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JANUARY 8, 2017 MERCY ALIVE THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD VOL. 40 NO. 02 “Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.” Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church Photo by Jessica Milburn Arise, Jerusalem, and look to the East and see your children gathered from the rising to the setting of the sun. 9 ENTRANCE ANTIPHON THIS WEEK SATURDAY JANUARY 7 8:00 am ...... Daily Mass Welcome to our 3:00-4:00 pm .... Confessions new Faithful Families! 4:00 pm .... Vigil Mass 5:15-6:00 pm .... Confessions David & Lauren Patrick & Jennifer 6:00 pm ...... Vigil Mass Anderson Hall SUNDAY JANUARY 8 Hunter Burns John & Lisa Mann 7:00 am ...... Mass William Chambers Travis & Kelly 9:00 am ...... Mass Moore 10:30 am ...... Mass Christopher & Jill 12:00 pm ...... Mass Congemi John-Paul & Ivana Oubre 6:00 pm ...... Mass Steven & Kristin Diehl Natalie Roy MONDAY JANUARY 9 Junelle & Nyrene Carmel Saul 8:00 am ...... Daily Mass Eroja 12:00 pm .... Daily Mass Matthew & Marie Brandi Folse Swindler TUESDAY JANUARY 10 Kaylie Gilmore & Ed dompson 8:30 am .... Rosary Makers –Co$ee Shop Zachary Felps Emily Troegel 12:00 pm ...... Daily Mass Ryan Gribn 6:00 pm ...... Daily Mass & Novena Clicord & Katie 6:30 pm .... High School Bible Study –JPII House Hunter & Ticany Underwood 7:00 pm .... Charismatic Prayer –St. Gabriel Guidry Rachel White WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11 8:00 am .... Daily Mass Mercy Fair - “Wild Wild West” 12:00 pm .... Daily Mass Do you or someone you know have a business or restaurant that would make a great addition to this THURSDAY JANUARY 12 year’s Fair? If the answer is YES we want to hear 8:00 am .... Daily Mass from YOU! Ee Fair Committee is looking for Parish 12:00 pm .... Daily Mass Businesses to be involved in one of our biggest 6:00 pm .... Edge –St. Ann fundraisers of the year, no business is too big or too small. Please contact 2017 Fair Co-Chair Ms. FRIDAY JANUARY 13 Mary Coghlan at [email protected] for 8:00 am .... Daily Mass information on how to join the fun at this year’s 12:00 pm .... Daily Mass Fair! St. Matthew’s GUILD PRINCE Team Prayer LINE For Prayer Line requests, contact: Ms. Genie Ogden: (225) 293-2367 or Ms. Carroll Benedetto at [email protected] 2 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH Photo by Darlene Aguillard OPEN HOUSE OLOM SCHOOL Wednesday, January 18 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Our Lady of Mercy School Gym Our Open House o+ers an opportunity for prospective families to have a campus tour, meet administrators and sta+ and receive admissions information for the 2017 -18 school year. Families who have completed the new student application may turn in the required admissions documents during this event. Completed applications and required documents for the 2017 -18 school year are due to our school oDce by 9:00 am on Wednesday, January 25 . Details for the 2017 -18 admissions process are posted under the ADMISSIONS tab of our website, www.olomschool.org . RSVP for Open House on the school website. For more information, contact: Ms. Mari Buzbee [email protected] (225) 924-1054 “Do not educate children to be rich. Educate them to be happy. So when they grow up, they will know the value of things and not the price.” - Anonymous BATON ROUGE, LA 3 Called to Prayer IN REMEMBRANCE Mass Intentions Sanctuary Light Memorials JANUARY 14, SATURDAY /e sanctuary light in the church 8:00 am ..... Wayne Frey burns this week in loving memory of 4:00 pm ..... Anthony & Ann Abraham, S.M. & Ruby Kadair, George Kadair, Sr., Frank & Catherine Mayer / Troxclair, Tyler Craig Simon, Duke & Herrington Fmlys / Tyler Craig / Lessing, Guarino, Boudreaux Fmlys / Leo Levy / Heogene Andre /e sanctuary light in the Adoration Chapel & Fmly / Bruce Hilbrecht / Daisy & S.J. Gonsoulin / Tullio burns this week in honor of SaJotti / Francesca Bellard / Marguerite Miller / Ann Jinxie Burton Bergeron / Sam H. Corsentino / Paula Roblin / SPECIAL INTENTION : Martha Bourg / Rebecca Williams & Paula Rose Roblin / Carolyn Ourso / Shannon Cormier/ Lynn Fennell / Angelle Damare / Deacon Richard Grant & Tina In Sympathy to the Families of: Grant / Maria Areas / Cathy Abshire J J 6:00 pm ..... Marie & Ross Denicola, Sr. Denver Dennison Aida Valcarcel J Alda Guercio JANUARY 15 , SUNDAY 7:00 am ...... ALL PEOPLE 9:00 am ...... Chester Boudreaux 10:30 am ... Dr. Louis O. Jeansonne, III Altar Flowers Memorial 12:00 pm ... JosePh V. Zito Each week you may honor a loved one with a giH 6:00 pm ..... Bradley Farmer of $ 150 to dedicate the floral arrangement that adorns our Sanctuary. JANUARY 16 , MONDAY 8:00 am ..... SPECIAL INTENTION : Reagan George 12:00 pm ... William Middleton Memorial Gifts At the death of a loved one, many choose in lieu JANUARY 17 , TUESDAY of flowers to encourage friends and family to 12:00 pm ... Fred Frey make a donation to a special charity or cause. 6:00 pm ..... Mr. & Mrs. JosePh Montagnino & Rose / Dr. Michael Fakouri / Numa Marquette / Dorothy Devillier Our Lady of Mercy has nourished the spiritual life / Mary Lou Saia / Robert & Josie LeJeune / Charles Hebert of so many parishioners and those throughout / Paula Mansur Roblin / SPECIAL INTENTION : Susan the Diocese who come here. A Memorial GiH to Jones our Traditions for Tomorrow Capital Campaign is a wonderful way to acknowledge the lives of our JANUARY 18 , WEDNESDAY beloved dead with a giH of loving generosity to 8:00 am ..... Kathy Henchy Leonard & Gertrude Brown the church that has been such a spiritual home. 12:00 pm ... JosePh V. Zito Ms. Deanie Smith can discuss beautiful ways for you to remember your loved one. JANUARY 19 , THURSDAY Consider adding a planned gi. in your last will and 8:00 am ..... Nicole Danielle Helms testament to remember Our Lady of Mercy. 12:00 pm ... Gordon Fisher JANUARY 20 , FRIDAY Mercy Prays 8:00 am ..... Donald C. Marrero 12:00 pm ... Vicari & Cretini Fmlys / Comeaux, Eckler, Jinxie Burton Virginia Haskins Delage, Mineo Fmlys / Kathy Leonard, Pris & Russell Savoy Valerie Carter Cristal Hebert / Julie Broussard Comeaux / Shirley Shingleton / Dr. Russell CraPanzano Jim Hebert Delores “Dolly” Clesi / Lydia Julier Todd Fruge Deacon Fallon Lorenz SPECIAL INTENTION : Jim Hebert Marley Harris Tracy Louis !e men & women serving in our Armed Forces 4 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH Called to Prayer PARISH LIFE The Feast of the Epiphany +e feast of manifestation, or Epiphany is traditionally celebrated the 12 th day a@er Christmas, January 6th. However, the Dioceses of the United States place the celebration of the feast on the Sunday between January 2 and 8, this year falling on January 8th. +e Epiphany takes its name from the Greek epiphania, a verb that means to “shine upon,” “to manifest,” or “to make known.” +e feast unites three events in the life of Christ when His divinity shines through His humanity: the adoration of the Magi; the baptism of Christ in the Jordan; and the first miracle at the wedding feast of Cana. Another important aspect of the Epiphany is the royal kingship - the revelation of Christ to the three kings at Bethlehem, which is a symbol of His revelation to the whole of the Gentile world. In Louisiana, the Feast of the Epiphany marks the beginning of the next “holiday season” - Carnival, which starts on Twel@h Night and ends at midnight before Ash Wednesday. Residents of south Louisiana traditionally celebrate Epiphany with a sweet treat known as king cake. According to Manny Randazzo (local New Orleans baker), the King Cake tradition is thought to have been brought to New Orleans from France in 1870 . A King Cake is an oval-shaped bakery delicacy, crossed between a coaee cake and a French pastry that is as rich in history as it is in flavor. It is decorated in royal colors of PURPLE which signifies “Justice,” GREEN for “Faith,” and GOLD for “Power.” +ese colors were chosen to resemble a jeweled crown honoring the Wise Men who visited the Christ Child on Epiphany. In the past such things as coins, beans, pecans, or peas were also hidden in each King Cake. Today, a tiny plastic baby is the common prize. At a party, the King Cake is sliced and served. Each person looks to see if their piece contains the “baby.” If so, then that person is named “King” for a day and bound by custom to host the next party and provide the King Cake. Every country has their own version of an Epiphany cake or bread: Spain: Roscón de Reyes is a roll that is ring shaped and sometimes filled with chocolate or jelly. Germany and Switzerland: In both countries the +ree Kings Cake is called Dreikönigskuchen and usually a gold crown is placed on top of the cake. France: Galette des Roi (Cake of the Kings) - usually this is a round and flat cake, honey-spice or sponge inside and decorated with pastry, fruits, or sugared frills. Each cake has a bean, small token or miniature doll inside. A nice tradition: there should be one more piece than the number of guests. +e extra portion, “la part a Dieu”--God’s share--is for the first poor person who knocks at the door. +e day of the Kings means sharing as well as receiving; nobody who asks for food or alms will leave empty-handed that day. England: Twel@h Cake is eaten with Lamb’s Wool (mulled ale with roasted apple pulp). Inside the cake are a bean and a pea. +e man who finds the bean is the King, and the woman with the pea is the Queen.