Sunday, March 21St - the Fifth Sunday of Lent MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Anticipated 4 P.M

Sunday, march 21st - The Fifth Sunday of Lent MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Anticipated 4 p.m. (organ & cantor) Sunday—9:00 a.m. (organ, cantor & choir); 11:00 a.m. (organ & cantor); 5:00 p.m. (organ & cantor) Monday - 6:15 a.m.; Tuesday through Friday - 5:30 p.m. with confession starting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday - 8:00 a.m. First Saturday: 8:00 a.m. followed by recitation of the Rosary

Fatima Votive Mass: 13th of the Month, May - October at 5:30 p.m.

Monthly Peace Mass: First Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. This Mass heeds Our Lady’s call to pray for world peace and conversion of hearts. CONTACT US 2319 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 70503 Pastor: ...... Rev. Msgr. Jefferson DeBlanc Parochial Vicar: ...... Rev. Korey R. LaVergne Deacon ...... Timothy Maragos & Randy Hyde Administrator: ...... Stephanie Supple Parish Secretary: ...... Mona Bouillion Receptionist: ...... D D McElligott Bookkeeper: ...... Annie Governale Director of Music, Organist, Choir Master ...... Keith D’Anna Bulletin Editor ...... Keith D’Anna Church Office: ...... (337) 232-8945 Church Fax: ...... (337) 232-0323 School Office:...... (337) 235-2464 Church Website: ...... www.fatimalafayette.org Office Hours ...... Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Sacrament of Penance on the third Sunday of each with the Church office, if at all month, following the 11:00 possible, at least ONE YEAR in Saturday a.m. Mass. Please contact the advance. To avoid schedule 1 hour prior to the Vigil Mass; parish office before the baby conflicts, all wedding dates Sunday is born for required classes. held at Our Lady of Fatima 30 minutes prior to Mass; Sponsors are to be confirmed must be confirmed with the and practicing Catholics who Parish Administrator, who Monday, Wednesday, Friday attend Sunday Mass. should be the first contact of & First Saturday 30 minutes prior to Mass; the couple. Please visit our Tuesday & Thursday The Sacrament of Matrimony Parish Website to review 1 hour prior to Mass Due to a new “couple wedding and music mentoring” marriage guidelines, and details of The Sacrament of Baptism preparation program, paperwork and preparation The Sacrament is celebrated arrangements are to be made requirements. l I f e I n f a t I m a

The Marto and Santos families lived in the village of Aljustrel, not far from the town and parish of Fatima. Aljustrel was home to approximately thirty-ﬁve families at the time of the apparitions. Like the other families in the community, these two families were poor and hardworking.

Their homes had been blessed by the Sacrament of Matrimony; and their conjugal fidelity was absolute. They welcomes all the children that God chose to send them, not as a burden but as another gift with which God was enriching their homes, another life to prolong their own into the future, another flower to bloom in their garden, filling it with the perfume and joy of the many scents and shades of fresh smiling youth, another soul entrusted by God to their care so that, by guiding it in the ways of Heaven, it could become yet another member of the Mystical Body of Christ, yet another hymn of paise to eternal glory.*

Lúcia wrote the above quote, which seems to me to be a wonderful and profound expression of the Lord’s intent when He created and redeemed the human race. God made us for Him and for one another.

Truly, the light of faith “illuminated their whole lives.” Parents taught their children about the Lord and about the Virgin Mary “because she is their Mother also, though much more powerful, holy and beautiful than the earthly mother who rocked their cradle.” Parents sent their children to catechism classes in the parish Church and saw to it that they received the Sacraments. During the afternoon siesta at home and after the evening meal, the father of the family continued teaching the children while the mother tidied up the kitchen and house. “Chestnuts and sweet acorns from the holm oaks burst open among the embers where they had been placed by an older brother or sister in order to make things even jollier.”

The day of First Holy Communion “was one of solemn and intimate rejoicing for all the family, for on that day God was once again visiting their home and uniting Himself with one of its members.” The family sang a sim- ple song of thanksgiving.

O Angels sing with me O Angels praise without end! To give thanks I am not able, O Angels, give thanks for me!

The families did not have many earthly goods, yet they managed to provide for themselves. There was “peace and unity, joy and love, the fruit of mutual understanding, mutual asking and granting of forgiveness for the inevitable shortcomings of human frailty.” Lúcia writes that Love is the secret of happiness on earth and in heaven. With the love of God in their hearts, parents “took the greatest care in safeguarding the innocence of their children lest anything should soil the whiteness of their infant souls.”

On Sundays and Holydays of Obligation, people went to Holy Mass in the morning. Sunday afternoons were for recreation and visiting. The Angelus was recited while the Church bells rang, “the men taking off their charac- teristic cap and holding it in their hands while the Angelus was said.” In the evening, families had supper in their homes, followed by prayer intentions spoken by the father and the Rosary led by the mother. Having kept God’s law of rest and having restored one’s physical strength, people were ready for bed and at dawn on the following day, each one could again take up their daily tasks with renewed vigor.”

Next Week: Life in Fatima (Concluded)

* Unless otherwise indicated, quotes are those of Sister Lúcia in her book Calls from the Message of Fatima (Fatima, Portugal: Secretariado dos Pastorinhos, 2000), pp. 39-51. 02 22 Mon. 6:15 a.m.: Eva Fontenot 23 Tue. 5:30 p.m.: Living: Charles Mouille 24 Wed. 5:30 p.m.: Living: Sue Rodriguez 25 Thu. 5:30 p.m.: Living & Deceased Members of the Ison & Eva Fontenot Families 26 Fri. 5:30 p.m.: Way of the Cross, 20 Sat. 4:00 p.m. Anticipated: Elden Butcher, The Nu- followed by Mass: gier Family, Edwina Smith Hernandez, Gerald & Alberta Living: Sue Rodriguez Gossen, Amanda Claire Judice, Lynn Kallam Ditch, James Judice, Dallas Fleming, Elroy Perrien, Rosamaria 27 Sat. 8:00 a.m.: Gerald “Jerry” Cormier Reyes-Silva, Charles Blanchard, Peter Tu Pham; Living & Deceased Members of: Michael & Fred Landry & 4:00 p.m. Anticipated: Elden Butcher, The Nugier Family, The Bouvier & Boudreaux Families, The Ison & Family, Edwina Smith Hernandez, Eva Fontenot, Doug- Eva Fontenot Families, The Quebedeau Family, The las Mistich, Mr. & Mrs. James E. Tabor, Gerald & Alberta Hebert Family, The Lebodier Lavergne Family, The Ju- Gossen, Amanda Claire Judice, Lynn Kallam Ditch, dice, Kallam, Langlinais, & Hamilton Families, The Cath- James Judice, Faye Marie Gesser, Dallas Fleming, olic Daughters of America; Living: Kobi Becker, Sue Rosamaria Reyes-Silva, Charles Blanchard, Anna Maria; Rodriguez, Elizabeth Pham Living & Deceased Members of: Michael & Fred Landry & Family, The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families, The Rader 21 Sun. 9:00 a.m.: Living & Deceased Members of the Family, The Caillouet, Henry, Randazzo, Costanza, & Caillouet, Henry, Randazzo, Campos Families, The Judice, Kallam, Langlinais, & Costanza, & Campos Families Hamilton Families; Living: Sue Rodriguez, Emily Dinh, 11:00 a.m.: Eva Fontenot, Faye Marie Gesser, Elijah Dinh, Noah Dinh Rachel Stevens, Willanna Curley James, Donald Breaux, Robert Daigle, Elroy Perrien; Living & De- 28 Sun. 9:00 a.m.: Fatima Parishioners / Pro-Populo ceased Members of: The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families, 11:00 a.m.: Connor Noah Foreman The Butcher & Smith Families; Living: The John Ngu- 5:00 p.m.: Mr. Frem Boustany, Sr., Eva Fon- yen Family, Maria Rieu Tran, Joshua Dinh, Cathy Tra tenot, Anna Maria, Elroy Perrien; Living & Deceased Members of: The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families; Living: 5:00 p.m.: Fatima Parishioners / Pro-Populo Edward & Angela Schoefﬂer, Julie Nguyen, Rosie Dinh, Sarah Dinh

Proclaimed this weekend is the Gospel a stewardship prayer for march story of Jesus inviting his disciples into a great Lord Jesus, we journey with you this Lenten season, in a mystery with curious time of stress and uncertainty, ever closer to Jerusalem, pronouncements: Those ever closer to your death on the cross. who love their lives just as they are will lose them. If a grain of wheat dies, it will We hear your Gospel mandate: “Deny yourself, take up bear much fruit… What does Jesus mean? The climactic your cross and follow me,” but we are unsure of their event of Jesus’ passion and death is drawing closer; a meaning, or anxious about their true intent. time when the great confrontation between Jesus and the powers of darkness take place. When Jesus is lifted Through the power of the Holy Spirit, give us the strength up, he will draw all to himself. The Christian steward to deny the “self” that keeps us knows life can’t be lived in complacency. We are called to from being good stewards of your teachings, die to self, bear more fruit, be raised up with Jesus. Jesus and of those who need our love and compassion. brings discomfort to those who are comfortable. Jesus urges us to give witness in his name. How will we Give us a deeper awareness of the cross in our own lives respond? so that we may embrace it and join our sufferings with yours in a world in need of your redemption. The Weekend of March 14th And give us the conﬁdence to follow you no matter the Weekly Offertory Budget ...... $15,384.62 cost; knowing that if we die with you, we will also live with Total Offertory Received ...... $12,413.95 you and eternally rejoice in your resurrection. Weekly Budget +Over, -Under ...... -$2,970.67 Total Mercy Works ...... $343.00 We humbly ask this of you who live and reign with the Catholic Relief Services ...... $826.00 Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. 03 celebrating the resurrection and

honoring our loved ones

The beautiful Easter lilies, spring ﬂowers and palms that will soon adorn our altar and sanctuary are a special part of the celebration of Easter at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.

We invite all parishioners to share in the experience by donating towards the cost of Easter ﬂowers and palms in memory or honor of your family members and friends. This is a wonderful way to remember loved ones, honor friends, and offer thanksgiving to God for prayers answered and blessings received.

Memorial Envelopes can be found on the communion rail throughout the Easter Season. Your donation can be placed in the collection basket or dropped in the letter drop-box in our ofﬁce door. Any donation amount is greatly appreciated. All memorials and honored names will be placed in the Parish Family Bulletin in the weeks following Easter Sunday.

pontifical good Friday collection

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontiﬁcal Good Friday Col- lection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. The Pontiﬁcal Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines.

The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these times of crisis, the Pontiﬁcal Good Friday Collection provides humanitar- ian aid to refugees.

When you contribute to the Pontiﬁcal Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land.

PLEASE BE GENEROUS! For more information about Christians in the Holy Land, visit www.myfranciscan.org/good-friday.

closing event, year of st. joseph

As our diocesan year of St. Joseph comes to a close, the diocese is gearing up for the ﬁnal event. Please join your fellow Catholics on Saturday, May 1st, the Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker, at St. Jo- seph Catholic Church in Milton. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. by Bishop Deshotel. Following Mass, there will be food, live music, and games on the Church grounds. Commemorative Year of St. Joseph merchandise will also be available for purchase. 04 sign up for the blue army

HOLY THURSDAY, April 1st: During the Penitential Season of Lent, Mass of the Lord’s Supper we are reminded of our three-fold responsibility of prayer, fasting and will be celebrated at 6:30 almsgiving. What better prayer is p.m. followed by Adoration there then the Holy Rosary of our in the Church at the Altar of Heavenly Mother, Mary? Prayerfully Reposition (Marian side al- consider joining the Blue Army. tar) until 10:00 p.m. Please Dear Queen and Mother, who prom- prayerfully consider keeping ised at Fatima to convert Russia and bring peace to all man- Vigil with the Eucharistic Lord to commemorate His kind, in reparation for my sins and the sins of the whole agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. world, I solemnly promise to Your Immaculate Heart:

GOOD FRIDAY, April 2nd: To offer up everyday the sacrifices demanded by my daily duty. Stations of the Cross will To pray at least five decades of the Rosary daily while take place at 9:00 a.m. The meditating on the Mysteries. Nine Day Divine Mercy No- To wear the Scapular of Mount Carmel as profession of vena begins at 2:30 p.m. this promise and as an act of consecration to you. followed by the Commem- To accomplish the devotion of the Five First Saturdays oration of the Passion and of the month, including the fifteen-minute meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary. Death of the Lord at 3:00 I will renew this promise often, especially in moments of p.m. Let us always remember the Lord’s infinite love temptation. and ultimate sacrifice for humanity. Note: This pledge is not a vow and does not bind under sin. HOLY SATURDAY VIGIL, Nevertheless it is a promise - your word to your Heavenly rd Mother. April 3 : The Vigil Mass of Easter will begin at 8:00 BENEFITS p.m. with the Service of Light (time designated by You know you are fulfilling Our Lady’s conditions to ob- the Bishop). Blessing of Fire tain the conversion and the peace of Christ for the world. and Easter Water, Recep- You obtain numerous indulgences through the Rosary tion into the Church and the Scapular. (Baptism, Confirmation and You become eligible for the spiritual graces of Our Lady Communion) of the RCIA Candidates. of Mount Carmel - graces in this life, at the hour of death and after death. EASTER SUNDAY, April 4th: Masses will be celebrated at Your name is sent to Fatima and deposited at the site of the apparitions. 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. You share in the prayers of millions of members.

You become a spiritual child of Saint Pio. There will be no 5:00 p.m. Mass You participate in the New Evangelization taught by on Easter Sunday Pope Saint John Paul II.

Blessing of Children’s Easter Baskets The World Apostolate of Fatima (Blue Army) is made up of individual members that live around the world and follow will take place at the Masses of Easter Sunday. the principles of the apostolate. Here’s how to join:

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, April 11th: Masses will be cele- INTERNET brated at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Details will follow in future bulletins. Go to www.bluearmy.com Left Click on the Apostolate Tab (top left) There will be no 5:00 p.m. Mass Click on “Join the Apostolate”.

th On Divine Mercy Sunday (April 11 ). The World Apostolate of Fatima does not share Holy Hour and Confessions will begin at 2:00 p.m. member contact information outside of the Apostolate. 05 a focus on essential ministries

From family life to Catholic formation to crisis response and support for vocations, the BISHOP’S SERVICES AP- PEAL (BSA) offers hope and practical assistance to those in our communities in need of God’s provision and care. Generous parishioners make it possible. The BSA has been supporting the Works of Christ by serving others and ministering to those in need since 1973. The BSA is accomplished as a result of the combined participation of 122 church parishes and 28 missions located across 8 civil parishes.

Through faith, hope and charity, the Holy Spirit not only heals us but also makes us healers. These virtues open us to new horizons, even while we are navigating the difﬁcult waters of our time.” - Pope Francis

When we unite together as a family of Catholics to serve our Diocese and our neighbors, I feel God smiling down upon us all - pleased with what we are about and the future he has in store for us. I celebrate your gener- osity and rejoice in the hope and healing that you bring to others. - Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel

worldwide marriage encounter

RESOLUTION #1: UNDERSTAND MY SPOUSE

Worldwide Marriage Encounter: “I place much of my hope for the future in World- wide Marriage Encounter.” Pope Saint John Paul II

A new year brings new opportunities for personal growth, but where to start? What about the most important relationship in your life? This year, make the resolution to enhance and enrich your marriage. Attend a Worldwide Marriage Encounter virtual experience from the comfort of your home!

Nine in ten couples who attend a Marriage Encounter Weekend recognize a long- lasting positive effect on their lives. For more than 50 years, Worldwide Marriage Encounter has helped over 3.5 million couples in almost 100 countries unlock the power of their relation- ships with new ways to do the “I do.” This marriage experience helps you listen, share, and connect more deeply. There’s no group discussion. It’s just about the two of you learning to be the best, most loving and thriving couple you can be. Register at: www.wwmephilly.org OR for more info and other Weekend dates go to wwme.org.

The mission of Worldwide Marriage Encounter is to proclaim the value of Marriage and Holy Orders in the Church and in the world.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter is faithful to the Roman Catholic Church’s teaching that marriage is a cove- nant that exists between one man and one woman. Any reference to marriage or couple made by WWME is in this context.

06 the saints - our extended family in heaven MONDAY, MARCH 22 concentration camp near Sztutowo, Blessed Bronislaw Komorowski Pomorskie, Poland Beatiﬁed: June 13, 1999 by Pope John Paul II

TUESDAY, MARCH 23 Saint Joseph Oriol

Born poor. Studied at the University of Barcelona. Awarded a doctorate of theology on August 1, 1674. Or- dained May 30, 1676. Pil- grim to girl had to work to help support her Rome, Italy in large family. She managed to work 1686. Pope Innocent XI granted him a and study, and in 1866 she graduated benefice at Santa Maria del Pino (Our as an elementary school teacher. She Lady of the Pines), Barcelona, Spain, a wanted to enter religious life, but her parish he served for the rest of his life. family needed her, and she worked Wanted to evangelize infidels, for 12 years as a teacher in rural Mon- and give himself over to martyrdom. Son of Jan Komorowski and taldo, Italy teaching catechism in her On his way to Rome in April 1698 to Katarzyna née Gencza who had elev- parish. ask to be a missionary, Joseph fell ill en children between them. Priest in In 1878, having helped raise at Marseilles, France, and had a vision the archdiocese of Gdansk, Poland, her siblings, and saved enough to in- that gave him a new mission - revital- ordained in 1914. Parish priest in sure her mother’s future, Maddalena ize the faith in his own back yard. Legowo, Poland, and then at the entered the Daughters of Mary, Help Returning home, he worked church of Saint Nicolaus in Gdansk. of Christians, the congregation found- with the youngest of children and Taught history and the Polish lan- ed six years earlier by Saint John roughest of soldiers, and prayed with- guage in the city. Helped found the Bosco. In 1881 she was sent to Tre- out ceasing for the living and the Towarzystwo Budowy Kosciolw Pol- castagni in the Diocese of Catania, dead. He wore a hair-shirt; lived for 26 skich (Association of Construction of Sicily, and took charge of an existing years, half his life, solely on bread and Polish Churches) in 1923 as a way to institute for women, inspiring it with water. Famed confessor, prophet, increase participation by Poles in an Salesian principles. healer, and miracle worker, though area dominated by German priests. Sicily became her second many of the writers in his day and Deeply involved in the politics of his home. She opened new houses, set after have made him sound like some day, he served as a member of the up after-school activities and sewing kind of medium or magician or Gdansk city council, ran for national classes, trained teachers, and taught somesuch. office, and was opposed by the area catechism. She spent 25 years in Sici-

Socialists for his defense of Polish ly, serving her community as local Born: November 23, 1650 at Barcelo- identity for the Poles in the city. On and provincial superior, guiding nov- na, Spain September 1, 1939, the day Nazi Ger- ices, and faithfully living the charism Died: March 23, 1702 at Barcelona, many invaded Poland, Father of Mother Maria Mazzarello, co- Spain of natural causes Bronislaw and other priests were ar- foundress of the institute. Canonized: May 20, 1909 by Pope Pius rested, beaten and sent to a series of X concentration camps. Executed for Born: November 15, 1847 at Chieri, being actively Catholic. Martyr. Italy FRIDAY, MARCH 25 Died: March 26, 1908 at Catania, Sicily, Born: May 25, 1889 in Barlozno, Po- Blessed Maddalena C. Morano Italy of cancer morskie, Poland Beatiﬁed: November 5, 1994 by Pope Died: shot on Good Friday, March 22, Her father and older sister died when John Paul II 1940 in a ﬁeld outside the Stutthof Maddalena was 8 years old, and the 07 vocations prayer cross mission the church on apparitions Taken from the “Encyclopedia of Catholic Doctrine” The Lord commanded us to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, The bishop of the diocese in which “Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out the apparition is reported to have laborers for the harvest.” (Mt. 9:38) taken place has the authority and

the serious obligation to begin the We are asking each family to call our office process of investigation. And since to sign-up to take the Vocations Prayer Cross home for ten days. The Prayer Cross these reputed supernatural phe- is contained inside a case that you will pick nomena must be examined from up from our office. Your family will have various aspects, such as theological, psychological, the privilege during that time to set up the cross in your pathological, and medical, the bishop normally home, pray together for our priests, and pray for an increase sets up a commission composed of experts in to vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The case and those various fields. cross will be properly disinfected between each families’ use by the parish staff. You will be provided with your own person- First of all, it is necessary to obtain detailed infor- al copies of the Vocation’s Prayer booklets that you may keep mation concerning the person who claims to have in order to continue praying for our priests and for vocations. had a vision or revelation. Physical, emotional, and The prayer booklet given to you with the kit is self- moral qualities of the individual are investigated in explanatory. It includes a family prayer, prayer for priests, Lita- order to discern whether or not there is anything ny of the Saints and a prayer to Our Lady of Prompt Succor. that would militate against the credibility of the Please call the parish receptionist at 337-232-8945 to sign up reputed visionary. Second, the commission must TODAY! determine whether the claims and reports of the apparition are consistent with the actual facts or whether the testimony is contradictory. Third, and very important, has the supposed apparition pro- duced good spiritual fruits in the recipient and others? Finally, when the investigation is complet- ed, the commission will submit one of three possible judgments to the bishop: (1) that the alleged apparition fulfills all the conditions for an authentic supernatural phenomenon - that is, it appears to be of divine origin; (2) that the alleged apparition is this week on formed definitely not of supernatural origin and therefore must be presumed to have a natural or a diabolical

cause; or (3) that there is not enough evidence to TUESDAY, MARCH 23: St. Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop make a definite judgment and therefore the case Listen: Holiness is Always in Season must remain open as long as this uncertainty ex- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24: St. Oscar Romero ists. Read: Saint Oscar Romero If the commission decides in favor of the supernat- THURSDAY, MARCH 25: The Annunciation of our Lord ural origin of an apparition, the final decision will Study: The Bible and the Virgin Mary Lesson 1: come from the Holy See. But even if the Church A Biblical Introduction to Mary gives official recognition to an apparition, it re- Study: The Bible and the Virgin Mary Lesson 2: mains on the level of a “private” revelation. And, as Handmaid of the Lord the Catechism of the Catholic Church points out, Study: Symbolon, Knowing the Faith Session 9: private revelations “do not belong… to the deposit Mary and the Saints of faith”; their role is to help people “live more fully Study: Symbolon Knowing the Faith Session 4: by” Christ’s definitive Revelation “in a certain peri- The Story of Salvation od of history” (CCC 67). The faithful are not strictly Watch: Mary of Nazareth bound to accept private revelations, although it Read: Mary: God’s Yes to Man would be somewhat irreverent not to honor the Read: Mary in the Redemption Church’s approval. Listen: Mary, Answering Common Objections 08 Sacred Heart Enthronements

school news Call the Parish Ofﬁce to schedule your Sacred Heart March 22 OLF vs. CCS Football game Home Enthronement. Pro- moters go into the home to March 22 8th Grade Boys Basketball Tryouts conduct the Enthronement, March 22 7th Grade Boys Basketball Tryouts which follows a 9 day period March 23 Dial R. Testing - Kindergarten of prayer by the family. March 23 Penance Service - 5th grade st March 24 1 grade retreat Prayer for Cancer Patients March 24 Parents’ Club Speaker March 25 Penance Service - 4th grade March 26 Foundation Memorial Mass A statue of St. Peregrine, pa- March 26 Report Cards Day tron of cancer patients, is made available to go into the

homes of those diagnosed All parents are invited to “Teaching the Truth & Mean- with cancer. This statue of St. ing of Human Sexuality in the Home: A Guide for Par- Peregrine was acquired from a convent in the city of Lille, ents” on Wednesday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the northern France. The statue Church. This event is presented by the Parents’ Club was hand-painted by nuns in the mid 1900s. Call the parish and the Fatima Families Committee. ofﬁce to get on the roster.

Prayer Calendar for Priests

Monday, March 22 The Diocese of Lafayette Central Of- Rev. Brent Smith fice is currently accepting applica- Tuesday, March 23 tions for the positions of Executive As- Rev. William Snyders, SJ Wednesday, March 24 sistant, Office of the Vicar General, Rev. Cedric Sonnier Administrative Assistant, Office of Thursday, March 25 Stewardship & Development, and As- Rev. Cocou C. Sounou, SVD Friday, March 26 sistant General Manager, Office of Fa- Rev. John Stacer, SJ cilities Management. For further details as well as instructions to apply, Saturday, March 27 Rev. Joseph Stemmann please visit our employment page at www.diolaf.org/ Sunday, March 28 employment. Rev. Michael Sucharski, SVD

Send the names of those who have left come, lord jesus the church to St. Monica Sodality, c/o St. John Cantins Parish, 825 N. Carpenter Mondays 6:30pm (WOMEN) - DD McElligott, 319.8866 Street, Chicago, IL 60622-5499. The So- dality will include your loved ones in 6:30pm (WOMEN) - Email: [email protected] their prayers and sacriﬁces. When all Thursdays 6:00 am (MEN) - Joe Wolf, 349.2645 other efforts fail, the only thing left to do 6:00 am (MEN) - Deacon Tim Maragos, 235.1521 is pray and sacriﬁce. Consider joining Fridays 1:00 pm - Jennifer Connolly, 288.4386 the St. Monica Sodality. Writing to the above address will give you information Saturdays 8:00am - Anne Pesacreta, 739.5903 on how to do so and the requirements First Saturday - 9:00 a.m. after Mass & Rosary for membership.

Parish Representatives The Blessing of the Unborn Child follows the Sunday 9 & 11:00 a.m. Masses Jill Jordan or DD McElligott - 337-319-8866 the 1st weekend of the month. 09 PARISH ORGANIZATIONS AND INFORMATION

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE CHURCH - SEXUALITY PRO-LIFE APOSTOLATE SUSPENDED OR Engaged Couples Project Rachel MEETING VIRTUALLY UNTIL Attend a Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend. The A post abortion healing and recon- FURTHER NOTICE! weekend is open to any engaged ciliation program for those suffer- Women’s Group couple wanting to prepare for a ing the negative effects of an abor- “WOMEN OF GRACE” deeper more meaningful life tion experience. Individual sessions together. For more information (Contact Stephanie at the Parish are offered where one can receive contact Paul & Carolyn Trahan at the healing grace of God through a Office for upcoming events!) 337.254.8947 or 337.898.9257 or 9-10 step healing program. Take the Mommy Meals [email protected]. first step and call 337.261.5598. - Outreach to new moms Mercy Meal Team Natural Family Planning Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat - Outreach to the sick Natural Family Planning Courses St. Gemma Food Bank are held in conjunction with The next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat - Outreach to the needy marital prep. FMI, Contact the for healing after abortion is sched- Parish Office. uled for April 9-11, 2021. The retreat Mary’s Mothers begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and Formation for mothers Reclaim concludes at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. of school age children Sexual Health Catholic Recovery For more information please call Program: 337.261.5598. Catholic Daughters reclaimsexualhealth.com (online - 3rd Thursday, 6 pm help 24/7) Project Joseph Knights of Columbus (for men suffering - 1st Thursday, 7 pm Porn Addiction Support after an abortion) Sts. Joachim & Anne Society Group for Men: - 2nd Tuesday - Rosary/Social In honor of the year of St. Joseph, Fatima Mercy Works Weekly meetings are held for the Office of Pro-Life Apostolate has - Monthly outreach to needy one hour and fifteen minutes. begun planning the Diocese of Lafa- Strict confidentiality is observed. yette’s first Project Joseph Retreat Men’s Group - CAST A confidentiality statement is exclusively for men. This ministry offers men the opportunity to heal signed by each prospective member of the group. Call and after an abortion. Studies have CAST stands for Catholic, Apostol- shown that women are not the only leave a confidential message at ic, Sacramental, Theology, and is ones who suffer from the detri- 337.945.3995 for more the focus of a Fall and Spring mental effects of abortion. Men are information. Fishing Retreat in Grand Isle. The deeply affected as well, although

CAST men then meet regularly on many remain in denial and want to Healing Hearts a monthly basis for fellowship and bury the feelings. Some may have Weekly meetings for women initially felt relief after their partner’s study. CAST Masses are every whose lives have been affected abortion but now experience regret Monday morning at 6:15 a.m. and by porn or sexual addiction of a and remorse. If you or someone you Tuesday evenings at 5:30 p.m. If loved one. know would like to attend a Project interested in making the CAST Joseph Retreat, please call retreat, contact the Parish Office. Must sign confidentiality 337.261.5598. We are happy to speak statement. with you and prepare you for the first retreat which will be held June 6th through 8th grade 12, 2021. YOUTH FORMATION Call 337.404.6113.

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