MASS INTENTIONS
Oct. 24 – 30
Sat. 4:30 p.m. Jack Beverly
Sun. 7:30 a.m. J.C. Kibodeaux
Sun. 10:00 a.m. People of the Parish
Wed. 8:00 a.m. Brenda Smith
Thurs. 8:00 a.m. Deceased of the Scalisi Family
Fri. 8:00 a.m. Mary Piel
Beginning Saturday, October 31, 2020 all masses will be
celebrated in the church again.
MASS FOR ALL SOULS DAY WILL
BE CELEBRATED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
AT 8:00 A.M. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE MASS FATHER
WILL BLESS THE GRAVES AT CHINA CEMETERY.
Ministry Schedule
31 Oct. 4:30 p.m.
Lector: Tara Cook
01 Nov. 7:30 a.m.
Lector: Tony Mireles
01 Nov. 10:00 a.m.
Lector: Bonnie Trahan
Money Counters: Liz Gallier & Karen Halsell
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK: Elliott Bounds, Josie Costa, Emma
Edwards, Junius Edwards, Vincent G. Fertitta, Jim Gallier, Sandra Hall, Barbara Hawkins,
Gerald Fontenot, Yvonne Godeaux, Hazel Trahan & Tommy Wright.
BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Coby Booze, Emma Halsell, Denise Klages, Trey Louviere,
Koby Lowe, Hector Martinez, Todd McCown, & Michelle Willey. Happy Birthday, May God
Bless You!
IMITATING GOD
Laws would be entirely unnecessary if we lived perfect lives. As we know all too well, however, we often fall short of the good intentions that we cherish in our hearts. Perhaps the law would even be unnecessary if we lived alone, isolated from other people. After all, what hermit in a cave actually needs a commandment to charge no interest on a loan? But God’s design for humanity includes togetherness. And when we live together, we tend to step on each other’s toes. Thank God for laws that help us to live in community with justice and compassion. Underlying every one of God’s laws is an eternal longing for fairness and fullness. What’s more, God’s own self—a vibrant community of Father, Son, and Spirit—reveals the deep joy of living in peace with self and neighbor. The Trinitarian nature of God—three persons in one God—astonishes us with its commitment to fruitful love. Love is gratuitous and lavish, constantly producing and giving of itself. The more generously we love God, self, and neighbor, the more we will know that, as Saint Paul says, “love is the fulfillment of the law” (Romans 13:10).