5th Sunday of Lent

Dear Parishioners,

As we draw closer to Holy Week, we hear Jesus talk about His approaching death. Today, Jesus uses the image of a grain of wheat. He says, “unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.” Jesus’ message to His disciples is not so much about His death as it is about eternal life. As Christians, we know that as difficult as death is, our true focus—our true hope—is eternal life, trusting that our Lord is our source of eternal salvation. During this final week before Holy Week, let us keep in mind that just as our Lenten journey will not end with Good Friday, but with Easter, so too does our own life’s journey end not in death but in new life.

A Special Second Collection this weekend, March 16th and 17th will be for the Seminary Education Fund. The money collected will help offset the expenses at St. Joseph Seminary College and Notre Dame Seminary. Your support is crucial for the education and formation of future priests of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) will be heard Wednesday, March 20th from 5:00-6:30 P.M.

In preparation for Holy Week and PALM SUNDAY, if you have palms to donate, please bring them to the rectory. If you have palms, and can’t bring them to the rectory, please call the church office at 985 -536-2887 and someone will cut them and bring them to the rectory.

The second collection next weekend, March 23rd and 24th will be for the Easter flower decorations.

Have a Blessed Lenten Week!