Sunday, may 23rd - the feast of pentecost MASS SCHEDULE Saturday - Anticipated 4 p.m. (organ & cantor) Sunday - 9:00 a.m. (organ, cantor & choir September - April); 11:00 a.m. (organ & cantor); 5:00 p.m. (organ & cantor) Monday - 6:15 a.m.; Tuesday through Friday - 5:30 p.m. with confession starting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday - 8:00 a.m. First Saturday: 8:00 a.m. followed by recitation of the Rosary Fatima Votive Mass: 13th of the Month, May - October at 5:30 p.m. Monthly Peace Mass: First Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. This Mass heeds Our Lady’s call to pray for world peace and conversion of hearts. CONTACT US 2319 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 70503 Pastor: .................................................................. Rev. Msgr. Jefferson DeBlanc Parochial Vicar: .......................................................... Rev. Korey R. LaVergne Deacon ....................................................... Timothy Maragos & Randy Hyde Administrator: ........................................................................... Stephanie Supple Parish Secretary: ............................................................................ Mona Bouillion Receptionist: ...................................................................................... D D McElligott Bookkeeper: .................................................................................. Annie Governale Director of Music, Organist, Choir Master ...................... Keith D’Anna Bulletin Editor ................................................................................. Keith D’Anna Church Office: .................................................................................... (337) 232-8945 Church Fax: .......................................................................................... (337) 232-0323 School Office:...................................................................................... (337) 235-2464 Church Website: .....................................................www.fatimalafayette.org Office Hours ...................................... Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sacrament of Penance The Sacrament of Baptism The Sacrament of Matrimony Saturday The Sacrament is celebrated on Arrangements are to be made 3:00 to 3:55 p.m.; the third Sunday of each with the Church office, if at all Sunday month, following the 11:00 a.m. possible, at least ONE YEAR in 30 minutes prior to Mass; Mass. advance. To avoid scheduling First Saturday conflicts, all wedding dates 7:30 to 7:55 a.m. Please contact the parish office must be confirmed with the before the baby is born for Parish Administrator, who Monday required classes. should be the first point of 5:45 to 6:10 a.m. contact for the couple. Please Sponsors are to be confirmed visit our Parish Website to Tuesday through Thursday and practicing Catholics who review guidelines, and details of 4:30 to 5:25 p.m. attend Sunday Mass. paperwork and preparation requirements. Poverty of Spirit and Prayer Let us reflect on some of the things that Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Bernadette teach us. First of all, poverty of spirit. * Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heav- en.” (Mt 5:3) Love involves sacrifice, both material and spiritual. In the case of married couples, love is for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health. François and Louise Soubirous were married on January 9, 1843. The family experienced many hard- ships and heartaches. Five of the nine children would die before reaching the age of ten. François worked in a mill, but lost his job in 1854. He then hired himself out as a day laborer. Because there was never enough money to make ends meet, Louise began to work for others at housekeeping, washing, and in the fields. In late 1844, a few months after Bernadette was born, her mother Louise suffered an accident with a fire that burned her chest. As Louise could no longer breast-feed her baby girl, Bernadette was sent to live with a nurse for about a year or so until she was weaned. In 1848, Bernadette’s father François lost sight in his left eye because of an accident. In the autumn of 1855, there was a cholera epidemic in Lourdes. In order that the Soubirous would have one mouth less to feed, Bernadette went to live in 1857 first with her godmother and then with the woman who had been her nurse. Meanwhile, the Soubirous family moved into a residence known as the “Jail,” which was an unclean and unhealthy room, twelve feet by fourteen feet, in an abandoned prison. At the end of March 1857, François was arrested and imprisoned for a few days on an accusation that he had stolen a piece of lumber. He had actually found an abandoned wooden plank. Charges were eventually dropped for lack of evidence when no one stepped forward to claim the lumber. Yet, there was gossip and François came to be known as a thief. Throughout these sufferings, the Soubirous fami- ly was strengthened by a life of prayer and mutual love. We can learn much from the poverty, sim- plicity, and example of love in this family. Bernadette always kept in touch with her loved ones. When living away from home in 1857, Berna- dette would visit her family every Sunday. She moved back with them at the beginning of 1858, not long before the apparitions began. From 1860 to 1866, as we have seen, Bernadette lived in a hos- pice run by the Sisters of Charity and regularly visited her family. In 1866, when she entered reli- gious life in the motherhouse in Nevers, Bernadette kept in touch with the family through writing and receiving letters. Love of family was very important to Bernadette, as it should be for all of us. In Lourdes, we learn the value of prayer, especially the rosary. Louise Soubirous testified that from a very early age Bernadette showed “a marked inclination towards piety.” During the month of May, Bernadette would make little shrines in honor of the Virgin Mary at home and in the fields. Her sister Toinette gave Bernadette a rosary in 1856, which she kept in the fold of her dress. Berna- dette went to Mass and received the sacraments, giving us good example to do the same. Proces- sions of pilgrims with lighted candles testify that prayer is not only personal, but also a public ex- pression of our faith. Next Week: Penance * René Laurenn, Bernadee of Lourdes: A Life Based on Authencated Documents, John Drury, trans. (Minneapolis: Winston Press, 1979), p. 19. I have drawn heavily from Father Laurenn’s book as I wrote this bullen arcle. 02 Today we cele- brate the gift of the Holy Spirit, the birth of the Church and the beginning of its mission in the 22 Sat. 4:00 p.m. Anticipated: † Ison & Eva Fontenot, † world. Pentecost Chester Gosnell, † Gerald & Alberta Gossen, † Edwina Smith Sunday reminds Hernandez, † Amanda Claire Judice, Lynn Kallam Ditch, us that our lives James Judice, † Anna Maria, † Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Moore, are filled with the Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Forstall, Avis Moore Rupert, Ryan Holy Spirit and that God has accomplished creative Robert Guilbeau, † Douglas Mistich, † The Nugier Family, † things in us through this gift. We have been entrusted Rosamaria Reyes-Silva, † Julien Maruis Stokes, † John & with this great gift of the Holy Spirit. This great gift Mark LeDoux & Elmore Montz, † Charles Blanchard, † Lillian Manuel; Living: Kobi Becker, Madison Nguyen, Larry Dinh, empowers us to be bold proclaimers of the Gospel in Diane Triche, Gay Gauthier, James Jordan; Living & De- word and deed. It urges us to speak truth to power. It ceased Members of: The Bouvier & Boudreaux Families, The encourages us to use words and exhortations and Catholic Daughters of America, The Ison & Eva Fontenot even arguments that are meant to heal, show care Families, Michael & Fred Landry & Family, The Quebedeau and compassion and to reconcile. Now is a good time Family, The Caillouet, Henry, Randazzo, Costanza, & Cam- to ask: Are we being good stewards of this gift of the pos Families, The Judice, Kallam, Langlinais, & Hamilton Holy Spirit? What creative things have we done to Families glorify God’s accomplishments in us? 23 Sun. 9:00 a.m.: Living: Kent & Charlotte Huval 11:00 a.m.: † Ison & Eva Fontenot, † Faye Marie Gesser, † Willanna Curley James, † Anna Maria, † Peggy Weekend of May 15th and 16th Perret, † Mary Ann Richard, † Jimmie Fontenot; Living: Jody Nguyen, Nhu Dinh, James Jordan, Angie Boudreaux; Living Weekly financial information for the weekend of May & Deceased Members of: The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families 15th and 16th was not available for publication. Steward- 5:00 p.m.: Fatima Parishioners / Pro-Populo ship for the 15th and 16th along with May 22nd and 23rd 24 Mon. 6:15 a.m.: Living: Gwen & Mark Bizette will be published in the May 30th Bulletin. 25 Tue. 5:30 p.m.: † Ison & Eva Fontenot 26 Wed. 4:30 p.m.: Living: Gabby Scarcella 27 Thu. 5:30 p.m.: Living & Deceased Members of: The Ison & Eva Fontenot Families 28 Fri. 5:30 p.m.: † Mr. Frem Boustany, Sr. a stewardship prayer for may 29 Sat. 8:00 a.m.: † Gerald “Jerry” Cormier 4:00 p.m. Anticipated: † Ison & Eva Fontenot, † Faye Marie Gesser, † Gerald & Alberta Gossen, † Edwina Smith Hernan- Come Holy Spirit! dez, † Amanda Claire Judice, Lynn Kallam Ditch, James Ju- Open our eyes and ears to your on- dice, † Anna Maria, † Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Moore, Sr., Mr. & going presence within us and Mrs. Frederick J. Forstall, Avis Moore Rupert, Ryan Robert among us. Guilbeau, † Douglas Mistich, † The Nugier Family, † Rosa- maria Reyes-Silva, † Julien Maruis Stokes, † John & Mark Give us the