APRIL 25, 2021 Our Lady of Divine Providence FOURTH SUNDAY of EASTER Church

APRIL 25, 2021 Our Lady of Divine Providence FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Church

1000 N. Starrett Road, Metairie, LA 70003

Voice of Providence

Rev. Mike Mitchell Pastor Mr. Roberto Angeli, Mr. Dan Cordes, Mr. Roberto Garcia Deacons Steve Morris Business Manager Kathleen O’Rourke Administrative Assistant Earl Gervais Director of Religious Education Rosie Doll Outreach Director Jim Young Facilities Manager

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. WEEKEND SCHEDULE Monday - Friday Church Office 466-4511 Saturday Church Fax 466-4858 9:00 a.m. 1st Saturday of every Month 4:00 p.m. English 6:00 p.m. Español Website: Sunday www.oldp.org 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. email: [email protected] English

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Monday-Friday SICK & HOMEBOUND: Call for a priest to visit or for Commun- 9:00 a.m. Mass ion to the homebound. Tuesday INFANT BAPTISM: English: Call Church Office to schedule Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena

Seminar and Baptism at least 2 months in advance. follows 9:00 a.m. Mass

MATRIMONY: Consult with parish priest first, at least six (6) RECONCILIATION months prior. Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. English 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. Spanish DID YOU KNOW? Sunday You can visit Jesus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in 5:15-5:45 p.m. English our Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Anytime by request

APRIL 25, 2021 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

This Week in Our Parish MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday April 24 SUNDAY, APRIL 25 8:00 p.m. Tommy Baroni, George G. Geraci  Masses, 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m., Sr. Edna Eileen Byrne, Gil Gonsoulin Church George Doll & Family, Linda Lemoine  First Communion during 11:00 a.m. Mass Giuseppe Geraci Family

Elizabeth Kendrick, Kenny Margavio MONDAY, APRIL 26 Ruth Sliger, Roger Tassin  9:00 a.m. Mass, Church All Adorers in the Adoration Chapel  Come, Lord Jesus, 7:00 p.m., St. Lawrence Sunday April 25 Room 8:00 a.m. Cynthia Bourua Breunig Marilyn Celeste Ebert, Kathy Jameson TUESDAY, APRIL 27 Ron Shannon, Sr., Ron Shannon, III  9:00 a.m. Mass, Church  Bread of Life, Come, Lord Jesus, 12:00 All Adorers in the Adoration Chapel p.m., Zoom.US Intention of Marion Buras Intention of Helen Byrne WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 Intention of Kathleen Susie Byrne  9:00 a.m. Mass, Church Intention of Emma Davis  CLAY, Come, Lord Jesus, 10:00 a.m., Intention of Tanya Thomassie St. Lawrence Room 11:00 a.m. George Daigle, Llyod Delaune  Emmaus, Come, Lord Jesus, 10:00 a. m., Mary Dulith, Harold G. Federer Cuccia Center John Miller, Geraldine Mitchell THURSDAY, APRIL 29 Anita Favalora McShane  9:00 a.m. Mass, Church Patricia Anne Shannon  Women at the Well, 10:00 a.m., St. All Adorers in the Adoration Chapel Lawrence Room Special Intention of Ellen Barraco 6:00 p.m. FOR ALL PARISHIOERS FRIDAY, APRIL 30 Monday April 26  9:00 a.m. Mass, Church 9:00 a.m. Zachary DuBose  Magnificat Metairie, 10:00 a.m., Church/ All Adorers in the Adoration Chapel St. Lawrence Room Intention of Chris  Ven Senor Jesus, 7:00 p.m., Providence Tuesday April 27 Hall/St. Lawrence Room 9:00 a.m. Harold G. Federer, Jr. Intention Received SATURDAY, MAY 1 Wednesday April 28  First Saturday Mass, 9:00 a.m., Church 9:00 a.m. Marilyn Celeste Ebert  Vigil Mass, 4:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. (Span- Paul Melancon ish), Church Thursday April 29 SUNDAY, MAY 2 9:00 a.m. Rev. Msgr. Harrison A. Martin  Masses, 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. Myrl Cabrini Shields Mass, Church Friday April 30 9:00 a.m. Paul Melancon, Eurilda O’Rourke Patricia Anne Shannon

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RESPONDING TO THE CALL Do we truly know the voice of Christ? Do we truly We offer our sincere respond to the voice of our shepherd with our own condolences to the families of distinctive voice? How often we attempt to imitate those around us, appropriating the response of an- Perry Gremillion other member of the flock to Christ. Perhaps we need to balance the image of being sheep of one Alli Sarchet flock with the image from the second reading, which tells us that we are all children of God. What child has precisely the same interaction with parents as his or her siblings? Instead, they frequently do and Fourth Sunday of Easter say things to distinguish themselves in the eyes of their parents. April 25 See what love the Father has Whether we use the image of children or of sheep to understand our relationship with Christ, we bestowed on us that we may be believe that we are all known and called by name. called the children of God. With this great gift comes a responsibility: to re- — 1 John 3:1 spond to the call with our own distinctive voice, to take time to discern exactly what our call is, to deter- mine precisely what the will of the Father is for each of us.

FEAST OF FAITH The Gospel Reading The climax of the Liturgy of the Word comes with the proclamation of the Gospel. Everything tells us that something important is happening. We stand. THOUGHT OF THE DAY We sing special acclamations. Servers with candles and sometimes incense lead the deacon or priest to THE GLORY OF GOD the ambo, where the reading is proclaimed from a The glory of God is humanity fully alive. special book. —St. Irenaeus All of the readings are important, but the liturgy directs special attention to the Gospel for a reason. “[A]mong all the inspired writings, even among those of the New Testament, the Gospels have a special place, and rightly so, because they are our principal source for the life and teaching of the Incarnate L IVING GOD’ S WORD Word, our Saviour” (Dei Verbum, the Dogmatic Con- The divine instinct to lay down and to take up is stitution on Divine Revelation of the Second Vatican how the Lord Jesus shepherds us, modeling so well Council, 18). In the Gospels, the narrative of Christ’s what it means to be divine that we find ourselves saving life, death, and resurrection continues to be imitating him and growing in his likeness. That di- proclaimed in our midst. vine instinct is how the Spirit shepherds through us. Our Sunday Lectionary is structured so as to al- Copyright © 2014, World Library Publications. All rights low us to hear as much of the Gospels as possible. reserved. The readings are arranged in a three-year cycle. In Year A, the Gospel readings are taken mainly from Matthew; in Year B, from Mark and John; and in Year C, from Luke. In this way, over the course of three years, we hear a substantial portion of all four One obtains from God all that one hopes Gospels. from him! —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. - St. John of the Cross

APRIL 25, 2021 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

The Sanctuary Candle burns this Saints of the Week & Feast week in memory of Days

Patricia Anne Shannon Wednesday Saint Peter Chanel, Priest Martyr; Peter Mary Chanel, died 1841; French Marist missionary on the Pacific islands of Wallis and Futuna Welcome Back! where he was martyred; destroyed Our Church is now fully open! But, remember we cult of evil spirits; protomartyr and are still obligated to wear a face mask at all times in patron of Oceania. church. Thank you. Saint Louis Grignion de Monfort, Priest; Louis Mary de Montfort, died 1716; from Brittany; studied at Saint World Day of Prayer for Vocations The annual Sulpice; hospital chaplain and World Day of Prayer for Vocations is this Sunday, founder of the Congregation of the April 25, (Fourth Sunday of Easter). All the people of Daughters of Wisdom; apostolic the Archdiocese are encouraged to participate in missionary whose preaching led to prayer, both for an increase in vocations and for a spiritual revival in his native those men and women who have committed them- Brittany; established numerous selves to a religious vocation. confraternities for recitation of the rosary; founded (1705) the Missionaries of the Company of Mary [S.M.M.] today numbering French Wine Pairing Date Night The Divine Mer- about 850 religious; chief work: True cy Marriage Ministry presents a French Wine Devotion to the Blessed Mother. Pairing Date Night Event on Friday, April 30th, from Thursday Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin, 7:00-10:00 PM at the Chateau Country Club, 3600 Doctor of the Church; Catherine, Chateau Blvd. The guest speaker will be Dr. Mario died 1380; O.P. Tertiary, mystic, Sacasa. Registration for the event is $ 100.00 per and author (The Dialogue); peace- married couple (Limited Seating Available). Dead- maker within the Church and line to register is April 23. For additional details, renewer of religious life; worked contact: Laine Buquoi 504-583-5095 or Ashlie toward ending the Avignon papacy Clouatre 504-782- 9242. under Gregory XI (1377); declared doctor of the Church in1970; patroness of Italy and, together with Archdiocesan Natural Family Planning Classes St. Bridget of Sweden (23 July) and With professional instruction, Natural Family Plan- St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross ning has proven itself to be safe, effective, and a [Edith Stein] (9 Aug.), co-patroness moral way for couples to plan their families. It is a of Europe. method which respects the meaning of human sex- Friday Saint Pius V, Pope; Pius V, died 1 uality as God created it and thus marital love is en- May 1572; O.P. who implemented hanced and strengthened. This class series the Of- the reforms of the Council of Trent; fice of Marriage and Family Life is offering in the promulgated the Roman Catechism, SymptoPro™ Method of Natural Family Planning the Roman Missal, and the Roman will be conducted by Kelly Donahue of the Archdio- Breviary whose 1962 editions may cese of New Orleans. This series will be virtual by be used according to the norms of using Zoom. The dates of the class series are May the 1007 motu proprio, Summorum 1, 15, 29 and June 26. The Zoom class hours are Pontificum, of Pope Benedict XVI; 9:00 a.m. – noon. You do need to attend all ses- canonized 22 May 1712. sions. The cost is $105.00 and includes all classes and materials. Preregistration is required. Register online https://nolacatholicfla.com/sympto-thermal- nfp-course.

APRIL 25, 2021 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Fourth Sunday of Easter Cuarto Domingo de Pascua

SAINT PETER: EXAMPLE FOR ALL SAN PEDRO: EJEMPLO PARA TODOS What an extraordinary example we have in the Qué ejemplo extraordinario tenemos en la per- person of Saint Peter. On this Good Shepherd Sunday sona de San Pedro. En este domingo del Buen Pastor it is fitting that the first reading draws our attention to es apropiado que la primera lectura atraiga nuestra the “rock.” The scene depicted in the reading from the atención hacia la “piedra”. La escena descrita en la Acts of the Apostles contains an example that can be lectura de los Hechos de los Apóstoles contiene un useful to all of us, whether ordained or lay. Notice that ejemplo que puede ser útil para todos nosotros, ya after the miracle of the curing of the crippled person, seamos miembros ordenados o laicos de la Iglesia. Peter immediately turns everyone’s attention not to Observamos que después del milagro de la curación himself, but to the Lord Jesus Christ. This is what we del lisiado, Pedro inmediatamente dirige la atención are called to do when we experience the presence of de todos no hacia él, sino hacia el Señor Jesucristo. God in the struggles of our own Christian journeys. Like Estamos llamados a hacer lo mismo cuando experi- Saint Peter, we can let other people know that it is only mentamos la presencia de Dios en la lucha para through the power of Christ within each of us that we avanzar en nuestro peregrinaje cristiano. Como San are able to embrace the cross and experience the pow- Pedro, podemos decir a los demás que solamente por er of the Lord’s resurrection. medio del poder de Cristo dentro de nosotros podemos abrazar la cruz y experimentar el poder de la ROOTED IN BAPTISM resurrección del Señor.

Today gives us the opportunity to take the time ENRAIZADOS EN EL BAUTISMO to pray for those who lead us in ordained ministry. In this time of crisis in the Church, our bishops, deacons, Hoy tenemos la oportunidad de dedicar un and priests need our support as they continue to em- tiempo para rezar por los hombres ordenados que brace their vocation to do as Saint Peter did—to point nos guían. En este tiempo de crisis en la Iglesia, nues- others to the Lord. Since all vocations are rooted in the tros obispos, diáconos y sacerdotes necesitan nues- sacrament of baptism, it is good for us to remember tro apoyo mientras siguen su vocación de hacer lo that it was at the moment of our baptism that we be- que hizo San Pedro: guiar a otros hacia el Señor. came Christ for others. Each of us is called to become Sabiendo que todas las vocaciones están enraizadas more and more like the Good Shepherd as we learn to en el sacramento del Bautismo, es bueno recordar live out our baptismal call. As we make our way along que en el momento de nuestro bautismo llegamos a the Christian journey, we need nourishment and guid- ser Cristo para los demás. Cada uno de nosotros está ance from those appointed to be our shepherds. We llamado a ser cada vez más como el Buen Pastor need to pray that God will strengthen those who have mientras aprendemos a vivir nuestro llamado bautis- become weary. On this Good Shepherd Sunday, let us mal. Al continuar nuestra senda cristiana, nece- pray especially for the ordained and all those called to sitamos el alimento espiritual y la guía de quienes son designados a ser nuestros pastores. Necesitamos point us to the Lord. rezar para que Dios fortalezca a los que se sienten agobiados. En este domingo del Buen Pastor, oremos Copyright © 2005, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. especialmente por los ordenados y por todos los llamados a guiarnos hacia el Señor.

APRIL 25, 2021 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER FR. FRANK’S HERB GARDEN

FR. FRANK RESTORES A CERAMIC CRUCIFIX

Prayer for our Priest

Gracious and loving God, we thank you for the gift of our priest. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments. Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with love for your people. Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom. Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel. Allow them to experience joy in their ministry. Help them to become instruments of your divine grace.

We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen.

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With compassion and concern we pray for those in need of our prayers: TITHES & OFFERINGS Lori Alfano, Michael Alfano, Phil Babin, Karl Barker, Connie Bassemeir, Tommy April 11, 2021 Bittel, Jr., Renee Bergeron, Harold Bologna, Emma Borges, Willie, Boye, Jdele Canova Brignac, Dan Bristol, Robbie Envelopes …………………………………… $ 5,318.00 Brown, Egla Buevara, Reid Butler, Judy Bush, Jeneen Callais, Rev. Ronnie Calkins, Kaylee Campo, Nancy Campeaux, Online Offerings…………………………… $ 1,605.50 Adele Canova, Claire Carbo, Janice Childress, Carson Coen, Casey Coen, Pearl Coli, Carolyn Crowall, Adam Cusimano, Grand Total………………………………… $ 6, 923.50 Quinn Dantagnan, Emma Davis, Jerry Davidson, Adam De- laune, Rick Dichiara, Dave Doll, Nancy & Dennis Eschmann, Cheryl Espinal, George Espinal, Jeraldine Fast, Catherine Building & Maintenance Fund……… $ 1,504.00 Federer, Marilyn Fekete, William Fekete, Linda Fortoda, Brandon Foto, Jude Foto, Sr., Karen Foto, Monique Foto, Zack Foto, Leon Giaccone, Bob Gaudet, Darlene Gravis, Donald Gray, Emily Gray, Anna Guale, Jim Halibut, Suzanne Hammel, Wyatt Hawley, Harold Heller, Rene Hernandez, Trudy Hodgson, Alexander Howell, Larry Hymel, Joshua Ivy, Baby Ellie Kahn, Christine Kennedy, Jeanne Kennedy, Shannon Lambert, Catherine Landry, Baby Elijah David Landry, Cindy Lauff, Sherry Lemoine, Steve Lemoine, Regina Lussier, Chet Kelly, Jr., Patricia Matherne, Margarite Michel, Rosa Millano, Brian Mills, Richard Minton, Kenny Molony, Steve Morris, Melissa Moskau, Paulette Motly, Claudette Nenos, Surigao del Norte, Harland Northcott, Jacob Lopez-Nunoz, Jana O’Connor, Charlene & Marlon Parris, Darryl Patton, Anthony “Bubby” Pellittere, Lloyd Perrin, George Pritchard, Michelle Pritchett, Patricia Rachel, Jeanne Ricard, Marsha Robert, Robert Rockvoan, Billy Rodriguez, Melanie Rogers, Abbey Roux, Garland Ruiz, Chris Sachatano, Gina Salito, David Slatinsky, Steve Samrow, Rose Maria Santos, Charlie Sapia, Cheryl Schaff, Peter Schaff, Susan Schaff, John Schultz, Luca Scocerria, Erma Scudari, Jackie Sison, Pat Slate, Evan, Karen & Sean Smith, Mary Smith, Seth Smith, Joyce Sonnier, Jude Soto, Angela Spencer, Linda Speziale, Eric Steen, Jim Stennet, Kathy Stubbs, Karen Stubby, Monique Stubby, Darry Tineg, Infant Elizabeth Theriot, Don Turley, Jr., Nicholas Dale Tynes, Sherry Vicknair, Cary Vinet, Candy Volk, Toni Wahl, Rock Whitfield, Foster Wimberly. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1- 10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24 — 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Enthronement of the Sacred Heart ~ Jn 12:44-50 Would you like to have the Enthrone- ment of the Sacred Heart in your Home? Thursday: Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Every Catholic Home should have this Jn 13:16-20 devotion. It will help to make your home Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 a place of prayer and bring your family closer together with each other and with Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14 Jesus. To find out more about the En- Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-28, 30-32 thronement contact the Church Office 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8 466-4511.