March 07, 2021 the Third Sunday of Lent

Charlene Marie Richard 1947-1959

March 07, 2021

The Third Sunday of Lent

PARISH STAFF Pastor, Father Wayne……………………...684-5991 Secretary, Jamie Gary Director of Ministries, Monica Rougeau….580-1579 Music Minister, Naomi Broussard………...288-2711

MASS SCHEDULE SAINT EDWARD CHURCH Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. Sunday 7:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Monday 6:00 p.m. Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Thursday 6:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.

SAINT THOMAS CHAPEL Saturday Vigil No vigil mass at this time Sunday 8:45 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM All parents must attend required Baptism Seminar prior to baptism. Please call Parish Office to Schedule your class. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Couples must contact Father Wayne upon engagement or at least six month’s prior to your wedding date. Prayer for St. Edward/St. Thomas Parish Dear Lord of all fulfillment, you alone satisfy the SACRAMENT OF PENANCE longing of the human heart, complete in our midst, Saturdays 2:30 p.m. or by appointment. the vision you have for us. Continue to establish here in our communities your reign of peace and joy and SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR HEALING make us a perpetual testament of your loving fidelity. 10:30 a.m. Mass every 1st Sunday. Amen CEMETERY SALES Please call the Parish Office and someone will PHONE: 337-684-5991 assist you WEBSITE: www.stedward-richard.org

ST. THOMAS CHAPEL LOCATION 802 Tasso Loop • Eunice, LA 70535

ST. EDWARD CHURCH & ST. THOMAS CHAPEL CHURCH POINT (RICHARD), LA MASS INTENTIONS PRAYER FOR BEATIFICATION

Our Father in Heaven, moved by the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, Your SAT, MAR 06 Son and our Savior, we lift up our hearts 4:00 PM Aaron Richard, “To the Sacred Heart of Jesus to You and ask that, if it be Your will, in Thanksgiving” by Pat and Theresa Prather, You grant our request. May Your serv- Harold & Clara Richard and Daughters ant and native of Louisiana, Charlene SUN, MAR 07 Marie Richard, be raised to sainthood by 7:00 AM St. Edward Parishioners the Holy Father, Successor of the Apos- SUN, MAR 07 tle St Peter, and visible head of Jesus’ 8:45 AM St. Thomas Parishioners, Church on earth. M/M Elwood D. Soileau We entrust this prayer to You through the interces- A.J. Ardoin (B’day 3/3) sion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus, un- SUN, MAR 07 der her title by which she is known as the Patroness of 10:30 AM Felton LeJeune, Ian Kyle Miller, Jane Miller, Louisiana: The Immaculate Conception. Herman LeJeune (5th Anniv of death 3/8), Our Father...Hail Mary...Glory Be... Patrick and Philip Doucet, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MON, MAR 08 Follow our website for 6 PM David and Velma Duet The Charlene Richard Foundation as another avenue TUE, MAR 09 to support the cause and updates on the process. 9 AM Kelly Boone, Jr. (B’day) @ www.CharleneRichardFoundation.com THU, MAR 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 PM Patrick Doucet, All Souls In Purgatory 10 Tips for Making the Lenten Season More FRI, MAR 12 Meaningful 9 AM Missions and Missionaries of the World Slow Down – Set aside 10 minutes a day for silent prayer or meditation. It will revitalize your body and your spirit. Read a good book – You could choose the life of a saint, a RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: spiritual how-to, an inspirational book or one of the pope’s new books. FAITH FOR ALL! Be kind – Go out of your way to do something nice for This is the program for 1st—8th grades, however; ALL someone else every day. parishioners are encouraged to attend. Get involved – Attend a Lenten lecture or spiritual pro- Next Session: APRIL 11th 9:30am—10:15am gram. Volunteer at your parish – Whether it’s the parish fish fry, cleaning the church or helping with the food drive, it 2ND GRADE / FIRST COMMUNION PREP. will give you a chance to help others. Next Session: MAR 21st 9:30am—10:15am in the HALL Reach out – Invite an inactive Catholic to come with you

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM: to receive ashes on Ash Wednesday, or come to Stations of the Cross, Confession or Mass with you anytime during Next Session: MAR 22nd for 9th -11th Grade Lent. (Parents must attend with teen.) Pray – Especially for people you don’t like and for people who don’t like you. Tune out – Turn off the television and spend quality time talking with family members or friends. Clean out closets – Donate gently used items to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Donate – Pick a Catholic mission and decide how you can help by sending money, clothing or supplies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow our St. Edward-Richard Facebook Page for most current updates. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 07, 2021

While at Prayer, Please Remember Jerry Albertelli, Rachel Aguillard, Allen Andrepont, John Arabie, STEWARDSHIP Earl Arceneaux, Carrol Ardoin, Michael Ardoin, Tammy Ashford, 02-21-2021 Troy Ashford, Mae Austin, David and Robin Barry, Rachael Bellard, Heath Bergeron, Charles and Barbara Boone, Phillip Boone, St. Edward..…………..……….…………………...…...2,609.00 Ryker Boone, Terri Boone, Cody Boudreaux, Evelyn Bourgeois, Marie Bourque, Michelle Bradley, Debra Breaux, James Breaux, St. Thomas……………………….…..…………….…….619.00 Isiah Broussard, Gavin Brown, Joyce Brown, Leo & Cynthia Burleigh, Angela Labbe Cannon, Fred Cart, Dot Chapman, Olivia Clark, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY Dewey Clavier, Sandra Clement, Alyssa Cormier, Bernice Cormier, Janet Lynn Turner Cowart, Jackie Crawford, Marie Long Daigle, IN SUPPORTING OUR PARISH Filton Dies, Ethel Doucet, Mary Doucet, Shane and Terri Doucet, Velma Doucet, Wanda Doucet, George Dugas, John Dugas,

Linda Duos, Haylee Dupre, Rev. Dan Edwards, Kenneth Edwards, Mildred Edwards, John Kirk Feucht, Carl Fontenot, Jackie Fontenot, Joseph Fontenot, Lauren Fontenot, Lillie Fontenot, Maril Fontenot, GOSPEL REFLECTION Ruth Frame, Odile Fulmer, Emile Garcia, Morris Gautier, Bert Guidry, BY SCOTT HAHN Brenda Guidry, Jimmy Guidry, Rita Guidry, Catherine & Don Guillory, Dana Guthrie, Judy Hawk, Connie & Woody Hays, Glenda Hebert, Kelly Hebert, Christine Higginbotham, Richard Horecky, Herman Hudson, Jesus does not come to destroy the temple, but to fulfill it T.K. Hulin, Tina Janise, Sarah Jeanis, Patricia Johnson, (see Matthew 5:17)—to reveal its true purpose in God’s Peyton Joubert, Dolores Labbie, Baby Reid Lacombe, Martin LaCroix, saving plan. Colleen Landreneau, John Lantier, Dianna Lavergne, Ivan Lavergne, Dolores LeBouef, Harper Grace Ledet, Kert Leger, Wilma LeJeune, He is the Lord the prophets said would come—to purify Ronnie & Carrie Lemaire, Marvin Macip, Thelma Macip, Al Malveaux, Benny Manuel, Ham Manuel, Jarrod Manuel Fly., the temple, banish the merchants, and make it a house of Dennis Matte, Melissa Meaux, Mary Meche, Myra Meche, prayer for all peoples (see Zechariah 14:21; Malachi 3:1– Ricky Meche, Jacob Miller, Pauline Miller, Leonard & Dawn Miles, 5; Isaiah 56:7). Phillip Meyers, Tyler Myers, Nathan Paul Olivier, Norma Olivier, Riley Orr, Dustin Ortego, Shawnee Pearce, Patsy Chehotsky, The God who made the heavens and the earth, who Dagan Pitre, Mary Ann Pitre, Elmond Polard, Amanda Prather, brought Israel out of slavery, does not dwell in sanctuaries Betrella Prather, Bella Richard, Berna Richard, Fern Richard, made by human hands (see Acts 7:48; 2 Samuel 7:5). Isabelle Richard, Reynold Richard, Ronald Richard, Stevie Richard, Tasha Richard, Bob Robinson, Debbie Rodriguez, Carolyn Romero, Keith Romero, Albert & Rose Rozas, Paige Rozas, Pere’ Rozas, Nor does He need offerings of oxen, sheep, or doves Audry G. Rushing, Nancy Schmidt, Shane Smith, Kaylee Stephens, (see Psalm 50:7–13). Andrew Thibodeaux, Evangeline Thibodeaux, Glen Thibodeaux, Jerry “Baton” Thibodeaux, Rodney Thibodeaux, Scotty Thibodeaux, Notice in today’s First Reading that God did not Velma Trahan, Tommy Young, Suzanne Wimberley originally command animal sacrifices—only that Israel heed His commandments (see Jeremiah 7:21–23; Amos BULLETIN DEADLINE: 5:25). If you would like your prayer intentions or announcements published in the bulletin, please submit His law was a gift of divine wisdom, as we sing in today’s 2 Weeks Prior To Publication Psalm. It was a law of love (see Matthew 22:36–40), perfectly expressed in Christ’s self-offering on the Cross Readings for the Week of March 07, 2021 (see John 15:13).

Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/Ps 19:8, This is the “sign” Jesus offers in the Gospel today—the 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/1 Cor 1:22-25/ Jn 2:13-25 or sign that caused Jewish leaders to stumble, as Paul tells us Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/ in the Epistle. Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 [cf Jesus’ body—destroyed on the Cross and raised up three 42:3]/Lk 4:24-30 days later—is the new and true sanctuary. From the Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, temple of His body, rivers of living water flow, the Spirit 8-9 [6a]/Mt 18:21-35 of grace that makes each of us a temple (see 1 Corinthians Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20]/ 3:16) and together builds us into a dwelling place of God Mt 5:17-19 (see Ephesians 2:22). Thursday: Jer 7:23-28/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/ Lk 11:14-23 In the Eucharist we participate in His offering of His body Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, and blood. This is the worship in Spirit and in truth that 14 and 17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/Mk 12:28-34 the Father desires (see John 4:23–24). Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab [cf. Hos 6:6]/Lk 18:9-14 We are to offer praise as our sacrifice (see Psalm Next Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 50:14, 23). This means imitating Christ—offering our [6ab]/Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21 or 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, bodies—all our intentions and actions in every 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4m 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/ circumstance, for the love of God and the love of others Jn 9:1-41 or (see Hebrews 10:5–7; Romans 12:1; 1 Peter 2:5).

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