HOLY GHOST

747 N Union Street Church: (337) 942R2732 P.O. Box 1785 Fax: (337) 948R4108 Opelousas, LA 70570 Religious Ed: (337) 948R4722  Website: www.hgcatholic.org  Parish Office Hours: MondayRThursday: 8:30 a.m.R1:00 p.m.  (Unl further noce) Friday 8:30a.m. T12 noon Founded: October 7, 1920 by Fr. James A. Hyland, C.S.Sp., Staffed by Divine Word 

 CLERGY CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Rev. Lambert A. Lein, S.V.D., Pastor ([email protected]) AnticipatedSaturdays: 5:00 p.m. Rev. Rofinus Jas, S.V.D., Associate Pastor  Sundays: 7:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.  ([email protected])  Monday thru Friday Rev. Thomas James, S.V.D., In Residence 7:00 a.m. Deacon Charles R. Richard, Permanent Deacon First Saturday: 8:00 a.m. PARISH STAFF Holydays: 6:00 p.m. (anticipated ) & 7:00 a.m.  Deacon Charles R. Richard, Business Manager  ([email protected]) SACRAMENTS  Mrs. Deborah Reed, Administrative Assistant   ([email protected]) Reconciliation Ms. Donna Fontenot, Secretary ([email protected]) Saturday 4:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. During the week: 6:30 a.m. and at Mrs. Tamara Broussard and Mrs. Barbara Butler,  any time by appointment. Directors of Religious Education ([email protected]) Baptism Ms Anitria Gradnigo, Youth Director  Please meet with a to register for the Baptism preparation Class ([email protected]) which usually takes place on the first Sunday of the month. Baptism Mr. Marion Leday, Maintenance Supervisor  is usually done on the Saturday following the Class.  Pastoral Council Officers  Mrs. Madeline Taylor, President Matrimony Mrs. Ledricka Thierry, Vice President Make arrangements with a priest at least six months prior to wedding Mrs. Toni D. Guillory, Secretary date. Mr. John Kerstan Major, Trustee Mrs. Della Manuel, Trustee Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time   August 16, 2020 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time  August 16, 2020

Holy Ghost Mission Statement: Holy Ghost Faith Community invites its members to a personal conversion to God the Father through the Son in the and is committed to teach and share the Good News of Christ to others.

CCD Registration  Registration for the 20202021 year will continue thru August 31st. Registration forms can be accessed online at the church's website www.hgcatholic.org. All fees are waived for the 20202021 year.  Completed forms must be returned in a seal envelope labeled CCD Registration to the parish office by dropping it in the mail slot of the door of the rectory or may be placed in the offering basket at the weekend masses.   First time student and students must attach a copy of their Baptism certificate. Confirmation students must attach a copy of Baptism and First Communion certificates.  For questions or additional information, please contact the parish office at 3379422732.

Church News!!!  Beginning Monday, August 17, 2020, the daily will return to 7:00 a.m.

Diocese of Lafayette of Mercy (Special Confessor) Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel is pleased to announce the Reverend Monsignor Jefferson J. DeBlanc, Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Lafayette, has been appointed by the Holy See as a Missionary of Mercy (Special Confessor) with special mandate to preach and teach about the Mercy of God and of absolving penalties attached to certain sins normally reserved to the Holy See. For more information please visit diolaf.org

Holy Ghost Church Family Welcomes Lenox J. Chretien Azalea J. Lazare London M. Malbrough August 8, 2020 Brandon M. Singleton, Jr. Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time  August 16, 2020 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time  August 16, 2020

GIFTS TO GOD’S WORK  Weekend of August 8/9, 2020 Offering………….. . $ 12,399.74  Children’s Collection… 3.00   Capital Campaign Receipts… 468.00  Remember Your Loved Ones through Other Receipts……. 186.60  Memorial Ads on the Church Bulletin Total Receipts $ 13,057.34  Week# 6 of Fiscal Year 20202021 The cost for the Ad is $220.00 for the  Required Wkly Average Collection:  year (you can make changes to the ad Parish Operation Budget FY 20202021 $ 15,125.00 four times a year). If you would like to  buy Memory Ad, please contact Debra Mayeaux with LPI she is our Account Manager @ 2254004106 or  Readings for the week of August 16, 2020 18004774574 ext. 6524 or  Sunday: Is 56:1, 67/Ps 67:23, 5, 6, 8 [4]/  Rom 11:1315, 2932/Mt 15:2128 Email: [email protected] Monday: Ez 24:1524/Dt 32:1819, 20, 21 [cf. 18a]/Mt 19:1622 Tuesday: Ez 28:110/Dt 32:2627ab, 27cd 28, 30, 35cd36ab [39c]/Mt 19:2330 Prayer for a Priest Wednesday: Ez 34:111/Ps 23:13a, 3b4, 5, 6 August 15 Rev. Lawrence Abara [1]/Mt 20:116 16 Rev. Ambrose Akalawu, Cssp  Thursday: Ez 36:2328/Ps 51:1213, 1415, 17 Rev. Alexander Albert 1819 [Ez 36:25]/Mt 22:114 18 Rev. Thainese Alphonse Friday: Ez 37:114/Ps 107:23, 45, 67, 8 19 Rev. Anthony Anala, SVD 20 Very Rev. Chester Arceneaux, VF 9 [1]/Mt 22:3440 21 Rev. Michael Arnaud Saturday: Ez 43:17ab/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11 12, 1314 [cf. 10b]/Mt 23:112 Eternal Father, we lift up to You these Next Sunday:Is 22:1923/Ps 138:12, 23, 6, 8 and all the of the world. Sanctify [8bc]/Rom 11:3336/Mt 16:1320 them. Heal and guide them. Mold them  into the likeness of Your Son, , the  Eternal High Priest. May their lives be Observances for the week of August 16, 2020 Sunday: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time pleasing to you. In Jesus' name we  pray. Amen. Monday:  Tuesday:  August 16M 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time  Wednesday: St. John Eudes, Priest Thursday: St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the A Vocation View: “The gifts and the call of Church God are irrevocable.” Use the gifts that God Friday: St. Pius X, Pope has given you to stir into flame the gift of Saturday: The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin faith.  Mary Next Sunday:21st Sunday in Ordinary Time DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES and SISTER  SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 

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Mass Intentions Pray for the sick Saturday, August 15, 2020 Please keep the following parishioners in your prayers 5:00 p.m. Patrick Aggison, James Albert, Anthony Alexander, Debra For the Deceased: Mary LaDay, Della R. LaDay; Alexander, Terri Allen, Vertie Amos, Eva Antoine, Mildred Carriere, Herman Carriere, Granger family, Joyce Babineaux, Joseph Baker, Mary Alice Benoit, Cecelia and Audrey; Mable Robertson, Gerald Robertson, Matthew Briscoe, Timothy Bryant, Ann Carrier, Andre Kenneth Gradney; Kay Castille, Martine Castille, Carron, Orelin Carter, Lucille Lastrapes Champagne, Herbert Castille; Goldman and Helen C. Reynaud Gertrude Charles, Martha Charles, Annie Chavis, Pam- and deceased members of the Chenier and Reynaud ela Chenier, Lloyd Cormier, Helen Cretien, Danielle Curtis, families, Antoine and Antonia C. Rivette and deceased Shontell Curtis, Joseph Curtis, Rita Daniel, Irma J. Dartez, Bertha Davis, Serita Declouette, Ethel DeJean, Theresa Donatto, Barbara members of the Comeaux and Rivette families R. A. Durousseau, Elise Douresseau, Irma Durousseau, Laura Sunday, August 16, 2020 Durousseau, Betty Edmond, Armand Espree, Jr., Frank Esprit, 7:00 a.m. Sr., Gail Finley, Shirley Francis, Joe Raphael Frank, Lawrence For the Living: M/M Gilbert A. Jerry, Jr. and family, Frank, Mary Fuselier, Delores Gailes, Spencer Gallow, Hilda M/M Hubert A. Jerry and family, Carlton Handy, Garderer, Bessie Garrett, Cynthia Green, Mitchell Greene, Jr., Sr. and family  Barbara Guillory, Thelma Guillory, Leonard Hamilton, For the Deceased: M/M Louis Butler, Sr. and Sons, Wilda Handy, Justine Hardy, Linda Hardy, Timothy Hardy, Jr., Mary B. McCoy, Mary B. Butler; M/M Charlie Timothy Hardy, Sr., Ethel Hawkins, George Hill, Cleveland (Madeline) Robinson, M/M Gilbert (Hester) Jerry, Hooper, Connie Hooper, Marie Jackson, Aaron Johnson, Mable Handy; Audrey Prince Owens, Cora Prince, Florence Johnson, M/M Joe Johnson, Mary Johnson, Lee Prince, Paul M. Prince; Gregory L. Washington, Thomas Johnson, Depetris Jolivette, Jeanette Jolivette, John C. Jolivette, Gene Jolivette, Frazier Jordan, Julia King, John Sr., Gregory L. Washington, Jr., Ella Hill, Michael Landry, Rose M. Leger, Amos Lewis, Paul L. Lewis, Georgia Pickens, Arthur Pickens, Sr. (7th A); Benjamin, Marie, McCloud, Darryl Mason, Anastasia Mason, Ezola Mayfield, Curt, Lorenzo and Dixie Chenier; Eula Lastrapes  Lisa Meche, Francisca Mouton, Rosa Myers, Edward Mixon, 10:00 a.m. Sr., Emma Montgomery, Joyce Mouton, Debra Murray, For the Deceased: Eugene Zachary, Theo and Leona Nash, Leonard Nash, Dorothy Payne, Eloise Gailes, M/M Nathan Zachary; Daniel Richard; Florence Pickney, Mark Rachal, Emily Richard, Joseph and Lee Audrey Beverly; Alceed Tezeno and Joyce Richard, Lucille Richard, Shirley Richard, Jenita deceased members of the Tezeno family; Edmond Robert, Victoria Robert, Mary Rubin, Gregory Savoie, Pickens, Sr.(10th A); Mildred Hiner Gordon, Ruby Makayla Savoie, Sonja Semien, Benjamin R. Shelvin, Irma Rideau Gordon, Henry Gordon; Junius and Lillian Singleton, Shirley Stevens, Mary Stewart, Eula Sylvester, Joseph Taylor, Jr., Germaine Thierry, Gretchen Thomas, LeBlanc, Glenn Keith Thomas; Herman Fuselier Adilynne Troullies, Lillie Turner, Octavia Valliere, Mark and deceased members of the Fuselier family, M/M Veazie, Gloria Washington, Mary A. White, Brenda Williams, Adam Rideaux and deceased members of the Rideaux Eugene Woods, Zachary, Major & Gilbert families, SVD family, Albert Mallet and deceased members of the Benefactors Mallet family; Ella Mae Fitzgerald, Katrina Sibley, Phadra Harris; Wilda Shakesnider, Lawrence Shakesnider, Aaron Joshua Hicks III; Ortley Charles, Jr., William Morris, Annabell Clark Morris; Judy Singleton, Weston Singleton, Hazel Singleton Kenneth Lastrapes, Ernest Lastrapes, Jr., M/M Alcide Carmon; Charles Richard, Jr., Zack and Leona Richard, Members of the Richard and Collins families; M/M Felix Fontenot, Joyce & Stanley Abbot, Aubrey Fontenot   Weekday Mass Intentions 7:00 a.m. Monday, August 16 thru Friday, August 20, 2020 Holy Ghost Parishioners Word Broken, Word Shared Editor: Kistner, OFM, STD, SSL. Exegesis: G: Fr. Eugene Hensell, OSB, Fr. Hilarion Kistner, OFM, Fr. Timothy Schehr, SSL  Published by Franciscan Media, 28 W. Liberty Street, Cincinna, Ohio 45202. www.franciscanmedia.org (The following exegesis is provided for the parishioners of Holy Ghost to deepen their understanding of the Word as heard on Weekend Mass. Please use it for your reflecon throughout the week and for sharing around your dinner table with family.) Published with permission;  Title by Fr. Jaison Mangalath, S.V.D. Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time   August 16, 2020

Exegesis of the 1st Reading: Isaiah 56:1, 6M7 This oracle region of Tyre and Sidon, Jesus is confronted by a gentile is thought to initiate the book’s final portion, labeled by woman requesting that he come and expel a demon from her some as Third Isaiah. The closing chapters of Isaiah rehearse daughter. She calls to Jesus, “Lord, Son of David!” That is a themes the prophet has been promoting from the very first messianic title, but we are given no details about her using chapter of this book. Attachment to pride and worldly illusions it. Jesus’ response seems strange and out of place. He totally had always interfered with the nation’s ability to accept ignores the woman’s request. Isaiah’s message. But the deprivations of war and exile have now made the nation more willing to listen to that 2) The lost sheep of the house of Israel. The disciples find message.  the woman an irritant and want Jesus to get rid of her. Apparently, she is very aggressive in her attempt to get help 1) Justice. The first verse exhibits a theme expressed in the for her daughter. When Jesus finally says something, it very first chapter of the book. There the prophet looked forward to sounds like a refusal to help the woman’s daughter. He an ideal age when Zion will find salvation in justice and declares that his mission is only to Jews. The woman continues righteousness (1:27). Doing what is just and what is right is to plead for help. In a shocking reply, Jesus compares helping precisely the spiritual quality that was supposed to distinguish gentiles to feeding dogs (a slur commentators find hard to God’s servants in the world. In the famous song of Isaiah explain). The incident should end there, but it does not. The 5:1M7, these are the very spiritual strengths that will produce woman quickly responds that she will take whatever she can the good grapes God expects from the vineyard of Israel. get, leaving Jesus momentarily speechless. Even this late in the book, God continues to challenge the people to pursue these ideals.  3) Jesus heals the woman’s daughter. Rather than be angry that this Canaanite woman has gotten the best of Jesus, he 2) Worship. The sabbath day is a gift from above to remind praises her faith. As a woman and a gentile, she lives with a the people of their dependence on God’s blessings. As long twofold marginalizationNplus having a daughter apparently as they recognize the sovereignty of God in their lives, they possessed by a demon. Because the woman firmly believes will remain a loyal and faithful people. Thus this oracle promotes that Jesus can heal her daughter, she will stop at nothing to the ideal of keeping the sabbath, an ideal intended not only obtain that healing. Such a manifestation of faith wins the for the people of Israel but also for the people of any nation. day, and Jesus heals her daughter. At the end of Matthew’s If foreigners serve the Lord and love the name of the Lord, Gospel during the disciples’ final commissioning (28:19M they are welcome to worship the Lord in the house of prayer. 20), Jesus instructs them to go and make disciples of all Their sacrifices to the Lord will be no less acceptable than nations. No longer is the mission limited to the lost sheep of the sacrifices of God’s chosen people. Thus God’s house the house of Israel. Perhaps this Canaanite woman influenced the becomes a place of prayer for everyone.  mission of Jesus. 

Exegesis of the 2nd Reading: Romans 11:13M15, 29M32 1) Paul’s preaching. Paul regards his preaching to the gentiles as a way of making his own people jealous enough that they also will accept the Gospel.  2) God’s mercy. The gentiles have repented and received God’s mercy. Paul prays his own people will be inspired to do the same. 

Exegesis of the Gospel: Matthew 15:21M28  Today’s Gospel locates Jesus near Tyre and Sidon, cities now in Syria and Lebanon. Then they were gentile cities. This story is told on two levels. The first level describes Jesus’ meeting with a Canaanite woman. The second level reflects Matthew’s time and the issue of the Christian mission’s extension to the gentiles.  1) Jesus encounters a Canaanite woman. In the gentile The Superette Retail Store Germaine Robinson, PD 825 N. Union St. 337-546-6042 Opelousas, LA 70570 929 N Main St. • Opelousas, LA 324 West Landry Street | Opelousas LA 70570 THRIFT CLINIC ph (337) 948-4441 942-9701 toll free 800-356-6776 1230 West Laurel • Eunice PHARMACY fax (337) 948-4442 roymotors.com www.mmrblawoffice.com www.eunicesuperette.com 337-948-4441

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