Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

DIOCESE OF LAKE CHARLES Established April 25, 1980

The Most Rev. Glen John Provost, D.D.

Bishop of Lake Charles

PARISH STAFF Rev. Father Rommel P. Tolentino Pastor Rev. Fr. Ruben Buller, In Residence Rev. Deacon Christopher Fontenot Pastoral Assistant Principal SLCHS Sister Jeannette Touchet, S.E.C Pastoral Assistant Mr. Robert Marcantel Music Director Mrs. Charlotte Hine Organist Ms. Sue Burke Receptionist Ms. Lavonne “Cookie” White Secretary Mrs. Pam Menou Bookkeeper Mr. Philip Ardoin Maintenance Mrs. Christi Jarreau Principal ICCS

935 Bilbo Street † P. O. Box 1029 † Lake Charles, LA 70602 † (337) 436-7251 † Fax (337) 436-7240

MASSES Saturday Anticipated 4:00 p.m. Sunday 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 12:05 p.m. NOVENA Our Lady of Perpetual Help Before 12:05 Mass on Tuesday

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Friday 11:00-Noon; Saturday 3:00 pm 30 minutes before all other Masses. Or call office for appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM A Pre-Baptism class must be attended before the celebration of Baptism. These classes are held the 4th Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November. Arrangements for celebration of Baptism may be made by calling the parish office after

having attended the Baptism Class. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Arrangements should be made at least six (6) months before the wedding date by calling the parish office. An appointment must be made for a pre-marriage interview. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS. An on-going process of formation and education is provided for

anyone who is interested in inquiring into the Roman Catholic faith. The RCIA process is available throughout the year to those who are seeking initiation into the church as well as for those non-Catholics seeking more information about the Roman Catholic church. Information concerning participation in the RCIA process may be obtained through the parish office.

February 21, 2016 Covenant and the Christians of the New Covenant; and (4) finally to lead the souls of the departed from this life and present them to our Lord for the particular judgment, and at the end of time, for the final judgment. For these reasons, Christian iconography depicts St. Michael as a knight-warrior, wearing battle armor, and wielding a sword or spear, while standing triumphantly on a serpent or other representation of Satan… As Catholics, we have remembered through our liturgical rites the important role of St. Michael in defending us against Satan and the powers of evil. An ancient offertory chant in the Mass for the Dead attested to these du-ties: “Lord, Jesus Christ, King of Glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of Hell and from the deep pit; deliver them from the mouth of the lion that Hell may not swallow them up and that they may not fall into darkness, but may the standard-bearer Michael con-duct them into the holy light, which thou didst promise of old to Abraham and his seed. We offer to thee, Lord, sac-rifices and prayers; do thou receive them in behalf of those souls whom we commemorate this day. Grant them, Lord, to pass from death to that life which thou didst promise of old to Abraham and to his seed.”… For the greater part of the twentieth century, the faithful recited the prayer to St. Michael at the end of the Mass. Pope Leo XIII (d. 1903) had a prophetic vision of the coming century of sorrow and war. After celebrating Mass, the Holy Father was conferring with his cardi-nals. Suddenly, he fell to the floor. The cardinals imme-diately called for a doctor. No pulse was detected, and the Holy Father was feared dead. Just as suddenly, Pope Leo awoke and said, “What a horrible picture I was permitted to see!” In this vision, God gave Satan the choice of one century in which to do his worst work against the Church. The devil chose the twentieth century. So moved was the Holy Father from this vision that he composed the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel: “St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle! Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who roam about the world seeking the ruin of souls.” Pope Leo ordered this prayer said at the conclusion of Mass in 1886… In the Spring of 1994, our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, urged the faithful to offer the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel. He also made the strong suggestion that the recitation of the prayer be instituted at Mass once again… Clearly, the Holy Father was responding to the grave evils we see present in our world– the sins of abor-tion, euthanasia, terrorism, genocide, and the like. Satan and the other fallen angels are doing their best to lead souls to Hell. We need the help of St. Michael! For this reason, many parishes have erected a shrine in St. Mi-chael’s honor or offer the prayer in his honor at the con-clusion of Mass. Source: catholicstraightanswers.com

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception On February 11, the Pastoral Council considered a parishioner’s suggestion to have a prayer recited at the end of each Mass for peace in the Middle

East. The Council recommended the Prayer to St. Mi-chael the Archangel recognizing the need to pray for peace not just in the Middle East, but also for peace in our country, the Church and the world. Additionally, with increasing incidence of terrorism, church shootings and stealing hosts for Satanic worship, the Council found it most appropriate to invoke the help and protection of St. Michael. Therefore, effective February 23rd we will be praying the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel at the end of each Mass (For Masses with music, we will recite it before the recessional hymn). The prayer can be found in the back cover of our missalette. Here’s a brief back-ground on the special role of St. Michael: Who is St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, whose name means, “one who is like God,” led the army of angels who cast Satan and the rebellious angels into Hell; at the end of time, he will wield the sword of justice to separate the righteous from the evil (cf. Revelation 12:7ff). The early Church Fathers recog-

nized the importance of the angels and archangels, par-ticularly St. Michael. Theodoret of Cyr (393-466) in his Interpretation of Daniel wrote, “We are taught that each one of us is entrusted to the care of an individual angel to guard and protect us, and to deliver us from the snares of evil demons. Archangels are entrusted with the tasks of guarding nations, as the Blessed Moses taught…” The Church Fathers would also posit that St. Michael stood guard at the gate of paradise after Adam and Eve had been banished, and he was the angel through whom God published the Ten Commandments, who blocked the passage of Balaam (Number 22:20ff), and who destroyed the army of Sennacherib (2 Chronicles 32:21)… St. Michael the Archangel has been invoked for protection on various occasions. In 590, a great plague struck Rome. Pope St. Gregory the Great led a procession through the streets as an act of penance, seeking the for-giveness of and atoning for sin. At the tomb of Hadrian (now Castle Sant’ Angelo near St. Peter’s Basilica), St. Michael appeared and sheathed his sword, indicating the end of the plague. The Holy Father later built a chapel at the top of the tomb and to this day a large statue of St. Michael rests there. Therefore, in our Catholic tradition, St. Michael has four duties: (1) To continue to wage battle against Satan and the other fallen angels; (2) to save the souls of the faithful from the power of Satan especially at the hour of death; (3) to protect the People of God, both the Jews of the Old

╬Second Sunday of Lent╬

A Few Opportunities to Practice More Intentionally this Lent:

Attention Men!! Father Guilbeau and Deacon Chris Gregory will be leading a series of four Saturday morning reflections during Lent. All men are invited to gather for the purpose of prayer, fellowship and faith building on February 27th, March 5th and March 12th in the Fellow-ship Hall from 7:30 to 8:30 A.M. Breakfast will be pro-vided….Immaculate Conception, Sulphur. Questions? Call 625-3364. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Lectio Divina in the Year of Mercy—-Biblical Reflec-tions on God’s Mercy...St. Margaret’s, Enterprise Blvd., Thursday, February 25th, 6:00 P.M., The Samarital Woman at the Well from St. John’s Gospel Thursday, March 17th, 6:00 P.M., The Healing of the Unclean from St. Mark’s Gospel.

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Morning of Reflection: The Altar Society is hosting a Morning of Reflection with Sr. Camille Martinez as our guest speaker on Tuesday, March 15th, in the Ave Maria Hall from 9:00 A.M. until after the 12:05 P.M. Mass and lunch. Theme: Pope Francis’ Year of Mercy. Registration costs $10 and is needed at the Cathedral Office by March 8th. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ St. Joseph’s Altar….The Cathedral Parish is hosting a St. Joseph’s Altar on Saturday, March 19, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Food items needed are sandwiches, fruit and pasta salads and desserts. If you can help, please call Elly Bercier at 478-6707.

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ St. Louis Catholic High School is pleased to announce the winners from the Great Tuition Give-Away Raffle. We congratulate Mrs. Angela Reeves from

Lake Charles and Mrs. Stephanie Davis from Moss Bluff. We kindly thank all those who supported our school-wide fundraiser; over 1100 tickets were sold!!! *********************************************** SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND, February 27th and 28th…..

Offertory Collection last weekend, February 13th & 14th…$11,443.46 Religious Education….$ 1,947.36

THIS WEEK February 23...KC’s meet, 6:00 P.M., Ave Maria Hall February 23...Consoling the Heart of Jesus, 6:00 PM, AM Hall February 24...ACTS, 5:30 P.M., Ave Maria Hall February 24...Choir Practice, 6:00 P.M., Ave Maria Hall February 24...RCIA Inquiry, 6:00 P.M., Day Chapel February 25...RCIA Catechumenate, 6:00 P.M., Day Chapel February 26...G.N.A.T.S. meet, 9:00 A.M., Library February 26...Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 12:30 — 5:30 P.M., Day Chapel. February 26...Stations of the Cross—-11:30 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ A Vocation Drawing Contest will be conducted for our diocese i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e W o r l d Day of Prayer for Vocations. Every student in grades 2-12 is invited to make a drawing on an 81/2 x 11 white sheet of poster board depicting awareness of the vocation to the priesthood in Southwest Louisiana. All drawings must be turned in to the Of-fice of the Vicar General by NOON on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. The drawing must be in a large envelope unfolded. On the back of the drawing the name of the artist, age of the artist, grade of the artist, contact phone number, church parish attend-ing /city, and name of school attending must be printed. Also, indicate on the envelope that this is for the Vocation Drawing Contest. Announcement of the winners will be faxed to all by Friday, March 11th. First Place winner will receive $200.00; Second Place winner will receive $100.00; Third place winner will receive $50.00. The first place winner will also have their drawing produced on prayer cards in observance of World Day of Prayer for Vocations scheduled for April 17, 2016 and distrib-uted at the 9:30 A.M. Mass at the Cathedral in Lake Charles. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE ! World Day of Prayer for Vocations is Sunday, April 17, 2016. More information will be coming to you. A special Mass at the Cathedral will be celebrated at 9:30 A.M. Sunday, April 17th, with the Bishop. Prayer cards will be distributed to all attending the Mass. The first place winner of the Vocation Drawing Con-test will have their drawing on the prayer card. Everyone is in-vited to attend this Mass promoting vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Reception will follow Mass in the Ave Maria Hall.

■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Penelope James Leonards, daughter of Philip and Karlie Leonards, was welcomed into the Family of Christ through the Waters of Baptism on Saturday, February 13th, 2016.

*************************************** Our Cathedral Faith Community re-members in prayer our friends who have died: Ellison Marshall, infant son of Amy and Chris Marshall (died January 30, 2016). Dr. Alvaro O’Byrne (died February 12, 2016) We pray that they will find peace and joy in the presence of Our Lord. We extend our sincere sympathy to their families. ******************************************************************* WELCOME: It is our pleasure to welcome Lisa Walker and the Karlie and Philip Leonards Family to our Cathedral Parish!

There will be a training session for new Altar Serv-ers on Saturday, February 27th, at 10:00 A.M. in the church. Boys and girls, 4th grade and older are in-vited to join this ministry. This is a great way for young people to learn more about the Mass and to take an active role in the Church Family.

SATURDAY, February 20…(4:00)—-Joe & Michael Lanza; Rudy, Bob, David Hale; Eric Camel, Sr.; Ida Miller SUNDAY, February 21... (7:30)—-Parishioners

(9:30)—-Albert “Rabbit” Manuel, Edna, Sidney and J.H. Broussard; Lauren Prejean; Jesse Stutes; Bonnie Cocchiara; Billie Mary Chavanne; Sage Jo Ordoyne; Horace Monton; Rose Schram (11:15)—-Steven Ardoin (5:00, Extraordinary Form)—-Joseph & Anna Rita Scalisi MONDAY, February 22….(12:05)—-Leslye W. & Gus Quinn, Jr.. (5:30, Extraordinary Form)—-Jesse Robert “Bob” Navarro. TUESDAY, February 23..(12:05)—Xavier Perez. WEDNESDAY, February 24…(12:05)—Al Brame. THURSDAY, February 25.. (12:05)—Billy Navarre. FRIDAY, February 26…(12:05)—-Mabel Pearce. SATURDAY, February 27…(4:00)—-Gladys and Delma Devillier; Paul White (living); Billy Brown; Delia Guidry SUNDAY, February 28…(7:30)—-Parishioners (9:30)—-Lee Trahan; Mr. & Mrs. Joe Richard , Jr. (living); Enola Lantier; Eugene Carter; Gabe Barkate (11:15)—-Marjorie Conner; Kathy Coleman (5:00, Extraordinary Form)—-Evana Victorian. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ Watch Glad Tidings, 6:00 A.M., KPLC-TV—-every Sunday. Next Sunday, February 28th, Bishop Glen John Provost is joined by Father Jeffrey Starkovich, Senior Parochial Vicar of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Church, for a dialogue on the Gos-pel of the day (Luke 13:1-9). The news segment brings you stories of the diocese, the region, the state and the world. In the second half hour, on From the Pew, Alison Fontenot talks with Kathleen Dorsey Bellow and Fred Houston about the eve-ning’s Spiritual Concert to be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and sponsored by the North Lake Charles Ki-wanis Club. (You can also see the program by clicking the Glad Tidings link under the Resources tab at live.lcdiocese.org.) ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ GABRIEL PROJECT is a confidential and compassionate outreach to women who are distressed over an unplanned pregnancy. A trained “Gabriel Angel” from our church sup-ports the woman’s choice for life throughout her preg-nancy and helps the expectant mom with various practical needs, including finding resources such as information and assistance with pre-natal care, referrals for housing, medical care, counseling and parenting support or adop-tion information. No charge, no discrimination. Please contact Alyson Yokubaitis jonaby@gmail.com or 439-7400,ext 317. **************************** St. Theodore’s Church, Moss Bluff..CHICKEN & SAUSAGE GUMBO, FEBRUARY 28TH, ACTIVITY CENTER BEHIND THE CHURCH..,.9:30 AM—1:00 PM—$6.00; 855-2367 or 855-6662. Bring container for take-out orders!!

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Remember to pray for our brave men and women who are serving in the armed forces, and for the veterans who have served our country. Pray for their families as well.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK February 22—28, 2016

Pray For Our Friends Who Are Ill

Megan Allen; Sam Ange, Jr; Steven Scott Ardoin; Can-dice Ashford; Brian Babineaux; Mary Baker; Alysa Bar-rett; Philip Bell; Gloria Bennett; Charles Benoit; Emily & Rusty Benoit; Buddy Bertrand; Randy Biagas; Robert Blanchard; Jim & Elsie Blanchard; Carly Book; Linda Borck; Annette Bosse; Agnes Breaux; Heath Breaux; Clifton “T-Boy” Breaux; Michael Breaux; Hubert Brous-sard; Jennifer Broussard; Jim Brown; Doug Burguieres;

Luke Burnham; Raymond Cordova; Peggy Hardy Carlson; Emily Carl-ton; Kirk Carlin; Jeff Chaisson; Betty Chaisson; Harry Chesson; Hagan Brice Cole; Cohen Cole; Pearl Collins; John L. Conner; Claude Con-ner; Jodi Conner; William Corbett; Addie Cormie; Annie Cormier; B.J. Cruz; Debbie Curlee; Sydnie Dailey; Julie Davis; Chad Delahoussaye; Hubert Delome; Sam Desontos; Debbie Diffee; Ernie Dimaline; Irene Ducharme; Buddy Ducote; Shirley Duhon; ;Charles Elter; Dee Elter; Davis Charles Elter; Jan Eustamante; Julie Farque; Jason Fontenot; Julie Percle Fontenot; Tucker Fontenot; Phil & Philip Fontenot; David Fontenot; Paige Ford; David Fruge; Margie Heard; Brooklyn Hebert; Hadlee Henry; Terry Ray Glasglow; Mary Elise Gosselin; Regina Gray; John Green; Luitgard Gretz; Bertha Guillory; Valerie B & Ernie Harvill; Joanne Heard; Patricia Hebert; Dolores Hodges; Karson Hoffpauir; Cynthia House; Daniel Hudspeth:Dennis Hughes; Jessica Hulin; Jeff Hunsicker; Perry Hunsicker; Paula Russell Jacob; Mary Jeffers; Hayden Jones; Michael Jones; Harry Jouette; Emily Judice; Bernard Kadulbar; Paula Kanesaw; John Knight; Chris Stemmann; Warren Thomas; Mr. & Mrs. L.C. Howard; Aubrianna Johnson; Darrell Jones; Carol Kershaw; Kelly Langley; ; Vivian Langley; John M. Langley II; Della Lemaire; Dale Lutgring; Tommy Martinez; John Lavern; Anthony LeBato; Glinda LeBlanc; Jennie LeBouef; Rosalie LeDoux; Emma Leger; Charles Leggio; Beth Loftin; Melanie Lupo; Amanda Martin; Bertha Martinez; Mary Matthews; Julia Mere; Jason Miller; Robbie Morgan; Joseph Morris; Matthew Lucas; Angelique Nathan; Lois Neveu; Dena Nodier; Fred Nodier; Dorothy Orsot; Lucas Orsot; Alexa Owen; Joe Pappion Family; Larry Parker; Sue Parker; Wilma Pawlowski; Phyllis Penning; Joan & Landy Peluso; Alexis and Jackson Pousson; Sheila Pousson; Frances Prejean; Laxsa Prejean; Jim Rawley; Lena Roush; Barry Reed; Mufide Mary Rende & Family;Jody Richard; Jim Ricklefsen; Judy Rogers; Wes Rollo: David Ross, Jr.; Stacey Rougeau; Felica Saer; Collette Schindler; Christian Skrnich; Martha Shively; Mark Schram; Michael Scimemi; Sandy Smith; Ashley Wheat Sipes; LaVona Taylor; Lyndon Thomas Simien; Lorena Stutes; Stephanie Houssiere Sucre; Lisa Sullivan; Ona Thacker; Margaret Thompson; Bobby & Maxine Tupper; Carmen Varela; Gwendolyn Veazey; Ed Watson; Arvel West; Daniel Whittington; Mary Wiltz; Sue Williams; John Young; Matthew Young; Debra Willard; Anne W. Zabel. Please contact us if you wish a name to be taken off the list…. 436-7251

Monday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]