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

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1 Sunday, August 28, 2016 Twenty-second 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 August 27 & 28, 2016 Saturday - 4 P.M. Intention: Marian & Auburn Quigley, Joseph Segari, Reparations Sacred Heart, Flora Maria Be, Patrick C. McKinney, Merle & Charles Dittmer, Rose Marie Greco Federico, Barbara Burke, Laura Eagan, George Spaulding, Pete Fountain, Josephine Meyer J. Rodosta, L. Segari Cantor: Trish Foti Sunday - 9 A.M. Intention: Ernestine Fontenot K. Klapatch, R. Theriot, L. Director, C. Frederick Song Leaders: Traditional Choir Sunday - 11 A.M. Intention: Mike & Susan Buras (L), Edward Bolger, Thomas Prunty, Hilton F. Daigle, Jr., JoAnn Meyer, James E. Fitzmorris, Jr. (L), Daigle Family (L), Dianne Z. Harrison, Melvin Ducote, Kelvin Ducote, Lionel Scott, Jr., Joseph Donald Bernard, Fr. Joseph Cazenavette (L) N. Bostick, L. Frey, K. & M. Sorensen Song Leaders: Contemporary Choir Sunday - 6 P.M. Intention: Parishioners J. Zeringue, T. Kettenring Cantor: Lauren Gisclair Pianist: Beth Kettenring Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Weekday Masses 7:00 a.m. Don Rowan, Sr. 5:30 p.m. Wayne Kelly 7:00 a.m. Catherine Finnan 7:00 a.m. Gerald Hahn 8:15 a.m. Thanks to St. Raphael 7:00 a.m. Kenneth Cocke 5:30 p.m. Sr. Therese Fletchinger SSND 7:00 a.m. Special Intention (L) 8:45 a.m. Rosary & Altar Society The Church Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of The Souls in Purgatory The Blessed Mother Votive Lamps burn in memory of Pete Fountain The St. Joseph Votive Lamps burn for the Repose of the Soul of Fr. Frank Lipps Adoration Chapel Sanctuary Lamp burns in memory of Stuart and Gloria Fourroux Adoration Chapel Candles burn in memory of Deceased Parishioners Altar Ladies Week of August 28 J. Dunn, C. Batt, L. Segari Linens Large - B. McCloskey Small - S. Roniger The Altar Flowers are in memory of Deceased Parishioners

3 St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 34 Issue 35 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Stewardship of Treasure Weekend of August 20 & 21 Envelopes $2, Loose.2, Electronic Giving Repairs & Maintenance Msgr. Richaud Fund Totaling..$5, Total from August 13/14...$6, Total from the Feast of the Assumption..$ Sept. 3/4 4 PM R. Aucoin, C. Casente 9 AM M. Evola, P. Fleming, C. & R. Ayers 11 AM C. T. Pitre, J. Ackermann, J. Wright 6 PM A. Calongne, B. Henry 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. Let us focus on generosity, or returning God s gifts with increase, through the generous sharing of our time, talent and treasure. ~ Priest Mass Schedule 4pm 9am 11am 6pm Sept. 3/4 Sept. 10/11 Sept. 17/18 Sept. 24/25 Parish Office Closed For Labor Day The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 5, in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 6, at 9 am. CCD Registration St. Benilde s CCD Program is offered to pre-k3 through 12th grade students not currently attending Catholic school. Classes begin on Sunday, Sept. 11, in the main school building. We teach religion from 9:45 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. Registration forms are available in the Church vestibule and in the Parish Office. The usual fee/tuition is $50 per student. For more information, please visit or call Mary Kelly at ext. 113.

4 St. Benilde Catholic Church s Corner The Fire of God s Mercy During this extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, it is easy to focus on the mercy of God the Father. After all, the motto of this Jubilee is Merciful like the Father and perhaps the greatest illustration of God s mercy besides Calvary is the love of the Father in the Parable of the Prodigal Son. Jesus mercy is likewise conspicuous. The Church invokes Him daily as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, venerates Him as Mercy incarnate through the revelations given to St. Faustina, and ponders constantly how His heart, moved with pity, responded by teaching, feeding, healing, forgiving and sending out others to imitate His corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The Holy Spirit s mission of mercy, however, is far less noticed. Like with many of the first Christians in Ephesus who told St. Paul, We have never even heard that there is a Holy Spirit (Acts 19:2), the Holy Spirit generally remains in the Church the great Unknown, as St. Josemaria Escriva called Him, and the most neglected Person of the Blessed Trinity, as Pope Emeritus Benedict quipped. This is unquestionably the case with regard to the Holy Spirit s role in Divine Mercy. During the Last Supper Jesus taught us something extraordinary: I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you (Jn 16:7). Jesus was affirming that it was better for us that He go and the Holy Spirit come than that Jesus stay and the Holy Spirit not come. The great joy is that as Christians we don t have to choose between the second and third persons of the Holy Trinity: when we remain in loving communion with God, we can and do have both indwelling within us together with God the Father. But by these words, Jesus was indicating to us the extraordinary importance of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life to complete His merciful mission in us and through us in the world. A summary of the role of the Holy Spirit in salvation is given at the beginning of the most consoling words priests can say and anyone can hear: God the Father of Mercies, through the death and resurrection of his Son, has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. The Holy Spirit has been sent for the forgiveness of sins. Jesus Himself stressed this point on Easter Sunday evening in words and action when He told the apostles, Just as the Father sent me as the Lamb of God to take away the sins of the world so I send you, breathed on them saying, Receive the Holy Spirit, and instructed them, Whose sins you are forgiven them, whose sins you retain are retained (Jn 20:21-23). The Holy Spirit is the one who makes possible our receiving the mercy God the Father sent God the Son to accomplish for us by His death and resurrection. And the Holy Spirit does this not merely through the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation but through all His works. The Holy Spirit came down as tongues of fire on the members of the Church precisely to help them and us preach repentance for the forgiveness of sins to all the nations (Lk 24:47). The Holy Spirit teaches us to pray for forgiveness, coming to the aid of our weakness for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit intercedes for us (Rom 8:26). He helps us in all our prayer, including in the prayer of contrition. He does this by helping us to cry out Abba, Father! (Rom 8:15; Gal 4:6), since all sin can be summarized as treating the relationship with God the Father as lifeless: Jesus describes this as the root of sin in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, when the younger son anticipates his Father s death by asking immediately for the inheritance that would pass to him at the Father s demise (Lk 15:12). The Holy Spirit helps our relationship with the Father to come alive and

5 St. Benilde Catholic Church Volume 34: Issue 35 to trust in His love and forgiveness. The Holy Spirit helps us to examine our conscience in the light of God by reminding us of all what Jesus taught us (Jn 14:26) and leading us into all the truth (Jn 16:13), opening us up to the various ways we need God s mercy. And He helps us to live consistently with God s mercy as a true Temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19). He strengthens us to put to death life according to the flesh so that we might live to the full the Christian life according to the Spirit (Rom 8:4-12; Gal 5:16-25). In the beautiful Veni, Sancte Spiritus Sequence the Church chants before the Gospel on Pentecost, we praise and implore the Holy Spirit for mercy. Without your mercy, we sing, there s nothing good in man, nothing not toxic, before we beg, Cleanse in us what is dirty, drench what is dry, heal what is wounded, bend what is rigid, ignite what is frigid, and correct what is misguided. After those six preparatory acts of mercy, we finish by asking Him to fill us with His seven-fold Gift of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, prudence, reverence, awe and courage (Is 11:1) so that we might obtain mercy s reward of virtue, salvation, and unending heavenly joy. To say, Come, Holy Spirit, is to ask for mercy! The Holy Spirit has indeed been sent by the Father and the Son to complete God s mission of mercy, to help us to seek it, receive it and share it. Let us thank the Holy Spirit for this work and give Him permission to complete it in us and through us. RCIA Information The R.C.I.A.(Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a set of sessions to share with others the truths of the Catholic faith. The program is open to those who have never been baptized, baptized Christians seeking to become Catholic, and Catholics desiring a better knowledge of their faith. Weekly meetings are held on Mondays, beginning September 12, at 7:30 p.m., in the library. Please call the Parish Office for more information. New Confirmation Candidates Attention High School Sophomores and Juniors, and anyone interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. Anyone who is currently a sophomore or older, and their parents, should attend an informational meeting on Sunday, September 11, at 12 noon, in the cafeteria. Registrations forms may be found on the parish website, and in the Parish Office. They may be returned to either the School or Parish Office. Please note, the Archdiocese of New Orleans requires two consecutive years of religious instruction before Confirmation. For more information, please contact Cecilia Wilson at or by at cwilson@stbenilde.com September Calendar Sept. 1 CALM 7 p.m. Church Sept. 3 Rosary & Altar Society Mass and Meeting Legion of Mary 2:05 p.m. Parish Office Sept. 4 Parish Council 7 p.m. Parish Office Sept. 7 Radio Rosary 5:45 p.m. Library Young Adult Group 7 p.m. Teen Center Sept. 8 Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Teen Center Sept. 10 Legion of Mary 2:05 p.m. Parish Office Sept. 11 Holy Name/Men s Club Mass & Breakfast Confirmation Meeting noon Cafeteria Sept. 13 Chers Amis 7 p.m. Cafeteria Sept. 14 Archdiocesan-wide Confessions 5 to 6:30 p.m. Grandparents Club 7 p.m.-cafeteria Sept. 15 Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Teen Center Sept. 17 Legion of Mary 2:05 p.m. Parish Office Sept. 17/18 Hospitality Weekend Hosted by St. Benilde Faculty and Staff Sept. 18 BINGO noon-cafeteria Sept. 19 Men s Club 7:30 p.m. Cafeteria Sept Priests Convocation Sept. 20 SVDP 6:30 p.m. Parish Office Home & School 7 p.m. Cafeteria Sept. 22 Bible Study 6:15 p.m. Teen Center Sept. 24 Legion of Mary 2:05 p.m. Parish Office Sept. 25 CYO Car Wash 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 27 Advisory Council 7 p.m. Faculty Lounge

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7 AUGUST 28, 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: