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DECEMBER 27, 2020 HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH Our Lady of Divine Providence Church

1000 N. Starrett Road, Metairie, LA 70003

Voice of Providence Rev. Mike Mitchell

Pastor Mr. Roberto Angeli, Mr. Dan Cordes,

Mr. Roberto Garcia Deacons

Steve Morris Business Manager

Kathleen O’Rourke Administrative Assistant

Earl Gervais Director of Religious Education

Rosie Doll Outreach Director

Jim Young Facilities Manager

Pat Usner Early Childhood Program Director

Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

Church Office 466-4511 Church Fax 466-4858

Early Childhood Program 466-0591

Website: www.oldp.org

email: [email protected]

SICK & HOMEBOUND: Call for a priest to visit or for Commun-ion to the homebound.

INFANT BAPTISM: English: Call Church Office to schedule Seminar and Baptism at least 2 months in advance.

MATRIMONY: Consult with parish priest first, at least six (6) months prior.

DID YOU KNOW? You can visit Jesus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in

our Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Saturday 9:00 a.m. 1st Saturday of every Month

4:00 p.m. English 6:00 p.m. Español

Sunday 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

English

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. Mass

Tuesday Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena

follows 9:00 a.m. Mass

RECONCILIATION Saturday

3:00 - 3:45 p.m. English 5:15 - 5:45 p.m. Spanish

Sunday 5:15-5:45 p.m. English

Anytime by request

DECEMBER 27, 2020 HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH


This Week in Our Parish

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 Masses, 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.,

Church

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 9:00 a.m. Mass, Church

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29 9:00 a.m. Mass, Church Bread of Life, Come, Lord Jesus, 12:00

p.m., Zoom.US

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30 9:00 a.m. Mass, Church

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 NEW YEAR’S EVE Church Office Closed for New Year’s

Holiday Mary, Mother of God Vigil Mass, 4:00 p.m.,

Church

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY Mary, Mother of God Mass, 9:00 a.m.,

Church Church Office Closed for New Year’s

Holiday Mary, Mother of God Mass, 9:00 a.m.,

Church

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 1st Saturday Mass, 9:00 a.m., Church Vigil Masses, 4:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m.

(Spanish), Church

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3 Masses, 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.,

Church

The Church Office will be closed on Thursday, December 31

and Friday, January 1

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

CHILDREN OF ETERNITY You are children of eternity. Your immortal crown awaits you, to reward your duty and

love. You may indeed sow here in tears, but you may be sure there to reap in joy.

—St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Living Stewardship Now Spend a few quiet moments in prayer, thanking God for calling us to be part of God’s holy family, for giving us at baptism and at confirmation the gift of the Holy Spirit. This Spirit has been poured into our hearts and dwells within us, binding us together. Copyright © 2014, World Library Publications. All rights re-served.

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 27, My eyes have seen your salvation, which you have

prepared in the sight of all the peoples. — Luke 2:30-31

DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR WEEKEND MASS AND

WEAR A MASK TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE. CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE (466-4511)

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION


Stewardship Envelopes ~ For those parishioners who have been using church envelopes for your do-nations, there has been a change in the way you will receive them. Be-

ginning in December, a 3 month supply will be sent to your home 4 times a year. You will no longer be picking them up at church. If you have not received the first mailing, please call the church office at 466-4511.

Natural Family Planning in Spanish ~ A two-part Natural Family Planning class in Spanish is being offered in January and February of 2021. Couples wishing to enroll should contact St. Je-rome Parish at 443-3174 or [email protected] by January 4. Dates: Monday, January 11, and Monday, February 8. Place: St. Jerome Parish, 2402 33rd St., Kenner. Cost: $15 (for materials) Presenter: Karen Canales

Saturday December 26 4:00 p.m. Zachary DuBose, Gil Gonsoulin Edwards Gravois, Sr., John Mistric Linda Lemoine, Edward Escudé Jr. Edward Gravois, Kenny Margavio All Adorers in the Adoration Chapel Sunday December 27 8:00 a.m. David Auxilien, Allison Laizer Edward Laizer, Jr., Larry Lazier Joseph & Kate McCulloch Chuck Mesman, Paul Melancon In Celebration of Wayne Hymel’s 80th Birthday All Adorers in the Adoration Chapel 11:00 a.m. Felix G. Fischer, Jr., Steve Lindsoe Anthony J. LaPorte, Neil Wolf Rose Marie Seely, Yvette Villarrubia Ron Shannon, Sr., Ron Shannon, III, All Adorers in the Adoration Chapel 6:00 p.m. FOR ALL PARISHIONERS Monday December 28 9:00 a.m. All Adorers in the Adoration Chapel Intention of Tammy Tuesday December 29 9:00 a.m. Theresa G. Barnes Intention Helen M. Byrne Wednesday December 30 9:00 a.m. Victory LeMay, Jr. Intention of Tanya Thomasie Thursday December 31 9:00 a.m. The Bodin Family, The Leumas Family 5:00 p.m. Theresa G. Barnes Intention of the Bush Family Intention of the Bourgeois Family Intention of Gary, Intention of Glenda Intention of Pat Friday January 1 9:00 a.m. Edward Gravois Kenneth Theriot Edward M. Tujague

Mass Intention– Continued

Saturday January 2 9:00 a.m. In Honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Retrouvaille Weekend for Troubled Marriag-es ~ Retrouvaille is a program designed to pro-vide help and support to married couples who are undergoing difficulties in their relationship. Sponsored by the Catholic Church, Retrouvaille is open to couples of all faiths. It has proven helpful to couples who are troubled and stressed, or if the relationship has grown cold and distant. The next Retrouvaille Weekend will be January 15-17, at the William J. Kelly Re-treat Center in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. For registration or additional information, please go to the Retrouvaille website https://www.help ourmarriage.org/ or email retrouvaillenola @gmail.com.

TIME Do not squander time, for that is the stuff

life is made of. —Benjamin Franklin


Prayer line: Joan 237-5760

Silver Wedding Anniversary Celebration ~ Are you celebrating your Silver Wedding Anniversary in 2021? The Archdiocese of New Orleans invites you to celebrate your 25th Anniversary on Sunday, March 14 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in New Orleans. The celebration will not be a Mass, but a Prayer Service. Please call the Church Office at 466-4511 as soon as possible to register.

1st Saturday Mass Join us this Saturday and every

1st Saturday of the month for the 9:00 a.m. Mass in Church

In Honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

WE ARE GOD’S HOLY FAMILY The scriptures of Israel are filled with many stories of barren couples who were miraculously granted the gift of children by God. Surely the best known among these is the first reading from today, from which Luke took inspiration when he recounted the miraculous birth of John the Bap-tist to Zechariah and Elizabeth, and the more mi-raculous birth of Jesus to Mary and Joseph. In each instance, we are given examples or role models of those who trusted in God. More than examples of those who trust, they are models of self-surrender. They abandoned their own pre-suppositions and prejudices about the workings of the world and turned their lives over to belief in a God who can make life grow where none ought to; a God who can turn death around into a new and unimagined life; a God who can, today, take a tiny child of humble parents in an insignificant town and make him into a light for all the world. This is what we, as God’s holy family, are called to do each day: to trust not in ourselves and the way we think things should be, but to open our-selves and surrender ourselves in faith to a God of endless promise. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

The Sanctuary Candle burns this week in memory of

Edward Gravois, Sr.

Saints of the Week

Tuesday Saint Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr; died 29 Dec. 1170; killed by order of Henry II, eight years chancellor of England; as archbishop of Canterbury defended the freedoms of the Church; canonized only three years after his death; considered the most famous martyr of the Middle Ages. Thursday Saint Sylvester I, Pope; died 335; as bishop of Rome (314-335), organized public worship and dedicated the Lateran basilica; represented at the Council of Nicea which condemned Arianism; one of the first non-martyrs venerated as a saint. Saturday Saint Basil the Great, Bishop, Doctor of the Church; died 1 Jan 39; hermit who became bishop Caesarea in Cappadocia; noted for his learning; foe of Arianism; wrote a rule on monasticism; source of Eucharistic Prayer IV; along with Sts. Gregory Nazianzen, Athanasius (2 May) and John Chrysostom (13 Sept.), considered one of the four great doctors of the Church. Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop and Doctor of the Church; died Jan. 389; Patriarch of Constantinople; noted for his knowledge of sacred Scripture; called theologus for his outstanding teaching abilities and eloquence.

We offer our sincere condolences to the family of

Paul Melancon


The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph

SIMEON SAYS Luke tells us today that Simeon awaited the consolation of Jerusalem. This places him in line with his prophetic ancestor Isaiah, for the scripture uses the very same word for Simeon’s consoling that Isaiah used several weeks ago when he prayed, “Comfort, give comfort to my people” (Isaiah 40:1). Like Isaiah, Simeon was acting under the guidance of the Holy Spir-it. Luke emphasizes this by stating it three times. While Isaiah was looking for the geographic return of Israel from its Babylonian exile to Jerusalem, Simeon was looking for the Christ (the anointed one, the Messiah of God) to end forever the exile, the estrangement, be-tween God and humanity. And it is this exile he sees ended when he stands in the outer Temple courts with the Holy Family (Mary, a woman, would not have been permitted in the Temple proper) and sings his song of Israel’s consolation, the song of his own departure now at hand with Israel’s glory.

A TURNING POINT Those who work with the elderly know that many people reach a point at which life and death be-come somewhat interchangeable. Each is as desirable and beautiful as the other. This is part of the wisdom of the elderly. Their experience and understanding of the blessings and the harshness of life permeate Simeon’s prayer and his rather dire predictions to Mary today. The canticle Simeon offers is an expression of his standing at the gate of his dismissal from this life to another. This is a reality he has reached because the anointed one of God has been shown to him. We, too, and all those who truly know the promise held in Christ, can confidently come to the same place. Through the grace of the Incarnation, our life on earth, with all its trouble, heartaches, and sorrows, is blessed and beautiful; through the power of the Passion, death, and Resurrection our next life is our most longed-for hope. Only in Christ is this possible.

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La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José

SIMEÓN DICE Lucas nos dice hoy que Simeón esperaba la consolación de Jerusalén. Eso lo coloca en línea con su ancestro profético Isaías, porque la Sagrada Escri-tura usa para la consolación de Simeón, la misma palabra que Isaías usó hace unas semanas cuando oró, “Consuelo, da consuelo a mi pueblo”. Como Isaías, Simeón actuaba bajo la guía del Espíritu Santo y Lucas lo enfatiza diciéndolo tres veces. Mientras Isaías esperaba el retorno de Israel desde su exilio en Babilonia a Jerusalén, Simeón esperaba al Cristo (el ungido, el Mesías de Dios) para terminar por siempre el exilio, la separación, entre Dios y la humanidad. Y es este exilio el que él ve terminar cuando está en la corte exterior del Templo con la sagrada familia (María, una mujer, no habría sido admitida dentro del propio Templo) y canta su canto de consuelo para Isra-el, el canto de su propia partida ahora que ha llegado la gloria de Israel.

UN PUNTO DECISIVO Quienes trabajan con ancianos saben que muchas personas llegan a un punto en el que la vida y la muer-te son intercambiables. La una es tan hermosa y dese-able como la otra. Esa es parte de la sabiduría de la ancianidad. Su experiencia y comprensión de las ben-diciones y los sufrimientos de la vida llenan la oración de Simeón y sus atrevidas predicciones a María hoy. El cántico de Simeón es una expresión de su situación al acercarse su partida de esta vida a la otra. Ésta es una realidad que ha comprendido porque el ungido de Dios se la ha revelado. Nosotros también, y todos aquellos que realmente conocen la promesa que Cris-to encierra, podemos confiadamente llegar a ese mis-mo lugar. Por la gracia de la Encarnación, nuestra vida en la tierra, con todos sus problemas, dolores y su-frimientos, es bendita y bella; por el poder de la pasión, muerte, y resurrección, nuestra próxima vida es nuestra más ardiente esperanza. Sólo en Cristo esto es posible.

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KINGHTS OF COLUMBUS #9347 SET UP NATIVITY SCENE


With compassion and concern we pray for those in need of our prayers: Lori Alfano, Michael Alfano, Phil Babin, Karl Barker, Connie Bassemeir, Tommy

Bittel, Jr., Renee Bergeron, Harold Bologna, Robert Boovy, Emma Borges, Willie, Boye, Jolele Canova Brignac, Dan Bris-tol, Robbie Brown, Egla Buevara, Reid Butler, Judy Bush, Jeneen Callais, Rev. Ronnie Calkins, Kaylee Campo, Nancy Campeaux, Adele Canova, Claire Carbo, Janice Childress, Carson Coen, Casey Coen, Pearl Coli, Carolyn Crowall, Adam Cusimano, Quinn Dantagnan, Emma Davis, Jerry Davidson, Adam Delaune, Llyod Delaune, Rick Dichiara, Nancy & Dennis Eschmann, Sue Estapa, Cheryl Espinal, George Espinal, Jeraldine Fast, Catherine Federer, Marilyn Fekete, William Fekete, Linda Fortoda, Brandon Foto, Jude Foto, Sr., Karen Foto, Monique Foto, Zack Foto, Leon Giaccone, Bob Gaudet, Darlene Gravis, Donald Gray, Emily Gray, Anna Guale, Jim Halibut, Suzanne Hammel, Wyatt Hawley, Harold Heller, Rene Hernandez, Trudy Hodgson, Alexander Howell, Larry Hymel, Joshua Ivy, Baby Ellie Kahn, Christine Kennedy, Jeanne Kennedy, Shannon Lambert, Catherine Landry, Baby Elijah David Landry, Cindy Lauff, Sherry Lemoine, Steve Lemoine, Regina Lussier, Chet Kelly, Jr., Eddie Mahne, George Mazzeno, Patricia Matherne, Margarite Michel, Ray-mond Michel, Rosa Millano, Brian Mills, Richard Minton, Kenny Molony, Melissa Moskau, Paulette Motly, Claudette Nenos, Surigao del Norte, Harland Northcott, Jacob Lopez-Nunoz, Jana O’Connor, Charlene & Marlon Parris, Darryl Patton, Anthony “Bubby” Pellittere, Lloyd Perrin, George Pritchard, Michelle Pritchett, Patricia Rachel, Jeanne Ricard, Marsha Robert, Robert Rockvoan, Billy Rodriguez, Melanie Rogers, Abbey Roux, Garland Ruiz, Chris Sachatano, Gina Salito, David Slatinsky, Steve Samrow, Rose Maria Santos, Charlie Sapia, Cheryl Schaff, Peter Schaff, Susan Schaff, John Schultz, Luca Scocerria, Erma Scudari, Jackie Sison, Pat Slate, Evan, Karen & Sean Smith, Mary Smith, Seth Smith, Joyce Sonnier, Jude Soto, Angela Spencer, Linda Speziale, Eric Steen, Jim Stennet, Kathy Stubbs, Karen Stubby, Monique Stubby, Darry Tineg, Don Turley, Jr., Nicholas Dale Tynes, Sherry Vicknair, Cary Vinet, Candy Volk, Toni Wahl, Rock Whitfield, Foster Wimberly.

TITHES & OFFERINGS

December 13, 2020 Envelopes …………………………………… $ 11,449.00

Online Offerings…………………………… $ 975.00

Grand Total………………………………… $ 12,424.00 Weekly Expenses for the Week Ending December 13th $ 6,869.00

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8: Mt:13- 18 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Friday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

Enthronement of the Sacred Heart ~ Would you like to have the Enthrone-ment of the Sacred Heart in your Home? Every Catholic Home should have this devotion. It will help to make your home a place of prayer and bring your family closer together with each other and with Jesus. To find out more about the Enthronement contact the

Church Office 466-4511.


CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE 1000 N. STARRETT ROAD METAIRIE, LA 70003 TELEPHONE 504-466-4511 CONTACT PERSON KATHLEEN O’ROURKE EMAIL: [email protected] TRANSMISSION TIME 11:03 am SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION 27 DECEMBER 2020 NUMBER OF PAGES IN BULLETIN 8 NUMBER OF BULLETINS NEEDED 250

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