THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME He resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem. (Lk 9:51) Volume 62, Number 26. Parish Office Hours

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1 Volume 62, Number 26 Address 225 Eighth Avenue P.O. Box 425 Krotz Springs, LA Tel.: (337) Fax: Website: Parish Office Hours Mon. - Wed. 8 am - 3 pm Thursday 8 am - 2 pm Friday 9 am - Noon Closed Holidays New Parishioners: Please call or come by the Parish Office for registration. Rev. Fr. Jason Vidrine Pastor Rachel Sanders Office Manager Sabrina Ardoin/Carolyn Conway DRE/Assistant John Kaiser Pastoral Council Shaun Dupré Finance Council Monita Reed Cemetery Committee Kim Kaiser Youth Group Sidney Bennett Come! Lord Jesus! (men) Nicole Hatten Altar Server Coordinator Louise Guidry Homebound Com. Coordinator The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass Saturday (Anticipated): 4 pm Sunday: 9 am Monday & Wednesday: 5:30 pm Tuesday & Thursday: 12:05 pm Friday: 7 am Saturday: 8 am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 2:45-3:45 30 min. before all other Masses or by request Baptism, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, and Funeral/Burial Arrangements Please contact the Parish Office THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME He resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem. (Lk 9:51)

2 Volume 62, Number 26, Page 2 Sat., :00 pm Sun., :00 am Mon., :30 pm Mass Schedule and Intentions Wilbert & Mary Dupont Also remembered in prayer: Clovis & Gayle Meche, Alice Ortis, Robbie Bazar, Halphen & Lacassin families (living & deceased), Richard Ray, Sr., Bryan Belleau, Sr., Theotis Martin Pro Populo Also remembered in prayer: Robert David & Barry LeBlanc, Trace Barras, Freddie Martin Family, Jo Evans, Bobby Evans Fr. Jason Vidrine, Mark & Annette Fontenot & Family Tues., Wed., :05 pm 5:30 pm Holy Souls in Purgatory, Conversion to the Faith, Theotis Martin Thurs., Fri., Sat, Monday Accepting Jesus Father, I have come to the understanding that Jesus asks very little from us, only that we accept him as our friend and love him and care for one another. How simple! And yet how difficult! Please give me grace not to disappoint him, who has given his all for me. I ask this in Jesus s name, Amen. 12:05 pm 7:00 am 8:00 am (EF) Tuesday Be At Peace Remember this: the Lord wants us to be at peace, and the closer we are to Him, the more peaceful we feel. Peace is a good indicator that our actions are pleasing to Him. On the other hand, a persistent lack of peace typically indicates that the Lord is trying to get your attention. Give Him that attention, and He will show hou what s up! Kimberly Sellers Wednesday Half the Battle It is critical to the Christian life to accept the fact that whatever happens in your life it God s will. It s half the battle. The other half is learning to embrace suffering and uncomfortable situations as they arise. Daily Reflection Thursday Trusting God God wants us to trust Him. That often involves walking in mystery. It also requires us to recognize the fact that God can always bring good out of evil. The Bible is filled with stories of bad, even evil, decisions, but somehow God s will prevailed, and we ended up with a Savior. Friday Praise God s Glory Ultimately, God s will for us isn t complicated. He wants us to live with Him forever in Heaven: We who first hoped in Christ have been destined and appointed to live for the praise of His glory (Ephesia ns 1:12). Saturday Always in Control Father, there is a certain joy watching Jesus move through his final days with such calm certitude, as he uses each step along the way to project powerful messages. Help me to have confidence to know there is nothing in my life that is out of your control. I ask this Jesus s name, Amen. Schedule of Liturgical Ministers for this Weekend (June 25th & June 26th) Saturday, June 25th, :00 pm Mass EMHC: Reader: Donna Bordelon Altar Servers: Hunter Ray & Cierra Collins Sunday, June 26th, :00 am Mass EMHC: Jim Soileau Reader: Verna Melancon Altar Servers: Evan Kaiser, Brandt & Evan Hatten Schedule of Liturgical Ministers for next Weekend (July 2nd & July 3rd) Saturday, July 2nd, :00 pm Mass EMHC: Reader: Keith Ardoin Altar Servers: Hunter Ray & Cierra Collins "Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is the Solution to our problems of declining vocations." - Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu Sunday, July 3rd, :00 am Mass EMHC: Jim Soileau Reader: Jim Breaux Altar Servers: Evan Kaiser Sunday A Grateful Heart Heavenly Father, give me a grateful heart for the sacrifice your son has made on my behalf and on behalf of the whole world. Let me live with a freedom that acknowledges what Jesus has done for us by his death on the cross. I ask this in him name, Amen.

3 Volume 62, Number 26, Page 3 ~ From the Pastor ~ My heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. Romans 10:1 Stewardship of Finances Offertory (June 18-19, 2016) $ 2, My brothers and sisters in Christ, In the Gospel for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear about the two Apostles, James and John, asking the Lord to call down fire from Heaven upon the Samaritan village that refused to receive or welcome Him. This is traditionally believed to be the reason they were given the nickname Sons of Thunder. However, there is one commentary of the Jesuit Father Cornelius a Lapide, which gives us a different take: Christ called James and John by a new name, Banerges, Sons of thunder, because He charged them above the rest of the Apostles with the glorious preaching of His Gospel, that by the holiness of their lives and their miracles they might be like thunderbolts, and might, by the power of their voices, shake as with claps of thunder unbelievers and barbarians, and bring them to repentance and a holy life This appears in the history of S. James. Because of his liberty and zeal in preaching, he was the first among the Apostles to incur the wrath of Herod and the Jews, by whom he was beheaded (Acts xii.). The same converted the Spaniards, and by their means the inhabitants of the East and West Indies, to the faith of Christ John preached for a very long period, and very efficaciously. He was the last of the Apostles to depart this life, which he did after he had subdued Asia and other provinces to Christ by his preaching. Hence, also, his Gospel begins with divine thunder, as it were an eagle of God crying with a voice of thunder, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (S. Epiphanius, Hæres. 73). Wherefore, when he was writing his Gospel, there were lightnings and thunderings from Heaven, like as it lightened from Mount Sinai when God gave the law to Moses. In either case, may we, unlike James and John, never respond in anger, hatred or retribution to those who might be worthy of it, wanting to destroy them. Instead, like the more saintly part of James and John, may we be as zealous as them to preach the Gospel through our lives and bring many who do not believe or have fallen away from belief to Christ and His Church. Most of all, may we always see the potential of the greatest sinner to be one of Christ s greatest Saints, and be willing to cooperate with the Lord to help make that happen, according to His will! In Christ the Lord, Fr. Vidrine Please remember to put St. Anthony Church in your will. Intentions of Pope Francis for the month of June Universal: That the aged, marginalized, and those who have no one may find-even within the huge cities of the world-opportunities for encounter and solidarity. Evangelization: That seminarians and men and women entering religious life may have mentors who live the joy of the Gospel and prepare them wisely for their mission. Advertiser of the Week Krotz Springs Quilter s Guild 11th Annual Quilt Show and Sale will be on Sat, July 9th, from 10a.m.- the Gary Soileau Community Center. Free admission, door prizes, live skit, beautiful quilts and much more. Come support our quilters!! For more info contact Effie Ducote or Shirley Dautreuil Thanks to our Bulletin Sponsors! Please visit our sponsors for your needs.

4 Volume 62, Number 26, Page 4 Prayer List Reva Reed, John & Velma David, Gale Rabalais, Kirtly & Eloise Ortego, Loretta & Stanley Kaiser, Effie Ardoin, Pam Pereiria, Preston Muse, David Nall, Charlie Jordan, Gayle Morrow, Maxin Duplechain, Melinda Higdon Bergeaux, Terri Ortego, Grady Lacassin, Mike David, Annette Luneau, Kylie Stelly, Sherby Skrantz, Denise Clark, Mildred Hebert, C. Billedeaux, Blanchard Dupre, Rodney & Lucy Krantz, Jackie Casemore, Sharon Ortego, Drew LeBlanc, Trallis Dupre, Sharon Cox, Floyd Stelly, Mike Soileau, Larry Mitchell, Jules Mae Carrier, Kathy Glaudi & family, Pugh Family, Adell Rivers, Vera Snyder, Rosemary Batton, Robert Courville, Diego Daretez, Harold Curtis, John Ted Thibodeaux,, Francis Broussard, Morgan Hoyt, Mavis Sonnier, John Dean Guidry, Leona Dicapo, Johnnie Rose Eusey, Vonda Savoy, Trinh Pham, Benjamin Sheumaker, Amber Domingue, Ella Soileau, Sharron Polotzola, Chris Crunican, Lawrence Higdon, Yogi Brown, Lillian Dupre, Lynette Mengarelli, Leslie Courville, Jayden Blumrich, Ashley Guidry, Anna Lee Ortego, Geraldine Spedale, Verbal Ellis, Katherine Williams, Betty H. Denicola, Karter Terrbonne, Pauline Talley, Madeline Hotard, Diane Pecoul, Trina Stearns, Angie Carriere, Carman B., Gloria Bihm, Anthony Ortego, Amanda Kent Ford, Joshua Renard, Jean Ethridge, Louis Fro Perroux, Herbert Breaux, Hudson Robinson, Mayonce Durpe, Leonita Liu, Wayne Guillory, Debbie Wiley, Leah Dupuis, Edward & Mary Stelly, Brenda McGee, Gloria Johnson, Casey Hughes, Beth Morton, Jose Luis Flores, Patricia McGrew, Cierra Collins, Lynn Quick, Sandra Pitre, Bradley Lanclos, Betty Cormier, Judy Burleigh, Terry Middleton, Brooke Martinez, Mike Grover, Ray Muse, Fr. Jean Tremie, Mary Ann Lacassin, Jeremy Duplechain, Special Intention, Bertha Marks, Madeline Hotard, Sandra Kaiser, Virginia Ortego, Lura Prestonback, Kristan Hoyt Fontenot & baby, Matthew & Victoria Nall, Zula LeJeune Please inform us should you like your name to be taken off the list. Thanks. St. Anthony of Padua Cemetery There is a display board at the Church entrance which has information concerning a new mausoleum program for St. Anthony of Padua Cemetery. This is a survey to see if there is enough interest to proceed with the design, sales and construction of a new mausoleum. The information shows a rendering of the proposed mausoleum along with information concerning the cost of spaces and the financing that will be available. Also with the display board is a signup sheet for those interested in getting more information. If enough families are interested we will announce the results and let the families know when a program might begin. You are not obligated to purchase any spaces at this time, this is only to determine the interest of our families. The second collection next weekend, July 2nd & 3rd, is for the Maintenance Fund. The Fathers of the Holy Spirit (the Spiritans) send their thanks for the encouraging response on the part of the parish to their appeal the weekend of June and for the kind reception given to Rev. Fr. Michael Grey, C.S.Sp., who was here on their behalf. Be assured of the prayers of the Spiritans world wide for you, and for our intentions, and of their need for your continued prayers for them and for their ministries to God s lowly and needy ones everywhere. Do please continue to keep the missions of the Church in your hearts, the work of the Holy Spirit Fathers in mind, and the never-ending need to proclaim and witness to the Gospel in your own lives. Happy Birthday! (June 25) = Kade Ardoin, John Thibodeaux; (June 26) = Sandy Badin; (June 27) = Kendal Ansley, Johnny Kaiser; (June 28) = Betty Artigue; (June 29) = Logan Dupre, Sandy Trahan; (June 30) = Jimmy Evans, Jacob LaFleur You are gifts from God to us. May the Lord bestow a special blessing upon you on your birthday.

5 Volume 62, Number 26, Page 5 Saints of the Week Mon., June 27: Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop: d. 444; defended Mary as ( God-bearer ) at the Council of Ephesus (431) against the Nestorians; spokesman for orthodoxy; noted especially for his Christological formulations; supported growth of Egyptian monasticism. Tues., June 28: Saint Irenaeus, Bishop, Martyr: d. c. 202; from Smyrna; disciple of Polycarp (23 Feb.); for twenty-five years the bishop of Lyons; wrote against the Gnostics, esp., Adversus harreses; first to provide a coherent rationale for a Christian Bible including both testaments, and the first to offer a comprehensive account of belief in God s universal providential and redemptive economy. Wed., June 29: SAINTS PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES: Peter, d. c. 64 in Rome under Nero; Galilean fisherman; spokesman for the Twelve who became Prince of the Apostles ; two epistles are ascribed to him; patron of those in the fishing industry. Paul, according to tradition, was martyred in Rome c. 67; Pharisee who became the Apostle of the Gentiles ; his letters may be dated from c ; patron of the lay apostolate, the Cursillo Movement and Catholic Action; also of Matla and Greece. Fri., July 1: Saint Junlpero Serra, Priest: d. 1784; from Petra, Majorca, Spain; O.F.M. missionary who arrived in New Spain in 1750; established nine of the California missions; baptized over 6,000 native peoples; recognized as a builder of the state of California; an exemplary model of the selfless evangelizer (Pope John Paul II). Faith Camp 2016 This summer marks the 20th anniversary of Faith Camp. This amazing Catholic summer camp for junior high students has been providing Acadiana s youth with an authentic encounter with Christ for the past two decades! Faith Camp is an action packed week of making friends and growing in the Christian life. Register your rising 7th, 8th, or 9th grader now so they don t miss out on this awesome opportunity for fun, fellowship, and spiritual growth. Faith Camp is held at Camp Woodmen in Abbeville from July 4th-8th, Week Two will be July 11th-15th. For more info or to register, visit bestweekofyourlife.com. Pray for a Priest each day Week of June 27 July 3 Mon. Rev. Fr. Darren Eldridge Tues. Rev. Fr. Peter Emusa Wed. Rev. Fr. Cyprian Eze Thurs Rev. Fr. Richard Fabre Fri. Pope Francis Sat. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Sun. Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel Eternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the priests of the world. Sanctify them. Heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness of Your Son, Jesus the Eternal High Priest. May their live pleasing to You in Jesus name. Amen. Check It Out! St. Anthony Catechism Website: stanthonycf.webstarts.com Elementary CCD Summer s schedule: 1st grade 8th grade July 18th 22nd from 8am-12pm Anyone interested in teaching Elem or High School CCD please call the office or Mrs. Sabrina. Come, Lord Jesus Group for Men: Join us for Studying, Praying, & Reflecting on the Holy Scripture. Meeting every Wed. at 4:00 pm in the church hall. For details, contact Sidney Bennett at PRAYER FOR PROTECTION DURING HURRICANE SEASON O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order and returned to its former quietude. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster. During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem, where a stormless eternity awaits us. Amen. [Composed by Most Rev. Maurice Schexnayder ( ),Second Bishop of Lafayette ( ) in 1957]

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