon was told by God in a dream to ask whatever he wanted and God would give it to him. In response, Solomon spoke the words above - Solomon asked for Wisdom. Although Solomon’s request took into account that he was to be a leader of God’s people, we too can make this beautiful request part of our daily prayers to the Lord.

In my opinion, another thing that is so amazing about this passage is the way in which God has already answered this prayer for us - His beloved bride - The Church. I hope at this point you’re asking yourself “What exactly are you getting at, Dcn. Michael?” Well, I’m glad you asked! My point is this - In a particular way, Our Church, is the church to which “the fullness of grace and truth has [been] entrusted” (cf. Catechism 819). Or, in other words, we have been freely given the fullness of the wisdom of God - The wisdom with which He governs all of creation. We are spoiled with sources to learn about this wisdom: in the Scriptures, in Church teaching, in the writings of the Saints and in the example of their lives. What we learn from reflection on these sources is that God is not a distant God who simply set the universe in motion and stepped away. No, Our Lord desires for us to know Him - To know that He wants a personal loving relationship with each of us.

Building on the ideas above, I’d like to use the rest of this space to focus on the wisdom and the gift that is Church teaching. The reason for doing so is that I am very aware of the fact that many people disagree with Church teaching, struggle with living it out, or simply dismiss it as outdated or impractical. Without getting into particular teachings, please consider the why which is the foundation of what is considered Church teaching.

The why is the great dignity we have as people made in God’s image and likeness. This is a pure gift which God gives to each person and at the same time is a call to greatness, to sanctity. To aid us, we have the sacraments of the Church, which are privileged moments where we encounter Christ and where He offers us the grace to live out so great a calling. We also have the teachings of the Church which, as challenging as they may be to our normal way of thinking, we can look to with confidence for guiding our thoughts and the choices we make. By looking to Church teaching, in addition to the other sources I mentioned above, we can soften our hearts and open our minds to abundantly receive the fruit of Solmon’s prayer - “to distinguish right from wrong,” and for “an understanding heart to judge [others]” so that we can learn to truly love them, guiding them into a life-giving and salvific relationship with Christ and His Church.

May God’s love and peace be with you each and every day, and may our minds and hearts remain open to the wisdom of the Lord laid out for us in the teachings of His Church.

-Sincerely In Christ, Dcn. Michael Lamy

Precepts of the Catholic Church

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The Precepts of the Catholic Church are a descrip on of the absolute minimum ac ons required of Catholics regarding the Church.  The Church uses these precepts remind us that Chris an life requires a commitment to prayer and ac ve par cipa on in the liturgy and sacraments. If we fall below this bare‐minimum level, we can't rightly consider ourselves to be in full communion with the Catholic Church.  Each of these precepts of the Catholic Church is a requirement. Together with the Ten Commandments, they represent the minimum level of moral living. Inten onal viola on of the precepts or the Commandments is a grave ma er, meaning a mortal sin.  The Precepts are:  You shall a end Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obliga on and rest from servile labor.

We must "sanc fy the day commemora ng the Resurrec on of the Lord" (Sunday), as well as the principal feast days, known as Catholic holy days of obliga on. This requires a ending Mass, "and by res ng from those works and ac vi es which could impede such a sanc fica on of these days." 

You shall confess your sins at least once a year. We must prepare for the Eucharist by means of the Sacrament of Reconcilia on (Confession). This sacrament "con nues Bap sm's work of conversion and forgiveness." 

You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.

This "guarantees as a minimum the recep on of the Lord's Body and Blood in connec on with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Chris an liturgy." 

You shall observe the days of fas ng and abs nence established by the Church.

"The fourth precept ensures the  mes of ascesis and penance which prepare us for the liturgical feasts and help us acquire mastery over our ins ncts and freedom of heart." See below for more about fas ng & abs nence. 

You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church. "The fi h precept means that the faithful are obliged to assist with the material needs of the Church, each according to his own ability."  

(The quota ons are from the Catechism of the Catholic Church #2041‐2043) 

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic? Do you want to know more about the Catholic Church? The parish faith community of St. Ann Church invites you or someone you may know to a series of inquiry sessions that will invite inquirers to explore the church in a non-committal way. Invite someone you know who may be interested in the Catholic Church. Your invitation may be the one that they are waiting for! Call us at 455-7071, ext. 2225 for more info.

There is nothing wrong with

America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.

Made in the Image and Likeness of God

What does it mean to be made in the image and likeness of God? How do we live this reality in our everyday lives? All adults of St. Ann Church, and friends of St. Ann, are invited to a study of Pope St. John Paul II’s most influential theological studies, entitled “Theology of the Body.” This study looks at the human person, as created in the image and likeness of God, and how all of us, young and old, are called to live out this reality. This profound teaching offered what St. John Paul called, “an adequate anthropology.” This session will be for three weeks on Thursday mornings from 9:30—10:30 a.m. beginning August 6th. This will be led by Deacon Michael Ramy, St. Ann’s seminarian intern.

With all of the turmoil occurring in our country, perhaps now is the time to step up our prayers on behalf of our nation. As you may know, the patron of our country is Mary under the title Immaculate Conception. The patron of our continents of North and South America is Mary under the title Our Lady of Guadalupe. "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."

To Our Blessed Mother

O Most Blessed Virgin Mother of Mercy, at this crucial time, we entrust the United States of America to your loving care. Most Holy Mother, we beg you to reclaim this land for the glory of your Son. Overwhelmed with the burden of the sins of our nation, we cry to you from the depths of our hearts and seek refuge in your motherly protection. Look down with mercy upon us and touch the hearts of our people. Amen.

Entrustment of America to the Blessed Virgin

by St. John Paul II (1979)

The bishops of the Church in the United States have chosen you in the mystery of your Immaculate Conception as the Patroness of the People of God in this country. May the hope enclosed in this mystery prevail over sin and may it be shared among all the sons and daughters of America and throughout the human family. In a period during which the struggle between good and evil, between the prince of darkness and the Father of light and of evangelical love is becoming greater, may the light of your Immaculate Conception show to all the way of grace and salvation. Amen.

Daily Litany for the United States of America Heavenly Father we give you

Praise, Honor and Glory. Sacred Heart of Jesus, hear

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our country. Immaculate Heart of Mary,

lead us back to your Son. St. Joseph, make us agents of

love, mercy and forgiveness. St. Michael, protect our country

against evil. All Saints in heaven, pray for

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