22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Parishioners,

As we celebrate Labor Day on Monday, let us remember in our prayers all those whose labor enhances our lives and the lives of others; we recognize the holiness of the work we do. Whether we labor for an employer, for our own families, or both, we set aside our own desires to expend our time and effort to do something for others. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells His disciples that they must deny themselves and take up their crosses. We all have crosses that we are called to bear and some of them can be found in the work we must do for others. Let us strive to make the work we do more closely unite us with Christ.

The second collection this weekend is for the Building Maintenance Fund.

The annual Priests’ Convocation will be held Wednesday, September 6th through Friday, September 8th . There will be no 6:30 A.M. morning Mass on Thursday and Friday. As I mentioned in my column last week, the monthly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place on Wednesday, September 13th at its usual time.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held in every parish of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on Wednesday, September 13th from 5:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M.

Have a Blessed Week!