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Divine Mercy Sunday + April 3, 2016
GOD’S MERCY
Mother Church teaches us to give food and drink to those who are hungry and thirsty,
to clothe those who are naked. And how does she do this? She does it through the example of
so many saints, men and women, who did this in an exemplary fashion; but she does it also
through the example of so many dads and mamas, who teach their children that what we
have extra is for those who lack the basic necessities. It is important to know this. The rule of
hospitality has always been sacred in the simplest Christian families…
Mother Church teaches us to be close to those who are sick. So many saints served
Jesus in this manner! And so many simple men and women, every day, practice this work of
mercy in a hospital ward, or in a rest home, or in their own home, assisting a sick person.
To change the world for the better it is necessary to do good to those who are not
able to return the favor, as the Father has done with us, by giving us Jesus. How much have
we paid for our redemption? Nothing, totally free! Doing good without expecting anything in
return. This is what the Father did with us and we must do the same. Do good and carry on!
Words of Pope Francis taken from the April 2016 Magnificat
UPCOMING EVENTS
Divine Mercy Sunday:
Join this bilingual event on April 3:
2:00 pm: Chaplet of Divine Mercy with
Exposition and Benediction,
3:00 pm Mass followed refreshments.
Monthly Mass and Healing Service:
All are welcome to attend our Mass and
Healing Service on Monday, March 28,
beginning at 7:00 pm.
Beginning Experience Weekend:
April 22-24, This program is intended
for those suffering the loss of a love
relationship through death, divorce or
separation who are ready to move forward with their lives. Contact Toni at
(985) 789-8666 for details.
Sisters of St. Elisabeth:
The Sisters would like to invite you to
look at their handmade religious articles made by them at their convent in
Belarus. They will be at St. Anthony the
weekend of April 9-10 after each
Mass. All the goods they well are
made with love and prayer. You can
support many people in need by purchasing the items of devotion they offer.
Shalom/Hope & Purpose Retreat:
This retreat, led by Dn. Larry and Andi
Oney, will be held April 22-24, 2016
at Lumen Christi Retreat Center in
Schriever. For details or to register,
please go to www.hopeandpurpose.org
or call 504-681-6145. Flyers available
in the rear of the church.
A Dialogue in Black & Brown:
The Institute for Black Catholic Studies at
Xavier University invites you to the 2016 Sr.
Eva Regina Martin, S.S.F. lecture on April 6
at 7PM, "A Dialogue in Black and Brown".
It is free and open to the public. A reception
will follow. For details and to R.S.V.P., call
(504) 520-7691.
World Day of Prayer for Vocations:
The annual World Day of Prayer for
Vocations will be observed on April 17.
You are encouraged to participate in
prayer for an increase in vocations and
Prayer for Vocations
Pilgrimage to Holy Land & Greece
June 6 to 20, 2016
Fr. Mariano D. Veliz, O.P.
Chaplain
Pilgrim sites include Jerusalem, Cana,
Bethlehem, Nazarus, The Sea of Galilee,
Corinth, Ephesus, Philippi, Athens
And much more!
Price: $4,900
Contact Proximo Travel for details
Phone: 855-842-8001
Email: anthony@proximotravel.com
See flyer in the rear of the church.
O God, Father of all Mercies,
Provider of a bountiful Harvest,
send Your Graces upon those
You have called to gather the
fruits of Your labor; preserve and
strengthen them in their lifelong
service of you. Open the hearts of
Your children that they may discern Your Holy Will; inspire in
them a love and desire to
surrender themselves to serving
others in the name of Your son,
Jesus Christ. Teach all Your faithful to follow their respective paths
in life guided by Your Divine
Word and Truth. Through the intercession of the Most Blessed
Virgin Mary, all the Angels, and
Saints, humbly hear our prayers
and grant Your Church's needs,
through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
for those who have committed themselves to a religious vocation.
Divine Mercy Sunday ~ Domingo de la Misericordia Divina
Trata * Muestra * Vive
La Misericordia de Dios
La Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia es una devoción nueva en la Iglesia Católica
ligada especialmente a la Divina Misericordia de Dios. Es un conjunto de oraciones, comúnmente rezadas con ayuda de un rosario, pero puede hacerse fácilmente sin uno por se simplicidad. La devoción como hoy es conocida llega a través de Santa Faustina Kowalska, conocida
como “Apóstol de la Misericordia”. Santa Faustina escribió en su diario unas promesas de Jesús
en relación a la coronilla. Jesús le dio que a quien la rezase, la misericordia le protegería en la
vida y se la otorgaría inmensas gracias; y que fuera recomendada como ultima tabla de salvación: Reza incesantemente esta coronilla... quien quiera que la rece recibirá gran misericordia a
la hora de la muerte. Los sacerdotes se la recomendarán a los pecadores como última tabla de
salvación. Hasta el pecador más empedernido, si reza esta coronilla una sola vez, recibirá
gracias de mi misericordia infinita. Otorgaré inmensas gracias a las almas que recen esta
coronilla. A las almas que recen esta coronilla mi misericordia las envolverá en la vida. y
especialmente en la hora de la muerte. Cuando recen esta coronilla junto a los moribundos, me
pondré entre el Padre y el alma agonizante no como Juez justo, sino como Salvador
misericordioso.
Próximos eventos
Adoracion Eucaristica:
Adoracion cada Viernes por la manana
dsde las 8:45am a 11:45am. Porfavor
considere inscribirse por lo menos una
hora al mes. La hoja de inscripcion esta
en la mesa de informacion en la entrada de la iglesia.
San Antonio - celebrando 100 anos!
Las siguientes Iglesias han sido
designadas como sitios de
Peregrinaje Jubilar

Catedral San Luis
(la única con puertas sagradas)

Santuario Nacional de Nuestra
Señora de Prompt Succor

Santuario de San Judas

Santuario Nacional de Bendecido Francis Xavier Seelos

Iglesia y Santuario San José

Monasterio San José

Parroquia Divina Misericordia

Iglesia y Santuario Santa Ana
Día Mundial de Oración para Vocaciones:
El Día Mundial de Oración para
Vocaciones será el 17 de Abril. Se les
invita a participar en oración para
aumentar sus vocaciones y otros que se
han comprometido en vocación
religiosa.
Oración para Vocaciones
O Dios, Padre de todas
misericordias, proveedor de todas
bondades, envía tu gracia hacia
los que has llamado para cultivar
los frutos de tu labor; conserva y
fortalécelos en su servicio a ti.
Abre los corazones de tus hijos
para que puedan discernir tu
voluntad divina; inspira en ellos el
amor y deseo de entregarse para
servir a otros en el nombre de tu
hijo, Jesucristo. Muestra a todos tus
fieles a seguir sus respectivos
caminos en la vida guiados por tu
divina palabra y verdad. A través
de la intercesión de la virgen
Maria, todos los ángeles y santos,
escucha nuestra oración y llena las
necesidades de tu iglesia a través
de Cristo nuestro Señor.
Amén.
El 5 de octubre de 1938, la
Hermana Faustina del Santίsimo Sacramento murió de tuberculosis en Cracovia, Polonia. El mensaje de la Misericordia que sor Faustina recibió ahora
estά siendo extendido por todo el mundo; su diario, la Divina Misericordia en
mi alma se ha convertido en el manual
para la devoción a la Divina Misericordia.
En 1965 gracias al esfuerzo de
arzobispo de Cracovia, el cardinal Karol Wojtyla, un proceso informative en
relación con la vida y las virtudes de
Sor Faustina se inició lo que llevó a la
inauguración de su causa de beatificación. En 1981, el Papa Juan Pablo II
publicó una carta encίclica titulada
“Rico en Misericordia”, que el mensaje
de Misericordia fue se “tarea especial.”
El 20 de abril de 2000, el Papa
Juan Pablo II canonizó a sor Faustina
como el primer santo del Gran Jubileo
del Año y anunció que el Segundo Domingo de Pascua ahora se celebra como
Domingo de la Misericordia en toda la
Iglesia
universal.
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Liturgy Intentions: April 2 to 8, 2016
Second Week of Easter
SAT
Blessed Virgin Mary
Acts 4:13-21; Mk 16:9-15
4:00 Tom Busenlener, Leonard Johnson,
Gloria D. McCurnin, Junius Chauvin,
Dr. Charles and Josephine Wagner,
Junius Chauvin, Richard Spindel,
Scott Landry, Peggy M. Jordan, O.P.,
Jeffrey Jordan, Dennis Jordan,
Edda Aleman, Helen Hemphill, Elsie Haney
SUN
2nd Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy Sunday
Acts 5:12-16; Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19;
Jn 20:19-31
7:30 The Parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua
9:00 Ester Maria Bello, Karen Padilla,
Noemi de la Grana
11:00 Clara Rhodes,
Keith, Aubert & Brotmeyer Families,
Peggy M. Jordan, O.P.,
Jeffrey and Dennis Jordan,
Sarah Champagne, Robert Henry, Jr.
3:00 Divine Mercy Celebration
The Intentions of the Holy Father
MON
THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD
Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38
8:15 Kathleen Gaudet
12:10 Monday Church Ladies
TUES
Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest
Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15
8:15 Ruth Haas
12:10 Fr. Paul E. Trinchard
WED
Weekday
Acts 3:1-10; Lk 24:13-35
8:15 Anne Longtin
12:10 Mariana Moreno,
Marie T. Blaum, Peggy M. Jordan, O.P.,
Jeffrey and Dennis Jordan
THUR
Divine Mercy Sunday + April 3, 2016
Calendar
April 3: Divine Mercy Celebration: 2pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy with
Exposition & Benediction, 3pm Mass
April 3: St. Anthony School Fair 11am to 3pm
April 9/10: Second Collection for Parish Improvement Fund
April 9/10: Visit from the Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent in Belarus
April 16/17: Spiritually Adopt-A-Baby Campaign Kick-off
April 16/17: Day of Prayer for Vocations
April 16/17: Second Collection for Diocesan Priest Retirement Fund
April 25: Monthly Mass and Healing Service 7:00 pm
April 29: This day’s collection is for St. Anthony’s Friars
April 30/May1: Special Blessing for Expectant Mothers
April 30/May1: Second Collection for Catholic Home Missions
April 30/May1: Social Apostolate Food Drive
Like newborn infants, you must long for the pure, spiritual mile,
that in him you may grow to salvation, alleluia. (1Peter 2:2)
Parish Giving for March 27, 2016
First Collection ($6,500 needed weekly)
12:10 p.m. Weekday Mass
Votives (Candles)
St. Anthony of Padua Social Apostolate
Good Friday Collection
$4,840.84
$1,218.02
$284.51
$414.24
$324.00
The Second Collection for the weekend of April 10, 2016
is for the Parish Improvement Fund.
Thank you for your generosity!
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Please consider giving online
by going to www.sapparish.org; click the WeShare icon.
Celebrating 100 Years!
August 13, 2016, 4:00 pm
Closing Mass
Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Priest
Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36
8:15 Betty Clermont
12:10 Linda Willis
FRI
Weekday
Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15
8:15 The Souls in Purgatory
12:10 Ruth Haas
SAT
Blessed Virgin Mary
Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21
SUN
Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Rv 5:11-14; Jn 21:119 or 21:1-14
St. Anthony of Padua now has a parish app
for the Android and iPhone.
We invite you to
download the app today.
To get started, go to www.myparishapp.com
then follow the directions to set-up.
St. Anthony of Padua Church
C
entury
lub
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The Century Club winner for
March 28, 2016 was Clare Caillouet.
Congratulations!
Give online to St. Anthony!
From our website:
1) Visit www.sapparish.org; click the WeShare Icon.
2) Click on any collection, Mass or Votive Intention.
3) Select your donation amount and frequency.
4) Enter in your account and payment information.
From your Smartphone:
Scan QR code (below) & follow steps 2 thru 4 (above).
Divine Mercy Sunday + April 3, 2016
Please pray for the Priests of our Archdiocese
Sunday
Monday
3
Rev.
Francis X.
Pistorius,
SJ
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
5
6
7
4
Rev.
William J.
O'Donnell
10
Matthew
Hoffpauir
Seminarian
Andrew
Gutierrez
Seminarian
11
Dc.
Kenneth
Smith
12
Rev. Msgr.
Charles E.
Duke
Rev.
Martin J.
Gleeson
OP
Rev.
Augustine
Appiah
13
Rev.
Joseph
De Water
Friday
8
Rev.
Kyle J.
Sanders
14
Rev.
Mark
Lomax
Saturday
15
Rev.
Christopher
Zavackis
9
Truong
Pham
Seminarian
16
Rev.
Lich
Nguyen
Woman’s New Life Center ~ Born to Run
5K Run and 1-mile Fun Run & Walk
Saturday, April 9, 2016
7:30 am Sign-in; 8:30 am 1 Mile Run/Walk begins
9:00 am 5K Run/Walk begins
Register online at www.womansnewlife.com/borntorun
PREACH MY PSALTER: A Dominican Rosary Apostolate
The Prayer and Study Group meets every Wednesday; 6-8pm
in the Conference Room.
Contact Fr. Mariano for further information.
Email: friarmarianoveliz@preachmypsalter.org
Website: www.preachmypsalter.com
Preach My Psalter
Offers the following on every Saturday morning:
5 am Holy Hour: Adoration, Rosary, & Benediction
Confessions available during Holy Hour
You are invited to participate in
Eucharistic Adoration each Friday.
Adoration begins after 8:15 Mass and ends with
Benediction at 11:50 am.
You can spend as much or as little
time as you desire.
Our Mission Statement
The mission of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish is to develop an atmosphere for the members
of our Faith Community to live out the four-fold goals of the Catholic Church:
Worship, Word, Service, & Community.
Jesus said: “As the Father has sent me, so I
send you.” then he breathed on them
Saying: “Receive….” What?
(Hint: look in today’s readings)
Last week’s answer:
“Mary Magdala”
(See John 20:1-9)