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MERCY ALIVE APRIL 16, 2017 EASTER SUNDAY VOL. 40 NO. 16 Photo by Marie Constantin This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church I have risen, and I am with you still, alleluia. You have laid your hand upon me, alleluia. Too wonderful for me, this knowledge, alleluia, alleluia. ENTRANCE ANTIPHON

THIS WEEK SATURDAY APRIL 15 HOLY SATURDAY 8:00 pm...easter Vigil Mass 10:00 pm... Adoration Chapel re-opens SUNDAY APRIL 16 EASTER SUNDAY 7:00 am...mass 9:00 am...mass 10:30 am...mass 12:00 pm...mass 6:00 pm...mass MONDAY APRIL 17 8:00 am...daily Mass 12:00 pm...daily Mass TUESDAY APRIL 18 12:00 pm...daily Mass 6:00 pm... Daily Mass & Divine Mercy Novena 7:00 pm... Charismatic Prayer Group St. Gabriel WEDNESDAY APRIL 19 8:00 am...daily Mass 12:00 pm...daily Mass THURSDAY APRIL 20 8:00 am...daily Mass 8:30 am... Magnificat St. Jerome 12:00 pm...daily Mass FRIDAY APRIL 21 8:00 am...daily Mass 12:00 pm...daily Mass DIVINE MERCY NOVENA TUESDAYS AT 6:00 PM Join us as our parish family prays our Lenten Devotion together in the Sung Chaplet of Divine Mercy Novena on Tuesdays following 6:00 pm Mass. Adoration Chapel The Adoration Chapel will close at 9:00 am on THURSDAY, APRIL 13 and will reopen at 10:00 pm on SATURDAY, APRIL 15 in accordance with Canon law. The closure of the Chapel serves as a reminder to prepare ourselves to receive the Institution of the Most Holy Eucharist. Guardian Angels Nursery The Sunday Nursery and Bible School will be closed on APRIL 16 in observance of the Easter Holiday. St. Matthew s GUILD HOLIDAY Team (Monday, April 17) Second COLLECTION Retirement Fund for Diocesan Priests 2 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH

Photo by Marie Constantin EASTER SCHEDULE EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 16 Celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord with us at 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 noon, and 6:00 pm DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY - Saturday, April 22 & Sunday, April 23 Regular weekend Mass schedule Saturday afternoon 3:15 pm sung Chaplet of Divine Mercy prior to 4:00 pm Mass PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO SPECIAL 3:00 PM SUNG CHAPLET OR MASS ON DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY. ALL SUNDAY MASSES COUNT FOR THE CELEBRATION OF DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY BATON ROUGE, LA 3

Called to Prayer IN REMEMBRANCE Mass Intentions APRIL 22, SATURDAY 8:00 am...mary Bowman 4:00 pm...alex Landry & Fmly / Martin S. Rinaudo, Jr. / Anthony J.Maranto / Timpa, Maranto, Miceli Fmlys & Josie Liberto / Sal Cashio / Emile, Mildred & Fred St. Romain / St. Romain & Bonfanti Fmlys / Vicknair, Lemae, Mondrosch Fmlys / Robert & Leanne Vicknair / Lannie Bonnette / Ellie Sances / Harold Beard / Alex Spano / Leola Guidry / V. J. Caruso / D.J. Graphia / Graphia, Levatino & Cali Fmlys / P. M. Breaud / Newman, Marie & Lane Laborde / Ruth L. Stabiler / Denice C. Ducote / Rosalie Ragusa Holder / Dr. Michael Fakouri / Leo Scallan, Sr. / Gloria Bickford / SPECIAL INTENTIONS: Shannon Cormier / Laura Deavers / Camille & Paul Patterson 6:00 pm... Thomas McGuire, Jr. & Madelyn McGuire APRIL 23, DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY 7:00 am...all PEOPLE 9:00 am...p. M. Breaud 10:30 am... Manuel Gan 12:00 pm... Joseph L. Saizon 6:00 pm...robby Cangelosi APRIL 24, MONDAY 8:00 am... Donald C. Marrero 12:00 pm... Marvin Landry APRIL 25, TUESDAY 12:00 pm...barbay & Lato Fmlys 6:00 pm...dr. Michael Fakouri / Marvin Landry / John M. Daigle, III / Debbie Plaisance Gwin / Cecil Berry / Patricia O Brien / SPECIAL INTENTION: Mentz & Wilhite Fmlys APRIL 26, WEDNESDAY 8:00 am...john M. Daigle, III 12:00 pm...delage, LeJeune, Palermo, Comeaux, Eckler & Day Fmlys APRIL 27, THURSDAY 8:00 am...paula Roblin 12:00 pm... SPECIAL INTENTION: Caren Kavanaugh APRIL 28, FRIDAY 8:00 am...bruce Hilbrecht 12:00 pm...comeaux, Eckler, Delage, Mineo Fmlys / Virgie S. Bizette / Shirley Shingleton / Emmitt Porche / Aubrey Young, James & Mabel Smith, Brenda Hebert, Joseph Guitreau, Jr. / All Souls in Purgatory / SPECIAL INTENTION: Chris Hill & Fmly Sanctuary Light Memorials The sanctuary light in the church burns this week in loving memory of Tyler Craig The sanctuary light in the Adoration Chapel burns this week in loving memory of Joseph V. Zito In Sympathy to the Families of: Christine Matassa Br Michael Langlois Altar Flowers Memorial Each week you may honor a loved one with a gift of $150 to dedicate the floral arrangement that adorns our Sanctuary. Mercy Wish List At present there are a few items that are on our wish list: FROZEN DRINK MACHINE Please contact us if you are interested in donating any of these items to enhance community life at Mercy. These items will be used at parish events like the Fair, Merry Mercy, and VBS. If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation toward the purchase of these items, please call the church office at 926-1883 and speak with Ms. Deanie Smith or Ms. Brenda Brown. Mercy Prays John Boudreaux Mary Bourgeois Pat Bourgeois Laura Deavers Todd Fruge Frances Roberts Charles Clark Marley Harris Jim Hebert Deacon Fallon Lorenz Herrise Morrison Gracie Zaunbrecher The men & women serving in our Armed Forces 4 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH

Called to Prayer PARISH LIFE Notice from OLOL Hospital Our Lady of the Lake Hospital has informed us that they have recently migrated to a new electronic medical record. This new system unfortunately does not have the capability to fax and they will no longer be able to send notices to parishes when their parishioners are patients in OLOL Hospital. Parishioners will now have to let the parish know directly that their loved ones are in the hospital. Magnificat Saturday, April 29 9:00 am -12:00 pm Parish Activity Center Join Magnificat, a Ministry to Catholic Women, for a Prayer Breakfast featuring speaker, Ms. Andi Oney. Reservations are on sale through April 25. No seat will be sold at the door. *Cost is $22 per person For more information, contact: Ms. Gwen Gillis john224@cox.net (225) 505-7050 Adult Confirmation Sunday, June 4 12:00 noon St. Joseph Cathedral Bishop Muench will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation for adults who have been raised Catholic, baptized, have received the Eucharist, but were never Confirmed. This celebration will take place on Pentecost at St. Joseph Cathedral. Please contact Formation Director, Mr. Jason Romero by April 30th to register. For more information, contact: Mr. Jason Romero jason.romero@olomchurch.com (225) 926-1883 Holy Saturday Easter Vigil - 8:00 pm SATURDAY, APRIL 15 Please Note: There is no 4:00 or 6:00 pm Vigil Mass. Our Easter Vigil begins at 8:00 pm and gathers around the blessing of the Easter fire. Shattering the darkness, the great Paschal candle is lit with the Easter fire, wax nails are embedded, and it becomes the symbol of the crucified Christ. The Paschal Mystery, already celebrated in various ways since the evening of the Mass of the Lord s Supper, is clearly and joyfully announced from the very beginning of the Vigil Liturgy. It is in the light of the Paschal candle that the liturgy continues to unfold. The Easter Vigil is the most beautiful of the all liturgies. Ranking highest among the celebrations of the liturgical year, it should rank highest in the spiritual life of the parish community; not a small task in places where Christmas can sometimes be considered the high point. It is at this Mass that the Church welcomes our new members into the Catholic community through Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation. A reception will follow for everyone in the Parish Activity Center. Easter Sunday SUNDAY, APRIL 16 The Mass of the Lord s Resurrection will be celebrated at 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 noon, and 6:00 pm here at Our Lady of Mercy. Please consider inviting neighbors, friends or family who may not be churched at this time to join you and our family here at Our Lady of Mercy on this joyous Easter day. BATON ROUGE, LA 5

Called to Action PARISH LIFE A Joyous Season by Fr. Cleo Milano Easter is one of my favorite times of the year because it brings both the celebration of the beauty of spring, revealing God s hand in creation, and the celebration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. April is the breaking forth of spring and new life and a time of joy that should shine from the inside out. Having been a Catholic priest for 33 years, I have found that the journey leading up to Easter is one of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving for so many Christians of every denomination. This Lenten Season is a great opportunity to re-evaluate our lives and rid ourselves of those things that are so often superficial and a distraction from what is truly important in life. This period of sacrifice, introspection, and discipline is what enables us to joyfully celebrate the beauty of Easter Sunday. The Lord Jesus conquers sin and death and breaks through the tomb in resurrected life. The Lord is so good to each of us and faithful to all His promises. Easter is the fulfillment of all that God desires to give to us in His Son, Jesus, who offers His life in ransom for the many. It is a time for us to bask in the love of our God who has sent His Son to redeem us from our disobedience. St. Francis of Assisi, whose love of the beauty of nature we celebrate, is famous for his quotation, Preach the Gospel and if you must --- use words. One of the beautiful aspects of Our Lady of Mercy Church is the sound of the pealing bells. The bells remind us of the goodness of God and His call to each of us to a deeper communion and relationship with Jesus. Each of us must be like the joyful sound of bells announcing the redemption of the world on Easter Sunday. We must be alive with a spirit of love for God and a respect for all of our brothers and sisters in building a better community. Each of us is called to be a better neighbor, a better friend, a better spouse, a better son or daughter. One of the beautiful aspects of living in the Greater Baton Rouge community is precisely the sense of service and concern for fellow brothers and sisters. I have always been impressed with the ecumenical spirit that is so very much alive. St. Francis of Assisi, whose love of the beauty of nature we celebrate, is famous for his quotation, Preach the Gospel and if you must --- use words. In this beautiful season of the year, every faithful believer of the Lord Jesus is called to first live the Gospel with our actions. I was hungry and you gave me to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me to drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me --- naked and you clothed me. I was sick and imprisoned and you visited me (Matthew 25:31-46). Living these words is the joy of every faithful believer, and the standard by which God will judge our sincerity of heart. And so, in the joy of the most important celebration in the life of Christians, let us Rejoice for the Lord is Truly Risen! He lives in us and invites us to make our dwelling in Him. He shows us the way and with His grace we follow faithfully. May God bless us all in this Holy Easter Season and may the joy of Jesus love and sacrifice for us permeate every fiber of our being. *The above article is reprinted from the April 2017 issue of Baton Rouge Christian Life Magazine. 6 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH

Called to Action PARISH LIFE Vacation Bible School June 5 - June 9 8:30 am - 12:00 noon Parish Activity Center All aboard the Queen of Heaven Express! Students entering grades 1-5, join us for a fun, faith-filled adventure. We ll track Mary through France, Portugal, Mexico, Ireland, and England discovering her mysteries and messages. Registration and volunteer sign-up is now open on the church website: www. olomchurch.com For more information, contact: Ms. Jessica Milburn jessica.milburn@olomchurch.com (225) 926-1883 BEHIND THE VEIL I BET YOU DIDN T KNOW Holy Week culminates with the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus, our Savior. The Resurrection is so important because it validates everything that Jesus told his followers and that which was foretold in the Old Testament. Christ claimed to be the Son of God. If Christ did not rise, then our preaching and our faith are in vain. If the Son of God cannot rise from the dead, then what chance do we have of rising from the dead and sharing eternal life with Christ? Three distinct groups were extremely interested in His death and whether or not He would rise from the dead as prophesied: the Romans, the Pharisees and the followers of Jesus. The Romans tried to make sure that Jesus stayed dead by posting a guard at the tomb. The Jews requested the guard to make certain that Christ s followers did not steal his body and claim that he had risen. Christ s apostles waited anxiously for his appearance on the third day in the Upper Room. Can you imagine how nervous they must have been? Would Christ truly rise as promised? Many witnesses ultimately saw Jesus as the risen Lord. Even some of the Romans began to believe that Jesus was the Son of God. Had Jesus not risen, would the Apostles have continued to preach the Truth, thus placing them in harm s way? Would the apostles have been mentally prepared to carry on for Jesus without the influence of the Holy Spirit as Jesus promised? Can you even comprehend that each of the apostles would have suffered and died for Jesus had he not risen; who was a fraud unable to do what he claimed. But Christ did rise and by His resurrection, paved the way for each of us to share in the eternal life of Christ in Heaven. To commemorate the resurrection of Jesus, we are fortunate to have a beautiful Risen Christ statue that was donated to Our Lady of Mercy shortly after its opening in 1975. The statue was hand carved from one solid piece of basswood by Italian artisans. Basswood is native to Europe, is easily carved and is resistant to cracking and attacks from insects. Each Easter, we display the Risen Christ in the Sanctuary by the baptismal font for all to see. Rejoice, He is Risen Alleluia! HAPPY EASTER! BATON ROUGE, LA 7

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Called to Worship MASS SCHEDULE & TIMES WEEKDAYS SATURDAY SUNDAY MASS TIMES: M, W, Th, & F: 8:00 am & 12:00 pm RECONCILIATION: Tues: 12:00 pm & 6:00 pm M - F: 25 minutes prior to Mass MASS TIME: 8:00 am RECONCILIATION: 3:00 4:00 pm & 5:15 6:00 pm VIGILS: 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm MASS TIMES: 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm & 6:00 pm NURSERY: 9:00 am & 10:30 am PRE-SCHOOL BIBLE CLASS: 9:00 am & 10:30 am (PAC) CATHOLIC COMMUNITY RADIO 1380 AM WPYR Listen daily at noon and 10:30 am on Sunday for Mercy s Mass live broadcast SATURDAY APRIL 22 SUNDAY APRIL 23 4:00 pm* 6:00 pm 7:00 am* 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm 6:00 pm Fr. Milano Fr. Minj Fr. Minj Fr. Minj Fr. Milano Fr. Milano Fr. Milano Extraordinary Ministers J Pastorek M Cullen R Pitre R Prince L D Armond L Dawkins I DeNicola C Abshire K Kiesel D Lockwood M Blouin J Blouin J Jolissaint G Lalonde P Shingleton R Brian M Downing M Richard E Chenevert B Babin S Roppolo A Wilson A Haywood P McKeough J Frederick J Frederick E White C Ransome C Murphy P Prosser K Giglio S Armand R Beyer Dcn Grant M Porter G Tibbetts D Maggio S Maggio Extraordinary Ministers M Pinell J Pinell K Sweeney E Giffin B Gossard Dcn Grant M Taylor E Bourgeois L Bourgeois C Giffin L Roy G Anderson G Anderson C DiBenedetto C Graves P Thomas A St. Pierre K Darnall A August S Say C Landry C Roberts L Falcon K Reaux C Schutte P Persac R Clement C Formeller Lectors Lectors M Hagan K Steintrager F Gwin L Deavers M McKeough J Shiloh S Darensbourg Children s Liturgy K Andre C Lee H Morrison A August R Coco H Coco Altar Servers Altar Servers G Warrington H Smith J Fruge M Dietrich J Greer R Greer G Montagnino K Allen D DeLage O Cedotal E Shore C Taylor A Nodier J Nodier C Bourgeois B Beale D Beale R Huye G Huye G Huye The complete Ministry Schedule is published on our website at www.olomchurch.com. Called to serve? Contact Deacon Grant to volunteer for liturgical ministry. *These liturgies are celebrated without incense. BATON ROUGE, LA 9

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church 445 Marquette Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: (225) 926-1883 Fax: (225) 923-0448 contact@olomchurch.com olomchurch.com PASTOR...Father Cleo Milano VICAR...Father Nutan Minj, IMS PERMANENT DEACON...Deacon Richard Grant ADMINISTRATION...Mr. Randy Arabie PRINCIPAL...Mr. Chris Porche OFFICE HOURS MONDAY FRIDAY...8:30 am 4:30 pm Priests gladly see people by appointment. Parish Activity Center 444 Marquette Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 928-6216 Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School 400 Marquette Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Phone: (225) 924-1054 Fax: (225) 923-2201 olomschool.org Communications Ms. Christy Haldane christy.haldane@olomchurch.com Commitments Needed for Our Adoration Chapel Ministry Committed adoration is a beautiful way to express your faith and devotion. Our Adoration Chapel is open to you 24 hours a day. We invite you to come visit the Lord and seek His counsel. Although every hour of the day is opened for commitment, your devotion is especially needed during the following times: SUNDAY...1 am, 2 am, 3 am, 5 am, 12 noon, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 8 pm MONDAY...12 am, 1 am, 3 am, 8 am, 9 am, 12 noon, 11 pm TUESDAY...1 am, 3 am, 11 am, 4 pm WEDNESDAY...1 am, 3 am, 10 pm THURSDAY...11 am, 12 noon, 10 pm FRIDAY...12 am, 1 am, 3 am, 10 pm SATURDAY...1 am, 3 am, 4 am, 7 am, 12 noon, 4 pm, 9 pm, 10 pm If you are able to offer yourself in prayer to the Lord, please contact Ms. Martha Wells at (225) 928-5157. 10 OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH

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