Weekly Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, February 28, :00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Small Chapel in Sacristy

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1 Volume 90, Number 8 February 25, 2018: Second Sunday of Lent Weekly Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday, February 28, :00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Small Chapel in Sacristy 2250 Main Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana OFFICE HOURS: Monday Thursday: 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m., Friday: 8:00 a.m. 12 noon (Closed Daily for Lunch 12:00 12:30 p.m.) Telephone: Fax: info@sacredheartbr.org Website: MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Tuesday & Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. (No Wednesday Daily Mass when school is not in session) Thursday & Friday: 9:00 a.m. is open on Tuesdays from 7 a.m. 9 a.m.; Thursdays & Fridays from 8 a.m. 1 p.m. Please call or your prayer requests to Clare Coulon at or ccoulon@sacredheartbr.org

2 St. John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople, bears the name chrysostomos which means golden mouthed, a reference to his great eloquence as both a speaker and a writer. He was known as a teacher who taught with conviction and with a simplicity of style that his audience responded to with great attention. Below is an example of this direct but passionate man s writings as he explains the importance and meaning of prayer. Prayer is the light of the spirit Prayer and converse with God is a supreme good: it is a partnership and union with God. As the eyes of the body are enlightened when they see light, so our spirit, when it is intent on God, is illumined by his infinite light. I do not mean the prayer of outward observance but prayer from the heart, not confined to fixed times or periods, but continuous throughout the day and night. Our spirit should be quick to reach out toward God not only when it is engaged in meditation; at other times also, when it is carrying out its duties, caring for the needy, performing works of charity, giving generously in the service of others, our spirit should long for God, and call him to mind, so that these works may be seasoned with the salt of God's love, and so make a palatable offering to the Lord of the universe. Throughout the whole of our lives we may enjoy the benefit that comes from prayer if we devote a great deal of time to it. Prayer is the light of the spirit, true knowledge of God, mediating between God and man. The spirit, raised up to heaven by prayer, clings to God with the utmost tenderness; like a child crying tearfully for its mother, it craves the milk that God provides. It seeks the satisfaction of its own desires, and receives gifts outweighing the whole world of nature. Prayer stands before God as an honored ambassador. It gives joy to the spirit, peace to the heart. I speak of prayer, not words. It is the longing for God, love too deep for words, a gift not given by man but by God's grace. The apostle Paul says: "We do not know how we are to pray but the Spirit himself pleads for us with inexpressible longings." When the Lord gives this kind of prayer to someone; he gives him riches that cannot be taken away, heavenly food that satisfies the spirit. One who tastes this food is set on fire with an eternal longing for the Lord: his spirit burns as in a fire of the utmost intensity. Practice prayer from the beginning. Paint your house with the colors of modesty and humility. Make it radiant with the light of justice. Decorate it with the finest gold leaf of good deeds. Adorn it with the walls and stones of faith and generosity. Crown it with the pinnacle of prayer. In this way you will make it a perfect dwelling place for the Lord. You will be able to receive him as in a splendid palace, and through his grace you will already possess him, his image enthroned in the temple of your spirit. St. John Chrysostom, Bishop Page 2 February 25, 2018

3 Altar Server March 3-4, 2018: Third Sunday of Lent 4:00 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Claudia Pickell, Kailyn Vessel, CeCe Werth Reader Mark LeBlanc (1) Greg Upton (2) Extraordinary Minister BC Extraordinary Minister PB Deacon/ Sacristan (1) Joell Keller (2) Donna Wilson (1) Millie Williams (2) Carleigh Helouin, Martin Helouin, Philip O'Neill Lisa Gardner (1) Mario Guadamud (2) Deacon/ Sacristan (1) Clark Cosse' (2) Glynn Auburn O'Neill (1) J. Charles Tramonte (2) Blanche Coleman, Ethan Hunter, Danielle Jones Jeanne Bordelon (1) Holly Coleman (2) Cantor Melissa Seidule Melissa Seidule Melissa Seidule Deacon/ Sacristan (1), Pat Boudreaux (2), Pete Boudreaux (3) Desiree Jones (1), Jennifer Jones (2), Robert Overall (3), Natalie Overall (4) SUNDAY NURSERY: Open Sunday, during the 11 a. m. Mass, in Parish Hall for children up to 5 yrs old. DIVINE MERCY NOVENA Follows 8:00 a.m. Mass on Tuesday NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS EVERY 1ST FRIDAY OCTOBER - JUNE CONFESSIONS: 11 a.m., MASS: 12 noon NOVENA: 12:30 p.m. ""Sacraments"" CONFESSIONS Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. Thursday & Friday 8:30 a.m Saturday 3:00-3:45 p.m. and by appointment. MARRIAGE Couples should contact the Parish Office at least six (6) months prior to the desired date and must complete the Marriage Preparation Program. BAPTISM Seminar required. Please visit the website or call the Parish Office for information. CARE OF THE SICK Visits made regularly to hospitalized and homebound. Contact the Parish Office for Anointing of the Sick or to receive Holy Communion. FUNERAL PLANNING Please call the Parish Office prior to scheduling with the funeral home. Page 3 February 25, 2018

4 The Sanctuary Light for the Month of March is for the Politz Family. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. 2 Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. 5th First Friday Mass & Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Confessions, 11:00 a.m. Mass, 12 Noon Novena, 12:30 p.m Stations of the Cross, 2 p.m., 3 SVdP Visitation Mtg., 8:30 a.m., AC-Fr. Dugas Rm. Confessions, 3-3:45 p.m., Vigil Mass, 4 p.m., SHS Gala, 6 p.m., SH Activity Center Gym 4 3rd Sunday of Lent PSR REQUIRED WEEKEND Sunday Masses, 9 & 11 a.m., Children s Choir Singing at 9:00 a.m. Mass Coffee & Doughnuts following 9 a.m. Mass PSR 1st Eucharist Class, 9:30 a.m., AC-Smith Rm. 5 K.C. s Recitation of Rosary/Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Parish Hall 6 Daily Mass/Divine Mercy Novena/Coffee, 8 a.m., /Parish Hall Children s Choir Rehearsal, 2:45 p.m., 7 Daily Mass with School, 8 a.m., Weekly Eucharistic Adoration, 12-6 p.m., Sacristy Chapel SVdP Meeting, 6:30 p.m., AC-Fr. Dugas Rm. 8 Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. 9 Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. Stations of the Cross, 2 p.m., 10 Confessions, 3-3:45 p.m., Vigil Mass, 4 p.m., 11 4th Sunday of Lent PSR REQUIRED WEEKEND Daylight Savings Ends Sunday Masses, 9 & 11 a.m., PSR 1st Eucharist Class, 9:30 a.m., AC-Smith Rm. 12 SH Men s Club Golf Tournament 13 Daily Mass/Divine Mercy Novena/Coffee, 8 a.m., /Parish Hall Children s Choir Rehearsal, 2:45 p.m., SH Men s Club Meeting, 6 p.m., SHS Cafeteria 14 Daily Mass with School, 8 a.m., Weekly Eucharistic Adoration, 12-6 p.m., Sacristy Chapel Choir Practice, 6:30 p.m. 15 Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. Parish Office Closed for Staff Meeting 12 1:00 p..m. 16 SHS Coffee on the Plaza, 7:30 a.m., Plaza Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. Stations of the Cross, 2 p.m., Youth Group Easter Egg Social, 6 p.m., AC 17 SVdP Visitation Mtg., 8:30 a.m., AC-Fr. Dugas Rm. Confessions, 3-3:45 p.m., Vigil Mass, 4 p.m., Blessing of St. Joseph Altar, 5 p.m., SHS Gym 18 5th Sunday of Lent PSR REQUIRED WEEKEND Sunday Masses, 9 & 11 a.m., PSR 1st Eucharist Class, 9:30 a.m., AC-Smith Rm. St. Joseph Altar Holy Family Tableau/Feast, 12:30 p.m., SHS Gym/Cafe 19 Feast of St. Joseph 20 Daily Mass/Divine Mercy Novena/Coffee, 8 a.m., /Parish Hall Children s Choir Rehearsal, 2:45 p.m., The Light is on For You Lenten Confessions 5-6:30 p.m. Baptism Seminar, 6 p.m., Parish Office Mtg. Rm. 21 Daily Mass with School(Brotherhood/ Sisterhood Awards & Reception), 8 a.m., /Parish Hall Weekly Eucharistic Adoration, 12-6 p.m., Sacristy Chapel SVdP Meeting, 6:30 p.m., AC-Fr. Dugas Rm 22 Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. 23 Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. Stations of the Cross, 2 p.m., 24 Confessions, 3-3:45 p.m., Vigil Mass, 4 p.m., 25 Palm Sunday Sunday Masses, 9 & 11 a.m., Parish Easter Egg Hunt, 12 p.m. 26 Holy Thursday Practice, 6 p.m., Good Friday Practice, 6:30 p.m. K.C. Officers Meeting, 6:30 p.m., KOC Office 27 Daily Mass/Novena/ Coffee, 8 a.m., / Parish Hall Children s Choir Rehearsal, 2:45 p.m., The Light is on For You Lenten Confessions 5-6:30 p.m. 28 Chrism Mass, 10:30 a.m., St. Joseph Cathedral Weekly Eucharistic Adoration, 12-6 p.m., Sacristy Chapel Choir Practice, 6:30 p.m. 29 HOLY THURSDAY Parish Office Closes at Noon SHS Living Stations of the Cross, 8:15 a.m., SHS Gym Holy Thursday Mass with Children s Procession, 7 p.m, 30 GOOD FRIDAY Parish Office Closed Good Friday Communion Service, 3 p.m, 31 HOLY SATURDAY SVdP Visitation Mtg., 8:30 a.m., AC-Fr. Dugas Rm. Easter Vigil Practice, 10 a.m., Easter Vigil Mass, 4 p.m., April 1 EASTER SUNDAY Easter Sunday Masses 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Page 4 February 25, 2018

5 #SacredHeartProud The presenting sponsors are as follows: Dr. Richard T. Akin Baton Rouge Radiology Group Timberland Management, LLC Sacred Heart The Rum House The Freese Family Please join Sacred Heart of Jesus School on March 3 (6pm) in the Parish Activity Center as we travel to Havana for our annual Tiger Gala fundraiser! Individual tickets are available to purchase for $50 which includes a custom wine glass, unlimited food and drinks (specialty drinks will be sold separately), and seating at a table. If you are unable to attend, online bidding is available with the purchase of your ticket. Reserved tables may be purchased for $450 (8 guests) and $550 (10 guests). For more information please contact Amy Daughdrill at daughdrill_a@yahoo.com or at ""News and Events"" BROKEN GODS. This Lent, Catholics throughout the Diocese of Baton Rouge are invited to read with one another Dr. Gregory Popcak s book, Broken Gods: Hope, Healing and the Seven Longings of the Human Heart. Books are still available for purchase for $10 in the Parish Office. Come take a look and get your copy! ST. AGNES LENTEN REFLECTION SERIES. Wednesday, February 28th, 6:15 p.m. at St. Agnes, 749 East Blvd., Baton Rouge. The Rev. Msgr. Robert H. Berggreen, Pastor, St. Mary of False River in New Roads, will present Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Capuchin friar, stigmatist and mystic, in the midst of Suffering during St. Agnes Lenten Reflection Series....in the midst of my suffering...salvation. Confessions at 5 p.m., Mass at 5:30 p.m., Divine Mercy Chaplet at 6 p.m., with Lenten Reflection immediately following. All are invited. StAgnesBR.org. ST. GERARD MAJELLA PARISH MISSION. Join us at St. Gerard Majella on March 5, 6, and 7 at 6:30 pm. For a Parish mission led by Father John Schmidt, C.Ss.R. Fr. Schmidt is the Director of the Co-Redemptorist Association in Denver, CO. Christ renewing us in his love. Baptism is our link to Christ and Lent is the opportunity to be renewed by Christ. Lent offers us practices of Prayer, Fasting, Charity to refocus us. Penitential practices are not for their own sake, but always to deeper our Christian life. As part of Christ s body, we realize the sin breaks our relationship with God and with others. Lent is a time to face the sin, remind ourselves of God s mercy and rely on God s grace to bring us to new life. Scripture that will guide us: Love of God and neighbor: (Matthew 5: 43-48) Many parts of Christ s body (I Cor 12: 12-26) God s love for us and Jesus purpose (John 3: 16-18) The final night is a mediation on Mary, our Perpetual Help, who is the first disciple of Jesus and a model for all believers. (Scripture: John 19: 25-27) Page 5 February 25, 2018

6 ""Week of February 25, 2018"" ""Readings"" Sunday, Feb. 25 Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, [9]/ Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10 Monday, Feb. 26 Dn 9:4b-10/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13 [cf. 103:10a]/Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday, Feb. 27 Is 1:10, 16-20/Ps 50:8-9, 16bc- 17, 21 and 23 [23b]/Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday, Feb. 28 Jer 18:18-20/Ps 31:5-6, 14, [17b]/Mt 20:17-28 Thursday, Mar. 1 Jer 17:5-10/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [40:5a]/Lk 16:19-31 Friday, Mar. 2 Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, [5a]/Mt 21:33-43, Saturday, Mar. 3 Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, [8a]/Lk 15:1-3, Sunday, Mar. 4 Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10 MON 26 TUE 27 WED 28 THU 01 FRI 02 ""Calendar & Mass Intentions"" No Daily Mass Knights of Columbus Officers Meeting, 6:30 p.m., KC Office Daily Mass/Divine Mercy Novena/Coffee, 8 a.m., /Parish Hall Children s Choir Rehearsal, 2:45 p.m., Choir Loft SHS Advisory Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., SHS Library Daily Mass with School, 8 a.m., WEEKLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 12:00-6:00 p.m. in the Sacristy Chapel Choir Practice, 6:30 p.m., Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. Open 8 a.m.-1p.m. 6th First Friday Mass & Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Confessions, 11:00 a.m., Mass, 12 Noon, Novena, 12:30 p.m. SAT 03 SUN 04 Stations of the Cross, 2 p.m., Confessions, 3-3:45 p.m. Vigil Mass, 4 p.m., SHS Gala, 6 p.m., Activity Center Third Sunday of Lent Masses, 9 & 11 a.m. Children s Choir Singing At 9:00 a.m. Mass Coffee & Doughnuts following 9 a.m. Mass PSR 1st Eucharist Class, 9:30 a.m., AC-Fr. Smith Rm. Date Mass Intention(s) a.m. Gloria Schexnayder a.m. Karen Anne Kling; Sawyer Allums a.m. Martha B. Haase p..m. Deceased Members of the Emile T. & Stella Blanchard Families p.m. The Parishioners of Sacred Heart a.m. Anthony & Peggy Maranto 11 a.m. Cleve Boudreaux; Clarisse & Percy LeBlanc; Karen Anne Kling ""Feast Days"" Monday, February 26: Lenten Weekday Tuesday, February 27: Lenten Weekday Wednesday, February 28: Lenten Weekday Thursday, March 1: Lenten Weekday Friday, March 2: Lenten Weekday, Day of Abstinence Saturday, March 3: St. Katharine Drexel, Virgin: St. Katharine Drexel is the second American-born saint to be canonized by the Catholic. She was born in Philadelphia on November 26, 1858, the second child of a prominent and wealthy banker. She received a wonderful education and traveled widely. The Drexel family were devout in the practice of their faith, setting an excellent example of true Christian living for their daughter. After watching her stepmother suffer with terminal cancer, Katharine learned that no amount of money could shelter her from pain or suffering. From this moment, her life took a turn. She became imbued with a passionate love for God and neighbor. In 1884, while her family was visiting the Western states, Katharine saw firsthand the troubling and poor situation of the Native Americans. She desperately wanted to help them. When her father died, she and her sisters received a large bequest; they immediately donated a large sum to assist the St. Francis Mission of South Dakota's Rosebud Reservation. After meeting Pope Leo XIII, Katharine decided to dedicate her life and fortune to the service of others. On February 12, 1891, Katharine made her first vows as a religious and dedicated herself to working for Native Americans and African-Americans in the Western United States. She ultimately established a religious congregation called the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament to serve their needs. In pursuit of this mission her order opened many schools including Xavier University in New Orleans, the first Catholic University in the United States for African-Americans. By the time of her death, she had more than 500 Sisters teaching in 63 schools throughout the country, and she established 50 missions for Native Americans in 16 different states. Mother Katharine died on March 3, 1955 at the age of 96. She is remembered for her love of the Eucharist and her desire for the unity of all peoples. Katharine is the patron saint of racial justice and philanthropists. Page 6 February 25, 2018

7 ""Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Staff"" Pastor Reverend Miles Walsh Pastoral Associate Deacon David Dawson Business Manager Mrs. Tiffany Dykes Receptionist/Bookkeeper Mrs. Denise Williston Director Adult Faith Formation Ms. Clare Coulon Coordinator of PSR/Youth Mrs. Lori Lively Tomecek Facilities Services Manager Mr. Gene Baker Facilities Services Assistant Mr. Robert Duvic Groundskeeper Mr. Austin Baker Director of Music Ms. Mallory Simien Organist Mr. Davis Hotard Wedding Coordinator Mrs. Terri Huff Sunday Nursery Mrs. Sara Smith Contribution Accounting Mrs. Mary Eggart ""Sacred Heart of Jesus School"" 2251 Main Street Baton Rouge, Louisiana C.J. Laird, Principal SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS: Monday Friday 7:45 a.m. 3:00 p.m., (Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.) Telephone: Fax: info@sacredheartbr.com Website: THIS SPACE IS PAT S GARAGE DOORS and REPAIRS Contact Debra Mayeux to place an ad today! dmayeux@4lpi.com or (800) x B-4-2 For ad info. call

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