Twenty-Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time September 13, 2020
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Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time September 13, 2020 Scripture Readings OUR ARCHDIOCESAN FAMILY PRAYER Loving and Faithful God, through the years Sirach 27:30-28:9 the people of our archdiocese have appreciated Romans 14:7-9 the prayers and love of Our Lady of Prompt Succor in times of war, disaster, epidemic and illness. Matthew 18:21-35 We come to you, Father, with Mary our Mother, and ask you to help us in the battle of today Music against violence, murder and racism. 9:30 am, 11:00 am, & 7:30 pm We implore you to give us your wisdom that we may build a community Gathering #562 Come Now, Almighty founded on the values of Jesus, which gives respect King to the life and dignity of all people. Bless parents Psalm Response “The Lord is kind and merciful, slow that they may form their children in faith. to anger, and rich in compassion.” Bless and protect our youth that they may be peacemakers of our time. Gifts Preparation #650 These Alone Are Enough Give consolation to those who have lost loved ones through violence. Hear our prayer and give us the perseverance Recessional #641 Love Divine, All Loves to be a voice for life and human dignity Excelling in our community. The texts of the Mass responses, as well as the Gloria We ask this through Christ our Lord. and Creed, can be found in the front cover of the Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. worship aids. Mother Henriette Delille, pray for us Sunday evening Benediction hymns can be found in that we may be a holy family. the Gather hymnal: #139, #137, and #615. n IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH NEW ORLEANS, LA Immaculate Conception Jesuit Church 130 Baronne Street WEEKLY REFLECTION New Orleans, LA 70112 Matthew 18:21-35 (504) 529-1477 / fax: (504) 524-0155 We naturally assume that although human be- www.jesuitchurch.net ings are motivated by self-interest one can altruistically STAFF make sacrifices to benefit others. But surrendering one- Rev. Anthony McGinn, S.J., Pastor (ext. 243) self for others is not the only way humans act contrary to ([email protected]) their own interest. Judy Burke, Business Manager (ext. 223) ([email protected]) One of the most common forms of self-defeating Mary Moises, Parish Secretary behavior is holding on to resentment. Refusing to for- ([email protected]) give and forget can have significant negative effects. For Julie Vanderbrook, Wedding Coordinator some people bitterness is such a part of their lives that it Paul Wattigny, Organist & Choirmaster seems that their resentments are their best friends. Eric McCrary and Lisa LaFleur, Cantors Veronica Davis, Catechetical Leader & General Assistant Living in the past and nursing hurts from years gone by does us more harm than good. We cannot INFORMATION CONTACTS change the past. An insult we received years ago may Religious Ed, Baptisms & Funerals: 529-1477 x 224 have stung us then. What good is it for us to relive that Weddings (Julie Vanderbrook): 504-442-2622 sting day-by-day in the present? We may have been de- Parish Pastoral Council ceived by a trusted friend or relative. The duplicity of (Mary Kay Zahn) [email protected] others may have cost us financially or emotionally. Parish Respect Life Committee Dwelling on that loss will not undo the offense or restore (George Wilson): [email protected] what we lost. Parish Synod Coordinator (Cathy Espenan): [email protected] We can imprison ourselves by holding on to the past. No matter how much we demand it, we cannot MASSES change what happened in the past. It can be helpful to Monday-Friday: 7:30 am, Noon seek compensation or an apology in the hope that we Saturday: 8 am, 4 pm (Sunday Vigil) could then have closure. If others do not provide rec- Sunday: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, 7:30 pm ompense or ask for forgiveness, it is better for us to let the matter go. CONFESSIONS Monday-Friday: 11-11:50 am Clinging to anger is unhealthy for us. Happy, Saturday: 3:15-3:50 pm healthy, and free persons refuse to concentrate their Sunday: 7-7:25 pm energy on parts of their lives where they have no control. Spending our time where we have no control only in- DEVOTIONS creases frustration, anger, and discouragement. Tuesday: at Masses Perpetual Help Novena Friday: at Masses Sacred Heart Novena We can choose to live a prison of anger and re- 12:30 pm Benediction sentment. Forgiveness sets us free. 12:40 pm Stations of the Cross & Rosary First Friday: 8-11:45 am Adoration & Benediction Anthony McGinn, S.J. 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 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 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 AND DONUTS DURING THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY No matter where you are from, what you In keeping with state and local guidelines that encourage do, your current family or marital situation … social distancing, the parish will not have the usual Sun- No matter your personal history, age, background, day morning coffee and donuts gatherings until circum- race or political affiliation … stances change. 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 about our parish by visiting our website, and if you the day (7:30 a.m. on Monday to Friday and 8:00 a.m. on would like to learn more about the art and archi- Saturday and Sunday). One may find the livestream on 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 MASS CELEBRANTS To become a member of the parish, please complete the registration form found on the parish website Saturday, September 12 (www.jesuitchurch.net) by selecting tabs entitled “I’m 4:00 p.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. New” and “I’m New to the Parish.” Sunday, September 13 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, September 19 noon, please call the rectory and leave a message. 4:00 p.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. 504-529-1477. Sunday, September 20 LITURGICAL MINISTRY 8:00 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. If you would like to serve our parish as a lector, minister 9:30 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. of Holy Communion, hospitality minister, usher or altar server, please contact one of the priests. 11:00 a.m. Fr. McGinn, S.J. 7:30 p.m. Fr. John Brown, S.J. 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 NEWS FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE CATHOLIC COMMUICATIONS CAMPAIGN LOVE LIFE AMENDMENT TO THE The Catholic Communications Campaign is set for Sep- LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION tember 20-21, 2020, in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. This collection supports the evangelizing work of the The Louisiana Bishops Support the LOVE LIFE AMEND- church throughout the world by supporting media: MENT TO THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION. Louisiana newspapers, television, radio and digital or online media. citizens will be able to affirmatively state that they Fifty percent of the funds collected in the Archdiocese of “Love Life” on November 3—the same day as the Unit- New Orleans remain here to support Catholic new media ed States presidential election. efforts and the Clarion Herald. To learn more about the national program visit www.usccb.org/ccc and locally visit http:// nolacatholic.org. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS 68th ANNUAL RED MASS OCTOBER 5, 2020 OF HOLY COMMUNION Basic workshops for new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy The Saint Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association, in Communion will be presented this Fall by the Office of conjunction with the Archdiocese of New Orleans, an- Worship. Due to COVID restrictions, workshops will be nounce the celebration of the 68th Annual Red Mass, conducted on a virtual platform with a limit of 15 partici- invoking the Holy Spirit upon the bench and bar of the pants per session. Attendance at this workshop is re- State of Louisiana, on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 9:30 quired before a person can be delegated by the Arch- a.m.