1st Sunday of Lent

Dear Parishioners,

Ashes and rainbows make a strange combination. Ashes are dirty, messy, and ugly. Rainbows, on the other hand, are beautiful and inspiring. We encounter both ashes and rainbows at the beginning of Lent this year. On Ash Wednesday, ashes were put on our foreheads as a sign of our mortality and sinfulness. Today, we hear that God set a rainbow in the sky as a sign of the covenant with us. As we begin this season of Lent, let us recognize both truths: we are always in need of repentance, but God stands ever waiting to forgive us. As ashes reminds us to repent of our sins, may rainbows remind us of God’s eternal forgiveness.

The Msgr. Eyraud KC monthly dinner is on Sunday. Hopefully, you remembered to pre-order your meal. The Ladies Auxiliary will also be selling their delicious homemade treats.

The second collection next weekend, February 24-25, 2024, is for Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New Orleans. The support of this collection provides crucial funds that enable Catholic Charities to bring help and support to those in need within the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

I encourage you to join your fellow parishioners in praying the Stations of the Cross on Fridays of Lent. This week, the Station will be at 2:15 P.M., with St. Peter School children, and at 6:00 P.M.

Don’t forget about the Friday night Lenten dinners at St. Peter School. Please pre-order your meal so that one will be available for you.

Have a Blessed Lenten Week.