The oldest Priest in the Diocese of Lafayette, Father Raymond Robitaille, died on January 4. He had been a Priest for over 72 years and was 97 years of age. Father was born in St. Romuald Quebec, Canada on January 4, 1919. He was of a family of nine children. As a young adult he… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Jan 8
The Christmas season in the liturgy of the Church concludes with the Epiphany of the Lord and the Baptism of the Lord (observed on Monday, January 9). The Birth of the Savior in Bethlehem is the core revelation of the love of God for all his people, the Jews and the Gentiles alike. The Church… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Jan 1
By the time you read this note in the parish bulletin, we will be in the New Year, 2017. We will have celebrated the great Feast of the Birth of Jesus the Messiah and we will have ended 2016. If you have not taken time to review and to reflect on the months and days… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Dec 25
A Merry and Joyous Christmas to you, to your family and to your loved ones! For me the best day of the week to celebrate the Birth of the Messiah is Sunday, the Lord’s Day. The days of Advent with its beautiful readings, especially from the prophet Isaiah, prepared us to be well disposed to… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Dec 18
This weekend we begin the fourth week of the season of Advent as we continue to prepare, to await and to anticipate the coming of the Messiah in the person of the Christ Child. The role of Mary, the Mother of the Savior, at this time of the year is primary. Mary, more than any… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Dec 11
This week is an important week for our Holy Father, Pope Francis. He will celebrate the anniversary of his Priestly Ordination on Tuesday, December 13, and he will celebrate his 80th birthday on Saturday, December 17. Pope Francis was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, and he is the first Catholic Pope from… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Dec 4
The Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis in Lent of 2015 for the Catholic Church which began on December 8, 2015, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and which ended on the Feast of Christ the King, November 20, 2016 had so many blessings: expected and unexpected. In the Pope’s Letter proclaiming the Year… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Nov 27
The calendar year, 2016, is quickly moving on and we are enjoying the cool autumn weather and the long Thanksgiving weekend. We have followed through with the guidance of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, the Jubilee Year of Mercy from the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in December 2015 to the Feast of Christ the… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Nov 20
This weekend we celebrate the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe; traditionally the Feast of Christ the King. This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Church’s liturgical year which begins with the First Sunday of Advent. As we gather to worship the Lord as a community of faith, as individuals… Read More »
Pastor’s Corner – Nov 13
In the early months of 2013, the Catholic Church had an experience that had not happened for several hundred years. The Holy Father at the time, Pope Benedict XVI who had been Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger announced that he would be resigning his papal office at the end of February 2013 for reasons of health. At… Read More »
