April 18- April 24
Saturday 4:00 p.m. Mike & Anita Leger Anniversary
Sunday 8:30 a.m. William & Agnes Boulard
Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Mike Babin
Wed. 8:00 a.m. Scalisi & Fontenot Family
Thurs 8:00 a.m. Sheri Hawley Jenkins
Friday 8:00 a.m. Priest Intentions
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SAINT OF THE DAY
Saturday - Saint. Pedro de San Jose Betancur Sunday- Saint Expeditus
Tuesday Saint Anselm
Wednesday- Saint Abdiesus
Thursday- Saint Giles of Assisi
Friday- Saint Mary Clopas
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​​​​​​ ​ PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Barry Adams, William Anderson, Gladys Ainsworth,
Ajibola Batiste, Shirley Benson, Uethel & Jerry Burrows, Kade Coleman,
Ilya Coleman, Lisa Enderle, Donna Foreman, Beckham Fox, Mary Golden,
Rosie Guidry, Elizabeth Harris, Barbara Hawkins, Lawson Helms, Gloria Jacobs,
Bill Jannise, Lexi Jones, Thomas Jones, Amelia Lee, Cristen Lewis, Liz Medlin,
Sheila Metoyer, Amanda Mitchell, Ann Mitchell, Sherry Paschal, Gena Poole,
Darlene Presley, Carrie Rashall, Ginger Reed, Jim Ryan, Carolyn Slack, Leroy Slack,
Julie Shields, Audrey Thagard, Ronald Thibodeaux, Betty Trahan, Mary Weitzel,
Lulabelle White, & Delta Wright.
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​​ BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS-: Juan Barrera 4/23, Megan Benge 4/18, Michael Faraci 4/22,
Rachal Jordan 4/20, Kyle Klages 4/23, Lawrence Riley 4/24, Daniel Syphrett 4/18, Frances
Thibodeaux 4/21, & Jon Willey 4/22 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
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​THANK YOU! THANK YOU! - Our youth and leaders want to thank the Ladies Altar Society and other parishioners for all their time, effort and expense, to help provide bake goods for the Bake Sale during Lent. We also want to thank the generous people who bought them and those who just donated money from their hearts to support us. We couldn’t do the things we do without our Parish Family, and we have the Best family. Due to your gifts, we raised an amazing $2800.00!!
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EASTER FLOWERS -The Easter flowers were generously and lovingly donated in memory of all our deceased loved ones. Thank you!
FOR THE GOOD GALA-Tables and Tickets are now available to purchase for the 5th Annual “For the Good Gala” at the Civic Center on May 30, 2026. To purchase tables or tickets or to become a sponsor, please visit the diocesan website at www.dioceseofbmt.org, or 409-924-4327
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​​BLESSING OF THE WATERS- Join Bishop David Toups at noon on Saturday May 16th at Riverfront Park, 805 Main Street in Beaumont, for the Blessing of the Waters for Hurricane Season
FOR THE GOOD GALA-Tables and Tickets are now available to purchase for the 5th Annual “For the Good Gala” at the Civic Center on May 30, 2026. To purchase tables or tickets or to become a sponsor, please visit the diocesan website at www.dioceseofbmt.org, or 409-924-4327
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FIRST WEDNESDAY ADULT SOCIAL--Everyone is invited to join us for lunch and games, the first Wednesday of each month11:00 am to1:00 pm, in the Parish Hall. Bring your favorite snack(and game if you want) to spend time together for fun & games. Next social is Wednesday May 6th.​​
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APPEAL FOR CATHOLIC MINISTRIES -(Formerly Bishops faith Appeal) As we start a new year, we are called to respond to the needs of others that are funded through the ACM. We want to thank all our parishioners for their generosity in both time and treasure. This year’s theme is Planting Seeds of Faith. If you are donating online the website has changed to www.dioceseofbmt.org/give and all checks should be made out to Diocese of Beaumont. Again, thank you for all your support for our Parish
​​​​​​ CONFIRMATION- We will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation at 6:00 pm on
Monday April 20th at Our Lady of Victory in Sour Lake. Please keep our Candidates
for Confirmation in your prayers: Tomas Aguilera, Weston Bain, Kegan Edwards,
Francisco Sanchez Garcia, Nuvia Sanchez Garcia, Russell Harrington, Jason Gomez Jose, Lauren Leger, and Isabella Martinez. “Come Holy Spirit Come
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​​​​ROSARY PRAYER GROUP- A group of parishioners gather to pray the Rosary every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Church and before Mass on Saturday and Sunday.
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GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP- Catholic Charities will sponsor an adult Grief Support Group every Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 pm. Located at Catholic Charities 2780 Eastex Freeway. For information call Linda Reising at 409-924-4427
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DIOCESE OF BEAUMONT 60th ANNIVERSARY- June 12-14, 2026, St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica will celebrate the Solemnity of St. Anthony Padua, the patronal feast of our diocese, as well as the 60th Anniversary of our Diocese. Many family activities will include Adoration, Procession, Rosary, food, fun, games & Mass celebrated by Bishop Toups. We are looking for 2 volunteers from our Parish to join the planning committee. If you are interested in volunteering, please call the Church office.
​​​​​​MINISTRIES- Are you interested in becoming a Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Altar Server, or Evangelization team? Maybe you like to sing, come join the Choir! The best way to grow our faith is by getting involved. We need you!
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​OCIA CLASSES- Are you or someone you know interested in joining the Church or learning more about your Catholic faith? Formerly RCIA, OCIA is the “Order of Christian Initiation for Adults”. If you are interested in joining please call the Church office. Classes are on the first and second Wednesday of each month in the Education Building 409-752-3571.
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WHATS HAPPENING AT OLOS- If you want to be up on the latest things going on at Our lady of Sorrows, you can check out our Facebook www.facebook.com/oloscatholicchurch and on Instagram: ourladyofsorrowscatholicchurch or the website ourladyofsorrowschina.org
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VISIO DIVINA-(The act of prayer through meditation and images)(1601 Caravaggio)
“The Supper at Emmaus” In Luke’s story of Christ's repast with two of his disciples, Luke and Cleopas, have failed to recognize Jesus after his return from the dead. Caravaggio depicts a younger, beardless Christ, which represents his "incognito" status—the fact that he was not immediately recognized by his followers. Jesus is the only one casting a shadow, representing the Holy Spirit. As the bread has already been broken and blessed, the time has come, according to the gospel's account, for Christ to "open" the eyes of his followers and for him to vanish "out of their sight". You may notice, Christ himself seems to have his eyes closed, pointing to us needing to see with our heart and not our eyes. To the left of the basket, Christ's paternal uncle, Cleopas, pushes himself up from his chair in panicked astonishment at the disclosure – his sharp elbows poking through the worn-out sleeves of his coat. The elbow is "sharp" because it is tense, embodying the physical shock of recognition. The tearing of the sleeve contributes to the sense of disorder and urgency in the scene. It heightens the dramatic moment when the ordinary world (the inn) "splits open" to reveal the divine. The tattered sleeve highlights the poverty and human suffering of the disciples, emphasizing that divine grace is revealed to ordinary, broken people, highlighting the theme of recognition after a lifetime of seeking. On the other side of the wicker bowl, to our right, Luke flings his arms out wide, mirroring the very posture on the cross into which Christ's own limbs had been nailed at the time of his painful death. To emphasize that the disciples are not just seeing a miracle, but re-experiencing the traumatic loss and sudden resurrection of their leader. Meanwhile, the innkeeper, stands beside Christ, gazing on uncomprehendingly – hearing the words that Christ has uttered to his disciples, but unable to grasp their significance, representing the everyday person unaware of the spiritual reality unfolding in front of them. Caravaggio was keenly aware that a painting has the potential to exceed the limitations of a static surface and become a platform for transcendence. Enter the wicker fruit basket. This is the artist’s ingenious effort to reach out to us, to ensure our interest in the scene, is elevated beyond the passive into something urgent and active. The basket is a nudge away from tumbling out of the painting altogether and into our space, spilling into reality its contents of bursting pomegranates and fruit which is filled with ripe and rotting fruit (a symbol of the Fall of Man and sin). The bread in the center is highly symbolic of Christ's body and the Eucharist. The light shining through a glass pitcher suggests the Virgin Birth (light passing through without breaking glass).But it's the interruption in the weave of straw that subliminally snags the eye of the mind – a fray consisting of two intersecting curves – one swerving upwards, the other down, to form the unexpected, irrefutable, shape of a fish, or "Ichthys" the ancient Christian symbolism. The Ichthys emblem, which dates to the 2nd Century as a sign of Christian belief, was employed as a kind of secret handshake by followers who feared persecution from non-believers. Do we see this scene with more than our eyes? Is our faith portrayed in one of these characters?