Archives for June 2016

Thanks for all your help!

Corpus Christi was a wonderful day.  Thanks to all who helped with the procession.  Also thanks to those who arranged for the tents, the tables, the fish and the snowballs. It was a bright sunny day for those who proclaimed the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist! … [Read more...]

Congrats to our newly ordained!

Thanks to all who made Fr. Patrick Carr’s first Mass as a newly ordained priest so special, especially our altar servers and those who prepared the lovely reception! AND CONGRATS TO OUR NEWLY ORDAINED! The following men were ordained to the Priesthood for the Archdiocese of New Orleans last Saturday, June 4, 2016 at St. Louis Cathedral: Patrick Richard Carr Paul Anthony Clark David Michael Ducote Francis Nguyen Dzung Francis Uzochukwu Offia Kenneth Sims Smith Please pray for our new Archdiocesan priests! … [Read more...]

Feast of St. Henry

Feast Day Mass at St. Henry’s Church Saturday, July 9 at 3:00 p.m. Followed by a party at Grits (on the corner of Lyons and Annunciation) until 7:00 p.m. Featuring food, snowballs, soft drinks, beer & water Music by the J. Monque’D Blues Band Admission is FREE … [Read more...]

Fortnight for Freedom

The Catholic Bishops of the United States are asking Catholics and all people of faith to join in prayer for our nation in thanksgiving for our freedom and for ongoing protections of conscience rights and religious liberty from Tuesday, June 21st – Mondau, July 4th. “Keeping the spirit of the Gospel means that Catholic institutions are to bear witness in love to the full truth about the human person by providing social, charitable, and educational services in a manner that fully reflects the God-given dignity of the human person.” - Archbishop William E. Lori, Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty, on the “Freedom to Bear Witness”s Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty O God our Creator, from your provident hand we have received our right to life, liberty, and the … [Read more...]

From the Pastor – June 19, 2016

Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” (Lk 9:18) We might skip over the first part of today’s Gospel without thinking too much. Jesus asked: “who do the crowds say that I am.” We might not think about it because we already know who Jesus is. We know He’s the incarnate Son of God. He’s the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. He’s the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. He’s the suffering servant. He’s the Good Shepherd. He’s the Son of Mary. He’s our Savior. He’s our Redeemer. He’s God. But that’s the point. Since Jesus is God, He’s “everything.” And He came to proclaim Himself as the fulfillment of all of our dreams and desires. As Scripture said: He came “to bring glad tidings to the … [Read more...]

From the Pastor – June 12, 2016

Afterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.  (Lk 8:1) This Sunday’s Gospel recounts one story in the life of Christ.  It’s one visit to a household, one sinner anointing the feet of Jesus, one lesson taught, and one sinner forgiven.  When Jesus was on earth in the flesh, He limited Himself to being in one place at a time, and those encounters – so beautifully recounted in Sacred Scripture – reveal him reaching out and touching and healing specific individuals through the power of His love.  And Jesus was accompanied by the Twelve Apostles and some women who were witnesses to His love. After the Ascension and Pentecost, the Apostles obeyed the commands of Christ to go out to preach, sanctify (by the … [Read more...]