DIOCESE OF LAKE CHARLES Established April 25, 1980 The Most Rev. Glen John Provost, D.D., M.A. Bishop of Lake Charles IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHEDRAL PARISH Established December 8, 1869 PARISH STAFF Rev. Fr. Rommel P. Tolentino, Pastor Rev. Fr. Ruben Buller, In Residence Canon Jean Marie Moreau, In Residence Rev. Deacon Christopher Fontenot Mr. Robert Marcantel Music Director Mrs. Marlene Mullenix Organist Ms. Sue Burke Receptionist Mrs. Lavonne “Cookie” Dennison Secretary Ms. Carla Primeaux Bookkeeper Mr. Philip Ardoin Maintenance Mrs. Monica Broussard Youth Director Mrs. Christi Jarreau Principal ICCS 935 Bilbo Street Lake Charles, LA 70601 Website: immaculateconceptioncathedral.com e-mail: [email protected] (337)436-7251 Fax (337)436-7240 CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD APRIL 12, 2020 MASS SCHEDULE ALL PUBLIC MASSES HAVE BEEN SUSPENDEDSACRAMENT PER OF BISHOP PENANCE PROVOST Saturday 4:00 PM (Anticipated) DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. OURFriday PRIESTS 11:00 WILL AM—Noon CELEBRATE DAILY MASS Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:15 AM WITHOUT A CONGREGATION FORSaturday OUR PARISH3:00 PM—3:55 INTENTIONS. PM Monday—Friday 12:05 PM__________________ 30 minutes before all other Masses Extraordinary Form: THE CATHEDRAL WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLICHOLY FOR HOUR, INDIVIDUAL VESPERS VISITS & BENEDICTION AND PRAYERS Sunday 5:00 PM High Mass MONDAY—FRIDAY FROM 8:00 AM—5:00 PMEvery Sunday 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday—Friday 7:00 AM Low Mass HOURS ARE SUBJECT SATURDAY FROM 3:00 PM—5:00 PM NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Monday 5:30 PM Low Mass TO CHANGE SUNDAY FROM 11:00 AM—5:00 PM Before 12:05 Mass on Tuesday Saturday 8:30 AM Low Mass EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD In Loving Memory… FATHER ROMMEL TOLENTINO Joselito V. Tolentino AND THE CATHEDRAL STAFF father of our Pastor, Father Rommel Tolentino WISH ALL OF YOU, died in the Philippines on April 6, 2020 OUR FAITHFUL PARISHIONERS, A BLESSED, JOYFUL, AND We pray that he will find peace and joy in the pres- HAPPY EASTER ence of Our Lord. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his family and to all who mourn his death. Dear Relatives, Friends, and Parishioners, On behalf of the Tolentino Family, I would BISHOP EDWARD K. BRAXTON RETIRES like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you for your thoughts, prayers, and words of condo- Pope Francis has accepted lences. Our greatest comfort during this time of sorrow, the resignation of Bishop Ed- sadness, and grief is the knowledge that there are so ward K. Braxton of Belleville, many people praying for the eternal repose of my Dad Illinois. He turned 75 last (Joselito V. Tolentino) and for the consolation of our fam- June, the age at which bish- ily. We are touched and overwhelmed by the warmth of ops are required to turn in your love and your prayerful support. their resignation to the pope. For me personally, I am grateful to God for allowing me to He was appointed Bishop of minister to my dying father even though we were sepa- Lake Charles by Pope John rated by a great distance. While he was still conscious Paul II on December 12, 2000, and conversant, I was able to pray the Chaplet of Divine and installed on February 22, Mercy with him and gave him a special blessing at the 2001, where he remained until end. 2005. May his days to come be filled with joy and peace Our Lord's promises to St. Faustina give me so much hope: 1. That if the Chaplet is prayed in the presence of the dy- ing, Jesus will stand between the dying person and God the Father, not as a Just Judge, but as a Merciful Savior. 2. That the most hardened of sinners will experience the grace of conversion if he prays the Chaplet even just once. I owe my life and my Priesthood, not just to my Heavenly Salus Populi Romani Father, but to my earthly father as well. May he rest in Protectress and Health peace! of the Roman People Joselito Villavicencio Tolentino Prayer against the Coronavirus (March 6, 1941 - April 6, 2020) O Mary, you shine continuously along our journey as a During this Holy Week, when we commemorate the Pas- sign of salvation and hope. chal Mystery of Our Lord Jesus Christ, i.e., His passion, We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at death and resurrection, I humbly ask that you keep my the Cross were near to the pain of Jesus, keeping your faith father and my family in your prayers. firm. You, Salvation of the Roman people, know what we need, and we trust that you will provide for those needs so Sincerely in Our Lord that, as at Cana of Galilee, joy and celebration may return and Our Lady, after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the will of the Father and to do what Father Rommel Jesus tells us, He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and Pasion Tolentino took up our sorrows to bring us, through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception April 12, 2020 Mercy and venerate Jesus. Next Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday! Jesus said to St. Faustina "I am offering people a vessel How should we prepare for this great Feast of Mercy? with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the sig- Jesus told St. Faustina that this Feast of Mercy would be a nature: Jesus, I trust in You". (Diary 327) "The two rays very special day when "all the divine floodgates through denote Blood and Water. The pale ray makes souls right- which graces flow are opened". (Diary 699) eous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the very depths Our Lord made a great promise to all those souls who would of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened go to Confession and then receive Him in Holy Communion* by a lance on the cross.…Happy is the one who will dwell (see note below) on the Feast of Mercy, on the Sunday after in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold Easter, which is now called Divine Mercy Sunday throughout of him." (Diary 299) the Catholic Church. About the feast day, Jesus said "…tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially *(Note: Bishop Glen John Pro- poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender vost issued a Decree on mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon March 18, 2020 dispensing the souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy. On that the faithful of the Diocese of day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow Lake Charles from the obliga- are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even tion of receiving Holy Com- though its sins be as scarlet.... Mankind will not have munion in order to obtain a peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy". (Diary 699) plenary indulgence. This dis- pensation is in effect as long Our Lord said "When you go to confession, to this foun- as the suspension of public tain of My mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth Masses is in place in the Dio- from My Heart always flows down upon your soul…" and cese of Lake Charles.) "Every time you go to confession, immerse yourself en- tirely in My mercy with great trust, so that I may pour the bounty of My grace upon your soul. When you approach the confessional, know this, that I Myself am waiting there for you. I am only hidden by the priest, but I Myself act in your soul. Here the misery of the soul meets the Jesus promised that "The God of mercy" (1602) Make your confession before Me. soul that will go to Confes- The person of the priest is… only a screen. Never analyze sion and receive Holy Com- what sort of a priest that I am making use of; open munion* shall obtain the complete forgiveness of sins your soul in confession to Me, and I will fill it with My and punishment."(Diary 699) He went on to say "I want to light." (1725) grant a complete pardon to the souls that will go to Con- fession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My To properly celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy and to Mercy." (Diary 1109) receive the forgiveness of all sins and punishment, you must go to Confession within 20 days before or after Divine Mercy We want to encourage everyone to take advantage of this Sunday. Or if you are in the state of very serious or mortal sin, incredible promise and the additional Plenary Indulgence on you must always confess them before receiving Jesus in Holy this great Feast of Mercy "Divine Mercy Sunday". We want Communion, or you will also commit a sacrilege, which is also you to benefit fully from these promises, and we also want a very serious sin.