Homily for the Seventeenth 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 --- four years ago. This week, the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our two hundred seventy 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.

Bulletin for the Week of July 28, 2013 - and the Pastor's Corner

The Pastor’s Corner 

Over the last several weeks we have had a bulletin announcement seeking volunteers to help distribute Holy Communion to our parishioners at Heritage Manor Nursing Home on the first Tuesday of each month.  What a wonderful response we have had!  We thank those who responded to this request and are able and willing to serve those in need.  With the generous response of these volunteers, we will begin the ministry in August, led by Deacon Diesi, who we also thank for his work in coordinating the program.

There are two nursing homes in our geographical parish, Heritage Manor and Our Lady of Prompt Succor.  Senior Village is also located in our Opelousas community.  We minister at all three nursing homes, but there was a need at Heritage Manor to provide Holy Communion for our parishioners who are unable to attend weekly Mass due to their physical limitations.  In the spirit of St. Landry, we as a parish are imitating his willingness to follow Christ by reaching out and ministering to those who are in need.  Bringing Holy Communion to our fellow parishioners at Heritage Manor unites us as a parish in the Eucharist and also brings the ministers great benefit by being exposed to the resident's wisdom and their ability to live in an institution, often under very difficult circumstances and with great suffering due to their physical condition.  It is in this service to them that we ourselves learn more about Jesus in their suffering and example.  Thus, they minister to us!

Whenever visiting nursing homes, I am always struck by the care and love given by those who work there, as their work affirms the dignity of every human being.  On our part, we can witness to that dignity by providing them the sacraments, reminding them that they are part of our parish and our Church community, and showing them the love and care that Jesus requires of us.    This can also be done by a simple visit.  I encourage all who have family members or friends living in a nursing home to visit when you can.  It is always appreciated and always fruitful.

Thank you again for your response to this call to love as Christ has loved us.

           God Bless!

           Father James Brady


The bulletin for the week of July 28, 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 Sixteenth 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 --- four years ago. This week, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our two hundred seventy third and two hundred seventy fourth!! podcasts to be posted. The 8 AM mass homily is given by Deacon Sammy Diesi while the 10 AM mass homily is given by Deacon Dwayne Joubert.

So, take a listen and let us know what you think. Click here to download the 8 AM homily and click here to download the 10 AM homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of July 21, 2013 - and the Pastor's Corner

The Pastor’s Corner 

During this time of the year, the "ordination season," we celebrate ordinations to Holy Orders.  As you all know, we celebrated Monsignor Melancon's 50th Anniversary to the priesthood in May.  What a wonderful celebration it was.  At St. Landry, we are also blessed with three deacons who actively serve us:  Deacon John Miller, Deacon Sammy Diesi, and Deacon Dwayne Joubert.  They serve our community in various capacities, from our youth group to our elderly shut-ins.  They are a great help to me personally and to our church community as a whole, and we thank them for responding "Yes" to God's call.  Each of their anniversaries are celebrated this time of year, so we want to thank them for their service and remember them and their families in our prayers.  Their ordination dates are as follows:

Deacon Miller:  June 27, 1977
Deacon Diesi:   September 9, 2006
Deacon Joubert:  August 18, 2012

Please remember them especially in your prayers on their anniversary dates.  We also want to remember the two deacons who have served here at St. Landry and have passed to the next life:  Deacon Carlo Cannatella and Deacon Arthur B. Lognion.  We pray for their eternal rest with Christ and the continued consolation of their families and friends.  We also pray that God continue to bless St. Landry with such good deacons with a heart for service to our community.

           God Bless!

           Father James Brady


The bulletin for the week of July 21, 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 Fifteenth 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 --- four years ago. This week, the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our two hundred seventy second!! 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 July 14, 2013 - and the Pastor's Corner

The Pastor’s Corner 

This weekend, we say goodbye to our summer seminarian, Blake Dubroc.  Blake has been a blessing to our parish since his arrival at the beginning of June, and we wish he could spend some more time with us before his departure.  He has worked with our young people, assisted at liturgies, and taken on several projects during his stay.  However, he will be leaving this week a little earlier than usual for World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, where our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, is scheduled to address young people from around the world.  We wish Blake a safe and fruitful trip, and we continue to pray for him, along with all our seminarians, in their discernment for the priesthood.  Blake will speak briefly at all the Masses this weekend, and if you are able, wish him well after Mass at the main entrance to the church.

           God Bless!

           Father James Brady


The bulletin for the week of July 14, 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 Fourteenth 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 --- four years ago. This week, the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our two hundred seventy first!! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by Monsignor Louis Melancon.

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 July 07, 2013 - and the Pastor's Corner

The Pastor’s Corner 

Follow last week's homily, this week we celebrated Independence Day on July 4, which celebrates the founding of our country. Despite the movement away from the founding principles of our country (as well as Catholic teaching) in today's current climate, especially as it relates to virtue and morality, we are certainly blessed to live in a country where we are able to freely exercise our faith without the concern of retribution or negative consequences. We have been blessed by ancestors who have handed on to us a legacy of freedom on many levels, a legacy no other modern society has provided for its citizens. In that regard, let us thank God for those who had the foresight and inspiration to establish a society with so many freedoms, thank God for those who throughout our history have defended these freedoms (and given their lives for them) by service in the armed forces, and renew our devotion to God who has given us such a great blessing. We have been given an opportunity to live a life few other people in human history have been given, and as such we have a greater responsibility to take advantage of these freedoms and using them for God's greater glory, especially in living out our Catholic Faith. Let us continue to pray for our country to become more just, as we did in the Fortnight for Freedom, but also let us thank God for the great blessing of being a part of this society. May God Bless America!

           God Bless!

           Father James Brady


The bulletin for the week of July 07, 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.