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October 18

Volume XI, No. 10

On the

Inside

Discussing implementation of

New Roman Missa

The Diocese of Alexandria hosted the natiomeeting of the FDLC Oct. 4-9. Priests and lafrom across the country came to Alexandridiscuss the implementation of the revisionsthe new Roman Missal.

Pope makes unprecedented request for worldwide vigilfor nascent human life

Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo o

Galveston-Houston said Catholics

will have an opportunity this year

to join with Pope Benedict in

response to his “unprecedented

request” or a worldwide vigil or

nascent (beginning to develop

or exist) human lie on Nov. 27.Read more about it on page 2.

FDLC and Divine Worship meet in Alexandria to discuss new Roman Missal

More than 250 priests and

laity gathered at the Riverfront

Center and the Alexandria Fulton

Hotel to hear expert liturgists and

divine worship scholars discuss

the implications of Implementing

the Third Edition of the Roman

Missal: A Gateway to Mystery.

The gathering was a consecutive

meeting of FDLC members and

Divine Worship members who

held their national meeting in

Alexandria Oct. 4-9. Go to pages

10-11 for the full story and pictures.

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POPE SPEAKS DURING OPENING SESSION OF SYNOD OF BISHOPS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST. Pope Benedict XVI speaks during the opening session o the Synod o Bishops or the Middle East in the synod hall at the Vatican Oct. 11. Also pictured are Croatian Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary-general o the Synod o Bishops, center, and Coptic Patriarch Antonios Naguib o Alexandria, Egypt, the synod’s recording secretary . (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

By Cindy Wooden

Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) --

The vast majority of Catholics in

the Middle East belong to Eastern

Catholic churches, and their bish-

ops spoke loudly at the Vatican,

asking for greater respect and a

higher prole for Eastern Catho-

lics.Reecting the Catholic pop-

ulation of the region, 140 of the

185 voting members of the Synod

of Bishops for the Middle East

come from the Eastern Catholic

churches, and several of them ad-

dressed the synod Oct. 12.

Not only did they ask for rec-

ognition of their rights, they also

emphasized the work they need

to do to strengthen the Christian

identity of their faithful, preserve

their heritage and end a sense of rivalry that can exist among Cath-

olics of different rites.

Bishop Vartan Waldir Bog-

hossian, the Argentina-based

bishop for Armenian Catholics in

Latin America, used rather strong

language to get across points

made by other Eastern Catholic

bishops, particularly regarding

limits placed on Catholic patri-

archs when providing for their

faithful who have emigrated fromtheir traditional homelands.

The Eastern Catholic church-

es, while in full communion with

the pope, have their own canon

law and disciplines, their own

liturgies, spiritualities, histories

and heritage. While they tend to

be identied with one country

or geographical region, many of

them now nd that the majority

of their faithful live abroad, Bish-

op Boghossian said.

And, he said, “of the 23

churches in their own right that

make up the Catholic Church,

only one -- the Latin church -- isnot subject to this limitation” of

the authority and power of the pa-

triarch and synod being conned

to the churches’ ancient geo-

graphical borders.

For example, while the bish-

ops of the Armenian Catholic

Church elect bishops for dioceses

in Armenia, it is the pope who

selects Armenian bishops for dio-

ceses in the United States or Aus-

tralia.

The Code of Canons of the

Eastern Churches described the

patriarchs as “fathers and leaders

of their churches,” Bishop Bog-hossian said. “This paternity and

jurisdiction must not be limited to

a territory,” especially when the

majority of the church’s members

live outside that territory.

In addition, he said, the pa-

triarchs of the Eastern Catho-

lic churches, “because of their

identity as fathers and leaders of

the ‘sui iuris’ (self-governing)

churches that make up the ca-

tholicism of the Catholic Church,

ipso facto should be members of

the college that elects the pontiff

without the need for the Latin title

of cardinal. For the same reason,they should also take precedence

over them,” he said.

Currently, three of the East-

ern Catholic patriarchs are car-

dinals; in the Vatican’s list of

precedence, they come after the

handful of cardinal-bishops and

before the cardinal-priests and

cardinal-deacons.

Coptic Bishop

Aziz Mina of Guize

said that especially w

are more faithful of a

church living outside t

the church’s territory,

entirely logical that som

who belong to a ‘sui iu

have no relationship

church they belong to,

liturgically.”

“My request is thaarch be granted person

tion over the faithful of

wherever they might b

The bishop also

Pope to revoke a deci

in the 1930s that Easte

es can ordain married m

their traditional homelaMsgr. Robert Ster

secretary of the Cath

East Welfare Associa

the synod that by em

the geographical limitaEastern Catholic patri

thority, the church was

working counter to a vi

church as a network w

does not mean unifo

where communion grow

communication and sh

“In the model of

many churches in the s

tory is normal, and riv

attempts to proselytizenate are inappropriate,

Latin-rite Archbi

Sleiman of Baghdad,

the synod that for the

the Church in the Midd

rigid or exaggerated”

on belonging to one rit

family must give way t

tion of pastoral activiti

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By Nancy Frazier O’Brien


WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In

a message marking Respect Life

Month in October, the chairman

of the U.S. bishops’ Committee

on Pro-Life Activities called on

U.S. Catholics to join Pope Bene-

dict XVI in a worldwide vigil “for

all nascent (beginning to develop

or exist) human life” on the Sat-

urday evening of Thanksgiving

weekend.Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo

of Galveston-Houston said Cath-

olics will have an opportunity this

year to join with Pope Benedict in

response to his “unprecedentedrequest” for a worldwide vigil for

life Nov. 27.He said the U.S. bishops’

pro-life and divine worship sec-retariats were working together to

develop worship aids for the vig-

il, which the pope has asked be

observed by every bishop in the

world, as well as in “all parishes

and religious communities.”

“I heartily encourage all

Catholics, whether at home or

traveling over the Thanksgiv-

ing holidays, to take part in this

special prayer, whose purpose,according to the Holy See, is to

‘thank the Lord for his total self-

giving to the world for his Incar-

nation which gave every human

life its real worth and dignity’ andto ‘invoke the Lord’s protection

over every human being calledinto existence,’” he added.

Cardinal DiNardo also en-couraged Catholics to demon-

strate their commitment to life

“through a loving concern for the

good of others” and to work to en-

sure that health care reform, in its

implementation, “is not misused

to promote abortion or to trample

on rights of conscience.”

“With each passing year, the

need for personal and public wit-

ness grounded in God’s bound-less love for each and every hu-

man being grows more urgent,”

he said in a statement for Respect

Life Month released Sept. 28.

The cardinal cited three par-ticular risks in today’s society --

abortion, embryonic stem-cell re-

search and “a renewed campaign

for legalizing physician-assistedsuicide.”

“Instead of addressing (seri-ously ill) patients’ real problems

by providing love, support and

relief of suffering, this agenda

urges us to eliminate the patient

as though he or she is the prob-

lem,” Cardinal DiNardo said.

“While critics want to por-

tray the church’s witness as a nar-

row and negative ideology, it is

just the opposite: a positive vision

of the dignity of each and every

human being without exception,

each loved equally by God and so

equally deserving of our love andour nation’s respect.”

He urged every C

become “a voice for th

the womb, and for the human being at risk of

a mere object of researthe neglected sick and

“The loss of even

and the pain experienc

child’s mother and fat

aftermath of abortion s

pel us to redouble our

end legal abortion, and

that every pregnant w

whatever help she nee

away from this hea

choice,” he said.

The cardinal cite

recent surveys that srift continues to wide

the moral principles

by a majority of Ame

the actions of governsuch public policy issu

eral funding of abortio

ernment support for

stem-cell research.

Cardinal DiNardo

was issued to mark Re

Month, observed annua

tober since 1972.

Pope Benedict makes unprecedented request f

worldwide vigil Nov. 27 for nascent human li

Found Yourself Yet?With literally hundreds of pictures in the

Diocese of Alexandria 100th Anniversary books, there’s a good

that you or someone you know is pictured in one of these bea

illustrated commemorative books. If you have not had the opportu

to purchase one or more of the books, call your parish rectory or

Diocese of Alexandria ofce at 318-445-6424, e

You may nd yourself pictured permanently in the pages of

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Federation of Diocesan Liturgical

Commissions. Thanks also to

Father Rick Gremillion and many

others from our diocesan staff,

the staff of St. Frances Cabrini

Church, and about 100 other

volunteers who also made great

contributions. The comments from

those attending could not have

been more complimentary. This

was a coordinated effort of the

Worship Ofces of many dioceses

October 18, 2010 Vol. XL

Hearing the Good News is

a 13-part series from Little Rock

Scripture Study that explores

the four Gospels in the New

Testament. These articles are

being published monthly from

April 2010 to April 2011 in

Arkansas Catholic, the weekly

newspaper for the Diocese of

Little Rock.

This is the sixth column in a

13-part series.

By Cackie Upchurch

Director of Little Rock

Scripture Study

When Jesus was just an

infant, Mary and Joseph took himto Jerusalem to be consecrated to

the Lord. We are told that God’s

Spirit had revealed to a righteous

and devout man named Simeon

that he would not see death until

he had seen the Messiah. Upon

Jesus’ arrival Simeon cried out in

a mixture of words from Isaiah,

“Master, you may let your servant

go in peace … for my eyes haveseen your salvation” (Luke 2:29-

30).

Quite simply, in Jesus theMessiah, salvation has come.

What are some lessons we can

learn from the Gospels about

salvation and what it means to be

saved?

Most importantly, salvation

is not something that humans

accomplish but a reality that

God initiates and offers. This

belief throughout the Bible is

captured in the very name of

Jesus which means “Yahweh (orGod) saves” (see Matthew 1:21).

For the Israelites, that salvation

translated into victory — victory

in battle, victory over oppressors,

and even victory over the chaotic

ways of nature. But the Gospel

writers have a different type of

victory in mind when they speak

of salvation.

The offer of salvation is

sometimes portrayed as seeking

what is lost. In three parables

found in Luke 15, we hear abouta shepherd seeking out one

lost sheep, a woman searching

her home for a lost coin, and aheartbroken man welcoming back

a son whom he believed he had

lost.

And a bit later there is the

colorful story of Zaccheus the

tax collector, a known sinner

whom Jesus visits in his home.

“Today salvation has come to this

house … for the Son of Man hascome to seek and to save what

was lost” (Luke 19:10). Victory,

or salvation, is manifest in

recovering the lost and embracing

the alienated.

Another understanding of

salvation is freedom from sin,

a liberation that can only come

from God. Many have argued

that more than any other thing,

Jesus’ ministry focused on

wholeness, often given in theform of forgiveness. He forgave

the woman caught in adultery

(John 8:1-11), the paralytic

whose friends brought him to

Jesus (Mark 2:1-5), and thewoman who anointed him even

though she was a known sinner

(Luke 7:36-50). Jesus forgave the

repentant man crucied beside

him (Luke 23:39-43), and he even

forgave his own executioners

(Luke 23:33-34).

In the Gospels, the followersof Jesus are called to embrace his

mission by continuing to follow in

his way. This included in a special

way the ministry of forgiveness

as a sign of the salvation they

were called to preach.

Both the Sermon on the

Mount in Matthew 5–7 and theSermon on the Plain in Luke 6

stress the practical implications

of following in Jesus’ way of

forgiveness: loving enemies,

refraining from judgment, puttingaside anger, and refusing to

retaliate. In the end, the followers

of Jesus are commissioned to

offer this divine forgiveness to

all nations (Luke 24:47; John

20:22-23). Salvation is manifest

in mercy and forgiveness.

From the Gospels we

discover that while salvation is

the result of divine initiative, it

does require our cooperation and

perseverance. In commissioning

the Twelve, Jesus offered a word

of warning and encouragement:

“You will be hated by all because

of my name, but whoeverendures to the end will be saved”

(Matthew 10:22; Mark 13:13).

Salvation is envisioned here not

so much as nal entry into heaven

but as deliverance from whatever

October is traditionally

described as the Month of the

Rosary. As you can see, there

are many parishes that have the

praying of the rosary scheduled

during this month. Hopefully, you

have had the opportunity to take

part in one of more of these.

I want to take this opportunity

to thank all those who helped make

the week of gatherings designed

to prepare for the new English

translation of the 3rd edition of

the Roman Missal such a success.

In particular, I want to single out

Father José Robles-Sanchez for

his outstanding leadership and

coordination over the past year

and a half in handling the myriad

of details involved with our

hosting this national meeting of the

in our region. Great work! Thanks

to all of you!

By the time you read this our

annual golf tournament will be

completed. This provides needed

nancial help to the seminary

education fund as well as allowing

many to become more aware of our

vocation efforts.

Early November will also

be marked by important events

and activities. Of course, the

month always begins with the

Solemn Feast of All Saints

(Nov. 1), followed by the annual

Commemoration of All the

Faithful Departed. Ordinarily, All

Saints is a holy day of obligation

but, because this year it fallson a Monday, it is not a day of

obligation. However, people are

still urged to participate in the Mass

because of the importance of the

feast. On Nov. 2, at 5:30 pm, there

will be Solemn Evening Prayer at

Maryhill, followed by a procession

to the Priests’ Cemetery.

The World Council of

Churches will mark its 100th

anniversary with a special

gathering in New Orleans in mid-

November. I have bee

be one of the bishops

Conference to take part

Don’t forget to v

national elections! O

faces many challenges i

ahead and we have a res

as citizens to make o

heard in the choice of le

will guide our nation.

As we look ahe

remember that we are

members of the Body

with those we honor

and those we continue

who have completed th

journey.

persecution may co

outsiders or even fro

one’s family.

Some Christians i

and age have become p

with how to guara

personal salvation,

meaning how to guaran

life. All of the Synoptindicate this is an age o

that Jesus addressed in

See BIBLE STUD

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Another year of seminary has

begun for the three young men

from the Diocese of Alexandria

currently studying for the priest-

hood at the Pontical College

Josephinum, in Ohio; the threeseminarians at St. Joseph Semi-

nary in St. Benedict, La.; and one

seminarian at the Pontical N.A.

College in Rome.

Charles Ray, (4th year The-

ology student from Deville) was

recently installed as a deputy

grand knight in the Knights of

Columbus Josephinum Coun-

cil #15,009. He was installed in

September by Fr. Paul Hrezo and

District Deputy Shawn Ansbro at

the Pontical College Josephi-num in Ohio. He was sponsored

by fellow seminarian Brian Seiler

CHARLES RAY. Charles Ray, 4th year Theology student rom Deville studying at the Pontical College Josephinum, is installed as deputy grand knight o the Knights o Colum- bus Josephinum Council #15,009.Ray, installed in September by Fr.Paul Hrezo and District Deputy Shawn Ansbro, was sponsored by

ellow seminarian Brian Seiler rom Alexandria.

TAYLOR REYNOLDS. Taylor Reyn- olds, a 1st year Theology student at the Pontical North American College in Rome, spent the summer learning Italian in Rome. All o the courses at the College are taught in Italian, so he tried to get a head start on the language beore school starts.

(2nd year Philosophy from Alex-

andria), who also sponsored Dale

Meade, ((2nd year Philosophy

from Alexandria). With the rst

degree installation of Meade, all

three of the Alexandria seminar-ians at PCJ are now knights.

“All three of us Alexandria

seminarians now live on the same

oor along with the two seminar-

ians from Lake Charles,” said

Seiler. “I think they may be quar-

antining us.”

Meade, a talented chef, has

been keeping busy in the kitchen

cooking up various pies, banana

nut bread, cookies, and other de-

lectables.

Seiler was recently appoint-ed the maintenance chief for the

theologate.

“I’ve been busy remodeling

a room to prepare it for use as a

confessional among other proj-

ects,” he said.Father Blake Deshautelle,

associate pastor of St. Mary’s As-

sumption in Cottonport, visited

the seminarians in Ohio recently

for several days. “We welcomed

Fr. Blake to the seminary for eight

days and greatly enjoyed his visit

as did he,” said Seiler.

Taylor Reynolds, (1st year

Theology from Bunkie) is cur-

rently attending the Ponti-

cal North American College in

Rome. As a student at the PNACollege, all courses are taught in

Italian. According to his mother,

Agnes Reynolds, he spent this

past summer in Rome, trying to

Seminarians jump into semester of activitiesget a head- start on learning Ital-ian in hopes of being better pre-

pared for his theology courses this

fall. In addition to learning Italian

and touring Rome this summer,

Taylor also visted the P

dens, where he particip

Angelus in the presenc

Benedict.

Donations in September

Laura Gremillion ..................... ..................... ..................... ...........Father Kenneth Williams Burse

Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Danielson .................. ...................... ..............Father Michael Kammer Burse

Mr. & Mrs. Louis H. Mathews. Jr ................... ...................... .......Father Michael Kammer Burse

Mr. & Mrs. Quinn McNeely ................... ..................... ...................Father Michael Kammer Burse

Roderick Broussard .................. ..................... ..................... ........Monsignor Milburn Broussard Burse

Karen Ann Hicks .................... ..................... ..................... ............Father Michael Kammer Burse

Mr. & Mrs. Wendell Crooks ..................... ..................... ...............Father Michael Kammer Burse

Dr. Joseph Landreneau .................... ..................... ..................... .Msgr. Henry Beckers Burse

Mrs. Kathleen Voltz ................... ..................... ..................... ........Gus Voltz Burse

Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Crooks ..................... ..................... ...........Father Michael Kammer Burse

Total this month .................. ..................... ..................... ..............

A Seminary Burse is an invested sum o money, the interest o win perpetuity to help und the education o men to the priest

Contributions to any o the burses should be sent to:Chancery Oce, Diocese o Alexandria

P. O. Box 7417 Alexandria, LA 71306

Msgr. Joseph M.Susi, Chairman

Burses

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Reverend Msgr. J. Carson

LaCaze, native of Natchitoches

Parish, and current parochial

vicar of the Cathedral of St. JohnBerchmans, Shreveport, is the

guest of honor at a roast celebrat-

ing his 80th Birthday.

Come show your support, bycelebrating 80 years of Msgr. J.

Carson LaCaze!

Many may remember Msgr.

LaCaze from his years as assistant

pastor of St. Mary’s Assumption

in Cottonport (1957-1965), while

others may know him from his

years at Holy Rosary, Christ the

King, and St. Mary of the Pines in

the Diocese of Shreveport.

All are invited to join in a

roast / dinner in his honor at the

Cathedral of St. John Berchmans

on Monday, Oct. 25. Dinner willbe catered by Ernest’s Orleans

Restaurant!

Tickets are $100 or $1,500

for a reserved table for eight. Pro-ceeds go towards the Cathedral’s

Organ Completion Campaign.

For tickets and more information,

call the St. John’s Church ofce,

221-5296.

Having celebrated his 50th

anniversary as a priest in 2007,

Msgr. LaCaze has touched the

lives of many Catholics and non-

Catholics alike during his last ve

INDUCTED INTO ORDER OF THE FLEUR DE LIS. Ismael R. “Gus” Agosto,parishioner rom Immaculate Heart o Mary Churchin Tioga, was inducted into the Order o the Fleur de Lis on Saturday, Aug. 28 at St. Francis Xavier Cathe- dral in Alexandria. The organization allows only 35 lay members at any time rom a six-state area. Agosto is one o only three other lay persons rom Al- exandria to have been inducted into the Order. Bishop Ronald Herzog, Msgr.Joseph Susi, Patrick Moore, and Dr. Walter Laborde, rom Cottonport are the only other members rom this area. The Order o the Fleur de Lis, is a Catholic service organization, incorporated under the laws o Louisiana, to promote patriotism, love o country and good citizenship; to encourage public morality;

to advance the concept o unselsh service to God and country; and to support and deend the Holy Catholic Church and its teachings. “In order to be a member o the Fleur de Lis, you must be a Catholic male who has contributed signicantly to the Catholic aith through his actions or accomplishments,” said Grand Chancellor Walter J. Laborde.

S’port to honor Msgr. LaCaz

Oct. 25 for 80th birthday roa

ST. RITA CATHCHURCH VOLUNT

THE YEAR

St. Rita Church honored unteers at a luncheon SeHoly Family Center. Mrssi was selected as VoluYear or 2010. Mrs. Nass“duties” as a volunteer ining or the altar linens, asnerals and weddings, andthe Bereavement CommMinistries Commission, aday Night Meals. She is th

o the Altar and Rosary Sis always there to assist wed. She is loved by all.

decades plus in north a

Louisiana.

LaCaze was born

1920 and educated in and Catholic schools o

toches Parish. His stu

Joseph Seminary, Mary

nary, Pontical Collegnum in Columbus, Ohi

in his ordination there i

His honors includ

of Monsignor in 197

of St. Louis in 1980,

of Merit in 1981, Kni

mander of the Fleur

1995.

Come join the fun

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well: “Whoever wishes to savehis life will lose it, but whoever

loses his life for my sake will

save it” (Matthew 16:25; Mark8:35; Luke 9:24).

The salvation envisioned

here is indeed eternal life, but it

is eternity that is pregured in

the way one lives in the present.

Just as Jesus lived fully the will

of God, even unto suffering and

losing his life for the sake of

others, so too are his disciples

called to live. That’s the key tosharing in the resurrection, and

thus sharing in eternal life —

living for the Gospel, living for

others. In this way we embrace

the gift of ultimate victory, the

fullness of salvation, that iseternal life.

Study Questions

When asked if you have

been saved, how do you usually

respond? Are you aware thatsalvation is a gift and a process?

How does the name of Jesus

serve as a reminder of God’s

desire for your life and the life of

all people?

If salvation is associated with

being made whole, what are some

examples of how God makes us

whole?

In what ways has your

growth in discipleship helped

you to anticipate the fullness of

salvation that is eternal life?

This article was originally

published in Arkansas Catholic

Aug. 14, 2010. Copyright

Diocese of Little Rock. All rights

reserved. This article may be

copied or redistributed with

acknowledgement and permission

of the publisher.

Bible Study

RED MASS 2010. The Most Rev. Michael Jarrell, bishop o Laayette and Most Rev. Ronald Herzog, bishop o Alexandria greet Jeannette Knoll, Louisi- ana Supreme Court Justice and retired Judge Robert Jackson, ater the Red Mass held Sept. 24 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Alexandria. Attorneys and judges rom the area attended the special Red Mass, held annually or members o the llegal proession and marks the start o the court year. The Red Mass name stems rom the red vestments o the presiding clergy.

Radio Maria to ho

Mariathon Oct. 19Radio Maria will host its

semi-annual Mariathon on-air

pledge drive beginning Tuesday,

Oct. 19 through Thursday, Oct. 21from 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Please consider calling in

your pledge of support, comments

and prayer request.

We are also in need of

volunteers in our Alexandria

ofce to help man the phones

during this time. If you are

interested please call Shellie or

Patrick at 888-408-0201 for moreinformation.

Also during the Mariathon,

plate lunches will be sold for $6

on Oct. 19 (BBQ Brisket/rice

dressing) and Oct. 20 (Pork and

Sausage Jambalaya). To placeyour order, call 447-4837 or 442-

5210. If you don’t want to get

out the car when picking up your

meal, call ahead and we’ll bring it

to the curb outside the R

Please help us

to bring the joyful m

Christ, Our Savior, to

and minds of all. Thanadvance for your con

to make a pledge.

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pledge.

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100-year old mystery laid to rest in Natchitoche

Boy Scouts erect monument on site o ‘orgotten bones’By Father Chad Partain

It was the mid 1920s.An old pile of bricks had

been stacked in the small garden

behind Immaculate Conception

Church in Natchitoches for many

years. Msgr. Antoine Piegay,

vicar general of the diocese andlong-time pastor of Immaculate

Conception Church, decided it

was time to nally move the pile

of bricks.

The bricks had been there

since he was a newly ordained

priest, fresh from France. In fact,

they had been there since the con-

struction on the last portion of the

church that was nished in 1892under Bishop Durier. Now, Msgr.

Piegay wanted them moved.

The pile of old bricks wentdown deeper than anybody knew

and as the workmen reached the

bottom, they discovered a human

skeleton!

The police were called in

and an article was printed in the

Natchitoches Times. Eventually

the remains were removed and

buried in an unmarked grave.

All that was left was just another

riddle from past – who did these

bones belong to? And why were

they buried under this pile of bricks?

While doing research for

Bishop Martin’s biography, Fr.

Chad Partain noted that the body

of Fr. Jean Baptiste Blanc had

been buried under the altar of theold St. Francis Church at the time

of his death in 1834. That church

had been torn down when thenave of the new church had been

erected under Bishop Martin in

1860.

The altar of the old church

would have been located in the

back yard of the present church.

Fr. Partain knew that the origi-

nal plans for the present church

called for it to be larger than it is

today. In Bishop Martin’s original

plans, the sanctuary would have

been in the exact same spot as the

sanctuary of the old church.When construction came to a

halt in 1860, due to lack of funds,

only the front façade and the nave

had been nished. When Bishop

Durier resumed construction in

1892, he reduced the size of the

church, leaving a vacant spot be-

hind the new sanctuary.

The pile of bricks was not

left there randomly.

Bishop Martin had left them

there in 1860 to mark the site of

Fr. Jean Baptiste Blanc’s tomb.When the bricks were nally

moved in the 1920s by Msgr. Pie-

gay, no one knew the identity of the man whose remains lay at the

bottom of the pile.

That is, until now.

On Saturday, Oct

with the permission of

Foster, rector of the BPar

shrine as a monument t

cis and Fr. Blanc to hel

100th anniversary of th

The project consisted o

concrete pad, erecting

of St. Francis and mark

a plaque that reads: “I

of Fr. John Baptiste Bl

of St. Francis of AssiNatchitoches, 1827-18

It is located in the

den behind the Minor the Immaculate Conc

Natchitoches, near the

where his remains laid

than 100 years, uniden

almost forgotten.

Fr. Jean Baptiste, t

er brother of Archbisho

Blanc of New Orlea

teered for the missions

a young seminarian France and was the r

be ordained from the

nary in Louisiana. H

cords that he was a de

exemplary priest; “spen

self in endless journeyhis early death.

He does not dese

forgotten.

Fr. Jean Blanc’s

many more are recorde

in Fr. Partain’s book on

Bishop Martin: “A To

by Providence,” whi

the history of the Churc

Louisiana from 1682-1

MEMORIAL PLAQUE.on the new memorial readory o Fr. Jean Baptiste tor o St. Francis o AssNatchitoches, 1827-1834

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as a monument to St. Francis o Assisi and Fr. Blanc to help mark the 100th Anniversary o the Diocese o Alexandria.

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LEFT: Liturgical experts discuss the changes in the new Roman Missal.

BELOW: Clergy rom the Diocese o Alexandria listen attentively during one o the

ABOVE: Father Anthony “Ray” Dharmaraj and Father Rickey Gremillion browse through a textbook at an exhibit.

RIGHT: More than 250 priests and laity attended the 6-day event.

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 a.m.

Turn your clocks

BACK 1 HOUR beore you go to bed

Saturday night, Nov. 6

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National meeting held in Alexandria

FDLC, Divine Worship meet jointly to discussimplementing new translation of the Roman Missa

By Jeannie Petrus

CT Editor

For the rst time, the FDLC

(Federation of Diocesan Litur-

gical Commissions) and the

USCCB Secretariat for Divine

Worship, collaborated to meet

consecutively Oct. 4-9 in Alex-

andria for their annual national

meeting.

More than 250 priests and

laity, gathered at the Riverfront

Center and the Alexandria Fulton

Hotel to hear expert liturgists anddivine worship scholars discussthe implications of implementing

the third edition of the Roman

Missal.

The new edition of the Ro-

man Missal will be implemented

world-wide on the rst Sunday of

Advent (Nov. 27) 2011. Plans are

underway now, under the direc-

tion of the USCCB (United States

Catholic Conference of Bishops),

to educate, train, and implement

the changes before the Nov. 27,

2011 transition.“The information being pro-

vided at this workshop is more

for the priests, than anyone else,”

said Bishop Ronald Herzog. “The

differences in the new edition

have more to do with what the

priest says and does at the Mass

than what the people will do.”

Bishop Herzog encourages

everyone not to focus so much

on the minimal textual ‘changes,’

but rather to use this time as an

opportunity to learn and to un-

derstand more deeply what we do

when we celebrate Mass.“I see this as a time to renew

our appeciation of the Mass,” he

said.

But before the new Roman

Missal takes effect, there needs

to be training and education, and

time to re-print the changes in all

new editions of the Roman Mis-

sal among other things.

“It will take time to imple-

ment the changes,” said Bishop

Herzog. “That’s why the USCCBhas alloted almost a full year toallow time for training, education

and printing, so that by this time

next year (Nov. 27 - which begins

the new Liturgical Year in 2011),

everyone will be ready.”

Presenters of the Study Days

included Msgr. Kevin Irwin,

a priest of the Archdiocese of

New York who is the dean of the

School of Theology and Religious

Studies at the Catholic University

of America; Rev. Paul Turner, a

priest of the Diocese of KansasCity-St. Joseph and pastor of

St. Munchin Parish in Cameron,

MO; and facilitator Vicki Klima,

former director of the Worship

Center for the Archdiocese of St.

Paul and Minneapolis and a for-

mer member of the FDLC Board

of Directors for multiple terms.

Rev. Andrew Wadsworth,

a priest of the Archdiocese of

Westminster, England, who is

general secretary of the Interna-

tional Commission on English in

the Liturgy and executive director

of the ICEL Secretariat in Wash-

ington, D.C. was also a presenter.

Other speakers and present-ers of workshops include Rev.

Paul Colloton, director of Con-

tinuing Education for the Nation-

al Association of Pastoral Musi-

cians; Diana Macalintal, director

of Worship for the Diocese of San

Jose in California;

Sister Sandra DeMasi, SSJ,

former director of Worship for

the Archdiocese of Newark; Da-

vid Haas, a well-known composer

and clinician and director of the

Emmaus Center for Music, Prayer

and Ministry; and Msgr. Anthony

F. Sherman, executive director of the USCCB Secretariat on Divine

Worship.

The annual award banquet

was held Friday (Oct. 8) at 7 p.m.

at the Alexander Fulton Hotel.

The 2010 McManus Award was

awarded at that time to Mary

Frances Reza, who has served the

Archdiocese of Santa Fe as a pas-

toral musician, liturgist, teacher,

composer, clinician an

panic ministry.

Msgr. Andrew G. V

tor of St. Luke Parish

port, CT, gave the keynon Liturgy Day Saturd

at 9:30 a.m. at the St. ily Life Center in Alexa

closing prayer at 3 p.m

concluded the national

Rev. Jose Roble

pastor of St. France

Church in Alexandria

coordinator of the nati

ing.

PRACTICING NEW CHANTS. The priests attending one o the six study sessions o the FDLC meeting, they practice the tune o a chant to one o the new texts that will be used in the new translation o the RomThe FDLC and the Secratriat or Divine Worship met consecutively or the rst time, Oct. 4-9 in Alexandria toimplications o implementing the Third Edition o the Roman Missal. The changes in the new translation oMissal will go into eect at the beginning o the next liturgical year which will be Nov. 27, 2011.

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MENARD QUIZ BOWL WINS ALEXANDRIA TOURNAMENT. The Quiz Bowlteam o Holy Savior Menard High School won the championship o the A+ Alexandria Quiz Bowl Tournament. More than 19 teams rom 17 schools rom across the state participated in the event. Menard deeated Episcopal Schoolo Acadiana in the championship round to claim the title. Team members pictured are (ront row, let to right):

NATIONAL MERIT SEMI- FINALIST. Holy Savior Menard Central High Schoolsenior, has been chosen as a Nation- al Merit Seminalist in the 2011 Na- tional Merit® Scholarship Program.

Approximately 16,000 seminal- sts were announced in the 56 annualNational Merit® Scholarship Pro- gram. has the opportunity to continue in the competition or some 8,400 National Merit® scholarships,worth more than $36 million, that willbe oered next spring. About 90 per- cent o the seminalists are expected to attain nalist standing, and approx- mately hal o the nalists will win a National Merit® Scholarship, earning the Merit® Scholar title.

To be considered or a Merit® Scholarship award, seminalists must ulll several requirements to advance to the nalist level o the competitions. The student must have

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES BILLBOARD. When some o the parishioners o St. Francis de Sales Churcwanted to make use o their community billboard, parents o wanted the message to appeal to the young people in the parish. Together, addressedcouncil with the idea o taking a picture o all o the kids in the parish and adding the words, “Come Grow wiparish council, as well as Father Scott Chemino, pastor o St. Francis de Sales, loved the idea and the bilmade. You can see billboard on Hwy I in Echo, right beore the caution light.

BLESSING OF THE PETS. St. Rita Church held their 2nd Annual Animal Blessing on Sunday, Oct. 3 in hoFrancis o Assisi. Many parishioners brought their pets or the blessing.

Menard’s is

National Merit Semi-Finalist

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ST. MARY’S, NATCHITOCHES HELPS IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH. Students rom St. Mary’s went to the First United Methodist Church Sept. 26 and assisted in unloading 1,000 pumpkins or the Church’s annual Pumpkin Patch. Pic- tured ront row (L to R): Coach Cord Larson,

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By Laura Strahan

St. Mary’s Math teacherand 4H club sponsor

In some schools, gardens are

being integrated into the educa-

tional curriculum to teach chil-

dren not only about plants, nature,

and the outdoors, but other sub-

ects as well.

St. Mary’s School environ-mental science teacher, Francis

Vienne, and Laura Strahan, 4H

sponsor and math teacher, are fa-

miliar with what it takes to make a

school garden a successful hands-

on learning experience for science

students, math students, and 4H

club members.

The two St. Mary’s teachers

worked cooperatively to imple-

ment a school garden project that

will involve many St. Mary’s stu-

dents this school year. Coach Vi-enne and Strahan have used forms

of gardening as a real world lab

experience with previous groups

of students.

“Many St. Mary’s 4H club

members are also involved in

gardening or garden related proj-

ects,” said Strahan. “It just made

sense to work together to provide

the students at St. Mary’s with a

unique learning experience.”

Although school gardens are

a fun way to expand curriculums

and gain student interest, the proj-

ect denitely requires a lot of pre-planning.

Before deciding to jump

into a new school garden proj-

ect, Coach Vienne, Strahan, and

Alan Powers, school principal,

sat down last spring and began to

rst consider the following: pur-

poses of the garden project, stake-

holders involved in the project,curriculum needs to be met by

the project, safety rules, location,

size, design, funding, soil prepa-

ration, and horticultural needs.

A design plan, timeline,

and checklist were developed

for starting a school garden for

the fall of the 2010 school year.

Coach Vienne worked with the

LSU Agricultural Agents, Gwen

Fontenot and Steve Roberts ob-

tained state planning guidelines

and timelines as well as other re-sources for lesson activities.

Strahan worked with middle

school teachers Denise Gordon,

Charlie Gandy, Dustin Procell,

Liz Johnson, and Amy Deen to

plan a cross curriculum project

with the garden project as the

central theme. Exciting lessons

were developed in each content

area in the middle school during

the rst semester of school. 4H

members, parent volunteers and

community supporters were also

contacted about their role in thisschool wide project.

In August, the garden wasmeasured and staked. 4H fresh-

men club member, Jake LaCaze,

who participates in the 4H trac-

tor project, began to prepare the

soil for planting. 4H parent vol-

unteers, Danny LaCaze, Lynn

LaCaze and Steven Strahan as-

sisted under the supervision of

Coach Vienne. The soil had to

be disked twice over the course

of the next two weeks. 4H parent

volunteer David Strahan brought

in his tractor and equipment andcreated the rows in the garden to

prepare for planting.

Coach Vienne’s environmen-

tal science class evaluated the soil

conditions and planted mustardgreens, cabbage, cauliower,

Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and

bush snap beans in early Septem-

ber using the square foot garden

method. Other crops are planned

for October planting.

Students were divided into

teams and assigned plants and

rows they would be respon-

sible for maintaining. Instruc-

tions were given about spacing

and planting techniques prior

to planting. Students will mea-sure, record data, graph and ana-

lyze plant growth for controlled

groups. They will have to consid-

er the affects of fall soil moisture,

soil fertility, insects, and timing

on crop production and evaluate

the process and their c

duction.4H members will

parts of the garden, me

the science students, a

porate the project in t

parish theme of “4H

Cents” by evaluating th

production from the p

compared to local mar

as well as meeting gardening project go

activities and lessons

techniques used in the p

On Sept. 20, the

ment science class us

to till the soil between

and rake soil around

of the plants. Safety r

taught and students w

tored closely as they te

crops.

Raney Chambers, the class, was very en

about using the tiller. C

er and James Bennett

were the rst to volunte

their row. Nathan Poc

Bouchie, juniors, work

eratively to rake the soi

around their sprouting

greens.

Senior Lane Gor

mented that he wished

coli plants were Oreo pl

he change his mind by the project? Leighto

and Marshal Sutton, se

cussed how their cabb

were performing. Thes

are learning by using

ence, creative problem

and critical thinking sk

munication and technol

Once harvested,

from the garden will

resource for the kitchen

stop in the seed to ta

Students will have the oty to further their gard

ence by learning aboutpalates, culturally div

preparation techniques

methods of food proce

mentation, canning,

nutrition and food c

and, of course, the p

eating and working

Much of the garden pro

be donated to a local ch

bank as a communit

from the students andmembers of St. Mary’s

Mary, Mary, how does your garden grow?St. Mary’s garden project oers outdoor classroom curriculum in several subjects

THE HARVEST. St. Mary’s students pick radishes rom their school garden.

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By Simon Caldwell


LONDON (CNS) -- Catholic

parents in England and Wales are

being advised to celebrate Hal-loween by dressing up their chil-

dren as popular saints instead of witches and devils.

Youngsters should be made

to look like St. George, St. Lucy,

St. Francis of Assisi or St. Mary

Magdalene rather than celebrate

death or evil or occult gures, ac-

cording to a campaign endorsed

by the Bishops’ Conference of

England and Wales.

Adults are encouraged to

place lights in their window “as

a sign to passers-by that yours is

a Christian household and Christis your light” and to wear a white

garment to symbolize their “alle-

giance to Christ, our light.”

They should not carve men-

acing or scary faces into pump-

kins, but give them smiley ex-

pressions and crosses cut into the

foreheads instead, the campaign

advises.

The advice comes in a Web

link contained in an Oct. 12 press

release from the bishops an-

nouncing that for the rst time

they are supporting “the Night of

Light,” international campaign toreclaim Halloween as the Chris-

tian festival of “All Hallow’s

Eve.”

This year the Catholic initia-

tive will run in partnership with

the English and Welsh bishops’

Home Mission Desk as a way of

following up the September visit

of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain

and to respond to his appeal to

make faith more visible.

“Halloween is now the big-

gest commercial festival afterChristmas and Easter, and it is

time we reminded Christians of

what it really is,” said BishopKieran Conry of Arundel and

Brighton in the Oct. 12 statement.

“On the evening of Oct. 31

why not do something to make

your faith respectfully seen and

heard?” said Bishop Conry, chair-

man of the bishops’ Department

for Evangelization and Cateche-

sis. “Light a candle

publicly another kind o

example, perhaps alo

image of Christ.

“This could be a

way in which we can ple that we have hope i

other than ourselves,”“The light will provok

and is a way that peo

signposted to goodness

age everyone to partici

Catholics urged to dress as saints for Hallowe

PARADE OF SAINTS. These students rom last year’s Parade o Saints at OLPS in Alexandria, not only dressed as saints or All Saints Day, but studied about the lie o their saint as well.

Trunk or Treat a safe option to

trick-or-treating

Two All Saints Da

will be celebrated Oct

Nov. 1 at local Memori

dens.

On Sunday, Oct. 3

will be celebrated by FBruce Miller at 4 p.m.

dria Memorial Gardens

On Monday, Nov.

will be celebrated by FBruce Miller at 5 p.m.

wood Memorial Garde

The public is invit

tend.

All Saints Day Massheld at Memorial G

OCT. 24 - Sts. Francis &

Anne in Kolin will sponsor a

Trunk or Treat in their parking loton Sunday, Oct. 24 from 3-5 p.m.

with Sunday evening Youth Mass

to follow at 6 p.m.

The event will include fall

scene picture props, story time,

crafts, games and refreshments

inside the parish hall. Any child

up to 13 years old is welcome to

come. For more information, call

Debbie at 715-4010.

OCT. 27 - During Wednes-

day night supper and CCD classtime, there will be Trunk or Treat-

ing, games and contests in the

Activities building parking lot at

Sacred Heart Church in Pineville.

Come join the fun at Sacred

Heart by dressing up, decorating

a vehicle, and lling your trunk

with treats. We will also need

candy donations and people to

help in game booths. If you want

to participate, please register with

Melanie Dupre’ at 641-0736, 613-

6959 or [email protected].

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DRAWING FOR LSU RAFFLE. The St. Joseph Altar Society in Marksville is sponsoring a rafe or a chance to win more than $1,000 worth o LSU tail- gating merchandise. First prize ($700 value) is a LSU Tailgate package that includes a olding LSU table, a 10 X 10 LSU tent with a backdrop, a 9-qt. LSU cast iron Dutch oven, 2 LSU olding chairs, a butane BBQ pit, and much more.Second prize ($300 value) is a night at Paragon Casino, dinner or two, and an LSU tote package o goodies. Third prize ($175 value) is a 3-t stued LSU

tiger and an LSU git basket. Tickets are $5 each or 3 or $10. Call the oce at 253-7561 or any Altar Society member.

National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry to be held Dec. 9-12

Plan now to attend the National Conerence on Catholic Youth Ministry,Dec. 9-12 in New Orleans. The NCCYM is the largest adult conerence or Catholic youth ministers in the country. Thousands o youth and campus ministers, religious ed leaders, perormers, artists and volunteers rom every levelcome together or our days o inspiring keynotes, challenging workshops, dynamic prayer and worship, helpul networking, extensive resources, and good- hearted entertainment. Registration began in June. For more inormation or to register, go to www.ncym. org/nccym

Date of January S.A.L.T. retreat changed The dates or the January S.A.L.T. Retreat have been changed to Jan.

8-9, 2011. The registration deadline or this retreat is still Dec. 15. You can download an updated brochure rom our website at <http://www.diocesealex.org/> . For more inormation, call Cathy at 318-445-6424 x221. Thank you.

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VIRTUS TRAINING

SCHEDULE

Oct. 20 St. Michael the ArchangelChurch, Leesville, 6 p.m.

Oct. 28 St. Frances Cabrini SchoolAlexandria, 6 p.m.

I you are a volunteer who has not yet taken the VIRTUS

sae environment awareness training, please talk to your parish leader about attending a session. All volunteers must attend a VIRTUS session within 60 days o beginning service with a church or school.

To pre-register, go to www.virtus.org and click on Registration (on let-hand side o screen) to begin the registration process.

The State Symphony Chorus

of Russia will perform Nov. 4 at

7:30 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier

Cathedral in Alexandria. The con-

cert, which is part of the SFXC

Concert Series, is free and open

to the public.The concert is the only per-

formance of the Russian Chorus

in Louisiana and only their sec-

ond visit to the United States.“We are very fortunate to

be hosting this outstanding choir

from Russia,” said Lynn Bau-

man, director of the SFXC choir

and SFXC Concert Series. “The

choir will be performing in 14 cit-

ies across the United States from

Oct. 27 – Nov. 13.”

The State Symphony Ca-

pella of Russia, a company of 50

singers, was founded in 1991 as

a result of a merger of the USSR

State Chamber Choir under the

leadership of Valeri Polyansky

and State Symphony Orchestra

of the USSR Ministry of Culture

headed by Gennady Rozhdest-

vensky.Specialists mark strict per-

forming discipline reigning in the

collective, exibility of phrasing,

rich and warm sounding, nobilityof expression, skillfully balanced

sounding sections, all that make

it the State Symphony Capella of

Russia.

Capella’s programs include

such master pieces as Masses of

Mozart and Schubert, Bruckner

and Liszt, Requiems by Verdi,

Cherubini, Brahms, Mozart,

Dvorak, Britten, Schnittke, Rach-

maninoff’s Bells, Stravinksy’s

Wedding, operas in concert per-

formances, etc.

Having visited numerous

Russian cities, the Capella has

toured Spain, Hungary, France,

Holland, Germany, Sweden,

Canada, England, Italy, and otherEuropean countries. Many crit-

ics around the toured countries

noted the awless vocal and cho-

ral technique, beautiful continu-ous sounding, crystal-clear and

precise intonation and unfailing

attention to poetic words.

In December of 2005 the Ca-

pella made a debut tour of the Far

East by visiting Hong Kong and

Mainland China as a part of the

Holiday Festival activities.

For more information please

contact Lynn Bauman, 318-445-

1451 ext. 13.

Russian Choir to perform Nov. 4 at SFXC

Bauman to present organ concert Oct. 21St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

will feature Lynn Bauman, SFXC

organist and director of music,

in an organ concert on Oct. 21 at

7:00 p.m. The concert is free andopen to the public.

Bauman has over 30 years

of experience as a church musi-

cian. He has previously served

churches in Arkansas and Ten-

nessee, and has served as Coach-

Accompanist for the late Metro-

politan Opera Soprano, Marjorie

Lawrence and as Coach-Accom-

panist/Chief Financial Ofcer for

Wildwood Park for the Perform-

ing Arts/Arkansas Opera Theatre.

The Cathedral Choir will

offer a gumbo meal before Bau-

man’s concert on Oct. 21 from

4:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. to help

underwrite the performance of

the Russian choir that will be

performing Nov. 4 at Cathedral.

Gumbo meal tickets will be sold

for $6 by Cathedral Choir mem-

bers or by calling the Music Of-

ce at 445-1451 ext 13.

A musical tribute, sponsored

by the Red River Chorale and

performed in collaboration with

the Rapides Symphony Orches-

tra, will honor three anchor insti-

tutions in Central Louisiana that

are celebrating anniversaries this

year – Louisiana State University

at Alexandria, Christus St. Fran-ces Cabrini Hospital and the Dio-

cese of Alexandria.

The concert will be per-

formed on Saturday, Oct. 23 at7:30 p.m. at the Coughlin-Saun-

ders Performing Arts Center in

downtown Alexandria. An Oct.

24 Sunday concert, previously

scheduled, has been cancelled.

“Celebration of Mind/Body/

Faith” will honor the 50th an-

niversary of LSUA-Alexandria,

the 60th year of Christus CabriniHospital and the 100th year of the

Diocese.

Music and history will com-

bine as historical and photograph-

ic memories will be

between musical selec

resenting the mission

organization.

The Chorale and phony will be joined b

Mary Ann Robinson a

soprano Sonja Bruzaus

senting the sacred asp

program in Vivaldi’s

honoring the Diocese’

sary.

The concert will Copland’s “Promise o

and Bernstein’s “Make

den Grow,” with texts

to the value of life, its

and the hope of growments representative o

institutions.

Tickets for the c

$10 for adults and $5 fo

of any age and can be

in advance by calling th

at (318) 484-4463 or a

on a space-available ba

Local music groups collaboin concert to honor 3 institut

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By Jeannie Petrus

CT Editor

Kissing the Blarney Stone,

exploring castles and old cathe-

drals, and seeing the Book of

Kells were only a few of the high-

lights of a 7-day concert tour to

Ireland by the Carlow Choir of Louisiana and Mississippi.

But the real highlights were

the concerts the Choir performed

in historic Irish cathedrals and

century-old colleges.

“It’s an indescribable feeling

to perform in such historic plac-

es in other parts of the world,”

said John De Chiaro, director of

the choir. “I am so proud of the

Choir and the extraordinary way

that they represented the diocese,

the state, and the country in their

vocal presentations of sacred mu-sic.”

De Chiaro, a classical guitar-

ist, performed solo several pieces

he arranged himself on the guitar,

at some of the concert perfor-

mances.

The Choir ew Sept. 20 to

Dublin and then drove by bus

four hours south to Killarney

where they stayed for three days.

The rst concert was at St. John’s

Church in Tralee, the largest town

in County Kerry, located in the

southwest corner of Ireland.

“It was a traditional Irish par-

ish where we were welcomed and

well received,” said Mimi Dyess,

choir member from OLPS in Al-exandria. “When John invited the

congregation to come visit us in

Louisiana sometime, I could see

several in the audience who re-sponded as though they might

actually come! It was a good con-

cert.”

The second concert was at

the Bernard Shaw Performing

Arts Center at Carlow College, in

Carlow, Ireland – the place that

the Choir chose for its namesake.

“The Carlow Choir was

warmly welcomed by the presi-

dent, faculty, staff, and students

at Carlow Choir,” said De Chiaro.“They were honored, and a bitsurprised, that a choir from Loui-

siana/Mississippi would choose

Carlow College (which used to be

a seminary) as their namesake.”

In 2005, shortly after (Hurri-

cane) Katrina destroyed the Gulf

Coast and the small church in

Mississippi where John was mu-

sic director, he assembled a small

group of people to put on a ben-

et concert to help the church get

back on its feet. The choir and

concert was so successful, the

members wanted to stay together

and continue as a group. When

choosing a name for their new

choir, the pastor suggested nam-

ing it Carlow, after Carlow Col-

lege, where so many of its former

Irish pastors were educated in the

seminary.

After the concert, the Choir

was treated to lunch by the Col-

lege, and Father Kevin O’Neil,

president of Carlow College, pre-

sented John and the Choir with

several gifts and mementos. In

the halls of the college, a largegallery of photos included a pic-

ture of Father Patrick Murphy, an

Alexandria priest, whocated at Carlow Colleg

was a seminary.

By Saturday, the

travelled back to Dub

they visited Trinity Co

oldest College in Irelathe oldest colleges in a

ern Europe, and home to

of Kells. After a morn

the Book of Kells Mu

Choir performed at St

Cathedral, the national

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with the exception of o

who seemed very famil

Sister Ernestine

CCVI, who used to wo

toral Care at CHRI

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andria, has been in Ire

July caring for her sisshe heard that the Car

from Louisiana was c

perform, she did not wa

it.“It was so good

many familiar faces,” s

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around St. Patrick’s Day

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Parish in Knocklyon

formed during Mass. S

Praise to the Lord, Psal

In Rembrance of Me,

formed at the Mass, an

of the concerts.

“The entire tour w

derful experience,” sa

Bollich, from Cheney

sings in the Choir alon

husband, Will and herfrey. “We are so proud

of this Choir and to haopportunities to perfo

many historic places in

The Carlow Choi

formed in Carnigie Ha

York, at the Vatican in

in a general audience

Benedict XVI.

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CARLOW CHOIR PERFORMS IN IRELAND. John De Chiaro, director o the Carlow Choir, and almost 100 members o the Choir, went on a 7-day perormance concert tour o Ireland, Sept. 20-27. The highlight o the tour was perorming at their namesake, Carlow College in Carlow, Ireland.

CARLOW CHOIR PERFORMS AT CARLOW COLLEGE. The Carlow Choir perormed at the George Bernard Shaw Theatre on the campus o Carlow

College, in Carlow, Ireland. The Choir is named ater the College.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul’s newest: Miracles

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is titled, “A Book of Miracles:

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‘SECRETARIAT’. Diane Lane plays Penny Tweedy in a scene rom the movie “Secretariat.” The Disney movie is at once a thrilling sports movie and a moving amily drama. Unencumbered by any really objectionable elements,this cinematic champ can be cheered on by a wide audience. (CNS photo/ Disney)

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through her father’s dgling family commitm

battling sexism in the

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Miss Ham (Margo M

who rechristens Big

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“Deo Volente” (“God

is turned down.

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tariat emerges as a w

Penny’s success inspi

especially her family.

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the Triple Crown as

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with the viewer plun

into the middle of t

dirt ying and horses

the soundtrack soars w

spirituals.

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(who wrote the screenp1995 blockbuster “Bra

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NEW YORK (CNS) -- Not

many Hollywood lms open by

quoting the Book of Job on thegrandeur of horses: “In frenzied

excitement he eats up the ground;

he paws ercely, rejoicing in his

strength, and charges into the

fray, afraid of nothing, when the

trumpet sounds.” (Job 39: 21-24,

New International Version).

But then, not many lms are

as exceptional as “Secretariat”

(Disney), an exuberant and inspi-

rational retelling of the real-life

story of -- arguably -- the greatest

racehorse of all time.“Secretariat” is more than

just a rousing sports movie. Much

like “Seabiscuit,” “Secretariat”

explores the human dynamicssurrounding the animal, extolling

the importance of family and the

virtues of perseverance and cour-

age. Viewers of faith, moreover,

will appreciate a strong undercur-

rent of religious fervor.

There’s quite a saga behind

the 1973 Triple Crown winner.

Diane Lane plays Penny Tweedy,the nonequine lead. When her

mother dies, and her father, Chris-

topher (Scott Glenn), a prominent

breeder, becomes incapacitated,

Penny returns to her roots on

a Virginia horse farm. Thoughproud and happy as a housewife,

Penny rises to the defense of the

failing business and assumes con-

trol.

Blessed events are about to

happen to the stable’s two mares,

sired by the famous stallion Bold

Ruler, owned by Ogden Phipps

(James Cromwell). Ogden and

Christopher had agreed to a coin

toss to decide ownership of the

offspring, and Penny upholds the

plan. Ogden wins the toss, andchooses what he thinks will prove

the better racehorse. Penny dis-

agrees, and the rest, as they say,

is history.

There’s something special

about Secretariat right from the

start. Gentle-hearted groom Ed-

die Sweat (Nelsan Ellis) marvels

when the foal jumps, momentsafter being born: “Have you ever

seen that, a colt stand up so fast

on his feet?”But the road to racing suc-

cess is a rocky one. Large and

chestnut-colored, “Big Red”

(Secretariat’s rst name) is fat

and lazy and branded the under-

dog. “He eats too much, sleeps

too much, and lays against the

back of the starting gate like he’s

in the Caribbean,” laments his

hard-driving trainer, Lucien Lau-

rin (John Malkovich).

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Avoyelles Parish

Businesses

Advertise in

The Church Today

Contact Carla Moreau

318-346-7829

Immigration Center Services The Central Louisiana Interfaith Immigration Center

offers the following services: Processing of family

petitions, employee visas, naturalizations, and much more.

For more information call José Colls at 445-6424 Ext. 211.

St Mary’s Pumpkin Patch open til Oct. 30 St. Mary’s Assumption Church in Cottonport is

hosting the 6th Annual Pumpkin Patch Oct. 12 – Oct. 30.Pumpkins, gourds and ornamental corn may be purchased

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Sundays in front

the church community center located at 820 Front Street,

Cottonport. To schedule a eld trip please call 318.876.3681.

Healing Mass for victims of Domestic Violence to be held Oct. 20

A special healing Mass will be held Wednesday, Oct.

20 at 12:05 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Pineville for

anyone who is a victim or knows a victim of domestic

violence. The Mass is part of the Pineville Concerned

Citizens’ Domestic Violence Awareness Program, andTurning Point Shelter, a safe-haven for victims escaping

from domestic violence.

NFP Fall Picnic Oct. 23 .The local Couple to Couple League chapter of Natural

Family Planning (NFP) is hosting a Fall Picnic at Kees

Park in Pineville on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 11:30 am. Pizza

and drinks will be provided! Come visit and let the

children play! Please RSVP so we can get a head count to

Michael and Leah Pelto at 318.640.8678 or

[email protected]! (Cancel in case of rain.)

Music Ministry Workshop set for Oct. 22-23 in Gulfport

St. Joseph Parish in Gulfport, MS will host a music

ministry workshop Oct. 22-23 with Paul Tate and Deanna

Light as the presenters. The presentation will include

scripture, music, meditation and reections, followed bybreakout sessions where Deanna will work with lectors and

Paul with cantors and instrumentalists. The cost for

participants will be $10, which includes lunch and all

workshop materials. For more information, go to

[email protected] or contact Judith D’Angelo, 228-

493-9793.

Oct. 28 is last day for outdoor Rosary in Marksville

The public outdoor rosary, that has been prayed each

week since June at St. Joseph Church in Marksville, will

end after Oct. 28. The gathering on Thursday, Oct. 28 will

be the last outdoor rosary in Marksville until the spring,

when it will begin again. The rosary begins at 7:15 p.m.

St. Mary’s Garden Club to host tour of homes Oct. 30

St. Mary’s Garden Club of Cottonport will host a tour

of homes along the beautiful banks of Bayou Rouge onSaturday, Oct. 30, beginning at 9 a.m. Homes on tour

include the Taft Dupuy home with a breakfast brunch

(1894), the Joe Montalvo home with wine tasting (1890), the

historic St. Mary’s Community Center with lunch (1889),

the Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Gauthier home with dessert, and

Ducote Oaks with cheese tasting. Admission is $25. Only60 tickets will be sold. Call 876-2486, or 876-2372, or 876-

2699 or 318-201-9321 for tickets.

Diocese to host annualBereavement Mass Nov. 4

The annual Bereavement Mass will be held Thursday,Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph Catholic Center for

those who have suffered the loss of a family member in the

past year.

St. Joseph Altar Society garage sale The St. Joseph (Marksville) Altar Society is having a

garage sale Nov. 5 -6, from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the church hall.

OLL Fifth Ward to host Parish Mission Nov. 8-11

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in F

(Marksville) will host a Parish Mission Nov. 8

p.m. Deacon Glenn and Linda Harmon will be the

for the mission, themed Building a Strong F

Topics during the 4-day mission include Cathol

Agape-Love, Mountain-moving Faith, Forgiv

Gift, Commitment is a Decision, and Catholic Cof Disciples. Don’t miss this opportunity to

your relationship with God, your Church andanother. The mission is free and open to the pub

Eucharistic Adoration held at St. James/St. Juliana

Eucharistic Adoration is held every rst Fr

Juliana (7 a.m. until 3 p.m.) and at St. James fr

until just before Mass at 5 p.m.STS. FRANCIS & ANNE HONOR RUBY-WISE SCHOOL.Duane Urbina, Jonathan Garrett and members o the Ruby-wise administration, aculty & sta are presented with a plaque Oct. 10 by Father Joy Retnazihamoni or earning the title o a Blue Ribbon School. Father Joy said it’s a tting tribute, especially because many o his parishioners are Ruby-Wise alumni or students. The

school is an asset to the community and has worked hard to obtain Blue Ribbon status.

RECYCLE AND REUSE. Mrs. Sheila Ohnoutka, aSchool in Natchitoches, eels it is our responsibilitand reuse. Currently her art classes are creating “po wood scraps, “Santas” out o used Coke bottlesmache’ piggy banks out o scrap paper, used egg cplastic ice cream containers. Besides being good oit saves money or our school, reeing unds or otheas, technology.

JOHNNY APPLESEED DAY. Saint Mary’s Natchitostudents celebrated Johnny Apple Seed Day on Se

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All Saints Day Mass 5:00 p.m.Greenwood MemorialGardens

Healing Mass or Victims o Domestic Violence 12:05 p.m., Sacred Heart o Jesus, Pineville

VIRTUS Training 6:00 p.m.St. Michael the Archangel,Leesville

Trunk or Treat 5:45 p.m.Sacred Heart o Jesus Church, Pineville

Drawing or LSU Rafe St. Joseph Altar Society

Public Rosary 7:15 p.m.St. Joseph, Marksville

Organ Concert & Gumbo 7:00 p.m.St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria

VIRTUS Training 6:00 p.m.St. Frances CabriniChurch, Alexandria


Bereavement Mass 5:30 p.m.St. Joseph Catholic Ctr,Alexandria


Russian Choir Concert 7:30 p.m.St. Francis Xavier Cathedral

Public Rosary in Marksville 7:15 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration 7 a.m.-3 p.m. St. Juliana 3 p.m.-5 p.m. St. James

Carlow Choir Concert 2:30 p.m.St. Mary’s Assumption,Cottonport

NFP Picnic 11:20 a.m.Kees Park, Pineville

Red River Chorale Concert 7:30 p.m.Coughlin-Saunders Perorming Arts Center,Alexandria

St. Mary’s Garden Club o

Cottonport Tour o Homes 9:00 a.m.

St. Martin o Tours Church Fair ater 4:00 p.m. Mass Belledeau

Trunk or Treat 3:00-5:00 p.m.Sts. Francis & A

All Saints Day V

4:00 p.m.Alexandria MemGardens

PRAY FOR FR. D. O’CONNOR

PRAY FOR FR. C. PARTAIN

PRAY FOR BISHOP R. HERZOG

PRAY FOR FR. L. SKLAR

PRAY FOR FR. A. TRAVIS

PRAY FOR FR. C. OGBONNA

PRAY FOR FR. T. PAUL

PRAY FOR FR. J. ROY

PRAY FOR FR. D. STENZEL

PRAY FOR FR. V. VEAD

PRAY FOR FR. R. OWUAMANAM

PRAY FOR FR. G. POOKKATTU

PRAY FOR FR. J. RYAN

PRAY FOR MSGR. S. TESTA

PRAY FOR FR. N. VIVIANO

PRAY FOR FR. J. PALATHARA

PRAY FOR FR. R. RABALAIS

PRAY FOR FR. I. ST. ROMAIN

PRAY FOR FR. K. TEXADA

PRAY FOR FR. U. UWAKWE

PRAY FOR FR. B. PALLIPPARAMBIL

PRAY FOR FR. J. RETNAZIHAMONI

PRAY FOR MSGR. J. SUSI

PRAY FOR FR. J. THOMAS

PRAY FOR FR. A. VARGHESE

PRAY FOR FR. J. PALLIPURATH

PRAY FOR FR. J. ROBLES-SANCHEZ

PRAY FOR FR. C. SCOTT

PRAY FOR FR. A. THOMPSON

PRAY FOR FR. O. WILLIAM

PRAY FOR FR. J

PRAY FOR FR. P. SIE

PRAY FOR FR. J. T

PRAY FOR FR. K.

NOVEMBER

FIRST FRIDAY FIRST SATURDAY

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sund

PRAY FOR FR. E. RODRIG

Daylight SavingEnds 2 a.m.

HALLOW

ALL SAINTS DAY ALL SOULS DAY

VETERANS DAY

Music Ministry Workshop -- Gulport, MS

St. Rita Church Fall Fair

St. Mary’s Assumption Fall Fair -- Cottonport

Radio Maria Mariathon & Plate Lunches

St. Joseph Garage Sale -- Marksville

Our Lady o Lourdes Parish Mission, 6:30 p.m. -- Fith Ward

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