3rd Sunday of Lent

Dear Parishioners;

            On Ash Wednesday, as we began our Lenten journey, as ashes were imposed on us, we heard the phrase, “repent,  and believe in the Gospel.”  It was not a suggestion, but a command to orient ourselves to God.  Have we followed this  command of the Lord?  As we listen to the Gospel for today’s Mass, we are challenged to bear good fruit.  In order to bear good fruit, we must allow God to shape and mold our lives.  This was not a new message from Jesus, but an affirmation of the covenant that God made with His people from the beginning.  God is faithful—and so we are called to be.  When we stray and wither or produce bad fruit, we have the opportunity to repent and try again.

            Next week, our parish will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection.  Funds from this colleciton provide food to the hungry, support displaced refugees, and bring Chirs’t love and mercy to all people here and throughout the world.  Next week please support the collection and help Jesus in disguise.  Learn more about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholicrelief .

            The Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) will be heard in every Catholic church parish of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on Wednesday, March 27 from 5:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M.

            Once again, Father Chris Krymski, O.S.M., the director of the National Shirne of St. Peregrine will be here for our Parish Mission.  The theme is “It’s all About God.”  The Mission will be April 1-2-3, 2019, beginning at 7:00 P.M. Invite your family and friends to join you in the Parish Mission.

            Have a Blessed Lenten Week!