PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Patrick Broussard OFFICE MANAGER RECEPTION CCS/PARISH FAMILY LIFE ACCOUNTING SACRISTAN

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1 Sixth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2018 RECTOR OF CATHEDRAL PARISH Very Rev. Chester Arceneaux, VF PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Patrick Broussard IN RESIDENCE Rev. Cyprian Eze PARISH DEACON Deacon George Jourdan PARISH SECRETARY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE MANAGER RECEPTION CCS/PARISH FAMILY LIFE ACCOUNTING SACRISTAN Mrs. Danielle B. Huval Mrs. Gesina Arnold Mrs. Brittany Primeaux Mrs. Andrea Polito Mr. Mike G. Breaux SACRED MUSIC CEMETERY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/ORGANIST CANTOR MASS INTENTIONS SUPERINTENDENT & EVANGELIZATION Mr. Thomas J. Niel Ms. Sasha Massey Mrs. Laura R. Denny Mr. Brady LeBlanc Mr. Adam Conque CATHEDRAL-CARMEL MUSUEM CURATOR GIFT SHOP MAINTENANCE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Mrs. Janice McNeil Mrs. Joan Landry Mr. Marlon Woods Mrs. Kay Aillet Mr. Stanford Joseph The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. 914 St. John Street, Lafayette, LA saintjohncathedral.org

2 MAY 6, 2018 I SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER It is the usual practice for each one of us to say that he or she is the cause of friendship: "Every friend will say, 'I started the friendship'" [Sir 37:1]. And so many people attribute to themselves the cause of God's friendship when they attribute to themselves, and not to God, the source of their good actions. Our Lord rejects this by saying, you did not choose me. He is saying in effect: Whoever has been called to this sublime friendship should not attribute the cause of this friendship to himself, but to me, who chose him or her as a friend. First, he mentions the gratuitous choice of God; secondly, he sets forth for what they have been chosen, that you should go and bear fruit. 9:00 The Children s Liturgy of the Word 9:00 & 11:00 Babysitting is available in the Cathedral Center Grace Suite for children ages 6 months 3 years. He appointed them to bear fruit. This fruit is the fruit of conversion to the faith, as in Paul's first journey, "In order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles" (Rom 1:13); or an interior and spiritual fruit, as in his second journey, "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace" (Gal 5:22); "My blossoms became glorious and abundant fruit" (Sir 24:17). VOLUME 72 NUMBER 18 2

3 We, the Congregation of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lafayette, acknowledge Jesus as Lord and find in His person and mission our truest identity. Obedient to the promptings of the Spirit, we acknowledge His life and ministry; His dying and rising as profound expressions of the Father s constant love for all people. We faithfully join Him as ministers in His kingdom. Our mission involves the total restoration of humanity and the salvation of the whole person. Our response to this mission finds expression in programs that promote healing and unity in every aspect of the human person. Like Jesus, we seek to express solidarity with the poor and the oppressed, striving all the while to remove from ourselves and Church structures whatever promotes inequality, injustice and oppression. YC-Youth Center CC-Cathedral Center CH-Cathedral Hall SUNDAY 5/6 MONDAY 5/7 TUESDAY 5/8 WEDNESDAY 5/9 THURSDAY 5/10 FRIDAY 5/11 SATURDAY 5/12 LITURGY & SPIRITUALITY FAITH FORMATION PARISH OUTREACH WORKS OF CHARITY & COMMUNITY OUTREACH ADMIN AND DEVELOPMENT 3 Join us in our parish mission this week at any of the above events. Do you see a need missing from our mission that Jesus is asking you to help fill? Give us a call at the parish office

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5 Many signs indicate that still today the Blessed Virgin desires to exercise through this same prayer that maternal concern to which the dying Redeemer entrusted, in the person of the beloved disciple, all the sons and daughters of the Church: Woman, behold your son! (Jn19:26). Well-known are the occasions in the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries on which the Mother of Christ made her presence felt and her voice heard, in order to exhort the People of God to this form of contemplative prayer. I would mention in particular, on account of their great influence on the lives of Christians and the authoritative recognition they have received from the Church, the apparitions of Lourdes and of Fatima; these shrines continue to be visited by great numbers of pilgrims seeking comfort and hope. -St. John Paul II, Rosarium Virginis Mariae 2002 Mae Helen Ackal Cheryl Luke Marilyn Borne Joycelyn Cortese Carolyn Abdalla Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15: :4a MONDAY May 7, 2018 Easter Weekday Jack C. Skains, Jr. (A), Michel Franz Bertuccci, Dr. Frem F. Boustany, Jr., Nazira & Harold Elias, Elaine E. Thomas, C. L. (Ray) Campbell, Michael & Stevens Walsh TUESDAY May 8, 2018 Easter Weekday Dr. L. B. Long, Souls In Purgatory, Special Intentions WEDNESDAY May 9, 2018 Easer Weekday Rebecca Bragg Marcantel, Donald James LeBlanc, Sr., Julie Deshotels Jardell, Beverly Bernard Elaine Calamia, Dr Kenneth Anthony LaFleur THURSDAY May 10, 2018 The Ascension of the Lord All Souls List, Alice Boustany, Stephen John Gauthier, Edmond M. Reggie, Mereline Moresi FRIDAY May 11, 2018 Easter 5 Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c- 8; Jn 16:5-11 Acts 17:15, :1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 Weekday Melvin R. Boesch, Michael Allen, M/M Salvatore Piccione (Her A) SATURDAY May 12, 2018 Easter Weekday Vigil Jack Denny, A. J. Antione, Millie & Roy Martin, Sturlese & Savoie Families, Jesse J. Luquette, Carrie Durand, Edgar G. Mouton, Jr., Sue Ann Voorhies, Gerard Thomas, Sr., Gaston & Lucille Landry, Trudy Sturlese Heflin, Hubert Red Dumesnil, Sr., SUNDAY May 13, 2018 THE ASCENSION O F THE LORD Mother s Day Congregation, McElligott & Roy Families, Ussay Pellerin, Diana Lee Gesser, Leo Pirmeaux, Tom J. Stoma, Jr., E. G. Minnie McHenry, Everly Bernard, Nancy S. Giglio, Joy P. Vincent, Dr. Sallye Jean Toniette, Mrs. Ruth Sandlin, Susan & Gerald Gaudet, Catherine Arceneaux, Connie Fugler & Kakki Purslow, Ed & Keith Borne & Grandparents, Lois Lambert Baum, Madelle Lockard, Bessie Ancelet, Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]; Mk 16:15-20 Corine Credeur, Jesse J. Luquette, Ernestine Robin, Louise & Josephine Lavergne, Authorine Miller Fontenot & Family, Bergnaud, Rodemacher, Pellessier, McBride Families, Cinderella Bondy & Dtrs., Dr. & Mrs. Roy Guilliot, Sr., M/M Louis Carl Kiehl, Jr., Helsome R. Belsome, Butcher, Richard, Bourgeois & Hotard Families, Karen S. Cordova, Irene Schoofs, Blanchet, Comeaux, & Girouard Families, Broussard, Comeaux & Savoy Families, Bertha Abshire, Sotola, Cascio & Berggreen Families, Aline Prejean, Hazel Larcade Prejean, Laurence Comeaux DeBllanc, Charles, Cecile, David & Chuck Walker, Bernice LaCour Trahan, Una P. Trahan, Irene A. LaCour, Families of A. Dennis Landry, G. A. Rodemacher, Remy Landry, Richard, Odon & Virgie Families, Cynthia LeBanc Rogers, Ralle Mary Castille, Celeste Herpin, Herpin & Castille Families, Special Intentions, Fernest & Laurence Derouen, John Patrick Kelly, Sr., Mrs. Beatrice Boustany,

6 George & Sylvia Bell, Charlotte Domingue Giroir, Reed & Ryals Family, Walter, Sr., Ella & Chester Vincent, Lucille M. Hebert, Janet Pitt Stemmans, M/M L. A. Berger, M/M Van Harry, Sr., Beth Stemmans, Dr. & Mrs. Zerben Bienvenu, Douglas Trumps, Nicole Leigh Murphy, Hilda Ann LaBorde, Donald Paul LaBorde, Janis Champagne Bader, Mrs. Della Langlinais, Huval, Mrs. Bertie Guhman, Hilda Greenmean, Beverly DeVille, Laura L. Guidry, Rita Rozas Broussard, Beverly Oliver, Louise B. Oubre, Frances Ducharme, Breaux-Broussard & LeBlanc-Jourdan Families, Trudy Sturlese Heflin, Mary & Helen Domingue, Sidney & Blanche Voorhies & Son Edward, Special Intentions, Ralph Cairns, Mrs. Marcelle Citron, Raleigh Campbell, Jeremy Norwood, Norman Alden Briggs, Julie Deshotels Jardell, James Dale Landry, Dr. Kenneth LaFleur, Edmond Mouton, Necia O Flarity Fisher, Neva Frayer, Edna Trueting, Audrey Lopez. Join Fr. Patrick Broussard for his Book Study on The Creed Wednesday Nights, May 9, and 16 in Cathedral Hall at 6:00pm Visit saintjohncathedral.org to learn more and listen to previous classes Are you expecting a child? Do you have a child that needs baptism? Are you hoping to be a Godparent? Call the office to see if this class is right for you At the 9:00am Mass this Sunday, the team that will lead the upcoming Men s ACTS retreat will be commissioned in their service to the parish. These men will meet over the next 13 weeks to prepare an amazing experience for the men of our parish. The Men s ACTS retreat is in August, with a women s retreat to follow in October. BAPTISMS Baptisms are held following the 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday and the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Please visit our website for more information and call 6-8 weeks in advance. B MARRIAGES Please visit our website for more information and call 8-12 months in advance. ANOINTING OF THE SICK IN EMERGENCIES, CALL AT ANY TIME. INTERSTED IN JOINING THE CHURCH? CALL THE OFFICE AND ASK ABOUT THE RCIA PROGRAM 6

7 PRO-LIFE BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN THIS WEEK A pro-life fundraising campaign will conclude next weekend to benefit our local pregnancy resource center and the operation of a state licensed maternity home for homeless, pregnant women. ALL OF THE SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE. Together, they will provide pregnancy testing, consulting, ultrasound imaging, STD (sexually transmitted disease) and abstinence education, shelter, food, and other services to pregnant women in need. Baby bottles will be available after all Masses and may be returned the following weekend with a donation. Please be generous to this worthwhile cause. HopeAfterAbortion.org; Project Rachel, HOPE ( ) Rachel s Vineyard, 877-HOPE 4 ME ( ) National Helpline for Abortion Recovery, LIFE ( ) General Offertory $21, Specific Ministries $2, Eastern European Church $1, Total: $24, General Offertory $17, Specific Ministries $ Catholic Home Missions $ Total: $19, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Upcoming Second Collections MAY 6 Cathedral Hall MAY 13 Parish Religious Education If you have ideas about how we can grow as a Parish Community in the coming year, please share your ideas with one of our Parish Advisory Council Members or someone on Cathedral Staff 7

8 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION OPEN for JULY 9-13 visit saintjohncathedral.org to register MAY 14 KC Business Meeting 6:30pm in KC Hall MAY 15 Survivors of Suicide Support Group 6:00pm in Youth Center MAY 16 The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages with Fr. Broussard 6:00pm in Cathedral Hall MAY 18 CCS 8th Grade Awards 8:15am at Cathedral-Carmel School MAY 19 New Beginnings: A Journey to Healing 5:00pm in Cathedral Center MAY 19 Catholic Charismatic Renewal Mass for the Vigil of Pentecost with Bishop Douglas Deshotel 7:00pm MAY 20 CCS 8th Promotion Mass 3:00pm MAY 21 Padre Pio Prayer Group Rosary 11:00am MAY 25 CCS 7th Grade Awards 8:15am MAY 26 Transitional Diaconate Ordination 10:00am MAY 27 Sasha Massey Spring Recital 6:00pm in Cathedral Hall MAY 28 Parish Office Closed for Memorial Day Meetings are held on the third Saturday of every month in the Cathedral Center at 5:00pm. The Ladies Altar Society of St. John the Evangelist Church in Henry, LA is inviting all Altar Society members throughout the Diocese of Lafayette to pray with them, privately at home, a novena to St. Anne. The novena will begin on Wednesday, July 18 and end on Thursday, July 26, which is the feast day of St. Anne and St. Joachim. On the final day, July 26, members are invited to attend mass at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in Lafayette at 12:05 in honor of the Centennial year of our diocese. This year s petition entitled Don t Quench the Spirit, may be ordered from the shrine by calling # or by mail at the address listed: Secretariat of the Shrine 9797 Sainte Anne Boulevard Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré QC G0A3C0 More details will follow next month, but you are encouraged to order novena booklets now.. Sincerely, Bonnie Broussard President, St. John s Ladies Altar Society 8

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10 DIOCESAN PRAYER CALENDAR FOR CLERGY, SEMINARIANS, AND RELIGIOUS MONDAY 5/7 TUESDAY 5/8 WEDNESDAY 5/9 THURSDAY 5/10 FRIDAY 5/11 SATURDAY 5/12 SUNDAY 5/13 Priests Rev. Lloyd Benoit Rev. Paul Bergeron Rev. Conley Bertrand Rev. Kenneth Bienvenu Rev. Paul Bienvenu Very Rev. William Blanda, VF Rev. Howard Blessing Seminarians Brent Didier Cameron Domingue Philip Domingue Rev. Mr. Blake Dubroc Dcn. Daniel Didier Dcn. Sammy Diesi Dcn. Chris Doumit Deacons Dcn. Mike Crain Dcn. Harry Darce Dcn. Ken David Dcn. James Davis Dcn. Jerome Collins Dcn. Frank Cormier Dcn. James Cormier Religious Sr. Margaret Ohlenforst, MHS Sr. Judith Hebert, O. Carm Sr. Leah Sellers, O. Carm Sr. Janet Le- Blanc, O. Carm Sr. Evelyn Mire, O. Carm Sr. Teresa Margaret Toups, O. Carm Sr. Kathy Farrelly, O. Carm FOOD FOR THE JOURNEY The Central Deanery of the Diocese of Lafayette presents Food for the Journey, a monthly lunchtime speakers series designed to help Catholics live out our faith in our daily lives. Our speaker for May is Rev. Anthony Anala, SVD, Pastor of St. Paul the Apostle Church, Lafayette. Food for the Journey will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at River Oaks Catering and Event Center Lafayette, 520 East Kaliste Saloom Road, beginning at 12:00 noon. An optional buffet is available for purchase beginning at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to come eat and be fed please bring a friend! Preregistration is not required. For more information, please call Danielle Huval ( ). 10