Homily for the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Homilies are now available to download and listen to!

As part of our answering the challenge of the Holy Father to go out and evangelize utilizing new technologies, we're now offering the homily each week for download. Clicking the link to the homily should download it and automatically start it playing in whatever music player your computer is set up with.

On the technical side, the file sizes are about 5 megs which means it may a minute or two to download on slower Internet connections. It is also an MP3 formatted file which means that these are essentially podcasts. Don't worry if all the technical words don't mean much to you. It means we're using the latest in technology in order to make sure our church parish can reach the most people.

The current week's homily is available on a link on the front page of the website next to the link for the current week's bulletin. On the page with the prior bulletins, the corresponding homily will be sitting side by side with its bulletin. We started on the anniversary of the start of the Catholic Church, Pentecost Sunday --- over a year and a half ago. This week, the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our one hundredth and tenth! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by our pastor Father James Brady.

So, take a listen and let us know what you think. Click here to download the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Lenten and Easter Schedule for 2011

Updated with information related to our Lenten Mission

Below is our Lenten and Easter Schedule for St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana

Masses - Ash Wednesday, March 9
      8:40 AM - School Mass
    12:05 PM
      5:30 PM

Masses - Weekdays - Thursday, March 10 through Wednesday, April 20
    12:05 PM Monday thru Friday in St. Landry Catholic Church

Masses - Saturdays through April 16
     8:00 AM in Valentin Hall chapel

Mass - Holy Thursday, April 21
     7:00 PM

Good Friday Service, April 22
     3:00 PM

Way of the Cross - All Fridays through April 15
     5:15 PM

Confessions - March 9 thru April 20
     Monday through Friday: 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
     Saturdays                         2:30 PM  to  3:30 PM

Lenten Mission - “The Mystery of Suffering: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?”

                  Introduction of Mission will be at Mass on Saturday and Sunday: March 12 – 4PM, March 13 – 8AM, 10 AM, 5 PM

                  Mission Nights: March 14, 15, 16

     6:30 PM  Mission nights start with Mass, Mission talks begin at 7:00 PM

Mass - Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 23
     8:00 PM

Masses - Easter Sunday, April 24
     8:00 AM
   10:00 AM
     5:00 PM 

Bulletin for the Week of February 27, 2011

The bulletin for the week of February 27, 2011 has been posted. Click here to see it.

The calendar on the website has been updated with all events for the coming week along with prayer intention information and information on the second collection for all of the masses. Take some time to look at our calendar here.

Updates are also being made to our St. Landry Catholic Church blog. You can get to the blog from the church home page under the Bulletins and News section or you can just click here to go to it.

Don't forget, we're also sending out live updates via Twitter. Our Twitter name is StLandryCath. You can see updates by clicking here.

And we're also on Facebook --- friend us! You can see our updates on our page StLandryCatholicChurch.

Lenten and Easter Schedule at St. Landry Catholic Church

Below is our Lenten and Easter Schedule for St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana



Masses - Ash Wednesday, March 9
      8:40 AM - School Mass
    12:05 PM
      5:30 PM

Masses - Weekdays - Thursday, March 10 through Wednesday, April 20
    12:05 PM Monday thru Friday in St. Landry Catholic Church

Masses - Saturdays through April 16
     8:00 AM in Valentin Hall chapel

Mass - Holy Thursday, April 21
     7:00 PM

Good Friday Service, April 22
     3:00 PM

Way of the Cross - All Fridays through April 15
     5:15 PM

Confessions - March 9 thru April 20
     Monday through Friday: 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
     Saturdays                         2:30 PM  to  3:30 PM

Mass - Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 23
     8:00 PM

Masses - Easter Sunday, April 24
     8:00 AM
   10:00 AM
     5:00 PM

Parish Lenten Mission - March 14 through March 16, 2011

Our Lenten Parish Mission will take place March 14, 15, and 16, 2011. The theme of the mission is “The Mystery of Suffering: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?”

The mission will be presented by Fr. Brady and will be introduced at the Sunday Masses on March 12 and 13, 2011. The mission will begin each night at 6:30 pm with Mass and the mission talk will take place after Mass beginning at about 7 pm. Each talk will last 45 minutes to an hour, so the mission should be concluded by 8 pm each evening.

The mission will address issues related to the mystery of suffering, beginning with how God created the world “good”, the fall of mankind, suffering in the Old Testament, and how Jesus redeemed suffering in his life, death, and resurrection. Some of the topics addressed will be:

• The fallacy of the gospel of prosperity
• What does it mean when we say suffering is “redeemed”?
• What does it mean when we “offer up” our sufferings?
• What is the meaning of “sacrifice” in our lives?

Suffering is something we don’t talk about enough, and at times may not be prepared to endure. The mission will try to help us penetrate the mystery of suffering and help us to be more cognizant of God’s Love for us and each other in our suffering.

 

Please mark your calendars and plan to join us!

Homily for the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Homilies are now available to download and listen to!

As part of our answering the challenge of the Holy Father to go out and evangelize utilizing new technologies, we're now offering the homily each week for download. Clicking the link to the homily should download it and automatically start it playing in whatever music player your computer is set up with.

On the technical side, the file sizes are about 5 megs which means it may a minute or two to download on slower Internet connections. It is also an MP3 formatted file which means that these are essentially podcasts. Don't worry if all the technical words don't mean much to you. It means we're using the latest in technology in order to make sure our church parish can reach the most people.

The current week's homily is available on a link on the front page of the website next to the link for the current week's bulletin. On the page with the prior bulletins, the corresponding homily will be sitting side by side with its bulletin. We started on the anniversary of the start of the Catholic Church, Pentecost Sunday --- over a year and a half ago. This week, the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our one hundredth and ninth! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by our pastor Father James Brady.

So, take a listen and let us know what you think. Click here to download the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

New book - Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist by Brant Pitre

“Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper” by Brant Pitre

The book is available on Amazon by clicking here.

In this new book, Dr. Brant Pitre does an excellent job illuminating the parallels as well as the differences from Jewish worship at the time of Christ to the actions of Christ and the beginnings of Christianity.

Dr. Pitre puts worship and the hopes of a coming Messiah in the perspective of a Jewish person living at the time of Christ. He describes the worship at the first Passover, the rituals of worship during the Exodus, and goes on to the Passover rituals followed at the time of Christ. The details here are not the type of things the typical Catholic would know about Jewish worship and tradition. Even more intriguing was the anticipation by Jews of a "new Exodus" in relation to the coming of the Messiah. Dr. Pitre's easy to read, straight forward style helps tie these details together to the "new Passover" worship found in Christianity.

Some of the connections between the Passover rituals to the Catholic mass have been touched on in other books. But this book does a tremendous job of bringing all of the related items together in one, well organized place. In Dr. Pitre's closing discussion, he details just where you can find references to the Passover in other texts including the writings of the Early Father's of the Church, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, as well as writers in Jewish and Protestant faiths. Detailed notes for further reading follow in the back of the book with references to Pope Benedict XVI, Thomas Aquinas, and Justin Martyr as well as a veritable "Who's Who" of scripture scholars.

The book has an introduction by well known Catholic writer Scott Hahn as well as a Nihil Obstat and an Imprimatur. Dr. Pitre has degrees from the Notre Dame University in Indiana and is currently a professor of sacred scripture at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about the Jewish roots of Catholic worship as well as anyone wanting to have a better appreciation of the Real Presence within the Eucharist. I believe it will also aid many in a better understanding of the celebration of the Catholic mass.

Bulletin for the week of February 20, 2011

The bulletin for the week of February 20, 2011 has been posted. Click here to see it.

The calendar on the website has been updated with all events for the coming week along with prayer intention information and information on the second collection for all of the masses. Take some time to look at our calendar here.

Updates are also being made to our St. Landry Catholic Church blog. You can get to the blog from the church home page under the Bulletins and News section or you can just click here to go to it.

Don't forget, we're also sending out live updates via Twitter. Our Twitter name is StLandryCath. You can see updates by clicking here.

And we're also on Facebook --- friend us! You can see our updates on our page StLandryCatholicChurch.

Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Homilies are now available to download and listen to!

As part of our answering the challenge of the Holy Father to go out and evangelize utilizing new technologies, we're now offering the homily each week for download. Clicking the link to the homily should download it and automatically start it playing in whatever music player your computer is set up with.

On the technical side, the file sizes are about 5 megs which means it may a minute or two to download on slower Internet connections. It is also an MP3 formatted file which means that these are essentially podcasts. Don't worry if all the technical words don't mean much to you. It means we're using the latest in technology in order to make sure our church parish can reach the most people.

The current week's homily is available on a link on the front page of the website next to the link for the current week's bulletin. On the page with the prior bulletins, the corresponding homily will be sitting side by side with its bulletin. We started on the anniversary of the start of the Catholic Church, Pentecost Sunday --- over a year and a half ago. This week, the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our one hundredth and eighth! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by our pastor Father James Brady.

So, take a listen and let us know what you think. Click here to download the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of February 13, 2011

The bulletin for the week of February 13, 2011 has been posted. Click here to see it.

The calendar on the website has been updated with all events for the coming week along with prayer intention information and information on the second collection for all of the masses. Take some time to look at our calendar here.

Updates are also being made to our St. Landry Catholic Church blog. You can get to the blog from the church home page under the Bulletins and News section or you can just click here to go to it.

Don't forget, we're also sending out live updates via Twitter. Our Twitter name is StLandryCath. You can see updates by clicking here.

And we're also on Facebook --- friend us! You can see our updates on our page StLandryCatholicChurch.

Bulletin for the week of February 06, 2011

The bulletin for the week of February 06, 2011 has been posted. Click here to see it.

The calendar on the website has been updated with all events for the coming week along with prayer intention information and information on the second collection for all of the masses. Take some time to look at our calendar here.

Updates are also being made to our St. Landry Catholic Church blog. You can get to the blog from the church home page under the Bulletins and News section or you can just click here to go to it.

Don't forget, we're also sending out live updates via Twitter. Our Twitter name is StLandryCath. You can see updates by clicking here.

And we're also on Facebook --- friend us! You can see our updates on our page StLandryCatholicChurch.

Saturday Parish Work Day for February - Cancelled

Due to the cold weather outside as well as a funeral inside of our church, we're cancelling this weekend's Parish Work Day.

Please note that Benediction and First Saturday Mass will be as scheduled at 7:45am and 8am in Valentin Hall, and that all are still invited to come worship!!

Father Brady

Science versus Faith presentation today

From Mrs. Jennie Stelly, a teacher at Opelousas Catholic school:

I am giving a talk today, Tuesday, February 1, 2011, in the Opelousas Catholic gym on the debate between science versus faith. It starts at 1:00 and will last about 45 minutes. You are welcome to attend.

Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions, February 2011

The Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for February, 2011:

General Intention: That the family may be respected by all in its identity and that its irreplaceable contribution to all of society be recognized.

Missionary Intention: That in the mission territories where the struggle against disease is most urgent, Christian communities may witness to the presence of Christ to those who suffer.