ST. BENILDE. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1901 Division Street Metairie, Louisiana 70001

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1 Sunday, July 24, 2016 Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ORDINARY FAMILIES EXTRAORDINARY FAITH ST. BENILDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 1901 Division Street Metairie, Louisiana Church Office: (504) Church Fax: (504) Church CLERGY Rev. Robert T. Cooper, Pastor Rev. H.L. Brignac, Sacramental Asst. Deacon Biaggio DiGiovanni Deacon Stephen Gordon Deacon Clifford Wright BAPTISMS First and Third Sundays of the month at 12 Noon. Please call the Parish Office for more information. MATRIMONY Please contact a priest/deacon 8 months prior to your wedding. FUNERALS Arrangements may be made at the Parish Office. MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil 4 p.m. Sunday 9:00, 11:00 a.m. & 6 p.m. Monday Friday 7:00 a.m. Monday and Thursday 5:30 p.m. First Saturday 8:45 a.m. HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION See Inside the Bulletin for Schedule CONFESSION TIMES Saturday 3:00 3:45 p.m. Sunday 5:00 5:45 p.m. Monday 6:00 6:45 p.m. and by appointment at the Parish Office DIVINE MERCY ADORATION CHAPEL Eucharistic Adoration from 7:00 p.m. Sunday till 4:00 p.m. Saturday DEVOTIONS Holy Hour in Church Monday, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Following 7 a.m. Mass on Tuesday NEWCOMERS Call the Parish Office to receive a New Parishioner Registration Packet. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY St. Benilde Conference (504) ST. BENILDE SCHOOL Mr. Matt Downey, Principal 1801 Division Street Metairie, LA (504)

2 St. Benilde Catholic Church Ministers of the Liturgy July 23 & 24, 2016 Saturday - 4 P.M. Intention: Larry Hart, Auburn & Marian Quigley, Merle & Charles Dittmer, Patrick C. McKinney, George Spaulding, Flora Maria Be, Joseph Segari, Hubert LaBorde, Rose Marie Greco Federico, Dolores & Lucien Sabathe, Annie & Michael Bollinger J. Rodosta, L. Segari Cantor: Trish Foti Sunday - 9 A.M. Intention: Parishioners M. Evola, P. Fleming, C. Fredrick, L. Director Song Leaders: Traditional Choir Sunday - 11 A.M. Intention: Dianne Z. Harrison, Joseph Donald Bernard, Detective David Michel, Jr., James Whelan, Anna Z. Meynier, Melvin Ducote, Kelvin Ducote, JoAnn Meyer, Thanks to St. Christopher N. Bostick, L. Frey, S. Gordon, L. Peters Song Leaders: Contemporary Choir Sunday - 6 P.M. Intention: A. J. Hardy J. Zeringue, T. Kettenring Cantor: Lauren Gisclair Pianist: Beth Kettenring Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Weekday Masses 7:00 a.m. Kenneth Lee Black 5:30 p.m. Special Intention (L) 7:00 a.m. Dolores Credo 7:00 a.m. Raymond A. Melan, Jr. 7:00 a.m. Lucille Dares Lee 5:30 p.m. Jay Champagne 7:00 a.m. Thanks to St. Benilde The Church Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of The Souls in Purgatory The Blessed Mother Votive Lamps burn For Protection During the Hurricane Season The St. Joseph Votive Lamps burn for Families in Difficulties Adoration Chapel Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of Deceased Parishioners Adoration Chapel Candles burn in memory of Stuart and Gloria Fourroux Altar Ladies Week of July 24 M. Surcouf, L. Hart, Y. Morise Linens Large - A. Duersel Small - G. St. Germain The Altar Flowers are for an increase in Religious Vocations

3 St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 34 Issue 30 Stewardship of Treasure Weekend of July 16 & 17 Envelopes...$2, Loose.2, Electronic Giving Repairs & Maintenance Msgr. Richaud Fund Totaling.$6, Black & Indian Mission Collection.$ Let us focus on generosity, or returning God s gifts with increase, through the generous sharing of our time, talent and treasure. ~ Fr. Cooper Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion July 30/31 4 PM R. Aucoin, C. Casente 9 AM R. Meche, B. O Hara, K. Klapatch, R. Theriot 11AM J. Hutchinson, R. Oleksik, K. & M. Sorensen 6 PM B. Henry, D. Powers Out Of Reverence For The Lord Jesus who so generously shares with us His Body and Blood in the Eucharist, worshipers are earnestly invited to remain with the congregation until Mass is concluded. Keep Praying St. Monica, whose feast we celebrate in August, is often known as the persistent mother. She watched her oldest son, Augustine, turn his back on his Christian faith. Monica was exasperated. For years she gave up talking directly to her son on the advice of a local bishop, who told her that it was better to talk to God about Augustine then to Augustine about God. The mother never gave up praying for her son. Eventually Augustine gave up his wild ways, was baptized, and later ordained and named bishop of Hippo. St. Augustine went on to become one of the Church s greatest scholars. Today s readings address the importance of persistent prayer. Abraham, in spite of trepidation that he is bothering the Lord, continues to ask about the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. Jesus, in Luke s Gospel, tells his disciples to ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you (Luke 11:9). This is our charge: keep praying. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

4 St. Benilde Catholic Church Fr. Cooper s Corner Working with Jesus It is always fruitful to spend some time focusing on the Benedictine principle of ora et labora, prayer and work, in the path of holiness taken by so many Benedictine monks, nuns and oblates. Within the context of our series on the Plan of Life, focused on the path to holiness for all of us, the crucial significance of ora is rather obvious. The pivotal importance of labora is not so straightforward. But insofar as most us of will spend at least 40 hours a week, from the age of five through 65 or older, doing some form of intellectual, manual or interpersonal work, it s key that we learn how to unite our work to God. Many today are confused about how important work is for our growth as disciples and apostles. Some behave as if work is merely a necessary evil to endure until we ve earned enough dough or arrived at the magical age when we can spend the rest of life on the golf course or at the pool. Others fail to see the crisis of unemployment not just as an urgent economic problem, but as a profoundly dehumanizing one that can gradually deprive millions of a sense of moral worth through feeling useless. And sometimes we can see a combination of both of these situations when those who can work refuse, choosing instead to take advantage of the generosity of family members or other workers in society so that they can basically remain on perpetual vacation. But the Lord who gives us the vocation to be saints also gives us the vocation to work and to cooperate with Him in the perfection of ourselves and of all Creation. Before the Fall of mankind, He commanded us to increase and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over all living creatures. After Original Sin, this three-fold work would become arduous: there would be pangs in childbirth, working the fields would become toilsome and sweaty, and animals would often rebel. But the vocation to work remained and would now become a means of our redemption, helping us to overcome our selfishness by laboring for others, for the family we re supporting, and for the persons receiving the fruits of our efforts. There s no greater illustration of the importance of work in the pursuit of holiness than Jesus own example. Jesus spent the vast majority of His life as a carpenter in St. Joseph s workshop. Hence, the Greek word tekton (Mk 6:3) means much more than carpenter. He built houses, made tables and wheels and produced many other needed items. Jesus entered the world of human work not as a cover until His real work of preaching, of performing miracles and of leading us through the new and eternal Passover would begin, but precisely to redeem noble human work in His process of redeeming the human person. The early saints taught that whatever Jesus didn t assume He didn t redeem, and He assumed our human work in order that we might be able through our work to participate in the work of redemption. So great is the importance of human work in God s saving plan that Jesus could not stop using it as an analogy for the kingdom He had come to establish. Jesus praises the work of shepherds, farmers, doctors, sowers, householders, servants, stewards, merchants, laborers, soldiers, cooks, tax collectors and scholars. He compares the work of evangelization to the manual work of harvesters and fishermen. He calls us as his disciples to be laborers in His vineyard. Most of us are called to live out our Christian lives not in monasteries, convents and rectories but in the family and the workplace, through increasing and multiplying,

5 St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 34: Issue 30 subduing and having dominion in a holy way. One s desk, sewing machine, keyboard, stove, classroom, operating room, workbench, or boat is meant to become an altar that sanctifies not only what is given to God in work, but the giver as well. Honest work done well in any of those settings is an opportunity for a triple sanctification: the sanctification of the work itself by offering it to God like the sacrifice of Abel; the sanctification of the worker doing the work virtuously; and the sanctification of others through contact with one s coworkers, clients, customers and vendors. Work is not principally about earning a paycheck, but about serving and loving God and others. It s meant not only to produce something but to perfect someone, by bringing out the various hidden talents and potentials God has implanted in the worker, which are far greater than the hidden potentials God has inscribed in things. The interior effect of work is even more important than its external outcome; St. Gregory of Nyssa would even say that through our work we become our own parents, through forming our character through work well or shoddily done. There are various tips to sanctifying work. The first is to try to pray it, doing it for God and consciously with God, beginning each hour with an aspiration invoking God s help and consecrating the hour to Him as an oblation. The second is to offer different hours of work for specific people who need prayer; this really helps us to do work better. The third is to imagine Jesus, or St. Joseph, or the Blessed Mother or a favorite saint doing what we need to do, and work as we imagine they would do it. The last is to do it with all the love and human excellence we can for those who will benefit from the fruits of our labor, whoever they may be. God gave us the vocation to work because through labor we can become more and more like Him, who Himself worked in creation and, as Jesus would later say, works still (Jn 5:17). And each day a diligent construction worker from Nazareth, who came to save us and build us up in holiness, waves to us with calloused hands and says, Come, follow me! and Let s get to work. Attention Holy Name of Jesus School Alumni Holy Name of Jesus School is celebrating its 125 th school year. A special Alumni Mass and Celebration will be held on Sunday, August 28, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Church. A reception will immediately follow at the school. Please RSVP by August 19 to alumni@hnjschool.org or St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Although the pantry is generally well-stocked right now, we are running low on a few items. We are in need of jelly, canned and dried red beans, rice, pasta, spaghetti sauce, and dried or canned milk. We truly appreciate your continued generosity as we try to help those in need in our parish.

6 St. Benilde Catholic Church Eucharistic Adorers Needed For the past 10 years, we have been blessed to have Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration here at St. Benilde Parish. Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is the adoration of Jesus Christ present in the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is displayed in a special holder called a monstrance, and people come to pray and worship Jesus continually throughout the day and the night. Come to our Perpetual Adoration Chapel and spend some time with our Lord. He is waiting there to embrace you, lovingly and mercifully! If you would like to become a committed adorer, please contact Joy Rojas at (504) or visit the parish website: The Online Giving (E-Giving) program is a convenient way to practice responsible financial stewardship by using electronic funds transfer (EFT). Through Online Giving, all contributions to St. Benilde Parish will be made via an automatic payment (ACH - bank draft) from your checking account. Once your Online Authorization Form is completed and you are properly enrolled, monthly donations to the regular Sunday Collection, the Repairs and Maintenance Fund, or the Msgr. Richaud Endowment Fund become automatic. To Enroll in our Online Giving Program, visit the parish website: Church Cleaning Crew Looking for a way to burn some calories, commune with Jesus, beautify our church, and fill a desperate need at the same time? Come help us vacuum - it is only a minute obligation each month! For more information, please call Anita at Let s Stay Connected!! Facebook: Robert Cooper Instagram: frrobertcooper SCRIPTURE READINGS Week of July 24, 2016 Monday 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28 Tuesday Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 10-11, 17-18; Mt 13:44-46 Thursday Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53 Friday Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Saturday Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21

7 JULY 24, 2016 ST. BENILDE CATHOLIC CHURCH ID # DIVISION ST. METAIRIE, LA NANCY CAROLLO MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAYS - 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M. FRIDAYS - 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: