Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church

901 East Elm Street Crowley, LA 70526

Tel.: (337) 783-3498 Fax: 783-7444

Website: www.ihmcrowley.org Email: parish@ihmcrowley.org

Parish Office Hours

Monday & Friday: 8 am - noon Tuesday - Thursday: 8 am - 4 pm

Closed Holidays

New Parishioners: Welcome! Please call or come by the Parish Office for registration.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Saturday (Anticipated): 4 pm Sunday: 8 am, 10 am, & 5 pm

Tuesday - Friday: 6:30 am Saturday: 8 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday: 2:45-3:45 pm 30 min. before all other Masses or by request

Sacrament of Baptism, Anointing of the

Sick and Funeral Arrangements

Please see website or contact the Parish Office.

Sacrament of Marriage

Couples must contact Pastor at least six months prior.

Eucharistic Adoration

Thursday 7 am - 4 pm in Seelos Chapel

Perpetual Help Rosary and Novena

Tuesday 6 am - Rosary 6:15 am - Novena

SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Do to others as you would have them do to you. (Luke 6: 31)

Parish Staff

Rev. Fr. Jason Vidrine Pastor Mrs. Joan Trahan Office Manager

Mrs. Janice Trahan Parish Life Coordinator Mr. James Franke Pastoral Assistant

IHM CCD Program

Grades Pre-K – 8th and 9th -10th 1st/3rd Sundays, 9 am - 10:45 am

(Includes Holy Mass from 10 am - 10:45 am)

11th Grade (Confirmation) 1st/3rd Sundays, 11:15 am - 1:15 pm

Redemptorist Catholic School

Mrs. Cynthia Habetz, Principal Grades Pre-K – Eighth

(337) 783-4466 www.redemptorist-catholic.org

Cor Jesu Adveniat Regnum Tuum

Adveniat per Mariam Heart of Jesus, Your Kingdom Come, Come Through Mary

~ From the Pastor ~ “My heart’s desire and prayer to

God for them is that they may be saved.” Romans 10:1

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Mes chers amis,

As we hear the Gospel passage from St. Luke on the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, let us ponder the wisdom of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and his thoughts about it:

“This Sunday’s Gospel contains some of the most typical and forceful words of Jesus’ preaching: “Love your enemies” (Lk 6:27). It is taken from Luke’s Gospel but is also found in Matthew’s (5:44), in the context of the programmatic discourse that opens with the famous “Beatitudes”. Jesus delivered it in Galilee at the beginning of His public life: it is, as it were, a “manifesto” presented to all, in which He asks for His disciples’ adherence, proposing His model of life to them in radical terms.

But what do His words mean? Why does Jesus ask us to love precisely our enemies, that is, a love which exceeds human capacities?

Actually, Christ’s proposal is realistic because it takes into account that in the world there is too much violence, too much injustice, and therefore that this situation cannot be overcome except by countering it with more love, with more goodness. This “more” comes from God: it is His mercy which was made flesh in Jesus and which alone can “tip the balance” of the world from evil to good, starting with that small and decisive “world” which is the human heart.

This Gospel passage is rightly considered the magna carta of Christian non-violence. It does not consist in succumbing to evil, as a false interpretation of “turning the other cheek” (cf. Lk 6:29) claims, but in responding to evil with good (cf. Rom 12:17-21) and thereby breaking the chain of injustice.

One then understands that for Christians, non-violence is not merely tactical behavior but a person’s way of being, the attitude of one who is so convinced of God’s love and power that he is not afraid to tackle evil with the weapons of love and truth alone.

Love of one’s enemy constitutes the nucleus of the “Christian revolution”, a revolution not based on strategies of economic, political or media power: the revolution of love, a love that does not rely ultimately on human resources but is a gift of God which is obtained by trusting solely and unreservedly in His merciful goodness. Here is the newness of the Gospel which silently changes the world! Here is the heroism of the “lowly” who believe in God’s love and spread it, even at the cost of their lives.

Let us ask the Virgin Mary, docile disciple of the Redeemer who helps us to allow ourselves to be won over without reserve by that love, to learn to love as he loved us, to be merciful as Our Father in Heaven is merciful (cf. Lk 6: 36).”

Dans le Cœur Immaculé de Marie, Fr. Vidrine

Gospel Summary

Luke 6:27-38

In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus spells out what it means to honor the Commandment of love. It means loving your

enemies, doing good to those who hate you, blessing those who curse you, and praying for those who mistreat you. It

means giving to everyone who asks of you and doing to others as you would have them do to you. The ending of this passage includes four additional directions concerning the way of love

– stop judging, stop condemning, forgive, and give.

Reflection for Families

Today is a good day to take a love inventory. Jot down the eight practical directions given in the Gospel Summary

regarding honoring the Commandment of love: love your enemies; do good to those who hate you; bless those who

curse you; pray for those who mistreat you; stop judging; stop condemning; forgive; and give. On a scale of 1 – 5, with 5 being “living in love,” rate yourself as a parent, as a spouse, and as a follower of Jesus Christ. Where are you living in

love? Where is there room for growth and change?

Bringing the Gospel Into Your Family

Create a family love inventory that includes four of the practical directions given in today’s Gospel: do to others as

you would have them do to you; lend expecting nothing back; forgive; and give. Explain the scale of 1 – 5, with 5 being

“living in love.” Rate yourselves two times. First, rate yourselves as a family according to how you show love to one another. Second, rate yourselves as a family according to how

you show love to those outside of your home – for example, how you show love to neighbors, friends, other family

members, and so forth. Ask yourselves where you are living in love and where there is room for growth and change. Make

a family action plan and follow the plan.

~~RCL Benziger~~ __________________________________________________ RCS Registration…Redemptorist Catholic School will be accepting registration beginning January 30th and ending February 28th for the 2019-2020 school year. Come and see RCS at open house Thursday, February 21st starting at 6PM. If you or anyone you know is interested in RCS, please come by for a tour or call the school office 783-4466 or visit the website www.redemptorist-catholic.org. Redemptorist Catholic School will have their annual Dinner and Live Auction on Saturday, March 16th at IHM Parish Hall. Social hour begins at 5PM, dinner at 6PM and live action beginning at 6:30PM. Advanced tickets are $25 per person. To purchase tickets or for more information, please call RCS at 783-4466. Thank you for all your help and support!

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Offertory Collection for February 17– $4,676.01

Many thanks to all who give to our church as an act of faith. Thank you for trusting the Lord.

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 24, 2019

Masses for the week February 23, 2019 - March 2, 2019 Saturday, Feb. 23, 4PM–Joseph, Lorita & Birdie Champagne Also remembered in prayer: Robert “Robbie” Broussard, II, Hope Hoffpauir, Robert Broussard, Edwin & Justin Broussard, Adris & Orillia Richard, Wilson, Lucia (BD), Clifton & Wilton Trahan, Helen Spell Sunday, Feb. 24, 8AM – Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Also remembered in prayer: Blake Frey 10AM – Nola L. Trahan (Annv) Also remembered in prayer: Halle MaKay Thompson, Johnny Quebodeaux, Ida S. Hanagriff 5PM – Ada “Johnnie” Hebert Also remembered in prayer: Tuesday, Feb. 26, 6:30AM – IHM Parish Family Wednesday, Feb. 27, 6:30AM – Redemptorist Catholic School Thursday. Feb. 28, 6:30AM – Redemptorist Catholic School Friday, Mar. 1, 6:30AM & 8:30AM (School Mass) – Redemptorist Catholic School Saturday, Mar. 2, 8AM – Ed Duthile

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+ The Sanctuary Lamp is burning this week for:

Edwin & Justin Broussard

Blessed Seelos Chapel Sanctuary Lamp burning for: Redemptorist Catholic School

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Please pray for our friends who are sick.

Cheri Schexnayder, Lily Johnson, Sara Welch, Judy Abshire, Hazel Seaux, Judith Perry, Tammy Saltzman, Wayne Istre, Brooke Habetz, Clyde Simon, Laura Thomas Boullion, Herman Doucet, Noah Faul, Allen J. Gauthreaux, Alton Abshire, Donna R. Royer, Neal Romero, Mildred Picard, Michelle Guidry, Jaxon Regan, Jimmy DuBose, Toni Brown, Doug Marshall, Leona Spell, Kathy Doucet, Aline Hayes, Isaac Trahan, Iris Hollier, Betty Spallino, Linda Doucet, Margie Breaux, M. J. Martin, J. B. Dronet, Albert “Butch” Schexnaider, Shirley Schexnaider, Milton Trahan, Donald Mire, Ben Martin, Susie Faul, Roxanne LeGros, Roxie LaPointe, John Simon, Abby Foreman, Rita Johnson, Gerald & Roylene Landry, Joe Stewart, Gwendolyn Spell, Debbie LeMaire, Callie Trahan, Velma Broussard, Martha McGinn, Tony Suire, George & Irene Dill, Bonnie Vaughn, Paula V. Broussard, Elijah Senegal, Willie Lowery, Brantlee Foreman, Charles Broussard, Ethel Rose T. Brossett, Paul Saltzman, Sharon Stewart, Tony Leger, Ruby Kimball, Debra Cormier, Linda Duhon, Melba & Larry Broussard, John O’Donnell, Helen Spell, Jerry Thompson, Mildred Sonnier, Lucille Hains, Maisie Gotte, Debra & Clifford Campbell, Ronald Quebodeaux, Marilyn Weekly, Bobby Stoute, US Military Personnel ________________________________________________________

Readers & Extraordinary Ministers for Mar. 2 – 3

Saturday – March 2 4PM R – Delphine LeJeune EM – Paula Martin, Janice Trahan Sunday – March 3 8AM R – Michelle Puissegur EM – Andrus Bertrand, Tim Monceaux 10AM R – Julie Burleigh EM – Eulalie Cormier, Ed Duthile 5PM R – Marian Hundley EM – Jami Prevost _____________________________________________________

God’s Housekeepers for March 1 Cathy Moore & Girls

Coffee & Donut Hostess / 8AM / March 3 K. C. Ladies Auxiliary

THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, MARCH 4TH & TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH

FOR MARDI GRAS

6:30AM MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED ON MARDI GRAS TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH

ASH WEDNESDAY MASS SCHEDULE 6:30AM, 8:15AM (School Mass) & 6:00PM

Thank You…Thank You…To all who helped with the Bake Sale for Vacation Bible School; all who baked items, all who purchased items, and all who helped at each Mass, THANK YOU! The Bake Sale was a huge success, $1500.00 was raised. This would not have been possible without all your help. Save the date – VBS will be June 17 – 21, 2019. Forms for registration will be available beginning in March. __________________________________________________ Notre Dame News…ND Drama Department presents Willy Wonka, March 15 and 16 at 7PM, March 17 at 4PM at The Grand Opera House of the South. Tickets available at www.thegrandoperahouse.org. For more information, contact Garrett Fabacher at gfabacher@ndpios.com. THANK YOU! Jambalaya Dinner & Bake Sale…Jambalaya dinner tickets to benefit Project Graduation for ND seniors are now on sale. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the ND front office. The benefit will be held on Sunday, March 24th from 11AM – 1PM and can be picked up at ND Ag Department. Your support is appreciated. __________________________________________________ Country Dinner…KC 5499 will have their annual Country Dinner of Pork Steak or ½ Chicken with trimmings on Sunday, March 3rd. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased from any KC member. Pickup will be at the KC Home from 10:30AM – 1PM. BBQ Hamburgers & sweets will also be available. Your support is appreciated. __________________________________________________ Bishop’s Services Appeal…The BSA has been Supporting the Works of Christ by serving others and ministering to those in need since 1973. The Diocese of Lafayette is able to make available vital programs, ministries and services through the generosity of our donors. The 2019 BSA begins this month, and it is an opportunity for Immaculate Heart of Mary to share in the mission of the Diocese and in the mission of our own church parish. Please make a prayerful consideration to donate to the BSA. Envelopes can be found at all entrances. All checks should be made payable to: Diocese of Lafayette and can be mailed to: Office of Stewardship & Development, Bishop’s Services Appeal, 1408 Carmel Drive, Lafayette, LA 70501. Thank You! __________________________________________________

CATECHISM… Guides For Prayer… Servants of prayer… Prayer groups, indeed “schools of prayer,” are today one of the signs and one of the driving forces of renewal of prayer in the Church, provided they drink from authentic wellsprings of Christian prayer. Concern for ecclesial communion is a sign of true prayer in the Church

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