MASS SCHEDULE

Monday - Friday 6:00 a.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m., Vigil Mass: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (Latin), 12:00 p.m.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Closed on Holidays

SPECIAL DEVOTIONS

Healing Mass: In honor of St. Charbel 22nd of every month at 6:00 p.m.

Pro-Life Mass:

2nd Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m.

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SAINT AGNES

Rev. Brent Maher Pastor Rev. J. Clifton Hill, C.S.Sp. In Residence Rev. Joey F. Angeles In Residence Mrs. Kitty Blanchard Bookkeeper/Secretary Child Protection Coordinator Mr. Michael Sanders Bulletin/Website Mr. Allen Taylor Coord. of Religious Education

Mr. Keith Manley Security/Sacristan Mrs. Nancy Hendrick Cantor Ms. Carla Landry Latin Choir Director Mr. Daniel Blanchard Organist Miss Christi Atkinson Pianist Mr. Danny Atkinson Guitarist Mr. Eric LeDuff Facilities Service Manager

CONFESSIONS: Before daily Mass and Saturday morning Mass. Also, Saturdays 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. or by appointment.

BAPTISMS: Contact the parish office.

MARRIAGES: Engaged couples should contact the pastor six months before the wedding date for preparations.

January 10, 2021 • Baptism of the Lord

Traditional Latin Mass: Holy Family

January

Insulting the Devil Friends come and go, but enemies accumulate. As we advance in years, this joke becomes more amusing. Jesus teaches us to love our enemies. Good parents teach their kids never to hate people and to use the word with precision. Hate is a dangerous sentiment and can risk one’s salvation. But we are not sentimentalists. As we love the sinner, our religion teaches us to hate sin. That is a healthy distinction. The only being God permits us—even encourages us—to hate is the Devil. The Devil desires our eternal destruction. “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body [Jesus says] but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” (Matthew 10:28) The Devil hates us in his envy. We are members of God’s material creation—which is loathsome from the Devil’s point of view—and sabotaging our salvation would fuel his perverted designs for us. Before God created the world, Lucifer in his angelic splendor and his countless companions refused to serve God. Saint Michael and his legions suppressed their revolt and cast Satan into the abyss of hell for eternity. The victory is ours. Still it seems we do a great deal of cowering in the face of those who hate us. So, with a Catholic mind, let’s turn the tables on Satan. Here are five effective ways to insult the Devil. Insult 1: Beaten by the Third String Team A great battle in heaven took place in heaven, but Saint Michael the Archangel scores the victory. Michael is a magnificent angel. But in the grand angelic scheme, he is not among the angelic elites. Michael is neither a member of the first tier of the Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones. He’s not even numbered among the second tier of Dominions, Virtues, and Powers. He’s a third-tier angel, the lowest order of the hierarchy of Principalities, Archangels, and Angels. So a squadron of third-string archangels and angels whipped the demons, humiliating Lucifer, the most splendid of them all. Even Michael’s name is a taunt: “Who is like God?” Insult 2: Use Holy Water As we consider the hierarchy of creation, pure spirits take precedence over matter: The angels, man, animals, plants, organisms, minerals, water. A human being is a body-soul composite. By the Devil’s calculus, our bodies disqualify us for satanic dignity. We will never measure up to the pure spirit status of the demons. So it is particularly hateful and degrading for demons to be subject to material things. Thus the prospect of tossing holy water in the face of the demons is appealing to our sense of justice. They will scowl and growl, but simple holy water has more power than a legion of their kind. So use holy water in your homes liberally. Insult 3: The Word was made flesh We’ve established that the angelic third-string beat the Devil into submission and that simple holy water puts the fear of God into the whimpering little beast. But here’s the greatest insult of all: The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us. According to the Church Fathers, before God created the world, the angels came aware of God’s overall plan. A significant number of angels blew a gasket when they realized that the Creator would deign to become—not an angelic creature—but a lowly human being. The promise was too much for their pride. So in a flash, their arrogance consumed them, they rebelled, and Michael ejected them from heaven for eternity. Mary adds insult to injury. A humble virgin—faithful to the word of God, sinless, virtuous—would become the Mother of God! Of course, Mary is not God. But she bore the whole Christ—God and man. Mary is Theotokos, as the Greeks say. And while we never worship Mary in any way, we venerate her above all the angels and saints because she brought Jesus into the world to crush the head of Satan and save us from our sins. The Devil hates Mary, and he hates this tiny phrase—pregnant with meaning—that flows from our lips: “…blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.” The Hail Mary prayer—and the rosary—are eloquent ways to insult the Devil. Insult 4: The Blessed Eucharist Can there be anything more maddening for an evil spirit than Transubstantiation? Mere bread and wine, God’s good creation and work of human hands, becoming the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, through Whom all things were created? No wonder the Devil has convinced so many that Mass is a non-essential service! Insult 5: Refuse to be discouraged The Devil loves discouragement. He wants us to give up and play by his rules of self-destruction. But things are hopelessly desperate only without Christ. We are baptized. We are incorporated into the Mystical Body of Christ by the Sacraments. We are in the state of grace—or if we’re not, we have Confession to get us back in the saddle. But let’s get this straight. The Devil fears us because he fears Jesus. Mary is our loving Mother. When Mary gazes on us, because of the Incarnation, she sees her Son. After the Resurrection and Pentecost, God’s grace has raised our dignity as human beings higher than that of the angels with incorporation into His Mystical Body. If we remain in God’s grace, there is nothing to fear from the Devil. Throughout her life, Mary could have used many of her experiences to cultivate discouragement and despair. But she did not surrender. Even at the foot of the Cross, Mary kept the faith. Goodness and virtue are muscular and intimidating. Our lives in Jesus are not fragile and vulnerable. Let’s resolve to help the Devil’s legions, his minions, and his earthly allies—realize that they live shallow and weak and meaningless lives without Christ. Fear is useless. We are Christians. “In him, we live and move and have our being.” (Acts 17:28) So live courageously. (Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington)

From www.CatholicCulture.com January 10, 2021

****MASS INTENTIONS***

Mon (11) 6:00am Fabio Ampudia Tue (12) 6:00am List of the Deceased (Pro-Life)5:30pm End to Abortion Wed (13) 6:00am Jorge Rodriguez, Francia Rodriguez, Kenneth Canezaro Thu (14) 6:00am Michael Chadwick Fri (15) 6:00am Sean Howell Lundin Sat (16) 8:00am Christie & Birdie Kehoe (Vigil) 4:00pm Leonard Joseph Stine, Jr. Jeffery Michael McAlpine Sun (17) 8:00am For the Parishioners (Latin) 10:00am James LaBauve 12:00pm Diana Graham

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Woman’s New Life Clinic

St. Agnes will again sponsor a “Baby Bottle Campaign” on January 16-17, 2021. Please note that

the campaign will be different this year as envelopes will delivered to the parish instead of baby bottles.

Parishioners are asked to mail their contributions in the envelopes directly to WNLC. Your participation makes you an active part of saving lives in our community. Without YOU, Woman’s New Life Clinic cannot exist. All gifts are welcomed and tax-deductible.

Announcements

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Second Collection - Repairs & Replacements

Lectors - Lectors are needed to read at Holy Mass. If interested in this ministry, notify the parish office.

Sanctuary lamp

The sanctuary lamp burns in loving memory of Donald Chachere.

Altar Society membership drive

The Altar Society announces its 2021 membership drive beginning January 1st and ending February 7th. Dues are $20 per year. Each additional member from the same household has a membership fee of only $5. Please take an envelope found in the little blue baskets on the tables near the entrances of church. Complete the information requested and place your contribution in the collection basket. If you have never been a member, please consider joining now. It is a way to make new friends and serve the LORD at the same time. If you are unable to work, please join as an inactive member and become our prayer source for the success of the society and the needs of our Church.

Novena to St. Agnes

In anticipation of celebrating St. Agnes’ feast day on January 21st, we will begin a novena to her on January 12th. The prayers may be found on our website www.stagnesbr.com/novena-to-st-agnes-3/

St. Agnes, most pure, virgin and martyr, pray for us!

Pro-Life Mass

The next Pro-life Mass will be 5:30pm Tuesday, Jan. 12th followed by the rosary. Afterwards, the Culture of Life Committee will host its monthly

meeting in the cafeteria. All are welcome to attend!

Upcoming masses

January 12th - Pro-Life Mass 5:30pm January 21st - Feast of St. Agnes 12pm, 5:30pm (TLM) January 22nd - St. Charbel Healing Mass 6:00pm January 28th - Octave of St. Agnes 5:30pm (TLM)

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