Parish Picnic - This Sunday!

Our entire parish community will have its annual Easter celebration at our parish picnic next weekend after the 10am Mass. It will last until about 2pm and will take place in the yard between the rectory and Valentin Hall. This is the only time of the year when our entire parish community gets together to have a meal and socialize as one group. Last year, the picnic was a great success and it was wonderful to see our children enjoying themselves on fun jumps and slides and playing games, while at the same time adults of all ages socialized and enjoyed good food and music. The only thing you may need to bring is a picnic chair or blanket, but we will have tables and chairs under tents, just as we did last year. I hope you can come!!

  Father Brady

Bulletin for the Week of May 20, 2012

The bulletin for the week of May 20, 2012 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.

Bigger and sharper photos

Holy Thursday at St. Landry Catholic Church

We announced our move to Flickr for hosting St. Landry Catholic Church's photo gallery last week. We have 85+ sets of photos numbering over 8,500 photographs.

Today, Flickr has announced a new "liquid layout" update. When you visit the collection of St. Landry Catholic Church photographs by clicking here, and clicking to a set within the collection, and then clicking on an individual photo, that photo will display in high resolution at the largest size possible on your monitor. It doesn't matter if your screen is small or large, it will automatically resize the photo to the largest and sharpest image automatically for you.

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.

In the past few weeks, we've improved the quality of the recordings. Please let us know if you like the new sound.

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 three years ago. This week, The Sixth Sunday of Easter, is our one hundred and eighty seventh! 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 Sixth Sunday of Easter homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

New Photo Gallery hosted by Flickr

All of St. Landry Catholic Church’s photo galleries are now hosted on the photograph sharing site: Flickr.

There are 85+ sets of photos from various events over the last 6 years and over 8,500 photos.

To see the some of each gallery here on the website, please click here.

To see the entire collection on Flickr, please click here.

Below is the full list of galleries available:

St. Landry Catholic Church Sanctuary - April 15, 2012

Easter Vigil - April 07, 2012

Good Friday - April 06, 2012

Holy Thursday - April 05, 2012

St. Landry Church - Lights - April 04, 2012

Father Engberink - April 04, 2012

New Vestments - March 31, 2012

Statue Veiling - March 31, 2012

St Landry Church Work Day - October 29, 2011

Cemetery Tours - October 15, 2011

Tabernacle - July 13, 2011

Church Picnic - May 15, 2011

Baldachin Canopy - January 11, 2011

Father James Brady’s Family - November 21, 2010

Parish Work Day - November 07, 2010

Cemetery Tour - October 09, 2010

Overhead of Lafleur Monument - September 01, 2010

Altar Society - August 29, 2010

The Lion and the Lamb - July 01, 2010

Installation Mass of Father James Brady -
June 20, 2010

St. Landry Bell - June 19, 2010

Monsignor Robert Romero Party - June 13, 2010

St. Landry Church and Cemetery - May 30, 2010

Memorial Day - May 30, 2010

St. Landry Church Bell - May 30, 2010

Easter Vigil Mass - April 03, 2010

Easter Vigil Practice - April 03, 2010

Good Friday Service - April 02, 2010

Good Friday Practice - April 02, 2010

Holy Thursday Mass - April 01, 2010

Holy Thursday Practice - April 01, 2010

Stations of the Cross - March 27, 2010

A Day in the Diocese - March 26, 2010

Stations of the Cross Test - March 23, 2010

Snow at St. Landry Catholic Church - February 12, 2010

Silver Rose, Knights of Columbus - November 24, 2009

Visit of St. Mary Magdalene Relic - November 06, 2009

Catholic Daughters of the Americas
Anniversary Mass - October 31, 2009

St. Landry Bell and Organ - October 30, 2009

Cemetery Tour - October 18, 2009

Cemetery Tour - October 15, 2009

Cemetery Tour - October 11, 2009

St. Landry Church Bell - October 07, 2009

Cemetery Tour Rehearsal - October 06, 2009

Lieutenant Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur Memorial
Mass - September 07, 2009

Day of Peace - June 25, 2009

St. Landry Church and Adoration - June 05, 2009

The Sacred Heart - June 05, 2009

St. John Vianney - June 04, 2009

Memorial Day Mass - May 24, 2009

Opelousas School Ground Breaking - May 14, 2009

St. Landry Church Medal - April 28, 2009

Dr. Harmon’s Book Signing - April 16, 2009

Easter Vigil - April 11, 2009

100th Anniversary of St. Landry Catholic Church
- November 09, 2008

Cemetery Tour - October 18, 2008

Cemetery Tour Practice - September 09, 2008

Father Lafleur Anniversary Mass - September 07, 2008

Clean up after Gustav - September 07, 2008

Prayer Day - June 25, 2008

Details from inside St. Landry Catholic Church - June 22, 2008

Cemetery by Day, Church at Dusk - June 21, 2008

Details outside
St. Landry Catholic Church - June 19, 2008

Group Photos at St. Landry Catholic Church - June 09, 2008

Night Flash at
St. Landry Catholic Church - June 08, 2008

Memorial Day - May 25, 2008

Rosary at St. Landry Catholic Church - May 01, 2008

Good Friday and Easter Vigil - March 22, 2008

Holy Thursday - March 20, 2008

Nativity Scene - January 05, 2008

Nativity Scene - January 01, 2008

Monsignor Romero, Clint Trahan and altar servers
- December 23, 2007

Monsignor Romero, Clint Trahan and altar servers -
December 16, 2007

Veterans - November 11, 2007

Cemetery Tour - October 21, 2007

Parish Life Services - October 14, 2007

Father Lafleur Anniversary Mass - September 07, 2007

Rehearsal for Father Lafleur Mass - September 05, 2007

Altar Server Meeting - September 01, 2007

Father Lafleur Monument Erection - August 30, 2007

St. Landry Church Tone Tests - August 24, 2007

St. Landry Test - August 19, 2007

St. Landry Catholic Church Interior - August 12, 2007

St. Landry Catholic Church Exterior - August 10, 2007

Steubenville South Youth Rally and Mother's Day

I am pleased to announce that a group of our high school students will be making the trip to the Steubenville South Youth Rally in Alexandria the weekend of June 22-24. We have a group of about 15 making the trip, and they will be having various fundraisers between now and then. The first fundraiser is a bake sale this weekend after all the masses for Mother's Day. We got a late start in the planning of the trip, so please stop by and see if anything might appeal to you for a Mother's Day treat.

Of course, Happy Mother's Day to all our Mothers!! Know of my admiration and appreciation for you and all you do!!

And please enjoy the photo down below ... Flowers Before His Majesty. God Bless!

Fr. James Brady

Bulletin for the Week of May 13, 2012

The bulletin for the week of May 13, 2012 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 Fifth Sunday in 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.

In the past few weeks, we've improved the quality of the recordings. Please let us know if you like the new sound.

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 three years ago. This week, The Fifth Sunday of Easter, is our one hundred and eighty sixth! 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 Fifth Sunday of Easter homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of May 6, 2012

The bulletin for the week of May 06, 2012 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.

Requiem Mass for the Unclaimed yesterday

Yesterday, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette, Bishop Jarrell celebrated a Requiem Mass for the unclaimed remains at the Lafayette Parish coroner's office.

This is an article with some background: http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012204190317

Here is an article on the mass at the Cathedral  yesterday:

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012204290354

And here is 3 minute video from the events at the cathedral:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQr-BU4KgWg&feature=youtu.be

And here is an article in the National Catholic Reporter:

http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/louisiana-cemetery-take-unclaimed-bodies

Below is the press release from the diocese.

Funeral Mass for the unclaimed

LAFAYETTE
            On Saturday, April 28, Bishop Michael Jarrell presided over a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette for 93 individuals whose cremated remains have gone unclaimed from the local coroner’s office.  Some of the remains have awaited burial for more than a decade.
            “It’s entirely new in my experience,” stated Bishop Michael Jarrell.  “I’ve never been involved in anything like this, nor have I read about it anywhere else.  This is quite different—a funeral Mass for 93 persons whose remains have been in the coroner’s office just sitting there because they have not been claimed.  It was a wonderful opportunity to show our respect for the dead.”
            Efforts to claim the remains and provide a proper burial were spearheaded by Ms. Kimberly James Boudreaux, Executive Director of Lafayette Catholic Service Centers, Inc.  Prior to the funeral Mass, a wake was held and the Missionaries of Charity led the recitation of the rosary.  Residents of St. Joseph Men’s Shelter served as pallbearers.  Father Chester Arceneaux, pastor of the Cathedral, and officials of St. John Cemetery also worked with Ms. Boudreaux in planning the funeral Mass and burial arrangements.
            Anyone who wishes to help cover the expenses of the funeral are encouraged to send their donations to:  Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 515 Cathedral Street, Lafayette, LA  70501.

Homily for the Fourth 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.

In the past few weeks, we've improved the quality of the recordings. Please let us know if you like the new sound.

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 three years ago. This week, The Fourth Sunday of Easter, is our one hundred and eighty 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 Fourth Sunday of Easter homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Vatican News Widget

We’ve been approved by the Vatican to include their new “widget” on our web page ... as seen on the right half of our website http://www.stlandrycatholicchurch.org . The widget opens a small window with four tabs. Clicking on one provides the latest news from the Vatican, the Pope’s angelus or Regina Coeli address, recent speeches and the Vatican press office’s daily news bulletin. It also pops up windows with the latest information from the Vatican’s YouTube channel and Twitter. Come by our website each day to find out what’s happening in the world wide Church.

Bulletin for the Week of April 29, 2012

The bulletin for the week of April 29, 2012 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 Third Sunday of Easter - New improved sound

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.

In the past few weeks, we've improved the quality of the recordings. Please let us know if you like the new sound.

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 three years ago. This week, The Third Sunday of Easter, is our one hundred and eighty fourth! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by Deacon Sammy Diesi.

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

Bulletin for the Week of April 22, 2012

The bulletin for the week of April 22, 2012 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 Unsinkable Bell at St. Landry Catholic Church

There has been a lot of news coverage about the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic this week. St. Landry Catholic Church is celebrating a milestone this month as well.

The St. Landry Catholic Church Bell ... called the Immaculate Conception Bell ... was cast 100 years ago this month by the McShane Bell Foundry Company in Baltimore, Maryland.

The McShane Bell Foundry is still operating today and our bell is too!

The St. Landry Bell entered the internet world online just over 2 years ago now.

Information about The Immaculate Conception Bell can be found by visiting the website: http://stlandrybell.org/

From an insert handed out at mass that Sunday written by Monsignor J. Robert Romero:

As parishioners have noticed, our bell, donated to St. Landry Catholic Church by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Number 119, cast in April 1912, and installed in November 1912, is back in operation. We may remember some time ago it stopped ringing as a result of lightning striking some of the equipment. We were able to get it running on October 30, 2009 using 1960’s technology. Recently, we removed the 1960’s technology and have installed a ‘state of the art’ computer system to manage the ringing of the bell. This allows us to have the one bell do several types of ringing. These are the Angelus, Call to Worship, De Profundis, Hours of the Day, and other times. I would like to update parishioners about these.

Click here to read the rest and download the whole insert: The Bell Insert in PDF form. You'll find prayers related to the bell ringing, art, and details about how the bell helps us in our worship.

Our bell has been popular with many folks following it on Twitter and Facebook and blogs.

You can follow the bell at Twitter: http://twitter.com/stlandrybell

On Facebook, the bell is here: http://www.facebook.com/stlandrybell

And the blog is over here: http://stlandrybell.blogspot.com/

The bell also was written about in various places in the last 2 years.

In the Daily World  in April of 2010, the bell was featured on the front page ...

In Country Roads Magazine, the article can be found by clicking here.

And more photos of the bell, taken by Dr. Richard Harmon, can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecajun/sets/72157629393698841/

And photos from the trip into the bell tower to repair the bell with Monsignor Romero and Phil Borel can be found here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecajun/sets/72157629781348585/



It's now 100 years that our bell has been calling parishioners to worship. In these next 100 years, our bell will continue to be heard ... not just in Opelousas, but across the reaches of the world via technology.

Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday - New improved sound

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.

This week, we've improved the quality of the recordings. Please let us know if you like the new sound.

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 three years ago. This week, Divine Mercy Sunday, is our one hundred and eighty third! 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 Divine Mercy Sunday homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of April 15, 2012

The bulletin for the week of April 15, 2012 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 Easter 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 --- nearly three years ago. This week, Easter Sunday, is our one hundred and eighty 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 Easter Sunday homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Father Lafleur Scholarship Fund

Scholarship Information

Scholarship fund started in memory of Lt. Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur

With the help of a North Carolina couple, a scholarship fund has now been started in honor of Lt. Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur, a local World War II military chaplain who perished during service to God and his country in 1944.  The scholarship will be awarded to students of Sacred Heart School in Ville Platte; which Father Lafleur attended as a boy; to Opelousas Catholic School in Opelousas, where his vocation began; and Vermilion Catholic School in Abbeville, because of Father Lafleur’s dedication to the youth of the area during his assignment as associate pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Church.

Several months ago, Loretta and Alex Theroit were down from North Carolina for a stay in the home they maintain in Denham Springs.  On a visit to a local religious shop, they discovered “But He Dies Not”, a biography on Father Verbis Lafleur.  As they learned more about Father Lafleur’s life and legacy, the Theriots made a generous contribution to the Father Lafleur Memorial Fund and also learned of the efforts to establish an additional scholarship fund in the priest’s memory.  In October 2011, the Theriots offered another donation matching up to $50,000 in local donations.  The Friends of Lt.Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur continue to seek donations to complete the scholarship fund with a principal amount of $100,000.00, and the hope is to have the funds raised over the next year.

Donations can be mailed to:

      St Landry Catholic Church
      ATTN:  Lt. Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur Endowment Fund
      1020 North Main Street
      Opelousas, LA  70570

Mr. and Mrs. Theriot have also generously agreed to donate the funds for this year's (2012) scholarships.  Therefore, the first scholarships are scheduled to be awarded this year in May, with applications due by April 20, 2012 so that they may be reviewed by a committee to select the recipients. The application process is open to any eighth-grade student who wishes to attend either Sacred Heart School in Ville Platte, Opelousas Catholic School in Opelousas, or Vermilion Catholic School in Abbeville. The applicants will be judged on:

• A submitted essay expressing his/her knowledge of the life witness of Lt. Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur
• Involvement/leadership in his/her church parish, school, and community
• Pastor’s testimony of the applicant’s faith, church involvement, character, values, and verification that the applicant is a registered parishioner committed to Mass attendance
• Financial need

Scholarship forms and additional information on the essay portion requirements may be requested by contacting St. Landry Church in Opelousas at (337) 942-6552, Guaranty Glass in Opelousas (337) 948-7700 or (337) 948-6130.  Those who may be interested in contributing to the future assets of the future of the Lt. Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur Endowment Scholarship Fund are also urged to contact the parish office for details on where to send their donations.

Homily for Good Friday

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 three years ago. This week, Good Friday, is our one hundred and eighty first! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by Deacon Sammy Diesi.

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

Homily for Holy Thursday

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 three years ago. This week, Holy Thursday, is our one hundred and eightieth! 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 Holy Thursday homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Father Engberink

Father John Engberink, pastor of St. Landry Catholic Church. He built the current church building and was responsible for bringing large groups of orphan train children to Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of April 08, 2012

The bulletin for the week of April 08, 2012 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.

New Easter Vestments

St. Landry Catholic Church will use new solemn vestments donated to our parish for the sacred liturgies this Easter. The vestments will be used for the first time at the Easter Vigil, which will be celebrated on April 7 at 8 pm. The vestments were donated to our parish in memory of Mrs. Callie Courvelle Palmer by her family. Mrs. Palmer passed away this past year and was a long time parishioner of St. Landry Church. She was especially active in the Altar Society. The vestments were designed and manufactured by Bramante Studio and consist of a chasuble and stole for the priest, two dalmatics and stoles for deacons, and a chalice veil and burse. The vestments were specifically designed to match the decorum and dignity of our beautiful and historic church. We want to thank Mrs. Palmer's family for their kindness and generosity in providing these solemn and beautiful vestments for our worship.

You can click here for dozens of more detailed photographs ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/thecajun/sets/72157629732598087/

Homily for Palm Sunday 2012

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 three years ago. This week, Palm Sunday, is our one hundred and seventy ninth! 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 Palm Sunday homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of April 01, 2012

The bulletin for the week of April 01, 2012 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 Fifth Sunday in Lent

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 three years ago. This week, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, is our one hundred and seventy eighth! 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 Fifth Sunday in Lent homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of March 25, 2012

The bulletin for the week of March 25, 2012 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.

Happy Birthday Father James Brady - March 22

We want to wish our pastor Father James Brady a happy birthday from the whole St. Landry Catholic Church family ... and many many more birthdays!

Homily for the Fourth Sunday In Lent

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 three years ago. This week, the Fourth Sunday in Lent, is our one hundred and seventy seventh! podcast to be posted. The homily is given by Father Glen P. Baptiste, C.R..

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

Bulletin for the week of March 18, 2012

The bulletin for the week of March 18, 2012 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 Third Sunday in Lent

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 three years ago. This week, the Third Sunday in Lent, is our one hundred and seventy sixth! 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 Third Sunday in Lent homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.

Bulletin for the Week of March 11, 2012

The bulletin for the week of March 11, 2012 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.

Marriage and Contraception

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 three years ago. This week, the Marriage and Contraception talk, is our one hundred and seventy fifth! podcast to be posted. The talk is given by Father James Brady.

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

Marriage and Contraception talk at church, 6:30 PM tonight

Pursuant to the recent events regarding health insurance coverage and things the government is requiring private employers to provide for their employees, we are going to have a presentation on contraception and what the Church teaches about it. It is one of the most misunderstood teachings in our Church, and the recent events have given us an opportunity to learn what the Church teaches and hopefully, to learn more about marriage and how to strengthen marriages. I hope you are able to make it. Both myself and Deacon Diesi will make the presentation, which will begin at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 5, 2012 in the Big Church. Please remember, the presentation is not just for those of child-bearing age, but for all who are married and would like to strengthen their marriages. God Bless.

Fr. James Brady

Homily for the Second Sunday in Lent

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 three years ago. This week, the Second Sunday in Lent, is our one hundred and seventy fourth! 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 Second Sunday in Lent homily from St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana.