Bulletin for the Week of June 2, 2013 - and the Pastor's Corner

The Pastor’s Corner 

This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly referred to as Corpus Christi. Our formal celebration of Easter concluded two weeks ago with Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit into the world, and to each one of us, to lead and guide us in our imitation of Christ in the particular mission God has given to us. Last weekend we celebrated Trinity Sunday, thanking God for revealing Himself, in the life of Jesus, as the Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Today, we celebrate the gift of the Eucharist, the sacrament Jesus instituted at the Last Supper which fulfills His promise to be with us until the end of time and strengthens us to follow the leadership and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Sunday after the 10:00am Mass we will have a special devotion to the Eucharist in celebration of this feast. Following Mass we will have a Eucharistic procession in the church and then Eucharistic adoration for the afternoon. Benediction and reposition will take place just prior to the 5pm Mass. I hope everyone is able to spend some time in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament Sunday afternoon. The Eucharist is the "source and summit" of our sacramental faith, and our devotion to Jesus cannot be complete without devotion to His presence in the Blessed Sacrament.

This past week also marked the end of the school year for most of our students, and we wish them a safe and happy summer. Many of us will be taking vacations during this time. A reminder that our worship of God is not suspended when we are on vacation. We all make vacation plans for travel, food, housing, etc. We should include making plans for Sunday Mass (this especially teaches our children the importance of our faith and practicing it at all times). If your vacation plans make it impossible to attend Sunday Mass, it would be good to reconsider the plans to make attendance at Mass possible. If not, then you should consult your pastor regarding the availability of a dispensation prior to your departure.

           God Bless!

           Father James Brady

The bulletin for the week of June 02, 2013 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 SaintLandryCatholicChurch.

Homily for Trinity Sunday - Celebrating Monsignor Melancon's 50th Jubilee

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 --- four years ago today. This week, Trinity Sunday with thoughts celebrating Monsignor Louis Melancon's 50th Jubilee, is our two hundred sixty fifth!! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by Father James Brady.

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

Patriotic Rosary on Monday, May 27, 2013 - Memorial Day

St. Landry Catholic Daughters Court 119 is sponsoring the Patriotic Rosary on Monday, May 27 inside St. Landry Catholic Church at 5:30 pm. The public and all Veterans are invited to participate in the rosary. For more information, contact Yvonne L. Normand at 337-308-3474.

A Prayer for Those Serving in the Military

Almighty God, send your blessing upon all who serve in our armed forces.

 Shield them from all harm. 

Let peace be the sentry that stands guard over them. 

Look with compassion on all victims of war;

 ease their sufferings and heal their wounds. 

Put an end to wars over all the earth, and hasten peace. 

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, now and forever. 

Amen.

Pray for our Troops

Christopher Briley; Dr. John Cason; Jacob DeKerlegand; Brian James Dendy; Daryl Brooke Deville; Dakin Doyle; Hunter Dubuc; Chad Guthrie; Eric Hart; A.J. Korn; Garrett Ryan Lanclos; Andre Ledoux; Danny Pitre; Trevor Reilly; Zach Reilly; Joshua Thomassee; Hunter Zerangue

St. Jude, Patron Saint of Hope, keep watch over America and all who defend our flag. Protect all who fight in the name of freedom and liberty!

Photos from the Parish Picnic - May 19, 2013

Here are photos from our annual Parish Picnic that we celebrated last Sunday, May 19, 2013. It was a wonderful day with great weather and lots of fun for everyone.

Click here to see the gallery.

Bulletin for the Week of May 26, 2013 and the Pastor's Corner

The Pastor’s Corner 

As mentioned last weekend, this weekend we celebrate Monsignor Melancon's and Monsignor Metrejean's 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Congratulations to them both! Monsignor Metrejean's anniversary was celebrated Friday evening at Our Lady Queen of Angels, and we celebrate Monsignor Melancon's anniversary today at the 10am Mass followed by a reception at Opelousas Catholic.

Monsignor began his priestly ministry here at St. Landry in 1963, serving as a teacher at AIC, and now is in residence here. He has spent, altogether, some 23 years of his priestly ministry serving the Opelousas area, including stays not only here at St. Landry, but also at St. Peter in Grand Prairie and at Our Lady Queen of Angels in Opelousas. Monsignor has been a great gift to our community, and he continues to be a vital part of it in his continued service, especially to our children at Opelousas Catholic. Words cannot adequately express the value of Monsignor's presence to our community or the gratitude that we have. However, knowing Monsignor, a simple "thank you" more than suffices. So let us all "thank" him and celebrate God's gift to us by his presence in, and his service to, our community.

Monsignor: Happy Anniversary! Thank You! God Bless You!

           God Bless!

           Father James Brady

The bulletin for the week of May 26, 2013 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 SaintLandryCatholicChurch.

Homily for Pentecost Sunday

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 --- four years ago today. This week, Pentecost Sunday, is our two hundred sixty fourth!! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by Father James Brady.

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

Bulletin for the Week of May 19, 2013 and the Pastor's Corner

The Pastor’s Corner 

Sunday, we celebrate our re-scheduled parish picnic after the 10am Mass. The picnic had to be postponed last month due to inclement weather. Let’s hope the weather cooperates this time! The picnic is our parish community’s celebration of Easter. Being Pentecost as well, we hope that by the power of the Holy Spirit, we spread the Good News of Christ to all we come into contact. Please join us for the fun and fellowship!

Some good news for our brothers and sisters at St. Peter’s in Grand Prairie. Bishop Jarrell has appointed Fr. D. Blaine Clement as Pastor, effective July 1, 2013. With Fr. Clement becoming pastor of St. Peter’s, my role as administrator will end. We thank all the priests who helped at St. Peter’s over the course of the last year, including Fr. Jerry Mesley, Fr. Austin Leger, Fr. Conley Bertrand, Fr. Sonny Brown, Fr. Joshua Guillory, Fr. Kevin Bordelon, Fr. D. Blaine Clement, and especially Msgr. Melancon. Without these priests, the sacramental work would not have been possible. Thanks to you also for your patience, kindness and support over the last year.

We did not need to conduct our Parish Advisory Board elections lastweekend as there were not as many nominees as open positions. I am happy to announce that Mrs. Lori Briggs and Mr. Howard Fournier have accepted appointments to the board for a three year term. Thanks to both of them for their willingness to serve our parish community in this capacity.

A reminder that next weekend we will celebrate Msgr. Melancon’s 50th Anniversary of priestly ordination. The celebration will take place at the 10am Mass followed by a reception at the Opelousas Catholic cafeteria. All are invited, so please make plans to join us!

Finally, congratulations to the Opelousas Catholic Class of 2013! Our seniors graduate Friday night, May 17 and now embark on their journey into adult life. Please keep them in your prayers, especially for the intention that they bring the Light of Christ to the world in the lives that they lead.


           God Bless!

           Father James Brady

The bulletin for the week of May 19, 2013 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 SaintLandryCatholicChurch.

Homilies for the Feast of the Ascension - May 12 2013

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 homilies 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 --- nearly four years ago. This week, the Feast of the Ascension, we have our two hundred sixty second and two hundred and sixty third!! podcasts posted. The homilies are given by Deacon Dwayne Joubert at 8AM and Deacon Sammy Diesi at 10AM.

So, take a listen and let us know what you think. Click here for Deacon Joubert and Click here for Deacon Diesi to download the homilies from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of May 12, 2013 and the Pastor's Corner

The Pastor’s Corner 

Happy Mother's Day!! Unfortunately, I will not be here today in person to wish you happy Mother's Day, as I will be handling the weekend schedule at St. Peter's in Grand Prairie.

Today, we celebrate motherhood, a most wonderful vocation dedicated to the nurturing and Christian formation of children (regardless of the age of the children!). The good of children is entrusted to mothers and fathers by God. The vocation of motherhood is first and foremost taught by the life of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and is best exemplified incarnately by Our Blessed Mother, Her being a model of Christian discipleship.

Motherhood is first and foremost a blessing and gift from God. As in all things, God teaches us how to properly respond to the gifts He gives. In other words, what is truly "good" is taught to us by God. Therefore, the standard for being a "good" mother is provided by God in the life of His Son and taught by His Church, as well as the good example of saintly mothers, especially our Blessed Mother.

In every generation there is "conventional wisdom" of what being a "good mother" means. Indeed, the specific circumstances of a mother's life does impact what it takes to be a good mother. However, the core of a mother's mission remains constant in every generation and never changes: Nurturing by word and deed the seeds of salvation God has planted in their children so that their children can one day live in the Communion of Saints in heaven. Any conventional wisdom that is inconsistent with this core mission does not teach "good" motherhood.

Today, we thank all our mothers who have given to each of us true goodness in the lives that they lead. We pray for all mothers who struggle in their vocation through the intercession of our Blessed Mother, the Seat of Wisdom. We pray also, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother, the Mother of Consolation, for mothers whose children have passed from this life into the next. Finally, we thank God for the blessing of children and motherhood in His plan of salvation!!

           God Bless!

           Father James Brady

The bulletin for the week of May 12, 2013 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 SaintLandryCatholicChurch.

Homily for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

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 --- nearly four years ago. This week, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, is our two hundred sixty first!! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by Father James Brady.

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