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Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2021 Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church Scripture Readings OUR ARCHDIOCESAN FAMILY PRAYER Isaiah 60:1-6 Loving and Faithful God, through the years Ephesians 3:2-6 the people of our archdiocese have appreciated Matthew 2:1-12 the prayers and love of Our Lady of Prompt Succor in times of war, disaster, epidemic and illness. We come to you, Father, with Mary our Mother, Music and ask you to help us in the battle of today 9:30 am, 11:00 am, & 7:30 pm against violence, murder and racism. We implore you to give us your wisdom Gathering #463 We Three Kings of Orient that we may build a community Are founded on the values of Jesus, which gives respect to the life and dignity of all people. Psalm Response “Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.” Bless parents that they may form their children in faith. Gifts Preparation #465 As with Gladness Men of Bless and protect our youth Old that they may be peacemakers of our time. Give consolation to those Recessional #459 Songs of Thankfulness who have lost loved ones through violence. and Praise Hear our prayer and give us the perseverance The texts of the Mass responses, as well as the Gloria and to be a voice for life and human dignity Creed, can be found in the front cover in our community. of the Gather hymnal. Sunday evening Benediction hymns can be found in the We ask this through Christ our Lord. Gather hymnal: #139, #137, and #615. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. n IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH NEW ORLEANS, LA Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church WEEKLY REFLECTION 130 Baronne Street Matthew 2:1-12 New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 529-1477 / fax: (504) 524-0155 www.jesuitchurch.net In the Gospel of Matthew, the Magi recognize STAFF the significance of a phenomenon in the heavens. They Rev. Anthony McGinn, S.J., Pastor (ext. 243) understood that it was a sign that God had sent the Mes- ([email protected]) siah to His people in Judea. They saw the sign; they took Judy Burke, Business Manager (ext. 223) action; they paid homage to the newborn Jesus, the ([email protected]) Christ. Mary Moises, Parish Secretary Herod, on the other hand, was very disturbed ([email protected]) when he received the news of the birth of the Messiah. Julie Vanderbrook, Wedding Coordinator His response was the opposite of the Magi’s. Instead of Paul Wattigny, Organist & Choirmaster offering him homage, he sought to destroy him. Like Eric McCrary and Lisa LaFleur, Cantors many others in the Gospel, Herod misunderstood the Veronica Davis, Catechetical Leader & General Assistant kingship of Jesus and the plan of God. He assumed that the Messiah would be just another warrior who would INFORMATION CONTACTS attempt to displace him from his throne. From our per- Religious Ed, Baptisms & Funerals: 529-1477 x 224 spective Herod’s fear of being displaced had no rational Weddings (Julie Vanderbrook): 504-442-2622 basis. He was already over ninety years of age. It would Parish Pastoral Council be highly unlikely that he would still be alive when the (Mary Kay Zahn) [email protected] newborn Messiah came of age. Parish Respect Life Committee Herod and others misunderstood God’s plan be- (George Wilson): [email protected] cause they did not expect God to send a Messiah, who in Parish Synod Coordinator obedience to the Father, would offer his life for the sal- (Cathy Espenan): [email protected] vation of his people. Herod and even Jesus’ own disciples expected a political and military Messiah who would MASSES bring his people power, prosperity, and independence Monday-Friday: 7:30 am, Noon from Rome. Saturday: 8 am, 4 pm (Sunday Vigil) The news that the Messiah had come led the Sunday: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, 7:30 pm Magi to offer him homage. The same news led Herod to attempt to destroy him. How do we and our contempo- CONFESSIONS raries respond? Some are hostile in their refusal to Monday-Friday: 11-11:50 am acknowledge Christ. His teaching calls them to turn Saturday: 3:15-3:50 pm away from their disordered desires for power, wealthy, Sunday: 7-7:25 pm and honors. Others react with indifference. Jesus is not worthy of their attention. Our call is to acknowledge the DEVOTIONS challenge that discipleship entails. Let us pray that we Tuesday: at Masses Perpetual Help Novena may give homage to King Jesus in the everyday decisions Friday: at Masses Sacred Heart Novena of our lives. 12:30 pm Benediction 12:40 pm Stations of the Cross & Anthony McGinn, S.J. Rosary First Friday: 8-11:45 am Adoration & Benediction at Masses Sacred Heart Novena 12:30 pm Stations of the Cross & Rosary Sunday: 9 am Rosary 7 pm Adoration, Rosary, & Benediction CHURCH TOURS 3:15 pm Saturdays EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 3, 2021 WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO Rooted in our identity as Catholic and Jesuit, and driven by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loy- ola, Immaculate Conception Parish gives glory to God by creating a faith community where all are welcomed to experience God’s love in Word and Sacrament and Community, and where all are challenged to embrace the mission of fulfilling God’s desires for us and our world by grow- ing in love and by becoming Christ to others through lives of prayer, witness, and service. VISITING? / WECOME! COFFEE IN LENES HALL Since the city of New Orleans has moved into a new No matter where you are from, what you phase of COVID precautions, we can return to having do, your current family or marital situation … coffee in Lenes Hall after the 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. No matter your personal history, age, background, Masses. Everyone in attendance must follow the pre- cautions prescribed by the city Department of Health. race or political affiliation … No matter your religion or self-perceived relation- ship with God or the Church ... DAILY MASS LIVESTREAMED we are very happy you are with us. Learn more The parish will continue to livestream the first Mass of the day (7:30 a.m. on Monday to Friday and 8:00 a.m. on about our parish by visiting our website, and if you Saturday and Sunday). One may find the livestream on would like to learn more about the art and archi- YouTube at Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church. Simi- tecture of our building, we invite you to consult larly one can find the livestream on our Facebook page, the brochure found at the back of the church. Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church. BECOME A PART OF THE FAMILY To become a member of the parish, please complete the MASS CELEBRANTS registration form found on the parish website (www.jesuitchurch.net) by selecting tabs entitled “I’m Saturday, January 2 New” and “I’m New to the Parish.” 4:00 p.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. Sunday, January 3 CHURCH TOURS 8:00 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. DURING PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS 9:30 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. A 30-minute docent-led tour of our church routinely 11:00 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. takes place each Saturday at 3:15 p.m. With advance 7:30 p.m. Fr. Sean Salai, S.J. notice to the parish rectory, group tours can be ar- ranged at other times as well. If you want to participate in a tour on a Saturday after- Saturday, January 9 noon, please call the rectory and leave a message. 4:00 p.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. 504-529-1477. Sunday, January 10 LITURGICAL MINISTRY 8:00 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. 9:30 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. If you would like to serve our parish as a lector, minister 11:00 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. of Holy Communion, hospitality minister, usher or altar 7:30 p.m. Fr. Stephen Kramer, S.J. server, please contact one of the priests. You might like to follow Immaculate Con- ception Parish on Facebook by logging onto www.facebook.com and then enter- ing Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church PRAY FOR PEACE and “Like” us. n IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH NEW ORLEANS, LA YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST Next week we will celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. It marks the beginning of the Year of the Eucharist. Here are some notes about the feast and the Year of the Eucharist. 1. The Baptism of the Lord is the final celebration of the Christmas season. a. Through this feast, as is true through- out the whole Christmas season, we witness God breaking into human history – revealing his abiding presence (Emmanuel), his saving love in Jesus, and his unceasing desire for union with all humanity. 2. Jesus does not need to be baptized for he is without sin. a. He does this to unite himself with us, sanctifying the water and taking on our sins. 3. In this feast, as we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, we are also reminded of our own baptism. a. At Jesus’ baptism, the heavens opened and the Father spoke: “You are my son…” b. God wants us to hear these words directed to each of us today as we recall our own baptism: “You are my daughter, you are my son” (parishes are encouraged to celebrate the blessing and sprinkling of water in place of the common Penitential Act). In this way, we are re- minded of who we are and Whose we are.