PARISH STAFF Reverend Thomas Kilasara ....................... Pastor William Curry ........................................ Deacon Steven Ferran ......................................... Deacon Diane Dalferes…………………..……Secretary Roger Ferrier……………. Facility Maintenance Nichole Labat…………..Parish School Religion

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

By appointment with Pastor six months in advance. No arrangements should be made before contacting the Pastor.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (816) 914-1413

Grades K-10 11:15 am –12:30 pm

COMMUNION FOR THE ILL AND SHUT-IN Please call the parish office to give us this information.

NEW PARISHIONERS Welcome to Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish! Please introduce yourself to the Pastor after Mass and pick up a registration form.

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 pmSunday 8:00 am & 10:00 am

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Tuesday 6:30 Wednesday & Thursday 8:00 am Shrine Friday 8:00 am Church Holy Days of Obligation 8:00 am & 7:00 pm

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Both parents of children are required to attend a baptismal seminar. There are no Baptisms during Lent. Please call the parish to set up an appointment.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday 3:45pm - 4:45 pm and by appointment

Let us pray: Loving & faithful God, the coronavirus reminds us that we have no power and we are dependent on you. We place ourselves in your loving hands. Give eternal rest to all who have died from the virus. Place your healing hand on those who are ill, and give your protection to us in this time of fear and uncertainty. Calm our fears and help us to trust you as our faithful God. Enlighten our government and Church leaders as they are faced with important decisions. Give blessing to those in health care and our first responders and protect them. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Our Lady of Prompt Succor, hasten to help us. Blessed Francis Seelos, pray for us.

Founded in 1890

Sacred Heart of Jesus

CATHOLIC CHURCH A Parish of The Roman Catholic

Archdiocese of New Orleans

28088 Main Street • Lacombe, LA 70445 P.O. Box 1080 • Lacombe, LA 70445

http://www.sacredheartofjesusonline.org Phone: (985) 882-5229 Fax: (985) 882-9034

“A faith community striving to change the world

one heart at a time.”

With all my Heart, I Love You… “Do you love me?” … “Follow me.” Jn 21:17;19

Divine Mercy Sunday April 19, 2020

The Sanctuary light burns this week for

Andre Christopher Johnson

Parish Ministers for next week

No Masses being held due to the Coronavirus

GET REAL! Those of us who flatter ourselves that we have a “realistic” view of the world may listen to the first reading today and say, “Get real!” when we hear Luke’s account of the early, Elysian days of the Christian movement. All seems to be rosy,

lots of wonders are performed, everyone shares selflessly, they eat together in “exultation,” and the Lord added to their numbers? Well, who wouldn’t be attracted to a group like this? From the wind that swept through the upper room at Pentecost as the Spirit of God blew over the face of the waters in Genesis, and the fire that appeared over each disciple as the light appeared at the dawn of creation, Luke’s intent in Acts is to show a new creation, a restoration of creation’s original goodness through the working of the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit who continues to make us into the Body of Christ. We may occasionally, like Thomas in the Gospel, say, “Get real!” but our ultimate reality in the Spirit is to work continually to make our Christian community a new creation, one in which others will find God’s joy and beauty. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — All who believed were devoted to the teachings of the apostles, the communal life, the breaking of the bread, and prayer (Acts 2:42-47). Psalm — Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting (Psalm 118). Second Reading — God has given us an undiminished inheritance, safeguarded for us in heaven (1 Peter 1:3-9). Gospel — The risen Christ comes to his disciples with peace and the Spirit. The absent Thomas doubts (John 20:19-31).

Your Mass intentions are being kept in Fr. Thomas’ daily morning Mass . Saturday, April 18th Willie & Mark Doucette/Joyce & Milton Ezell James & Lena Perry & Children/Corey Casborn Laurence Ferran, Jr./Denise Genovese Sunday, April 19th Paulette Reimonenq/ Andre C. Johnson Adrine Batiste & Lois Batiste Eden Wallace Luke/Casmer Ducre All Our Parishioners Int. Lora Lee Ferran/Int. Mary Jo Cloud Int. Carol Crock Monday, April 20th Parish Office Closed Tuesday, April 21st—St. Anselm Gayle Chabreck Wednesday, April 22nd Nelvin Luke Thursday, April 23rd-St. George & St. Adalbert For All Suffering with the Coronavirus Friday, April 24th– St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Chandler Laurent Saturday, April 25th—St. Mark Willie & Mark Doucette/Joyce & Milton Ezell Kathryn J. Wilson/Corey Casborn/Joyce Luke Paul Joseph Perry Sr & Sons/Int. Gerard Luke Int. of the Legion of Mary Sunday, April 26th Adrine Batiste & Lois Batiste Eden Harold Pichon/Paulette Reimonenq Wallace Luke/Laurence Ferran, Jr. Denise Genovese/Daryl Pichon/Casmer Ducre Int. of the Sisters of Mt. Carmel Benefactors & repose of the souls listed in the Sisters of Mt. Carmel

May God Bless you and your families We love and miss you all.

Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed. John 20:29b

FIRE Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. —St. Catherine of Siena

Be sure to watch the live streaming of Sunday Mass on our website www.sacredheartofjesusonline.org or on youtube until we are able to be together again in Church.

Weekly Collection

April 4th and April 5th $ 2,003.00 Maintenance 175.00

Please PRAY FOR THE SICK OF Our PARISH and Our Active Duty Loved

Ones !! Pick up a Prayer Request List in the

Narthex

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Today was once called in Latin “Dominica in albis,” or “Sunday in White,” because the church was full of newly baptized Christians wearing their white baptismal garments. Another old title, best forgotten, is “Low

Sunday.” There’s nothing low about this festive Sunday in Easter, the eighth day since the first “Alleluia” rang out. In Christian tradition, the number eight is a symbol of fulfillment, transition, breaking through the seven-day rhythm of life to a new way of being. That is why many baptismal fonts have eight sides. The greatest feasts of our calendar are always extended for eight days, called an “octave.” In a way, this means that this first week of Easter is really considered to be one great day. This octave day of Easter sees the best features of Easter still vibrant: joyful alleluias, lush spring flowers everywhere, sprinkling with water, and a lavish table where the Lord gives us himself as bread and wine. For Orthodox Christians, today is the Easter feast, since their tradition requires that the Christian Passover cannot begin until the days of the Jewish Passover are ended.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-9; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35

"Abortion kills twice. It kills the body of the baby and it kills the conscience of the mother. Abortion is profoundly anti-women. Three quarters of its victims are women: Half the babies and all the mothers." ~ Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta ~

SAINT ANSELM (1033-1109) April 21 For anyone disheartened at how easily contemporary discussions of disputed church-state issues escalate from civil discourse to shrill polemic, Anselm provides perspective. Grounded in the Benedictine Rule’s balanced “prayer and work,” this monk-scholar, called from his abbey to become Archbishop of Canterbury, was thrust into firestorms of political intrigue, himself the target of warring bishops and nobles, kings and popes. Yet from depths of inner peace, Anselm wrote this moving exhortation by which today’s Liturgy of the Hours celebrates him: “Rise up, insignificant man! From your preoccupations, flee a while. From your turbulent thoughts, hide for a time. Your crushing responsibilities cast aside. Your burdensome business lay down. Free a little space for God. Rest a little while in him!” “Faith seeking understanding” was his strikingly contemporary motto; and though renowned as an erudite philosopher-theologian, Anselm also left personal letters, profound for their insights on Christian friendship. Along with those, he composed “A Prayer for My Friends” and “A Prayer for My Enemies,” reminding us that those who love God most passionately are also those who love others most humanly.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I em-brace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. St. Alphonsus Liguori

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Sacred Heart of Jesus Church #854050 28088 Main Street Lacombe, LA 70445 TELEPHONE 985 882-5229 CONTACT PERSON Diane Dalferes EMAIL: shcadm1996@gmail.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat DC Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 5:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION August 2, 2015 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 4 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS—We only need 100 During this pandemic