Bulletin for the week of August 29, 2010

The bulletin for the week of August 29, 2010 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 Twenty First 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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our eighty 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 Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Pastor's Corner - Message from Father James Brady

There has been much going on the last week. Initially, the attendance at our Masses has grown, and we hope that continues. The Mass is the central and most important part of our spiritual life because in it we worship God in the way Jesus told us ("Do this in memory of Me"). The Eucharist is the source and summit of our life, not just here on earth, but for our life in eternity. In this worship, we should always respond to the gifts God has given us. Because of the growth in attendance at Mass, there will be a need for additional ministers at our Eucharistic Celebrations. Our St. Landry Church ministry call will be next month, and I hope that those of you who are called to serve at Mass, whether it be as a Minister of the Word, Minister of Music, Extraordinary Minister, Usher, Minister of the Eucharist for those unable to attend Mass, or Altar Server will be generous with your time and talent if you have that gift to give at the service of the Church.

We began some projects this week on the grounds of the Church. First, the roofing project for Valentin Hall, and the parking garage have begun, beginning with the garage this week. The Valentin Hall project will begin within the next month. Also, the gardens next to the rectory building were removed by the inmates at St. Landry Parish Correctional Center. The proximity of the gardens to the building caused a drainage and varmint problem for the building. We appreciate the help from the men who came to remove those gardens and those at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's office who made it possible! The roofing repairs for the rectory and south sacristy of the Church will begin next month, and hopefully, with their completion, will resolve all problems with roof leaks in our buildings.

Many responded to the request for a monstrance for the Valentin Hall Chapel, and the response is greatly appreciated. We will have a new monstrance in the near future. As a final note, many thanks for your generosity in giving to the Church. As you know, there are ongoing renovations to the rectory in addition to the other projects mentioned above. We've been blessed over the last few weeks with generous donations of materials and funds (both from inside our Church parish and from outside donors) that have made these repairs and renovations possible.

Father James Brady

Now taking orders for the new Father Lafleur book!

The new book about Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur --- the life, faith, and sacrifice of a military chaplain --- is now available!

The book was written by Peter J. Guerra & Suzanne Dore' Guerra.

You can get to the order form here: http://fatherlafleur.org/html/order_form.html

The book was produced locally by Andrepont Printing ... you can support them by clicking here.

Download the flyer here: http://fatherlafleur.org/BookFlyerReduced.pdf

Readings and Themes for Week of August 22, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of August 22, 2010,
Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I Isaiah 66: 18-21

Outcasts will be gathered home by God as a precious offering in glory.

Psalm 117

"Go out to all the world and tell the Good News."

Reading II Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13

Discipline strengthens what is weak.

Gospel Luke 13:22-30

The doorway into the kingdom is narrow.

THEME:

Following Jesus calls us to risk and not always taking the easy road.

God’s sacred word shows us the way to eternal life. The entrance is narrow, yet we are strengthened each week as we gather in this holy place to be fed at the table of the word. May the proclamation of today’s scriptures keep our eyes focused on the Lord.

Questions of the week

Question for Children:

How do you show that you are a follower of Christ?

Question for Youth:

Jesus tells us that being His disciple will be very hard.

Of all the things that Jesus tells us about the way that we are to live our lives, what is the hardest thing for you to do? Why?

Question for Adults:

As you wrestle with today’s Gospel, what signs do you see in your
own life that you are “with God”?

Bulletin Bites
"I do not know where you are from"

What will we do if Jesus speaks those words to us when we finally meet him? Will our face go pale and our knees buckle? Will we be very frightened? Will we mumble, “I ate and drank in your company and you taught me”? What if Jesus asks us, “But what did you learn? Did you eat and drink in the company of the hungry, the homeless, the naked, the oppressed, and the diseased? Do they know where you are from? If people in need in our world know where we are from, Jesus will know where we are from. He will recognize us right away and he will be anxiously waiting for us to enter into his presence. Jesus is very clear”: “People will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at the table in the Kingdom of God. For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” Where do we want to be when we all take our places in God’s Kingdom?

Bulletin for the Week of August 22, 2010

The bulletin for the week of August 22, 2010 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 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Feast of the Assumption, is our eightieth podcast to be posted. This week, the homily is given by Father James Brady.

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

Father Lafleur Memorial Mass

The Father Lafleur Memorial Mass

The Lieutenant Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur Memorial Mass will be at 6:30 PM, September 7, 2010 on the anniversary of Father Lafleur’s death at St. Landry Catholic Church, 1020 North Main Street, Opelousas, Louisiana.

The mass will be celebrated by Father Francis Lowe, a military chaplain currently stationed in Arkansas, whose father was a prisoner of war alongside Father Lafleur during World War II.

For the last several years, St. Landry Catholic Church has hosted this annual Mass in honor of one of its former altar boys; it was, in fact, through the help and guidance of the pastor, Father A. B. Colliard, that a young Lafleur was eventually able to enter the seminary. Today, some of Father Lafleur’s relatives in the Opelousas area are still parishioners of St. Landry Catholic Church. In 2007, a monument in honor of his memory was erected on the church grounds.

After being ordained to the priesthood in 1938, Father Lafleur went on to serve both his church and his country as a military chaplain during World War II. He and more than 600 other prisoners were killed when the Japanese ship transporting them was torpedoed. Although Father Lafleur’s body was never recovered, survivors later recalled that he was last seen trying to help others escape from the sinking vessel. In the years that followed, Father Lafleur’s family received letters from many others to whom he had ministered during the war, sharing their stories of how deeply the priest’s selfless actions touched and inspired them.

In October 2008, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Joseph Guerra assisted the Lafleur family in submitting a request to the U.S. Army, asking that Father Lafleur be considered for the Medal of Honor. While the family is still awaiting a decision on that matter, Lt. Col. Guerra has authored a book which chronicles Father Lafleur’s heroic endeavors as a military chaplain. The family is hopeful that the book, which is currently being printed by the local Andrepont Printing business, will be available in time for this year’s Memorial Mass.

Those who are interested in learning more about Father Lafleur are encouraged to visit http://www.fatherlafleur.org/ for further information.

Monstrance needed

The monstrance used for First Friday adoration and benediction in the Valentin Hall Chapel is broken and it is not feasible to repair it.

The monstrance is a sacred vessel used to display the consecrated host for adoration, benediction, or during processions. The word monstrance comes from the same root as our English word "demonstrate" - to show. The monstrance is many times designed to resemble the sun, symbolizing Christ as the Light of the World.

If anyone is interested in donating a monstrance for our church parish, please contact me at the church office (337) 942-6552 or email me by clicking this link on the church website. Your generous gift of a monstrance will provide a beautiful item that will be central to worship in our parish for this and future generations to come.

Father James Brady

Pastor's Corner - Welcome to Monsignor Louis Melancon

We welcome Monsignor Louis Melancon to our parish. Many of you already know him because of his good work at Opelousas Catholic School. He will reside, for the next few weeks, here at St. Landry Catholic Church. Due to the renovations in the rectory described in previous bulletins, he will reside in Washington throughout this school year. Beginning in the Fall of next year, he will reside here at St. Landry on a more permanent basis. Between now and then, we look forward to Monsignor's presence in our parish.

Readings and Themes for the Week of August 15, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of August 15, 2010,
The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary

Reading I Revelation 11:19a, 12:1-6a, 10ab

A woman is clothed with the sun and crowned with stars.

Psalm 45

"The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold."

Reading II 1 Corinthians 15:20-27

Christ is the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Gospel Luke 1:39-56

As David danced before the ark, so John leaps in his mother’s womb in the presence of the Lord in the womb of Mary.

THEME:

God’s power among us gives us strength.

Mary’s joyful song of praise, her Magnificat, resounds throughout this great festival in honor of her assumption into heaven. Let us be attentive, as was the Blessed Virgin Mary, to God’s word of comfort, peace, and challenge for all who long to see the face of God.

Questions of the week

Question for Children:

How does your relationship to the Blessed Virgin Mary help your faith?

Question for Youth:

Mary said YES to God, to cooperating with God’s plan for her life.

What do you think God wants for our life?

How well are you cooperating with God’s plan?

Question for Adults:

In your own words, how would you describe the role of Mary in the work of Christ?

Bulletin Bites
"More blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb."

On November 1, 1950 Pope Pius XII, in his Encyclical Letter Munificentissimus Deus, proclaimed, declared and defined to be divinely revealed dogma that "... the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." Some ask why, how, when, and where? Those are fair questions. The simple answer is "It’s a mystery!" But it is more important to ask, "Why not?" Why would Jesus not want to honor the young girl who accepted God’s call to be his mother [at great risk to her life], who carried him in her womb and gave birth to him in a cave, who watched him grow and was with him when he died on a cross and who rejoiced at his Resurrection by assuming her uncorrupted body to be with him in heaven for eternity? The world would be a much better place if we all honored our parents, family, friends, and strangers who often do so much for us that we do not appreciate. Once again, Jesus reveals to us that gratitude is the beginning of generosity.

Bulletin for the Week of August 15, 2010

The bulletin for the week of August 15, 2010 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 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Two for the price of one!

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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our seventy-ninth podcast to be posted. This week, the homily is given by Father James Brady speaking about Hands Together, missionaries to Haiti. Their website can be found at http://www.handstogether.org/ This is a second homily for this weekend - so you get two for the price of one!

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

Anniversary - Laying of the Cornerstone for St. Landry Catholic Church

Today is the 102 year anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone for the current building here at St. Landry Catholic Church. When standing outside of the church facing the front doors (to the east), the cornerstone is to your left. It was carved in 1907 and put into place on August 8, 1908. From my notes on the history of St. Landry Catholic Church ...

In 1900 a temporary church was completed. In 1902 the task of removing and clearing away the old church was started. In 1903 the foundation was formed with concrete and brick from the old church. On August 8, 1908 the cornerstone was laid. During the winter of 1908-1909 construction of the walls continued and was completed and occupied. On April 2, 1909, the first Friday of April, the first mass was said in the current St. Landry Church.  The interior of the church was not completed. Father John Engberink was our pastor who built the church. Father Engberink is buried in the floor of the church near the sanctuary.  Monsignor Albert Benedict Colliard followed Father Engberink as Pastor. Monsignor Colliard completed the interior. Monsignor Colliard is buried in St. Landry Cemetery near the cross.  Monsignor Broussard was the pastor following Monsignor Colliard. Monsignor Broussard in 1963 had the interior of the church redecorated and air conditioned.

As you can see from the photo at the top of this posting, the cornerstone is in Latin …

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Laudem Dei Omnipotentis

Sub

Invocatione St. Landerici Epi – Et

Conf. Mense Januarii A.D. MCMVII

Primarius Novae Aedis Lapis

Collocatur Sedente S.S.D.N.

Pio Papa X

Reverendissime J.H. Blenk S.M. Arch

Rev. J. Engerbrink

Rectore Opelousas

Larry Jagneaux is a parishioner here that many of you know as a Eucharistic Minister at 10 AM Sunday mass.  Larry also teaches Latin 101 and Latin 102 at the Aquinas Institute and has published a textbook on Latin. He was gracious enough to translate the cornerstone as … (with a few additions to clear up the names and abbreviations)

To the praise of Almighty God, under the invocation of St. Landry, conferred in the month of January, 1907, the first stone of the new Church, set during the pontificate of Pope Pius X.  The most Reverend James Hubert Blenk, Society of Mary, being the Archbishop of New Orleans, and the Reverend John Engerbrink, Rector of Opelousas.

Homily for the Nineteenth 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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our seventy-eighth podcast to be posted. This week, the homily is given by Bill Darling who represents Hands Together, missionaries to Haiti. Their website can be found at http://www.handstogether.org/

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

51st Anniversary of Charlene Richard's death

Tonight, at 6 PM at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Richard Louisiana, Father Wayne Duet will celebrate mass on the 51st anniversary of the death of Charlene Richard.

Charlene died as a child at the age of 12 of leukemia. Thousands of people visit her gravesite each year as a testament to her faith while going through a difficult illness.

At 5 PM, a rosary will be prayed. Immediately afterwards, Deacon Reggie Bollich will make a presentation about the Charlene Richard Mission house located in Northern Thailand.

Father Joseph Brennan who wrote the book, "My Name is Charlene" will be present to sign copies of his book before mass. Barbara Gutierrez who wrote the book "Charlene" will be there as well.

Prayer cloths made by the St. Edward's Ladies Altar Society, prayer cards, and brochures from the Friends of Charlene will also be distributed free of charge.

A reception will follow the mass.

You can contact the Friends of Charlene at PO Box 91623, Lafayette, LA 70509.

The Pastor's Corner - A Message from our Pastor, Father James Brady

Things continue to go well in the transition of pastors in our parish. Each week I get to know more people and am learning more about our parish. It's been a great month and I appreciate everything each of you have done to welcome me and make my transition comfortable. As several of you have suggested, one liturgical adjustment that could be made is to schedule more Eucharistic Ministers for each Mass. As the new school year approaches, Mass attendance tends to increase as families return home from vacation, and this has occurred over the last few weeks. It is expected that Mass attendance will continue to increase for the next few weeks as more families return home and we settle into our "school year" rhythm. We are in the process of scheduling additional Eucharistic Ministers, but this may take a few weeks, so I ask for your patience in the interim.

This Sunday, August 8th, is the 102nd anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone in our current church. This is a good time to reflect on the beauty of our Church and to thank those who came before us for the great gift they left us. Our worship of God is most important, and our ancestors and predecessors definitely left us a most fitting place to do so. On a trivia note, the rector/pastor at the time of construction of the Church, according to the cornerstone, was "Rev. J. Engerbrink.” In Valentin Hall, there is a portrait of a priest named "Fr. John Engberink" who was the "Dutchman" responsible for building the current Church and was the pastor here from 1895 to 1918. His tomb in the Church has the same spelling. In the rectory, there is a mini-portrait of "Fr. John Embrank”, who looks exactly like the man in the portrait in Valentin Hall. We know all three are the same man, but his name is spelled differently in each place, and two of the three items (the cornerstone and the mini-portrait, which have the most diverse spellings) appear to have been done within a close period of time. Does anyone know the correct spelling?

Father James Brady

Readings and Themes for the Week of August 08, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of August 08, 2010,
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I Wisdom 18: 6-9

On the long-awaited Passover night, God’s children offered the paschal sacrifice.

Psalm 33

"Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own."

Reading II Hebrews 11:1-2, 8-19

By faith, we join our ancestors in faith, as together in hope we journey toward our homeland.

Gospel Luke 12: 32-48

The Son of Man will come at an unexpected hour.

THEME:

Do not live in fear. Live, and be ready!

Let us now be attentive to the word of God, which reminds us to nurture our faith constantly, our vision focused on the coming of the Lord. We await our inheritance of the heavenly kingdom promised to those who put their faith in the Lord Jesus.

Questions of the week

Question for Children:

Jesus tells us to always be ready to hear him.

What are some ways he speaks to us?

Question for Youth:

If Jesus were to knock on your door today and give you a report card on your life as his disciple, what grade would you get?

Where would be your areas for improvement?

Question for Adults:

On a daily basis, what are some ways to keep yourself ready for God to act?

How do you pay attention to God’s often-less-than-obvious actions?

Bulletin Bites
"For where your treasure is, there also will be your heart."

The trash we put on the curb to be discarded reveals much about who we are and what we do in life. It contains the packaging of the products that we treasure. It reveals where our heart is. What is in our trash? Is it packaging from the latest electronic games, the best type of athletic equipment, the current fashion in clothes [no matter how revealing], the appliances with the most features, containers that held gourmet foods, too many liquor bottles and beer cans, and the shredded documents of the fortune we are trying to amass? There are some people whose hearts are not revealed by their trash. They have no trash. Sadly, they have nothing to throw away. They do not have sufficient food and they have very little clothing. We would do well to remember the words of Jesus, “Much will be required of the person who has much, and still more of the person entrusted with more”. When we bring our trash to the curb we should ask, “How much treasure have I been entrusted with and what does this trash reveal about my heart?”

Bulletin for the Week of August 8, 2010

The bulletin for the week of August 08, 2010 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.

St. John Bosco comes to Louisiana

The relics of St. John Bosco -- "Don Bosco" -- are being brought to a few churches in New Orleans later this month.

 

Last year was the 150th anniversary of his founding of the Salesians ... the Society of St. Francis de Sales ... and the relics are touring the world as part of the celebration.

 

The Salesians are best known for providing education for the poor throughout the world. In Haiti, they take in young boys who have been abandoned by their families due to poverty, educate them in a trade, and then attempt to have them reunited with their families as not only a family member but a provider.

 

On the itinerary:

• New Orleans: September 19-20 veneration at St. Rosalie Parish in Harvey, La.
• September 21, Youth Rally at Alario Center in Westwego, La.
• September 21-22 veneration at St. John Bosco Parish in Harvey, La.

More details at the website, Don Bosco Among Us.

Homily for the Eighteenth 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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our seventy-seventh podcast to be posted. This week, the homily is given by Father James Brady, our new pastor.

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

July 31 - Feast of St. Ignatius

Retreat House Chapel at Sunrise,

 Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House, Grand Coteau, Louisiana

Today, July 31st, is the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus --- better known as the Jesuits.

Each year, a group of men from our parish as well as other neighboring parishes attend a retreat at Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. The retreat is on the first weekend of the month of March each year. We arrive at the retreat house on Thursday evening and the retreat runs until lunch time Sunday. The retreat is an Ignatian retreat given by the Jesuits there.

To find more information you can visit the website for the retreat house at: http://www.ourladyoftheoaks.com/

You can contact me, Andrew Guidroz, by phone at 337 351 0732. Or you can email me through the church office by clicking here.

The Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for August 2010

Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for August 2010 is:

"That those who are without work or homes or who are otherwise in serious need may find understanding and welcome, as well as concrete help in overcoming their difficulties."

His mission intention is:

"That the Church may be a “home” for all people, ready to open its doors to any who are suffering from racial or religious discrimination, hunger, or wars forcing them to emigrate to other countries."

The Pastor's Corner - A Message from Father James Brady

This weekend, we say good-bye to our seminarian, Mr. Alex Albert. He will be returning to St. Joseph's Seminary College in Covington to resume his philosophy studies. We wish him well, but we will miss him. During his stay, Alex was active as a chaplain at Mountain Bayou the first few weeks of his assignment, and then focused on parish ministry the last six weeks. He was a great help in visiting the sick, teaching our children catechism, and doing much (maybe too much!!) manual labor in helping Monsignor Romero and I move during our recent change in pastor. His hard work is very much appreciated and we hope he will come back to visit us when he returns from school. Alex will be speaking at all the Masses this weekend - please wish him well or, if you are able, join him for a cup of coffee after the 8 am or 10 am Mass.

Last weekend we held our altar server in-service, training and picnic. Approximately 15 of our children participated, and all had a good time. Many people helped with the event and we thank them, but special thanks to Dwayne and Mary Joubert, who coordinated the event. I would like to say the servers enjoyed most the in-service and training, but that would not be true. It's hard to beat a water slide! Please remember, if your child is interested in the ministry of serving at the altar, please call Dwayne Joubert, whose number is on the front of the bulletin. This is a good way to teach our children how to be active in their church life at a young age.

A reminder that the Children’s Bulletins are given out AFTER THE MASS IN FRONT OF CHURCH. Please encourage your children to come and meet me for their bulletins.

Father James Brady

Readings and Themes for the Week of August 01, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of August 01, 2010,
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23

All things are vanity!

Psalm 90

"If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts."

Reading II Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11

In Christ, you have died.

In Christ, you have been raised up.

Gospel Luke 12:13-21

Avoid greed in all its forms.

THEME:

Faith helps us set Godly priorities.

The message for today’s scripture readings is quite simple, keep your eyes fixed on Christ Jesus rather than on the possessions of this world. Let us allow this challenging word of God to penetrate and change our hearts. For this kind of change, we rely on the power of the Holy Spirit who is present in this holy place.

Questions of the week

Question for Children:

What is the most important thing in your life?

Question for Youth:

It is easy to get self-centered and greedy.

What do you have in your life that is unnecessary?

In your life, what keeps you close to God?

What distracts you from your relationship with God?

Question for Adults:

What wisdom do you pull out of this reading to help you set priorities in your life?

Bulletin Bites
"Take care to guard against all greed."

Greed is a very insidious and seductive emotion. It is at the root of all sin. It was a factor in the sin of the first man and woman in the Garden. They were not content to be grateful for all God had given them. They wanted to BE God.

George Carlin had a comedy routine about stuff. He said that we get stuff and then we need a house to put our stuff. Then we get more stuff. So we need a bigger house for our stuff. We go on vacation and take some of our stuff. But we buy stuff we don’t need and come home with more stuff. Our lives are filled with stuff. And we get very attached to our stuff. Our attachment to our stuff stems from our erroneous belief that we are the source of all of our stuff and that we acquired it out of our own effort and ingenuity. When we acknowledge God as the source of all that we are and all that we have and all that we ever will be, we even enjoy the stuff we have and share it with others without being obsessed about getting and keeping more than we really need to enjoy life.

Bulletin for the Week of August 1, 2010

The bulletin for the week of August 01, 2010 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.

The Pastor's Corner - A message from Father James Brady

One of the things mentioned in my first homily here was the beauty of our Church buildings, and indeed they are both beautiful and historic. However, they are in need of some work. Unfortunately, we have water leaks in the Church sacristy, the rectory, and in Valentin Hall. Experts have been consulted, namely contractors and the architect for the diocese. It is believed the roof is the problem in Valentin Hall, as Monsignor Romero pointed out in his report to you his last weekend here. We are still working on the cause of the leaks in the Church and rectory, but it is believed they are related to the gutters and drains. The Trustees and Parish Council each met in the last two weeks, and all are in agreement that we should move forward with replacing the roofs on Valentin Hall and the parking garage in order to prevent additional damage. In addition, it would be cost efficient to re-work the gutter system and replace the rotted facia on Valentin Hall while replacing the roof. The bid received for the work is approximately $70,000. We plan to move forward with the project in the next few weeks once we obtain diocesan approval.

The cost of the project will be paid through the St. Landry Church Building Fund. This is a special fund that was set up approximately 20 years ago for the preservation of our buildings when they are in need of capital improvements. It is different from our monthly second collection for maintenance, which is used for regular maintenance of our buildings. Donations to the fund are recorded as "principal" unless otherwise indicated, which means those funds cannot be spent. Only the interest generated by the fund can be spent. Therefore, any gift to this fund is a perpetual gift to preserve our buildings. At this time, the fund is not adequate to meet the future needs of our parish. As many of you have told me, St. Landry Church has met your spiritual needs your entire life - some have been Baptized, received First Communion, made their First Confession, and been Confirmed and Married at St. Landry Church. Hopefully, many generations to come will have the same privilege. For those who have been blessed materially in this life, please consider making regular donations to the fund as part of your sacrificial giving. Also consider remembering the fund in your will. What a wonderful legacy it is to help perpetuate the worship of God by securing a proper place of worship for the future.

Father James Brady

Benediction - First Friday and First Saturday Adoration

First Friday and First Saturday Adoration

Beginning with the month of August, Benediction will be held at 7:45am on First Saturday.

The schedule for August is:

         Aug. 6      7:00am      Adoration Begins
                       12:10pm      Mass
         Aug. 7      7:45am      Benediction
                         8:00am      Mass

And, for your enjoyment, a beautiful version of Tantum Ergo ... the beautiful hymn "Pange Lingua" by St. Thomas Aquinas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RH1qa4QjFM

Homily for the Seventeenth Week 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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our seventy-sixth podcast to be posted. This week, the homily is given by Father James Brady, our new pastor.

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

Readings and Themes for the Week of July 25, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of July 25, 2010,
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I Genesis 18: 20-32

Abraham bargained with God for the safety of the innocent.

Psalm 138

"Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me."

Reading II Colossians 2:12-14

God nailed our sins to the cross of Christ.

Gospel Luke 11:1-13

Jesus teaches us to pray and reminds us to persevere in prayer.

THEME:

The Lord’s Prayer is a map for life.

Today’s readings teach us about various aspects of prayer. Abraham’s conversation with God reveals that prayer is quite often marked by persistence. In the Gospel, the Lord Jesus gives us the great gift of the Lord’s Prayer. After offering this prayer, Jesus then outlines the kind of lives those who utter this prayer are called to live. Let us be attentive to God’s saving word.

Questions of the week

Question for Children:

Prayer is talking with God and listening to God in our hearts.

Where do you talk to God and how do you listen to what God says to you?

Question for Youth:

Jesus teaches us how important it is to pray.

How do you ask God for what you need and how do you listen for his response?

Question for Adults:

Jesus teaches us how to pray.

When did you take time to pray this past week and to talk to and listen to God?

Bulletin Bites
"Lord, teach us to pray!"

Abraham bargains to save Sodom. He starts out with fifty innocent people. God agrees. Obviously lacking confidence he will find fifty, he bargains God down to ten. He could not even find ten, so Sodom is destroyed. The Old Testament covenants with God. God always kept his part. The patriarchs and Israelites were not so faithful. The disciples saw Jesus as a person who was faithful to the Covenant and a man of prayer. They asked Him, “Lord, teach us to pray.” He teaches them the Our Father. Then He tells the stories of the persistent woman and father who give their children bread and eggs, not snakes and scorpions. Are we confident when we pray to God, Our Father in heaven, that His Kingdom, not ours, will come, that His will, not ours, be done, for our daily bread, not tomorrow's or next year's, and to forgive our sins as we forgive others? Are we good stewards who are persistent in prayer to learn God's will? If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving may not be your thing. Try prayer instead, and keep trying.

Bulletin for the Week of July 25, 2010

The bulletin for the week of July 25, 2010 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.

Protection, Concealed Handguns, and Louisiana Bishops

There is a lot of national press on a new Louisiana law that has gone into effect allowing for the carrying of concealed handguns inside of a church, synagogue, or mosque. This was HB 68; ; HB 1272 substitute.

The Louisiana Catholic Conference of Bishops, our own Bishop Michael Jarrell being a member, has released statements related to the new law. Because it was not mandatory, the bishops of our state took a neutral position. The law allows the leaders of churches, synagogue, or mosques to authorize persons with a valid permit to carry a weapon into those buildings.

Our bishops have notified all pastors in the state that _no_ concealed weapons will be allowed within Catholic churches. Danny Loar, executive director of the Conference, has said the policy of the bishops is, "We don't think it is appropriate to have guns in churches."

Homily 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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our seventy-fifth podcast to be posted. This week, the homily is given by Father James Brady, our new pastor.

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

Happy Anniversary, Father Brady!

We missed the actual date but still want to wish Father James Brady a happy anniversary of his ordination. Father James Brady, then of St. Pius X Church, was ordained July 8, 2006 by Bishop Michael Jarrell along with Father Brian Taylor of St. Francis Regis Church, Arnaudville and Father Jason Vidrine of Our Lady Queen of All Saints Church, Ville Platte.

Readings and Themes for the Week of July 18, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of July 18, 2010,
Sixteenth Sunday

Reading I Genesis 18: 1 – 10a

Sarah and Abraham receive God as a guest.

Psalm 15

“He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord.”

Reading II Colossians 1:24-28

The body of Christ suffers and rejoices in our sufferings and joys.

Gospel Luke 10:38-42

Martha and Mary received Jesus as a guest.

THEME:

Hospitality — We welcome Jesus in our lives

Today we listen to remarkable stories of hospitality. As a community, we are called to extend the same kind of hospitality Abraham and Sarah extended to their guests. What they discovered is what awaits our discovery—the presence of God is manifested when we reach out in welcome to all.

Questions of the week

Question for Children:

Can you name a time recently when you shared what you had with a friend or a classmate?

Question for Youth:

Martha chose to serve. Mary chose to sit at Jesus’ feet and listen to Him.

Of those two actions, service, or prayer, which do you feel more comfortable with? Why?

Question for Adults:

The Gospel today invites us to serve and to be hospitable.

When did you welcome Jesus into your home through the presence of a neighbor or a stranger?

Bulletin Bites
"Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things."

Martha is doing what was expected of a good Jewish woman of her day – preparing food for her family and guest. Her sister, Mary, also a good Jewish woman, plops herself down at the feet of Jesus and absorbs every word He says. Martha finally confronts Jesus, "Lord, make her help me!” Jesus knows that Martha is not doing anything wrong. She is doing what she believes is expected of her. And she is doing it very well. Jesus suggests she should not be so concerned about what others expect of her, but should spend time to discern what God expects of her. What God expects of us can be quite different than what the world expects of us. We discern God’s will for us in prayer – prayer that is not about what we say to God, but about what we are willing to hear from God…

Fr. Hacker Fagot, S.J. [d. January 5, 2010} admits that “Too often my prayer is not God, Thy will be done! But, God Thy will be changed!”

Do we pray? What is our prayer?

Bulletin for the Week of July 18, 2010

The bulletin for the week of July 18, 2010 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.

A nice weekend - remembering St. Benedict of Nursia

Exiting Procession with Brother Gabriel Wadlington, Brother Mark Bordelon, Brother Joseph Brasseaux, Fr. Bernard Lebiedz, and Abbot James Liprie

Last Sunday was the feast day of St. Benedict of Nursia, the founder of western monasticism. As is my custom, I visited Mother of the Redeemer Monastery near Plaisance, Louisiana for their celebratory mass ... this year at 10 AM. This year, the monks there, lead by Abbot James Liprie, have a lot of great things to celebrate.

On May 31, 2010 Brother Mark Bordelon professed his temporary vows for the next 3 years in the community. Brother Mark has also begun raising bees at the monastery.

Brother Joseph Brasseaux will be ordained to the priesthood August 2, 2010 at 10:30am in Our Lady of Mercy Church located in Opelousas, LA. All are welcome to attend. Congratulations to Brother Joseph!

The monastery also has a beautiful new website ... designed by their brand new postulant Brother Gabriel Wadlington. See the photo of it at the bottom of this post. You can get there by clicking http://www.motheroftheredeemer.org/

Please visit their site and, if possible, use their Pay Pal link to submit a donation to the monastery there. The monastery hosts retreats, masses, and the praying of the Liturgy of the Hours.

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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our seventy-fourth podcast to be posted. This week, the homily is given by Father James Brady, our new pastor.

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

Readings and Themes for the Week of July 11, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of July 14, 2010,
Fifteenth Sunday

Reading I Deuteronomy 30:10-14

God’s law is planted in our hearts.

Psalm 69

“Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.”

Reading II Colossians 1:15-20

In the cross, all creation is united in Christ.

Gospel Luke 10:25-37

Even the stranger is to be loved as a neighbor.

THEME:

Go and do the same!

The scriptures challenge us to examine the world around us to discover just who our neighbors are. The law of love is not something that is beyond our reach. As believers, this law is planted within us. Let us find in today’s scriptures the inspiration and strength we need to be Christ for one another.

Questions of the week

Question for Children:

Jesus tells us to love today.

When during the past week or two have you showed your love for your family or friends?

Question for Youth:

The Samaritan reached out to a stranger and helped him.

Who are the strangers to whom you could reach out and help in the coming week or month?

How will you respond?

Question for Adults:

Jesus tells us today to love God, our neighbor and our self.

How will you love God this week? Your neighbor? Yourself?

Bulletin Bites
"Which one of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?" He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."

“Rabbi, why do Jews always answer a question with a question?” The rabbi responded, “And why shouldn’t we?” Jesus is a Jew. When the scholar of the (Jewish) law asked him, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered with a question, “What is written in the law?” The scholar quotes Deuteronomy 6:5, "You shall love the Lord your God with your Whole Heart, being, strength, and mind" and Leviticus 19:19 … "and your neighbor as yourself." The scholar knew the law. It had been handed down to Moses. But the scholar (a lawyer) looks for a loophole: “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus answers this question with the story of the Good Samaritan, then asks, “Which one, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robber’s victim?” The scholar answers, the one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus then said to him, “Go and do likewise.” The scholar had no other choice. If we are true believers in Jesus, neither do we. Jesus challenges us to want for our neighbor what we want ourselves. And everyone is our neighbor, no matter how unlovable they may be.

Bulletin for the Week of July 11, 2010

The bulletin for the week of July 11, 2010 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 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 --- just over one year ago. This week, the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, is our seventy-third podcast to be posted. This week, the homily is given by Father James Brady, our new pastor.

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

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day, 4th of July! Today, we remember the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Written by Thomas Jefferson with the input of others that included John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, this document clearly defines that all men "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". He also references "the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them". This speaks directly to what we call "natural law".

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, in paragraph 1955, quotes Pope Leo XIII's encyclical, Libertas praestantissimum, "The Nature of Human Liberty".

The natural law is written and engraved in the soul of each and every man, because it is human reason ordaining him to do good and forbidding him to sin . . . But this command of human reason would not have the force of law if it were not the voice and interpreter of a higher reason to which our spirit and our freedom must be submitted.

To read the full encyclical, you can click here.

The year 1776 is also very significant for us here at St. Landry Catholic Church: our church parish was founded in that year.

The Holy Father's Prayer Intentions for July 2010

Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the tomb of Saint Peter at the end of a solemn mass to celebrate the feast of Saints Peter and Paul in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano

Pope Benedict's general prayer intention for June 2010 is:

"That in every nation of the world the election of officials may be carried out with justice, transparency and honesty, respecting the free decisions of citizens."

His mission intention is:

"That Christians may strive to offer everywhere, but especially in great urban centres, an effective contribution to the promotion of education, justice, solidarity and peace."

Readings and Themes for the Week of July 4, 2010

Readings for Faith Sharing
Week of July 04, 2010,
Fourteenth Sunday

Reading I Isaiah 66:10-14c

Mother Jerusalem will gather her children.

Psalm 66

“Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.”

Reading II Galatians 6:14-18

I bear in my body the brand marks of Jesus.

Gospel Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

If people welcome you, bid them peace. If not, shake their dust from your feet and move on.

THEME:

We are called to evangelize.

We welcome the sacred word of God this day with hearts open to transformation. This word has the power to change us. As this word is proclaimed in our midst, let us receive it with hearts filled with joy. Let us respond by echoing the sentiments of the psalmist: “let all the earth cry out to God with joy.”

Questions of the week

Question for Children:

How do you let others know about your faith?

Question for Youth:

Jesus sent the disciples out into the world, but told them that it wouldn’t be an easy job.

How have you shared your faith with others this past week?

What were the risks for you?

Question for Adults:

To what part of the harvest are you being sent?

What are you being called to do for the Reign of God?

Bulletin Bites
"The seventy two returned, rejoicing, and said, 'Lord, even demons are subject to us because of your name.'"

The seventy-two disciples that Jesus sent in thirty-six directions were amazed at their success. Did they really have faith in Jesus as they left on their mission? We can almost hear them grumbling. “He is sending us like lambs among wolves with no money, no provisions, no sandals, and we cannot even greet people on the way. Does he expect us to work miracles?” But off they went. And they performed miracles. Despite their doubts, they had faith in Jesus and they were able to do great things because of their faith. When we feel called to step out in faith to imitate Jesus in our world, do we have doubts? Do we fail to act because of our doubts? Or do we act, despite our doubts, amazed at what we can accomplish when we have faith in Jesus? As a result of our Baptism it is our responsibility to nurture our faith in Jesus so we can constantly be amazed at what we can accomplish in His name.

Bulletin for the Week of July 4, 2010

The bulletin for the week of July 04, 2010 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.