THE 2019 THEME

“Supporting the Works of Christ”

The annual BISHOP’S SERVICES APPEAL (BSA) has been Supporting the Works of Christ by raising funds to provide financial support to over 40 programs, ministries and services. Your support has helped to serve others and minister to those in need since 1973 and provide essential funding to diocesan efforts to provide hope, dignity and compassionate care in the lives of others.

The BSA is an annual Appeal accomplished primarily at the parish level, through combined efforts of our 121 church parishes and 28 missions located across 5,779 square miles and eight civil parishes. The Diocese of Lafayette is able to make available vital programs, ministries and services through the generosity of our donors.       

Prayer for Generosity                                         

                                       

Lord Jesus, teach me to be generous:
teach me to serve you as you deserve,                        
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest, 
to labor and not to seek reward,
except that of knowing that I do your will.  Amen
                            
                                                                                 - St. Ignatius Loyola

Daily Examen

Spiritual writers tell us that it is good for us to review our choices and actions at the end of each day. They say that we should focus on the good choices we made as well as the bad ones. The idea is not to create guilt feelings but to make us aware of the direction in which we are going so that we can change direction whenever necessary. The focus ought to be not just on what I did but why I did it. What were my priorities? An examination of conscience can have a different focus each time – my family, my job, my life in society – and it can be based on different perspectives. 

(From St. Ignatius of Loyola described in his five-step Examen).

Diocese of Lafayette, Office of Stewardship and Development