Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church
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Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church 1303 St. Jude Avenue • New Iberia, LA • 70560 P.O. Box 10110 • 70562 Phone: 337-365-5481 Fax: 337-365-5483 Email: [email protected] Website: www.olphni.com Palm Sunday of The Lord’s Passion Year A April 13, 2014 Weekend Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm Sunday: 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am & 5:00 pm Weekday Mass Schedule: Monday: 12:15 pm • Wednesday & Friday: 6:00 am. Tuesday & Thursday: 5:15 pm • 1st Friday of the month: 6:00 am & 12:15 pm. First Friday Adoration in Church: 6:30—12:00 pm. Holiday and Holy Day Mass Schedule: Please refer to page 3 of the bulletin or call the Parish Life Office. Pastor Rev. Mark G. Derise Bookkeeper Joan Berard Office Assistant Charlene Guillot Secretary / Bulletin Editor Monique W. Derouen Sacrament of Reconciliation: Confessions are heard 15 minutes before weekday Director of Religious Education Dru Provost Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the Parish Life Office during the first three Adult Confirmation Director Peggy Tauzin Masses, Saturdays from 3:00 pm-3:45 pm and by appointment. months of pregnancy. The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the second Saturday of each month at 5:30 pm Mass. Parents who are active, registered members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help are asked to pick up a baptism packet, complete the packet, then call the Parish Life Office to schedule an appointment with the Pastor. Sacrament of Marriage: Contact the Parish Life Office at least six (6) months prior to the desired date. Advent and Lent are penitential seasons; weddings are discouraged during these seasons. Call or come by for a copy of the Parish Wedding Guidelines. NO SATURDAY NIGHT WEDDINGS. Youth Minister Julien Dupuis Sacristan Karen “Kerrie” Laviolette R.C.I.A. Leaders Barbara Boudreaux, Rae Adams Bereavement Coordinator Gursey Delahoussaye The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick: The Church recommends this Catholic High School Advisory Council sacrament to all who are seriously ill or in danger of death. Please call the Parish Life Office or in an emergency, the rectory. Christian Burial: When making funeral arrangements, you first must be a registered member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Please contact us before contacting and finalizing arrangements with the funeral home. Representative: April Byrom Trustees Curtis Nelson, Anne Minvielle Office Hours Monday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Holy Family Cemetery, Parish Owned, Director: 364-1663 1:00 - 4:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday New Parishioners: If you are new to our parish, and want to register and receive 8:30 am - 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm church support envelopes, please pick up a form, at all doors of the Church, and return Friday 8:30 am- 12:00 pm it to the Parish Life Office. We are so happy you have chosen to worship with us! Palm Sunday of The Lord’s Passion The Cross THE JOURNEY NEARS ITS END On any long journey it is only natural to tire as we progress; we often need, as we near our destination, a bit of a “boost” to help us make it through the last leg of the trip. The triumphant beginning of Passion Sunday serves that purpose. It energizes our Lenten pilgrimage so we have the stamina to walk the last few—and by far most difficult—days with Jesus in Jerusalem. As our blessed palms stir the air around us in triumph, we should ask ourselves how committed we truly are to taking these last steps with him. Perhaps we might choose a “traveling companion” with whom we can identify. Would it be Judas or disloyal Peter? Perhaps one of those who waved palm fronds with enthusiastic sincerity, but who later mocked Jesus when his fortunes seemed to turn? Maybe we would choose Simon, to help carry his cross; perhaps the brave, faithful women who went to Calvary, who waited with linen and myrrh to honor his dead body. Or we might identify with the pagan Roman centurion, who made his profession of faith at the foot of the cross. WHO WILL CHRIST SAY THAT I AM? The story of the Passion contains many characters with whom we can identify; likewise it features a whole range of emotions, from the glory of Palm Sunday’s beginnings to the insistent command of Christ that we imitate him by washing feet as our remembrance of him. He also commanded that we eat of the bread that is his body and drink of the cup that he will drink these days, filled with the blood of the new covenant. Ultimately, we— who are the Body of Christ through our baptism—must identify with Jesus Christ at the end of this Lenten trek. We must be witnesses to the humility and compassion he showed, even in the face of adversity, suffering, hatred, and rejection. Like him, with renewed energy, we must turn away from any desire to seek or justify revenge; instead, we must continually extend our hands in forgiveness, healing, and tenderness. As Christ, our reconciling embrace must stretch wide open, until we resemble him, arms stretched wide on the cross of our salvation. We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Tuesday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3ab, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42 Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11; c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mt 28:1-10 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35 TODAY’S READINGS Gospel at the Procession with Palms — Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11). First Reading — In spite of my sufferings I am not disgraced. I am not put to shame (Isaiah 50:4-7). Psalm — My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? (Psalm 22). Second Reading — Christ emptied himself, and God filled this emptiness with exaltation (Philippians 2:6-11). Gospel — The account of Christ’s passion according to Matthew (Matthew 26:14 — 27:66 [27:11-54]). MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK MONDAY, APRIL 14 12:15 pm—J.S. & Olga Davis / M/M Hicks Fremin / Laurie Fremin / Ellie & Tom Berry / Eddie Leger, Jr. / Maxine McDonald Boudreaux / Melvin & Rae Borres, Chuck Michael Borres, Allen David Borres, Wilfred & Gus Borres, Avery Choate, M/M Laodis Champagne, Karen Percle / Fr. Conley Bertrand TUESDAY, APRIL 15 12:15 pm—Fr. Kenneth Bienvenu 5:15 pm—Special Intention For Healing / Living & Deceased Members CDA Court Blessed Mother Teresa WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 6:00 am—In Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and in Honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel & St. Joseph 12:15 pm—Fr. Paul Bienvenu / Theophile LeBlanc Family THURSDAY, APRIL 17— HOLY THURSDAY 6:00 pm—First Communion Mass FRIDAY, APRIL 18— 3:00 pm—COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD’S PASSION SATURDAY, APRIL 19—EASTER VIGIL MASS 8:00 pm—Ruby Landry / M/M Harry J. Babineaux / Ella Mae Sedotal / Ella & Walter F. Shipp, Dr. & Mrs. Rene’ J. Broussard / Nolan Meche / Aladin & Electa Fremin / Isaac & Edessa Broussard / Wilfred & Ozita Dugas / Elridge Broussard / J.C. & Leona Moore / Becky Toups / Hardy Landry / M/M Donald A. Hebert / M/M David Landry / Elda Vera Myers / Walton Hebert / Howard Deslatte / Kirby Deslatte / Deceased Family Members Linda & Ricky Denlinger / Michael & Cecile Abbo / Shirley Abbo/ Emily Anne Landry, M/M Marcial Babineaux, M/M John F. Robichaux / Charles J. Delahoussaye, Sr. / Mamie Migues Leleux / Harlen Carothers / Betty & Howard Lasseigne / Rodney ‘Pop’ Melancon / Florence R. Sedotal / Henry & Eulalie Broussard / Kern Comeaux / Eugene & Ruby Duhon / Gilbert Whittle / Louis Cartimiglia, Ralph Dupuy, Essie & Ellie Boullion / Healing for Marilyn Landry / LeRoy Duplantis & Children / Clifton Broussard / Jeanne & Aaron Romero / Fr. Kevin Bordelon / Maxine McDonald Boudreaux / Fr. William Blanda / Fr. Howard Blessing / SUNDAY, APRIL 20 7:00 am—Tim Dugas / Hilda Barrilleaux / M/M George Babineaux & George Jr. / Bernadette Broussard / Stephanie Cormier / Ben Babineaux / Rodney ‘Pop’ Melancon / Albert P. Lemoine / M/M Ackley Comeaux, Miss Rita Mae Faulk, Linda Bourque, Marie Derise & Family / Chet Bellow & Family, M/M Bernard Darby, Jr. & Family, M/M Acey Fruge, Sr. & Family /Maxine McDonald Boudreaux / Cullen Landry / Lori Louviere / M/M Davis Toups & Sons, Jamie Dore Falcon, M/M Robert Broussard, Mr. Wiltz Toups / Renèe Russo Miley, Jacqueline Russo Dubroc, Fr. Marty Borcherding & Anthony Russo 9:00 am—M/M Delmar Dore / Alberta Laviolette / George Loflin / Oris Viator & Family / Lawrence Freyou / Jennifer Ann Theriot, Paul & Jeannette Theriot, Sandy & Velva Barrilleaux / Cyndi Bodin Romero / Deceased Family Members Floyd & Nola Picard / Ursula Picard / Paul W. Derouen / Nichole Landry / Lillian L. Romero / Amelia S. Selph / Avery Choate & Gus Borres / Alvin Menard, M/M Elie Stoute & Family / M/M Willie Seaux / Marie Derise / Francis & Mary Suire / Nolan A. Lecompte / Becky Darby / Beulah Guidry / Allen Tenney, Jr. / M/M Henry Perret, M/M Homer Barbier, M/M Fernand Perret / Ellis & Irene Delahoussaye / Diane Sikes & Family / Thomas Gerald Menard / The Norbert Bonin Family, The Newton Copell Family / Matthew Paul Romero / Rodolph & Ella Delcambre / Mary Nell Comeaux 11:00 am—John Graff Trappey / Katie & Richard Kibbe / M/M Ulysse Gonsoulin, Jr. / J.S. & Olga Davis / M/M Hicks Fremin / Laurie Fremin / Ellie & Tom Berry / Tony Gassiot / Matthew Paul Romero / Errol Robichaux, Sr. & Family / M/M Guy Martin & Family / Robert C. Scott / Venia & Nick Frittella / Odessa & Robert H. Scott / Rose & Paul Gulotta / Charles R. & Dorthy F. Baranco / Maureen Rogers / Willie & Alena Babineaux & Family / James Willis Touchet / Kylie Stevens / Georgia L. Buteaux / Alfred ‘Al’ Buteaux, Jr. / Earline Louviere / Fr. Francis Bourgeois / Roger Gachassin / Joe Lopez ANNOUNCEMENTS (page 3) CONTINUING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 1st—6th grade students: Registration will be held the weekend of May 3rd & 4th after all masses. Registration for 7th-12th grades—will be held during the summer; date to be announced. High School Confirmation & ‘EPIC’ meets again on Monday, April 28th, 6:00-7:30 pm, PLC. First Communion students—Practice and pictures will be on Tuesday, April 15th at 6:00 pm. Sanctuary Lamp will burn in Memory of Paul W. Derouen St. Joseph’s Lamp will burn in Memory of Lee Sigue Altar Flowers are in Memory of Dr. & Mrs. Rene J. Broussard, Ella & Walter F. Shipp, Susie Pharr, Jeanette Ackal Altar Flowers are in Memory of J.S. & Olga Davis, M/M Hicks Fremin, Laurie Fremin, Ellie & Tom Berry Brother Francis and Friends...an independent company in the Diocese of Lafayette, will be providing for sale, Catholic educational children’s coloring books, DVD’s, Nun & Priest dolls, etc., the weekend of April 12th & 13th after all masses. Easter Flower Donation Envelopes: Deadline to turn in is Monday, April 14th. You may drop it off at the Parish Life Office. ATTENTION ALTAR SERVERS Meeting in church on April 26th, 11:30 am. All altar servers are required to attend. Please RSVP by calling the Parish Life Office. THE VOCATION CROSS will be in the home of Ken & Sherry Kenner the week of April 13th ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE Saturday, April 19th 4:00 pm—Karissa & Madelynn Clark 5:30 pm—Ethan & Jack Leleux, Taylor Derouen Sunday, April 20th 7:00 am—Cole Laurents 9:00 am—Remi & Riece LeBlanc, Gabriel LaBiche 11:00 am—Cyra Sonnier, Capri Boutte, Caroline Romero 5:00 pm—Dillon & Jolie DeRouen St. Martin I When Martin I became pope in 649, Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine empire and the patriarch of Constantinople was the most influential Church leader in the eastern Christian world. The struggles that existed within the Church at that time were magnified by the close cooperation of emperor and patriarch. A teaching, strongly supported in the East, held that Christ had no human will. Twice emperors had officially favored this position, Heraclius by publishing a formula of faith and Constans II by silencing the issue of one or two wills in Christ. Shortly after assuming the office of the papacy (which he did without first being confirmed by the emperor), Martin held a council at the Lateran in which the imperial documents were censured, and in which the patriarch of Constantinople and two of his predecessors were condemned. Constans II, in response, tried first to turn bishops and people against the pope. Failing in this and in an attempt to kill the pope, the emperor sent troops to Rome to seize Martin and to bring him back to Constantinople. Already in poor health, Martin offered no resistance, returned with the exarch Calliopas and was then submitted to various imprisonments, tortures and hardships. Although condemned to death and with some of the torture imposed already carried out, Martin was saved from execution by the pleas of a repentant Paul, patriarch of Constantinople, who was himself gravely ill. Martin died shortly thereafter, tortures and cruel treatment having taken their toll. He is the last of the early popes to be venerated as a martyr. The real significance of the word martyr comes not from the dying but from the witnessing, which the word means in its derivation. People who are willing to give up everything, their most precious possessions, their very lives, put a supreme value on the cause or belief for which they sacrifice. Martyrdom, dying for the faith, is an incidental extreme to which some have had to go to manifest their belief in Christ. A living faith, a life that exemplifies Christ's teaching throughout, and that in spite of difficulties, is required of all Christians. Martin might have cut corners as a way of easing his lot, to make some accommodations with the civil rulers. EVENTS AROUND THE DIOCESE VOCATIONS to the Priesthood or Religious life are especially in need. Those discerning a vocation can now visit lafayettevocations.org to read all about the lives of current religious candidates and get more information. ST. PETER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH CEMETARY is in the process of updating records. If you have a family member interred there, please complete a census form and return it to St. Peter’s. For more information, and to get a form, call 369-3816. RACHEL’S VINEYARD RETREAT For those struggling with the pain of abortion April 25th—27th All inquiries kept strictly confidential [email protected] or [email protected] or call 337-261-5607 or 337-261-5598 JOIN POPE FRANCIS & EWTN For Mass and the Historic Canonization of Popes John XXIII & John Paul II Aires live at 10 pm, April 26th Encores at 7 pm, April 27th PRO-LIFE ROSARIES Our Lady of Perpetual Help—every Saturday @ 3:15 pm Catholic Daughters Court 2550—every 1st Saturday, @ 10 am, Grotto on Main St. Nativity—every Wednesday @ 8:30 am St. Peter’s—every Tuesday @ 11:25 am Prompt Succor—30 minutes before daily mass 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 Lafayette and are strictly confidential. For more information call 337-404-6113 voicemail and the group facilitator will return your call ASAP. OUR LADY OF THE OAKS Retreat House, Grand Coteau, has many upcoming weekend and mid-week retreats for Women and Married Couples. For more information visit www.ourladyoftheoaks.com or call 337-662-5410. MOVIE REVIEW WEBSITES www.catholicnews.com/movies www.americancatholic.org/movies old.usccb.org/movies www.decentfilms.com THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS Prayer to St. Jude O St. Jude, holy Apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, you are honored and petitioned by the universal Church, as the patron of desperate, hopeless and impossible cases. Pray for me. I am so very helpless and I feel alone. Intercede for me that Almighty God may bring swift aid where it is needed most. Come to my assistance in my great time of need! Pray for me that I may be given the comfort and help of Jesus. Most importantly, I ask that you pray that I may one day join you and all of the saints in heaven to praise God in consolation, rest and joy for all eternity. Amen. PRAYER OF GENEROSITY Lord God, I want to love you, not that I might gain eternal heaven, nor escape eternal hell, but simply to love you just because you are my God. Teach me to be generous. Grant me to give to you and not to count the cost; to fight for you and not to mind the wounds; to toil and not to look for rest; to labor and to ask for no reward, except the knowledge that I serve my Lord. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. A PRAYER FOR LENT Jesus, love of my Soul, center of my heart! Why am I not more eager to endure pains and tribulations for love of you, when you, my God, have suffered so many for me? Come, then, every sort of trial in the world, for this is my delight, to suffer for Jesus. This is my joy, to follow my savior, and to find my consolation with my consoler on the cross. This is my happiness, this my pleasure, to live with Jesus, to walk with Jesus, to converse with Jesus; to suffer with and for him, this is my treasure. St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, SJ Redeemer Lord, as we prepare to celebrate the great mystery of your dying and rising, send your Holy Spirit to guide us this lent. May we be led to a spirit of true repentance for our sins and grateful appreciation for the gift of salvation. May we forgive as we have been forgiven, love as we have been loved and serve as we have been served. May we trust in you at all times, confident that in your mercy you have willed the redemption of the whole world. Amen. Reflection O thou Mother: fount of love! Touch my spirit from above; make my heart with thine accord. Make me feel as thou hast felt; make my soul to glow and melt with the love of Christ my Lord. STEWARDSHIP HELPFUL HINT: Want a convenient and safe way to donate to OLPH??? Contact your financial institution and inquire about Bill Pay. Most Bill Pay systems can be set up to send funds, repetitively or upon request, directly to OLPH without the hassle of writing a check! In Saint Paul’s letter to the Philippians … he makes clear that Christ “emptied himself.” He was not “full of himself.” Jesus embraced the characteristics of humility, service and obedience to carry out the will of his Father. Christian stewards know that there is no room for the Lord in a life that is full of oneself. Christian stewards follow Christ’s example by taking on the characteristics of humility, servant hood and obedience. Our culture does not reward such attitudes. But God exalts those stewards who for His sake, empty themselves. It is only when we empty ourselves that there is room for God to work within us. STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE April 6, 2014 The printing of this bulletin was done prior to this collection. —Average weekly expenses: $ 12,331.14 —Average monthly expenses: $ 53,434.91 BOTH/AND Donkeys have served humanity for six thousand years as pack animals and for farm work. We think of them as stubborn and unintelligent. In ancient Israel only wealthy people rode on donkeys. Everybody else walked. As a descendant of King David, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem. The crowd hoped he would start a violent revolt against the Romans. Yet for us, Jesus’ riding a donkey is a reminder that he lived simply, avoided status, and was truly humble. Jesus is the one who took “the form of a slave” and “humbled himself to the point of death,” and also the one whom “God greatly exalted” (Philippians 2:7, 8, 9). As we follow Jesus to Calvary and beyond, we too suffer, yet we are the children of a heavenly king who has ransomed us from death and sin. Walk with Jesus in prayer until you stand by the cross and say like the centurion, “Truly, this was the Son of God!” (Matthew 27:54). Copyright © 2010, World Library Publications. How bright is your light? How strong is your Christian testimony? Does your life testify to the truth of God – not just your words, but the way you live your life? Does your life reflect the light of Christ so much that it brightens the darkness in others? John 5:31-47 explains that Jesus was persecuted because he spoke the truth uncompromisingly, and because his whole life was a testimony to that truth. A barometer of how well our lives reflect his is whether or not we're being persecuted. When we are truly shining as light in the darkness, those who prefer the darkness react against us. Their eyes need time to adjust. Think of how you react when you're sleeping in a dark room and someone turns on the lights. Do you smile and say, "Thank you"? Not most of us. Startled, we react with hatred for the light, even if we know it's time to wake up. When your life testifies to the truth of God, the light of Christ in you startles people out of their sleep. They will bury themselves deeper under the covers of their darkness, because it feels like a security blanket. But your continual light will seep through even the thickest blanket fibers. Then, if they really want to remain in darkness, they will try to find a way to shut off your light. Stand strong but take your bright light elsewhere. Give them time to adjust their vision. Keep praying for them. Keep loving them. Eventually, the darkness will cause them to stumble and their sufferings will make them want to change. In the meanwhile, what should we do with the sufferings we endure from persecutions? Do we want to join our persecutors in the darkness by fighting back unlovingly. Do we protect ourselves through compromise, forsaking the truth? Do we try to cope by complaining? We will find peace and healing only by taking our complaints to God (and him alone) and by focusing on how the persecutions are uniting us to Christ. Like Jesus, we can offer our sufferings as a sacrifice for those who live in darkness. Jesus did not overcome his persecutors by defending himself. Rather, he trusted that his sufferings would eventually conquer the darkness. We can do this, too. The love we have for our persecutors and the union we have with Jesus will make a difference. Our patient endurance will help the eyes of those in darkness to adjust to the light so that their hearts will finally accept the truth. If you're not being persecuted for your faith, your light's not shining very brightly. But if your light is that bright, appreciate how good this is and rejoice in it! The truth is worth being persecuted for. It's a sign that your life is filled with Christ. gnm.org Church Name and Address: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church 1303 St. Jude Avenue New Iberia, LA 70560 Phone: 337-365-5481 Contact Person: Monique Derouen Email Address: [email protected] Software: Microsoft Publisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat XI Standard Windows 7 Printer: Savin C9025 Transmission Time: Monday Sunday Date of Publication: April 13, 2014 Number of Pages Sent: 1 through 9 Special Instructions: None