THIRD SUNDAY OF APRIL 18, 2021

MASS SCHEDULE Sunday Obligation has been dispensed in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux until further notice.

Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM | in church | live-streamed | In-car and communion for at risk parishioners Sunday 8:00 AM | in church Sunday 10:30 AM | in church | live-streamed | In-car mass and communion for at risk parishioners Sunday 5:30 PM | in church

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | 5:30 PM CONFESSION | Prior to all masses ADORATION | Tuesday 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM ST. ROSALIE CHAPEL (Stephensville) Saturday 4:00 PM Confession prior to mass. THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER READING I ACTS 3:13-15, 17-19 READING II 1 JOHN 2:1-5A Peter said to the people: “The God of Abraham, the My children, I am writing this to you so that you God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our may not commit sin. But if anyone does sin, we have fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the handed over and denied in Pilate’s presence when righteous one. He is expiation for our sins, and not he had decided to release him. You denied the Holy for our sins only but for those of the whole world. and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be The way we may be sure that we know him is to released to you. The author of life you put to death, keep his commandments. Those who say, “I know but God raised him from the dead; of this we are him,” but do not keep his commandments are liars, witnesses. Now I know, brothers, that you acted out and the truth is not in them. But whoever keeps his of ignorance, just as your leaders did; but God has word, the love of God is truly perfected in him. thus brought to fulfillment what he had announced beforehand through the mouth of all the prophets, GOSPEL LUKE 24:35-48 that his Christ would suffer. Repent, therefore, and The two disciples recounted what had taken place be converted, that your sins may be wiped away.” on the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still RESPONSORIAL PSALM 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said R. Lord, let your face shine on us. to them, When I call, answer me, O my just God, you who “Peace be with you.” relieve me when I am in distress; have pity on me, But they were startled and terrified and thought and hear my prayer! that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, R. Lord, let your face shine on us. “Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in Know that the LORD does wonders for his faithful your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I one; the LORD will hear me when I call upon him. myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have R. Lord, let your face shine on us. flesh and bones as you can see I have.” O LORD, let the light of your countenance shine And as he said this, he showed them his hands and upon us! You put gladness into my heart. his feet. While they were still incredulous for joy R. Lord, let your face shine on us. and were amazed, he asked them, As soon as I lie down, I fall peacefully asleep, for you “Have you anything here to eat?” alone, O LORD, bring security to my dwelling. They gave him a piece of baked fish; he took it and R. Lord, let your face shine on us. ate it in front of them. He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of with you, that everything written about me in the law of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.” reserved. Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise Hand sanitizer is available. You may also bring your own. from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for Please leave kneelers down for ease in sanitizing after mass. the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to Please receive Communion on your hand, holding it out flatly so that the priest can distribute without contact. all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are There will be no offertory . Place your offerings in witnesses of these things.” the designated baskets as you arrive or depart Mass. You may also set up recurring payments at give.holycrossmc.org/give C O N G R E G A T I O N A L R E S P O N S E S F O R E A S T E R S E A S O N Entrance Antiphon Holy, Holy, Holy I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia. You have Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. laid your hand upon me, alleluia, alleluia. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes Penitential Act in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in The Mystery of Faith my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my Resurrection until you come again. most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever- Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers Lamb of God and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us. (Repeat) Gloria Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to Grant us peace. people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we Communion Antiphon adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your Christ our Passover has been sacrificed; therefore let us great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty keep the feast with the unleavened bread of purity and Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, truth, alleluia. Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins Excerpts from the English translation of The © 2010, International of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Offertory Antiphon The earth trembled, and was still, until God arose in judgment, alleluia. THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER PARISH NEWS

A D U L T B I B L E S T U D Y P l e a s e j o i n u s o n T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g s i f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n p a r t i c i p a t i n g o u r H o l y C r o s s B i b l e S t u d y . T h e m o r n i n g s m a l l g r o u p s e s s i o n s t a k e p l a c e i n t h e L i f e C e n t e r a t 9 : 3 0 A M . A n e v e n i n g s m a l l g r o u p m a y b e s t a r t e d a s w e l l . I f i n t e r e s t e d , p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e c h u r c h o f f i c e o r e m a i l M a e g a n M a r t i n a t m a e g a n @ h o l y c r o s s m c . o r g t o b e c o n t a c t e d i f w e a r e a b l e t o o f f e r t h e e v e n i n g s m a l l g r o u p .

G R I E F S H A R E I f y o u a r e g r i e v i n g t h e l o s s o f a l o v e d o n e , l e t u s h e l p y o u . G r i e f S h a r e w i l l w a l k a l o n g s i d e y o u t h r o u g h o n e o f l i f e ’ s m o s t d i f f i c u l t e x p e r i e n c e s . J o i n u s o n T u e s d a y s a t 5 : 3 0 P M M a s s i n E t e r n a l r e s t g r a n t u n t o t h e m , O L o r d . c h u r c h f o l l o w e d b y G r i e f S h a r e s e s s i o n s . R o l a n d J o s e p h F a l g o u t , S r . F L O C K N O T E W E E K L Y E M A I L E a c h M o n d a y , H o l y C r o s s s e n d s a n e m a i l t h a t i n c l u d e s a l i n k t o t h e G l o r i a R o c k S t a n s b u r y u p c o m i n g w e e k e n d ' s b u l l e t i n , i m p o r t a n t i n f o r m a t i o n , p r a y e r r e q u e s t s , a n d m a s s s c h e d u l e . I f y o u d o n o t r e c e i v e t h e e m a i l , " W h o e v e r b e l i e v e s i n H i m s h a l l n o t p e r i s h p l e a s e t e x t h o l y c r o s s m c t o 8 4 5 7 6 . b u t h a v e e t e r n a l l i f e . " - J o h n 3 : 1 6

HOLY CROSS CHURCH SCHOOL INFORMATION

Central Catholic Elementary 985-384-1933 Monday-Friday 8 AM - 3 PM Amanda Talbot | Principal *closed Noon - 1 PM Central Catholic High School 985-385-5372 Peter Boudreaux | Principal 2100 Cedar St. Unit 3 ST. ROSALIE CHAPEL Morgan City, LA 70380 Stephensville | 985-384-3551 [email protected] SACRAMENTS Phone: 985-384-3551 Baptism: 3rd Sunday of each month. Fax: 985-384-5790 Matrimony: Register on our website 8-12 months prior to marriage. PASTOR: All sacraments information on website. Father Brice Higginbotham PAROCHIAL VICAR: www.holycrossmc.org Father Brett Lapeyrouse Director of Discipleship Formation: text holycrossmc to 84576 Maegan Martin Administrative Assistant: Mary Guidry @holycrosschurchmc Bookkeeper: Barbara Flowers @holycrosschurchmc THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER ACTION OF THE BAPTIZED: THE CHURCH MILITANT The final tier of the Church family is everyone still here on earth: The Church Militant. We are named as such because of the truth of the battle which we, with Christ our Head and Captain, wage: against evil, both exterior and interior, which seeks to drag us away from the perfect light of heaven. And so we daily wage war on the fiends of the netherworld, arming ourselves in light (Rom. 13:11-14) and casting off our worldly desires. We fight against our own flesh, against those things which would entice us away from the narrow path which leads to true and lasting happiness. We equip ourselves for such a journey by the sacraments, particularly by the worthy and regular reception of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. We soldiers of Christ must discipline ourselves now in order to complete the journey to our heavenly home, where we will“ [show] forth the merits which [we] won on earth through the one Mediator between God and man, serving God in all things and filling up in their flesh those things which are lacking of the sufferings of Christ for His Body which is the Church.” (Lumen Gentium, §49)

“THERE ARE NOTES LIKE THE FOLLOWING:...’I DO NOT SEEK, I DO NOT DESIRE, THE GLORY OF Reflection THIS WORLD; I LOOK FORWARD TO GREATER Do I regularly practice an GLORY IN HEAVEN’...‘I WILL BE PATIENT AND Examination of Conscience GOOD TO A HEROIC DEGREE, EVEN IF I AM TO in order to better govern BE CRUSHED’...THESE WORDS REVEAL BOTH myself and avoid my [ANGELO’S] HABITUAL HUMILITY BEFORE GOD favorite sins? AND HIS CLEAR CONSCIENCE OF HIS OWN Do I partake in the WORTH BEFORE MEN...SO CLEAR AS TO BE Sacrament of Reconciliation DISCONCERTING.” in order to keep myself - J o u r n a l o f a S o u l , I n t r o d u c t i o n b y D o n L o r i s C a p o v i l l a o n A n g e l o R o n c a l l i ( L a t e r P o p e S t . J o h n X X I I I ) , x x i close to Christ and ready myself for his Kingdom? Jennifer Ely and Brice Higginbotham, Liturgia, (Unpublished). THANK YOU for a Blessed Sacred and Easter! So many people came together to bring us such a blessed ! It was very special to see our altar servers back after over a year! A sincere thank you to Father Brice, Father Brett, the church staff, altar servers, acolytes, sacristans, musicians, singers, readers, ushers, bulletin distributers, and sanitizers who helped us celebrate the Sacred Pachal Triduum and Easter Masses. We also send our deep appreciation to the dedicated volunteers who cleaned the church and church grounds and set up and decorated for all of the Holy Week events. THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

MASS INTENTIONS MASS VOLUNTEERS

S A T U R D A Y , A P R I L 1 7 WEEKEND OF: APRIL 17-18 George Williams Family, M/M Curtis Verret, Jason Hotard, Joe Young, SATURDAY 5:30PM Lector: Lori Jo Case Paul & Marie Vella, Louis J. "Billy" & Pat Adams Family living & Bulletins: Melina Michel deceased, Al Belaire, Patience LaFleur Bryant, Rowena LaFleur, Michael Ushers: Melina Michel S. LaFleur, Rudy Mendoza, Nelson & Eldred Durocher, Rebecca Lipari St. Rosalie: Jerry Acosta, Sr., Brandon J. Terry, Sandra Gros Sanitizer: Jolene Holt SUNDAY 8:00 AM Lector: Sophia Saleme S U N D A Y , A P R I L 1 8 Bulletins: Amber Monceaux Donald & Leona Smith, Smith & Wilma Alpha, Hal Thomas, Max Ushers: Thaddeus Marcell Griffin, Gracie Andrews, Marie Nguyen, Marie Thi, Dominico Hien, Sanitizer: Jay Prestenbach Dominico Nguyen, Justin Trimm, Jude Hebert, Ronnie Trimm, Roland SUNDAY 10:30 AM Lector: Chris Little J. Barras, R. L. & Edith LeBlanc, Barbara Greer, Al Belaire, Calvin Bulletins: Lynette Aulds LeLeux, Frank Cali, Sr., Darby & Leonard Families Ushers: Randy Aulds, David Irwin Sanitizer: Randy Aulds M O N D A Y , A P R I L 1 9 SUNDAY 5:30 PM Lector: Bill Bourgeois Holy Cross Parish, Boudreaux and Sewart Families, Russell Bulletins: Colleen Hunter Verrett, Louie Stuer Ushers: Nathan Rhodes Sanitizer: Nathan Rhodes T U E S D A Y , A P R I L 2 0 Holy Cross Parish, Norman H. Breaux, Sr. Family living and deceased, Governale & Resignola Families, Joseph & Esther Birdsall & Family, WEEKEND OF: APRIL 24-25 Georgia Carbin, Al & Shelly Adams, Allie, Ashton & Arden Adams, Allie SATURDAY 5:30PM Lector: Lisa Thibodeaux Adams, Jr. Sylvia St. Pierre Bulletins: Keith Thibodeaux Ushers: Keith Thibodeaux W E D N E S D A Y , A P R I L 2 1 Sanitizers: Diane Irwin Georiga Carbin, Marie Nguyen, Marie Thi, Dominico Hien, SUNDAY 8:00 AM Lector: Marie Minton Dominico Nguyen, Pat & Mary Lawrence, Blake James Melancon, Bulletins: Marie Minton Georgia Carbin, Sidney Michel, Jr. Ushers: Thaddeus Marcell Sanitizers: Jennifer Young PRAY FOR THE SICK SUNDAY 10:30 AM Lector: John Russo Ashlee Jimenez, Jerry Acosta Jr., Gwen Trahan, Ronald & Bulletins: Maria Barbier, Judy Russo Debbie Leonard, Gary Vining, Jane Webster, Lucy Lacasse, Ushers: David Irwin Carol Bergeron, Herverd Martin, Rella Fontenot, Andrea Sanitizers: Peggy Lafleur Turner, Ferris and Margaret Romaire, Bobby Acosta, Ellen SUNDAY 5:30 PM Lector: Kellye Patterson Ruiz, Gunnar Tisdale, Pearl Haase, Alanna Sloane, Myrl & Bulletins: Mary Domangue Edgar Barrouse, Earline Suire, Marjorie Barras, and everyone Ushers: Nathan Rhodes affected by Covid-19. Sanitizer: Nathan Rhodes PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE (985-384-3551) OR REPLY TO THE WEEKLY EMAIL TO PLACE SOMEONE ON THE SICK LIST. WEEKLY COLLECTION April 3-4, 2021 April 10-11, 2021 HOLY CROSS ST. ROSALIE HOLY CROSS ST. ROSALIE Envelopes $4,517.00 Envelopes $150.00 Envelopes $4,797.00 Envelopes $130.00 Loose 610.00 Loose 129.00 Loose 539.00 Loose 171.00 Online 515.12 Online _ Online 1,436.98 Online _ Total $5,642.12 Total $279.00 Total $6,772.98 Total $301.00 Online Offertory: give.holycrossmc.org/give