March 27, 2016 - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

Rev. M. Keith LaBove, Pastor Parish Website: www.stpat.org

stpat.org@gmail.com

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm; Friday 8:30 am – 12 noon

Celebration of the Eucharist

Saturday: 4:00 pm – Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 am Monday through Friday: 7:30 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:00 – 3:30 pm and Weekdays: 7:15 am

Baptisms

Seminars are held every other month - register

by calling the office. At-tendance is suggested

during pregnancy.

Anointing of the Sick The Church recom-

mends this sacrament for those who are grave-

ly ill or in danger of death. Call the priest to

arrange a visit.

Weddings

Arrangements must be made at least six

months in advance to allow time for prepara-

tion and planning.

406 East Pinhook Road Lafayette, LA 70501-8727

Phone: (337) 237-0988

Welcome to St. Patrick Church

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

March 27, 2016

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, March 26--Holy Saturday; Easter Vigil 8:00 PM: Cecil & Eva Mae Hebert; Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Rolfes; Dr. Charles Stewart Clarence Savoie; Anna Delcambre Sunday, March 27--Easter Sunday of the Res-urrection of the Lord 8:30 AM: Robert Chastant & Evelyn; Eddie Upton; Dr. Almore (Doc) Bordelon; Nick & Earl Chiasson; Carmen Lozada; Jules, Isola & Bart LeJeune; Verna & Wiley Romero; Gerald Domingue; Wallace & Romaine Venable; Larry Lampo; Bannon Braun; Christopher Landry; 10:00 AM: Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Monday, March 28--Monday Within the Oc-tave of Easter 7:30 AM: Estelle Newton; Bob Pastor; Bernice & Durwood Newton Tuesday, March 29--Tuesday Within the Oc-tave of Easter 7:30 AM: William “Bill” Rucks, III

Wednesday, March 30--Wednesday Within the Octave of Easter 7:30 AM: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne; Col. Clark Comeaux & Catherine (living); Col. Kimberly Fedele (living) Thursday, March 31--Thursday Within the Oc-tave of Easter 7:30 AM: Jerry Driscoll; Lou Marcotte Friday, April 1--Friday Within the Octave of Easter 7:30 AM: Dr. Charles Stewart Easter Flowers In Loving Memory of: Dr. Tommy Comeaux & Dorinne Pierre & “Monty” Montagnet Larry Lampo; Bannon Braun; Christopher Landry

Non-Liturgical Devotions Daily Rosary: Monday - Thursday 6:55 a.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday 7:15 a.m. Rosary for Priests: Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Thursday 7:15 a.m. Pro-Life Rosary: 1st Friday of the month 7 a.m. Shamrocks—Friday, April 1: Jerry Bou-dreaux; Dee Boudreaux; Betty Fournet; Charlotte Privat.

To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him

will receive forgiveness of sins through his name.

— Acts 10:43

Novena to St. Peregrine With the permission of Bishop Michael Jarrell, Im-maculate Heart of Mary Church (818 12th Street, Lafayette) is starting a novena to St. Peregrine. He is the Patron Saint for cancer patients. We will begin the novena on Monday, April 4th, at 6 p.m., with a Healing Mass celebrated by Fr. Anil Thomas, SVD. The novena will continue for nine consecutive Mon-days, starting from Monday, April 4th. We all know someone suffering with cancer (maybe a family member, relative, neighbor, co-worker, friend, etc.). It is a great opportunity for all of us to pray for heal-ing through the intercession of St. Peregrine. All are welcome. For more information, please call the Church Office (235-4618).

Holy Hour for Vocations Please join us for our monthly “Holy Hour for Vocations and for the Spiritual Renewal of All Priests” on Monday, April 4, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 406 E. Pinhook Road. Recitation of the Rosary be-gins at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in these prayers for vocations and perseverance of vocations to the priest-hood and religious life, sponsored by the Serra Club of Lafayette.

Food for the Journey The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette presents “Food for the Journey”, a monthly lunchtime speaker series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for April is Rev. Sebastian Myladiyil, SVD, Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lafayette. “Food for the Journey” will be held on Tuesday, April 5, at Wyndham Garden Lafayette (former ly “Hotel Acadiana”), 1801 W. Pinhook Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional lunch buffet is available for pur-chase beginning at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come “eat and be fed”- please bring a friend! Pre-registration is not required. For more information, please call Mary Ber-geron (654-8682). Local Pilgrimage Bus Trip— Jubilee Year of Mercy St. Mary Church, Lafayette, is offering a one-day Pilgr im-age Bus Trip on Thursday, April 28, to visit Pilgrimage Sites in the Diocese of Lafayette designated by Bishop Mi-chael Jarrell to reflect on the Father’s mercy and how we can emulate that mercy in our lives. We will attend 7:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Church (419 Doucet Road, Lafa-yette), then depart at 7:45 a.m. from St. Mary parking lot. We will visit, take tours and have our booklets stamped at the Carmelite Monastery; St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church, St. Martinville; Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Henderson; Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto and St. Leo Catholic Church, Leonville; Our Lady of Mercy Catho-lic Church, Opelousas; Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, Church Point; Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, Rayne; and Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Lafayette. Each person will receive a booklet “Merciful Like the Father”; inside you will find the Prayer for the Year of Mercy which we will pray at every location, and we will have our booklets stamped at each site. Lunch (included) will be at Little Big Cup in Arnaudville. For registration details, cost and more information, please con-tact JoAnn LeJune at St. Mary Church (981-3379) or Bar-bara Thibodeaux, Group (235-3240).

Central Region’s Annual Celebration of “Divine Mercy Sunday” in Holy Jubilee Year of Mercy The Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette will host a special celebration of “Divine Mercy Sunday” on Sunday, April 3, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. This event begins at 2:00 p.m. with Exposi-tion of the Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Prayers, Sacrament of Reconciliation, and more, followed by Holy Mass at 3:00 p.m. The main cele-brant and homilist will be Rev. Michael Russo, Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Rev. Thomas James, SVD, of the Central Region will concelebrate along with other clergy. A blessing with the Relic of St. Faustina will be held at the end of the Mass. All are welcome to attend, and no pre-registration is re-quired. Please note that Confessions will be limited; you may receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation prior to Divine Mercy Sunday. Every effort will be made to accommodate those attending; however, Confessions will end promptly at 2:45 p.m. Parking is available at Our Lady of Fatima, with additional parking at Black-ham Coliseum with a uniformed police escort to assist in crossing Johnston Street to the Church. For more information, please contact Mary Bergeron (654-8682; Mbergeron@diolaf.org). Men’s Prayer Breakfast St. Joseph Catholic Church, Broussard, and St. Antho-ny Chapel, Cade, invite all men to its “Men’s Prayer Breakfast” on Saturday, April 9, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) The theme of the “Men’s Prayer Breakfast” is “Faithful, Fearless and Fruitful in the Year of Mercy”, presented by guest speaker Dea-con Roland Jeanlouis. Tickets are available at St. Jo-seph Church Office or at the door. Cost is $5.00 per person and includes breakfast. For more information, please call Daniel Foster (258-0937) or the Church Office (837-6218). It is not too late to give donations to Operation Rice Bowl. Your support help families around the world through Catholic Relief Services. STEWARDSHIP OF THE PAST WEEK Our Response to God’s Generosity to Us Offertory………………………$ 4,267.30 Catholic Relief Services………$ 935.09 Thank You! The second collection next Sunday will be for our Building Fund.

Date

Saturday, April 2 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, April 3 8:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 3 10:00 a.m.

Lectors Janell Venable Kenneth Phillips Brenda DeMette

Eucharistic Ministers

Harold Guilbeau Kathy Kalweit Peggy Spruill

Geneva Phillips Ted Hampton Kay Hampton

Andre Arceneaux Jean Arceneaux Janeth Harrington

Altar Servers George Eaton Fred Vallot Harry DeMette

Ushers Oren Spruill George Guidry

Donald & Scottie Vallot Robin Roy Lionel Jeanmard

Liturgical Roles for April

Readings for the Week

Monday Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15

Tuesday Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18

Wednesday Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35

Thursday Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48

Friday Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14

Saturday Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15

Sunday Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31

From the Pastor’s Desk

Earlier this week, the Holy Father had this to say about preparing to celebrate these past few days, the holiest days of the year:

“Dear Brothers and Sisters: As we prepare to celebrate the Paschal Triduum in this Holy Year of Mercy, we are invited in a special way to contemplate the revelation of God’s infinite mercy in the events of Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection. Tomorrow, Holy Thursday, Jesus gives himself to us as food and, in the washing of feet, teaches us the need to serve others. On Good Friday, in the mystery of Christ’s death on the cross, we contemplate that undying divine love which embraces all mankind and summons us in turn to love one another in the power of the Spirit. Holy Saturday, the day of God’s silence, invites us not only to solidarity with all who are abandoned and alone, but also to trust in that faithful love which turns death into life. These, then, are days which speak to us powerfully of God’s love and mercy. In one of her visions, Julian of Norwich hears the Lord say that he rejoices eternally because he was able to suffer for our sake out of love. Let us prepare then to celebrate the coming days with gratitude for this great mys-tery of God’s mercy, poured out for us on the cross of our salvation. “

It seems that this is first and foremost about remembrance, and the lasting significance of events long past in history. We tend to marvel at celebrating a 50 or 100 year anniversary of anything. And here, the Church throughout the world celebrates events that took place over 2000 years ago, in an obscure corner of the long-ended Roman Empire, remembering and re-telling this story as if it matters. And it does matter, because it is our story. That story of the first Eucharist, and the only Crucifixion that redeemed the world, and the night of dark-ness being shattered by the brilliant light of Easter is truly our story. It is right that we remember.

It is also about promise, a promise heard from the lips of none other than the Son of God. On that night before he died, he said to those gathered, “I will not leave you orphan”. And ever since the Church has been cele-brating and living in the real and abiding and healing and comforting presence of Him who did not leave us be-hind. He has set up his tent in our midst, he has made his dwelling among us.

Every year, on this Easter weekend, we renew Baptismal promises. We recall that sacrament which be-gan our journey of faith. St. Paul teaches that this sacrament joins us to these events just celebrated, to the death and rising of our Lord Jesus Christ. In him, we are saved, in him we find new life, in him death is overcome and in him, life triumphs forever. He is risen indeed! Alleluia!